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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:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 2/500 ;
Abstract
A substrate transfer apparatus, for minimizing flexion or bending when transferring a large-sized angular substrate or plate, wherein transfer arms are constructed with holding portions extending in a direction perpendicular to a transfer direction and further holding portions extending in a direction parallel to the transfer direction, respectively. As a result of this, it is possible to suspend the glass substrate W at the four peripheral side portions from below by means of the holding portions of the transfer arms and to move or transfer it suspended in this way.