Speedfam-Ipec Corporation

Southwire Company, LLC

Randy McNurlin

James L Farmer

Mark S Maggio

Michael D Smigel

Ann Wilkey

Shawn Robertson

Timmothy R Bardin

A power bender may be provided. The power bender may comprise a cart, a bender mechanism, and a scissor mechanism. The cart may have a zero turn radius. The bender mechanism may be configured to bend conduit. The scissor mechanism may be disposed between the cart and the bender mechanism. The scissor mechanism may be configured adjust a working height of the bender mechanism above the cart. The bender mechanism may be configured to rotate about a pivot point.

Bender cart

A two sided wafer handling end-effector provides for the efficient loading and unloading of wafers into and out of a wafer processing apparatus. Each side of the end-effector includes spaced apart rotatable catch mechanisms between which a wafer is firmly grasped. When the end-effector is positioned beneath the wafer processing apparatus the catch mechanisms are rotated to an open position and a lifting surface on the catch mechanisms lifts the wafer into the wafer processing apparatus. When the catch mechanisms are in the open position the wafer is centered on the end-effector by rotatable rocker assemblies that contact the edge of the wafer. As the end-effector is raised into contact with the processing apparatus, the rocker assemblies rotate to a lowered position in the end-effector while arcuate surfaces on the assemblies maintain contact with the wafer edge.

Workpiece handling end-effector and a method for processing workpieces using a workpiece handling end-effector

A two sided wafer handling end-effector provides for the efficient loading and unloading of wafers into and out of a wafer processing apparatus. Each side of the end-effector includes spaced apart rotatable catch mechanisms between which a wafer is firmly grasped. When the end-effector is positioned beneath the wafer processing apparatus, the catch mechanisms are rotated to an open position and a lifting surface on the catch mechanisms lifts the wafer into the wafer processing apparatus. When the catch mechanisms are in the open position, the wafer is centered on the end-effector by rotatable rocker assemblies that contact the edge of the wafer. As the end-effector is raised into contact with the processing apparatus, the rocker assemblies rotate to a lowered position in the end-effector while arcuate surfaces on the assemblies maintain contact with the wafer edge.

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Phoenix, AZ, United States of America

Randy McNurlin