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Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012

Filed:

Aug. 19, 2009
Applicants:

Michael L. Bufano, Belmont, MA (US);

Ulysses Gilchrist, Reading, MA (US);

William Fosnight, Carlisle, MA (US);

Christopher Hofmeister, Hampstead, NH (US);

Daniel Babbs, Austin, TX (US);

Robert C. May, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Michael L. Bufano, Belmont, MA (US);

Ulysses Gilchrist, Reading, MA (US);

William Fosnight, Carlisle, MA (US);

Christopher Hofmeister, Hampstead, NH (US);

Daniel Babbs, Austin, TX (US);

Robert C. May, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A semiconductor workpiece processing system having at least one processing apparatus for processing workpieces, a primary transport system, a secondary transport system and one or more interfaces between first transport system and second transport system. The primary and secondary transport systems each have one or more sections of substantially constant velocity and in queue sections communicating with the constant velocity sections.


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