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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey C. Hudgens, San Francisco, CA (US);
Alpay Yilmaz, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 9/00 (2006.01); B66C 19/02 (2006.01); B66C 23/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 9/00 (2013.01); B66C 19/02 (2013.01); B66C 23/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
Universal component lift apparatus for moving components of electronic device manufacturing systems is described. The universal component lift apparatus includes a track, a truck moveable along the track, and a lift apparatus adapted to couple to the truck, the lift apparatus including a wheeled base, a lift portion, and a boom adapted to couple to the component. Electronic device processing systems and methods of moving components thereof are described, as are numerous other aspects.