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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2009
Hilel Richman, Haifa, IL;
Oded Yehoshua Licht, Haifa, IL;
Oded Hamburger, Haifa, IL;
Yuval Yassour, Kibbutz Hasolelim, IL;
Boaz Nishri, Kibbutz Maagan Michael, IL;
Arie Harnik, Haifa, IL;
Alla Soudakovitch, Haifa, IL;
Shay Levavy, Haifa, IL;
Hilel Richman, Haifa, IL;
Oded Yehoshua Licht, Haifa, IL;
Oded Hamburger, Haifa, IL;
Yuval Yassour, Kibbutz Hasolelim, IL;
Boaz Nishri, Kibbutz Maagan Michael, IL;
Arie Harnik, Haifa, IL;
Alla Soudakovitch, Haifa, IL;
Shay Levavy, Haifa, IL;
Coreflow Ltd., Yokneam Elite, IL;
Abstract
A non-contact support platform system is provided for supporting a substantially flat object. The system includes a platform with a first plurality of pressure ports and a first plurality of vacuum ports for inducing a fluid cushion to support the object at a distance from the platform. The system further includes a second plurality of pressure ports located at a predetermined zone of the platform for increasing the distance of the object from the platform at the predetermined zone.