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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Crabb, Mesa, AZ (US);
McDonald Robinson, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Mark R Hawkins, Mesa, AZ (US);
Dennis L Goodwin, Tempe, AZ (US);
Armand P Ferro, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Epsilon Technology, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414786 ; 414217 ; 118719 ;
Abstract
A method for loading a substrate into a receiving chamber upon a positionable platform, which platform is in sealed relationship with the receiving chamber, permits purging of the receiving chamber prior to transport of the loaded substrate(s) to a feed chamber. The platform is positioned from the receiving chamber into the feed chamber to off load the substrates. A cassette containing a plurality of stacked substrates may be loaded upon the platform to transport a plurality of substrates into the feed chamber.