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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
May. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Frederick A. Flitsch, New Windsor, NY (US);
Inventor:
Frederick A. Flitsch, New Windsor, NY (US);
Assignee:
Futrfab, Inc., New Windsor, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); H01L 21/677 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); B65G 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67712 (2013.01); B65G 65/005 (2013.01); H01L 21/67017 (2013.01); H01L 21/67178 (2013.01); H01L 21/67706 (2013.01); H01L 21/67733 (2013.01); H01L 21/67736 (2013.01); B65G 2814/0313 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and apparatus capable of routine placement and replacement of fabricator tools in a designated tool location. The tool location can be selected from multiple tool locations arranged in a matrix with horizontal and vertical designations. The operation may be fully automated. In another aspect, the invention describes Cleanspace fabricators which use devices to routinely remove and place tooling.