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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:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2012
Applicant:
Kyung Young Kim, Portland, OR (US);
Inventor:
Kyung Young Kim, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A grip mechanism for an end effector includes a grip member configured to be coupled to an effector body. A gripper of the grip member is movable based on movement of the grip member such that the gripper is movable along an engagement path to an engagement position where an object such as a substrate can be retained within a retaining region adjacent to the effector body. End effectors for handling objects incorporating one or more grip mechanisms, and methods of handling an object such as a substrate, are also disclosed.