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Martin R. Elliott
Also filed as: ELLIOTT MARTIN · ELLIOTT MARTIN R
61 granted patents·15 pending applications·958 citations·filing 1985–2024
99Inventor score
Files withAPPLIED MATERIALS INC53ALERT INNOVATION INC3BROOKS AUTOMATION INC3SHAH VINAY K3WALMART APOLLO LLC3
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76 records- 0197US7409263B2Methods and apparatus for repositioning support for a substrate carrierAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 5, 2008·44 cites·16 claims
- 0297US7359767B2Substrate carrier handler that unloads substrate carriers directly from a moving conveyorAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 15, 2008·33 cites·25 claims
- 0396US7346431B2Substrate carrier handler that unloads substrate carriers directly from a moving conveyerAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 18, 2008·27 cites·23 claims
- 0496US7234584B2System for transporting substrate carriersAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 26, 2007·86 cites·23 claims
- 0595US8689812B2Methods and loadport for purging a substrate carrierSHAH VINAY K·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 8, 2014·18 cites·10 claims
- 0695US7792608B2Substrate carrier handler that unloads substrate carriers directly from a moving conveyorAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 7, 2010·21 cites·20 claims
- 0795US7243003B2Substrate carrier handler that unloads substrate carriers directly from a moving conveyorAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 10, 2007·65 cites·90 claims
- 0895US6955197B2Substrate carrier having door latching and substrate clamping mechanismsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 18, 2005·73 cites·26 claims
- 0994US7527141B2System for transporting substrate carriersAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 5, 2009·20 cites·20 claims
- 1094US7299831B2Substrate carrier having door latching and substrate clamping mechanismsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 27, 2007·20 cites·8 claims
- 1194US7077264B2Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriersAPPLIED MATERIAL INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 18, 2006·51 cites·37 claims
- 1293US7293642B2Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriersAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 13, 2007·16 cites·31 claims
- 1392US8601975B2Methods and loadport apparatus for purging a substrate carrierSHAH VINAY K·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 10, 2013·11 cites·12 claims
- 1491US7673735B2System for transporting substrate carriersAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 9, 2010·15 cites·17 claims
- 1590US10952533B2Modular structure for an automated storage and retrieval systemALERT INNOVATION INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 23, 2021·12 cites·4 claims
- 1690US7506746B2System for transporting substrate carriersAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 24, 2009·12 cites·20 claims
- 1790US7221993B2Systems and methods for transferring small lot size substrate carriers between processing toolsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 22, 2007·43 cites·23 claims
- 1889US8074597B2Methods and apparatus for purging a substrate carrierSHAH VINAY K·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 13, 2011·12 cites·13 claims
- 1989US7156221B2Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bendsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 2, 2007·27 cites·12 claims
- 2088US12466647B2Climbing robot with compliant pinion driveSYMBOTIC LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 11, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 2188US9623555B2Dual arm robotKRUPYSHEV ALEXANDER G·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 18, 2017·15 cites·19 claims
- 2288US7433756B2Calibration of high speed loader to substrate transport systemAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 7, 2008·34 cites·22 claims
- 2387US7230702B2Monitoring of smart pin transition timingAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 12, 2007·39 cites·57 claims
- 2486US7506747B2Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bendsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 24, 2009·6 cites·10 claims
- 2586US7503448B2Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bendsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 17, 2009·6 cites·20 claims
- 2685US7611319B2Methods and apparatus for identifying small lot size substrate carriersAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 3, 2009·10 cites·33 claims
- 2784US10854478B2Load lock fast pump ventBROOKS AUTOMATION INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 1, 2020·2 cites·14 claims
- 2884US7258520B2Methods and apparatus for using substrate carrier movement to actuate substrate carrier door opening/closingAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 21, 2007·34 cites·45 claims
- 2984US6379095B1Robot for handling semiconductor wafersAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·34 cites·12 claims
- 3083US7367446B2Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriersAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 6, 2008·5 cites·14 claims
- 3182US11951620B2Climbing robot with compliant pinion driveWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 9, 2024·1 cites·30 claims
- 3282US7720558B2Methods and apparatus for mapping carrier contentsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 18, 2010·8 cites·21 claims
- 3382US7455172B2Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bendsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 25, 2008·4 cites·19 claims
- 3481US10815057B2Universal gripper for tote and sub-tote transportALERT INNOVATION INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 27, 2020·2 cites·24 claims
- 3581US7168553B2Dynamically balanced substrate carrier handlerAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 30, 2007·24 cites·43 claims
- 3681US6582175B2Robot for handling semiconductor wafersAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 24, 2003·26 cites·14 claims
- 3780US11724877B2Universal gripper for tote and sub-tote transportWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 15, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 3879US7711445B2Systems and methods for transferring small lot size substrate carriers between processing toolsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 4, 2010·5 cites·15 claims
- 3979US7552816B2Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bendsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 30, 2009·3 cites·19 claims
- 4078US12275142B2Climbing robot with compliant pinion driveSYMBOTIC LLC·Filed 2024·Granted Apr 15, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4178US11866256B2Climbing robot with compliant pinion driveWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 9, 2024·3 cites·22 claims
- 4278US7857570B2Method and apparatus for supplying substrates to a processing toolAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 28, 2010·5 cites·17 claims
- 4377US11363883B2Modular structure for an automated storage and retrieval systemALERT INNOVATION INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 21, 2022·1 cites·17 claims
- 4477US7912576B2Calibration of high speed loader to substrate transport systemAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 22, 2011·4 cites·20 claims
- 4577US2023335414A1Load lock fast pump ventBROOKS AUTOMATION US LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4674US7540371B2Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bendsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 2, 2009·2 cites·7 claims
- 4773US11610787B2Load lock fast pump ventBROOKS AUTOMATION INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 21, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 4873US7914248B2Methods and apparatus for repositioning support for a substrate carrierAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 29, 2011·3 cites·8 claims
- 4973US7578647B2Load port configurations for small lot size substrate carriersAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 25, 2009·4 cites·10 claims
- 5073US7506752B2Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriersAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 24, 2009·2 cites·16 claims
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