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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2023
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Kawasaki Robotics (Usa), Inc., Wixom, MI (US);
Haruhiko Tan, Kobe, JP;
Simon Jeyapalan, Newark, CA (US);
Theodore Philliber, San Jose, CA (US);
Ryan Le, Sacramento, CA (US);
Avish Ashok Bharwani, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Nobuyasu Shimomura, San Jose, CA (US);
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kobe, JP;
Kawasaki Robotics (USA), INC., Wixom, MI (US);
Abstract
A charging system according to this disclosure includes a particle absorption tool configured to be electrostatically charged so as to build up a static electric charge for absorbing particles; a charger configured to electrostatically charge the particle absorption tool so as to build up the static electric charge; and a charger container configured to accommodate the charger, arranged in a place where a FOUP for accommodating substrates is arranged, and having an opening that is opened toward an interior of a substrate conveyor.