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Patent No.:

US 11801598 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 02, 2019

Substrate transport apparatus with multiple movable arms utilizing a mechanical switch mechanism

Applicant:

Brooks Automation, Inc., Chelmsford, MA (US);

Inventors:

Christopher Hofmeister, Hampstead, NH (US);

Alexander G. Krupyshev, Chelmsford, MA (US);

Krysztof A. Majczak, Beverly, MA (US);

Martin Hosek, Lowell, MA (US);

Jay Krishnasamy, Billerica, MA (US);

Assignee:

Brooks Automation US, LLC, Chelmsford, MA (US);

Attorney:

Perman & Green, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Saul Rodriguez

Assistant Examiner:

Brendan P Tighe

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/10 (2006.01); H01L 21/677 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 18/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/106 (2013.01); B25J 9/126 (2013.01); B25J 11/0095 (2013.01); B25J 18/00 (2013.01); H01L 21/67742 (2013.01); Y10S 901/15 (2013.01); Y10S 901/21 (2013.01); Y10S 901/23 (2013.01); Y10S 901/27 (2013.01); Y10T 74/20305 (2015.01); Y10T 74/20317 (2015.01); Y10T 74/20329 (2015.01);
Abstract

A substrate transport apparatus including a frame, a drive section connected to the frame and including at least one independently controllable motor, at least two substrate transport arms connected to the frame and comprising arm links arranged for supporting and transporting substrates, and a mechanical motion switch coupled to the at least one independently controllable motor and the at least two substrate transport arms for effecting the extension and retraction of one of the at least two substrate transport arms while the other one of the at least two substrate transport arms remains in a substantially retracted configuration.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Hofmeister, Christopher. (2023). Substrate transport apparatus with multiple movable arms utilizing a mechanical switch mechanism (U.S. Patent No. 11801598). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11801598

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