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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Murata Machinery Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Brian J. Doherty, Weston, MA (US);
Thomas R. Mariano, Londonderry, NH (US);
Robert P. Sullivan, Wilmington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Murata Machinery Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/677 (2006.01); B65G 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67733 (2013.01); B65G 1/0457 (2013.01); H01L 21/677 (2013.01); H01L 21/67706 (2013.01); H01L 21/67736 (2013.01); H01L 21/67769 (2013.01);
Abstract
A highly efficient Automated Material Handling System (AMHS) that allows an overhead hoist transport vehicle to load and unload Work-In-Process (WIP) parts directly to/from one or more WIP storage units included in the system. The overhead hoist transport subsystem includes an overhead hoist transport vehicle traveling along a suspended track defining a predetermined route.