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Michael Krolak
Also filed as: KROLAK MICHAEL
30 granted patents·9 pending applications·961 citations·filing 1984–2017
98Inventor score
Files withASYST TECHNOLOGIES13BONORA ANTHONY C7MURATEC AUTOMATION CO LTD5CROSSING AUTOMATION INC3FLEXIBLE MFG SYSTEMS3
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39 records- 0197US8851817B2Universal modular wafer transport systemBONORA ANTHONY C·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 7, 2014·33 cites·10 claims
- 0297US7841820B2Universal modular wafer transport systemCROSSING AUTOMATION INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 30, 2010·62 cites·17 claims
- 0397US7410340B2Direct tool loadingASYST TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 12, 2008·47 cites·19 claims
- 0495US8882433B2Integrated systems for interfacing with substrate container storage systemsBONORA ANTHONY C·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 11, 2014·20 cites·25 claims
- 0595US7648327B2Wafer engineCROSSING AUTOMATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 19, 2010·30 cites·42 claims
- 0695US7293950B2Universal modular wafer transport systemASYST TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 13, 2007·72 cites·16 claims
- 0795US4698775ASelf-contained mobile reprogrammable automation deviceFLEXIBLE MFG SYSTEMS·Filed 1985·Granted Oct 6, 1987·176 cites·8 claims
- 0892US10593583B2Integrated systems for interfacing with substrate container storage systemsBROOKS AUTOMATION INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 17, 2020·5 cites·25 claims
- 0992US8851820B2Substrate container storage systemBONORA ANTHONY C·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 7, 2014·15 cites·36 claims
- 1092US7472788B2Belt conveyor for use with semiconductor containersASYST TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 6, 2009·18 cites·32 claims
- 1191US9842756B2Integrated systems for interfacing with substrate container storage systemsBROOKS AUTOMATION INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 12, 2017·8 cites·24 claims
- 1291US7771151B2Interface between conveyor and semiconductor process tool load portMURATEC AUTOMATION CO LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 10, 2010·18 cites·4 claims
- 1390US7651307B2Direct tool loadingMURATEC AUTOMATION CO LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 26, 2010·10 cites·27 claims
- 1490US6634851B1Workpiece handling robotASYST TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 21, 2003·70 cites·25 claims
- 1590US4654573APower transfer deviceFLEXIBLE MFG SYSTEMS·Filed 1985·Granted Mar 31, 1987·153 cites·7 claims
- 1688US7445415B2Direct tool loadingASYST TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 4, 2008·9 cites·28 claims
- 1785US7798759B2Modular terminal for high-throughput AMHSMURATEC AUTOMATION CO LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 21, 2010·10 cites·31 claims
- 1885US7066707B1Wafer engineASYST TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 27, 2006·28 cites·13 claims
- 1985US6677690B2System for safeguarding integrated intrabay pod delivery and storage systemASYST TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 13, 2004·40 cites·4 claims
- 2081US7784606B2Belt conveyor transporting containers used in semiconductor fabricationMURATEC AUTOMATION CO LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 31, 2010·6 cites·16 claims
- 2177US7737567B2Method and apparatus for wafer markingCROSSING AUTOMATION INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 15, 2010·5 cites·26 claims
- 2276US7217076B2Semiconductor material handling systemASYST TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2002·Granted May 15, 2007·18 cites·38 claims
- 2376US7100340B2Unified frame for semiconductor material handling systemASYST TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 5, 2006·16 cites·4 claims
- 2475US8376130B2Direct drive modular belt conveyor, cartridge, and quick connect-disconnect constant velocity drive shaft, for high speed FOUP transportMURATEC AUTOMATION CO LTD·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 19, 2013·10 cites·19 claims
- 2573US7597523B2Variable lot size load portASYST TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 6, 2009·4 cites·18 claims
- 2671US4615615ALaser positioning systemFLEXIBLE MFG SYSTEMS·Filed 1984·Granted Oct 7, 1986·21 cites·10 claims
- 2766US7585144B2Variable lot size load portASYST TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 8, 2009·2 cites·7 claims
- 2863US6592679B2Clean method for vacuum holding of substratesASYST TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 15, 2003·7 cites·10 claims
- 2958US5265170ADevices and methods for reading identification marks on semiconductor wafersHINE DESIGN INC·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 23, 1993·31 cites·19 claims
- 3058US2009028673A1Direct tool loadingBONORA ANTHONY C·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3149US2010034621A1End effector to substrate offset detection and correctionMARTIN RAYMOND S·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3249US2006177289A1Unified frame for semiconductor material handling systemBONORA ANTHONY C·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3347US2009016862A1Method and apparatus for providing flat panel display environmental isolationGOULD RICHARD H·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3446US2008019811A1Method and apparatus for vertical wafer transport, buffer and storageKROLAK MICHAEL·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3546US2010028111A1Variable-Size Load Port and Method for Operating the SameASYST TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3645US5386481ADevices and methods for reading identification marks on semiconductor wafersHINE DESIGN INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 31, 1995·17 cites·12 claims
- 3745US2008031709A1Variable lot size load portBONORA ANTHONY C·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3843US2007010909A1StockerBONORA ANTHONY C·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3942US2003106574A1Clean method and apparatus for vacuum holding of substratesFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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