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Material or article handling December patent applications/inventions, industry category 12/06

20060291982 - Substrate conveyor apparatus, substrate conveyance method and exposure apparatus: The present invention pertains to a substrate conveyor apparatus that carries a substrate such as a reticle, a substrate conveyance method and an exposure apparatus, with the object of reliably adhering a substrate to the lower surface of a chuck. The present invention is characterized by having a movable stage... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20060291983 - Apparatus for transporting freight: In an apparatus for transporting freight, in particular freight containers in freight compartments of airplanes, in particular a power drive unit (PDU) having a transporting roller (2), which is inserted into a frame, is driven by a drive and can be moved out of the frame by a lifting drive... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20060291984 - System and method for unsleeving trays: A system for unstrapping and unsleeving a tray is provided. The system comprises a tray-transport configured to transport a tray in the system, a strap cutter configured to cut a strap on the tray, a strap-removal portion configured to remove the strap cut by the strap cutter, and an unsleeving... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.

20060291985 - Lightweight device for conveniently attaching and transporting household waste receptacles behind automobiles: A lightweight device that attaches a waste receptacle to a passenger vehicle so that the vehicle can easily tow the waste receptacle. The device includes first and second parallel spaced plastic bars that are connected, such as by a pair of adjustable, rugged nylon straps. The first bar includes a... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20060291986 - Storage device for use with a pallet jack: A pallet jack assembly includes a pallet jack having a frame assembly. An attachment includes a shell having a bottom wall and at least one side wall. The bottom wall and the at least one side wall define a storage cavity. The bottom wall is supported by the frame assembly.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20060291987 - Working machine: In a wheel loader 3, an angle formed by a first line segment L1 connecting a pivot position Y on a boom 10 of a bell crank 11 and a pivot position X on a connecting link 13 and a second line segment L2 connecting the pivot position Y on... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20060291988 - Transfer apparatus for target object: A processing system includes a transfer chamber, a plurality of chambers connected to the transfer chamber, a transfer apparatus disposed in the transfer chamber, and a control section configured to control the transfer apparatus. The transfer apparatus includes a base and transfer arm configured to perform a slide motion and... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060291989 - Transport device, in particular for panel-type workpieces: The invention relates to a conveyor unit constituting a separating and feed mechanism (33), in particular for sheet-shaped workpieces, in particular sheets (3) to be printed, with a lifting mechanism (2) for transporting the sheet (3) vertically and a conveyor track with conveyor means (51, 52) for transporting the sheet... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20060291991 - Composite spar drape forming machine: A machine and a method for forming composite materials are provided. The machine includes a frame and at least one forming beam attached to the frame, the at least one beam being arranged to align with a mandrel. The forming beam is pivotally segmented into at least two segments to... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20060291990 - Semiconductor substrate processing apparatus with a passive substrate gripper: According to one aspect of the present invention, a passive substrate gripper, including first and second segments, is provided. The second segment may be connected to the first segment, and the first and second segments may jointly form a substrate support. The substrate support may be shaped to support a... Agent: Patent Counsel Applied Materials, Inc.

20060291992 - Article transport apparatus and a method of operating the apparatus: An article transporting apparatus, according to one preferred embodiment, includes: a plurality of movable bodies for transporting articles, the movable bodies being movable between a plurality of article transfer locations; and an operation controlling section for controlling the plurality of movable bodies so that the movable bodies effect article transporting... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20060285941 - Pipe-handling apparatus: A pipe-handling apparatus for moving a pipe to and from a drilling floor of a drilling rig includes a main support structure, a ramp extendable between the main support structure and the drilling floor, a pipe carrier mounted on the main support structure for moving relative thereto between a lower... Agent: Bennett Jones C/o Ms Roseann Caldwell

20060285943 - Apparatus for storage and unloading of granular material: The object of the invention is an apparatus for storage of wood chips in a curved-top stockpile the apparatus consisting of a central tower, which supports a conveyor for loading the chips and a beam-like turning pile composer, and a unloading beam supported on ground level on the lower part... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20060285942 - Bin sweep with brush: A bin sweep for removal of particulate from a bin having a floor, wherein the bin sweep includes an auger operated by a power mechanism and the auger comprises one or more auger blades. The bin sweep further includes a brush disposed on a shaft that is attached to the... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20060285944 - Foup loading load lock: A load lock system includes a load lock housing defining a load lock chamber, a substrate carrier platform configured to support a substrate carrier adjacent to the load lock housing, the substrate carrier having a substrate carrier door, and a load lock door to seal the load lock chamber. According... Agent: Mark A. Superko, Esq. Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.

20060285945 - Substrate processing apparatus: Substrate processing apparatus having a transport chamber, a linear array of substrate holding modules alongside the transport chamber, and a substrate transport located in the chamber. The chamber can hold an isolated atmosphere, and defines more than one substantially linear transport paths extending longitudinally along the transport chamber. The transport... Agent: Perman & Green

20060285946 - Module for transferring pcb, apparatus for attaching pcb and liquid crystal display device including pcb: A module for transferring a PCB including a first transfer body that is translatable along a first moving path to transfer a first PCB and a second transfer body that is translatable along a second moving path to transfer a second PCB with the second transfer body being formed with... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20060285947 - Method and device for manipulating load containers: The invention describes a method and a load bearing device (23) for loading and unloading loading means into or out of a rack compartment of a rack store by means of a bearing device (24) arranged on an adjustable lifting platform (22). The bearing device (24) comprises a base frame... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20060285948 - Article storage facility and method for operating the facility: In response to a storing command to store a plurality of articles to different storage units of the rack, the control device of article storage facility performs a multiple storing operation wherein the control device controls horizontal movements of the plurality of moving members, vertical movements of the plurality of... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20060285949 - Container support for loading transport containers and loading assembly incorporating same: A loading assembly is provided that is configured to load transport containers with bulk material quickly and efficiently. A container support assembly is also provided that facilitate alignment and stable support of the container throughout loading. In use, a load bin of the loading assembly is inserted and retracted relative... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20060285950 - Larvicide dispenser: A device for an operator sitting in the driver's seat of a vehicle to deposit a quantity of material at a target location on the ground adjacent the passenger side of the vehicle, from a hopper having a discharge aperture and a valve for selectively opening and closing the discharge... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20060285951 - Cab sliding device of industrial machinery: A cab sliding device of an industrial machine, in which a slide base can be inserted into and withdrawn from rails from above the rails, whereby the number of man-hours for assembly can be decreased, and the ease of maintenance can be increased, is provided. For this purpose, in an... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20060285952 - Vehicle-mounted hoist with stabilizer assembly: A vehicle mounted hoist includes a vehicle having a main frame with a rear, an apron assembly connected to the rear of the main frame, a hoist frame pivotally connected at a hoist hinge to the apron assembly, and drive means for pivoting the hoist frame between a rest position... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20060285953 - Storage rack for a vehicle: A storage rack connectable to a mounting structure of a vehicle for supporting a load, comprising a load supporting structure, a bracket assembly, and a lift assembly. The load supporting structure is adapted to support the load when the load is associated with the load supporting structure. The bracket assembly... Agent: Dunlap, Codding & Rogers P.C.

20060285954 - Roof rack for vehicles: A roof rack system for a vehicle. The roof rack system including: a roof rack system for a vehicle having a roof, comprising: a roof track having opposite first and second ends; a side track assembly, comprising: a shuttle track having opposite first and second ends; means for removeably attaching... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20060285955 - Battery compartment including a battery lifting mechanism: A battery compartment for a lift truck includes a plurality of walls defining a volume having an open top for receiving a battery therein. The platform is disposed in the volume and has a support surface for supporting the battery thereon. A lifting mechanism operatively connected to the platform lifts... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20060285956 - All terrain lumber collection and stacking apparatus: An apparatus for picking up, stacking and bundling lumber, that comprises: a drive means, a conveyor assembly having a receiving bin and a conveyor, a stacking assembly operatively connected to the conveyor assembly, and having an unscrambling hopper, a row conveyor, a stacking bin and a bundling assembly a discharge... Agent: Bennett Jones C/o Ms Roseann Caldwell

20060285957 - Loading floor for a cargo space of a vehicle: A loading floor for a cargo space of a vehicle includes a section which is fixed to the vehicle, cannot be displaced and, viewed in the driving direction, is arranged in the front in the cargo space. Another section is displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The two... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20060285958 - Roller bed trailer having width extension rollers: A set of retractable roller assemblies are mounted in the framework of a transport vehicle having a roller bed. The retractable roller assemblies are mounted between the main load carrying rollers of the roller bed. In this instance the retractable rollers may be manually pulled out of the transport frame... Agent: Edward H. Oldham

20060285959 - Apparatus for lifting, handling and transporting a container: A mobile carrier frame is used for lifting, handling, and transporting containers on to and off of the platform of a transport vehicle, such as a truck. Drive wheels and caster wheels are positioned such that the carrier frame may be more easily maneuvered into tight spaces, such as parallel... Agent: Jenner & Block, LLP

20060285960 - Forklift attachment: An apparatus for attachment to a forklift. The apparatus includes laterally pivotable support members that can support objects of varying widths. The forklift attachment is releasably attached to the front end of a fork lift over the horizontal members or “forks” in order to expand or extend the carrying capacity... Agent: Alan M. Weisberg Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20060285961 - Railway car door operator assembly: A railway car door operator assembly is adapted for use in opening or closing railway car doors. The assembly is mountable on a self-propelled vehicle and includes a base mountable on the vehicle. An elongated arm having one end secured to an articulated joint on the base secures the arm... Agent: Anthony S. Zummer

20060285962 - Swing boom pivot mechanism: The present invention relates to a swing boom assembly (10), which has a fixed base (52), a pivot base (40) rotatably mounted on the fixed base, and a boom (60) pivotally coupled to the pivot base. The boom is coupled proximate a lower end of the pivot base and has... Agent: Vermette & Co.

20060285963 - Revoling-frame structure of construction machinery: A swivel frame structure for a hydraulic excavator, said swing frame structure being to be arranged in a swing upperstructure 21, has a center frame 1 composed of side plates 6,7 and a reinforcement plate 8 joined each other. The swing frame structure is provided with mating portions for bringing... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20060285964 - Component supplying device and a method of using the same: A component supplying device is provided with a wafer holder, a first component pick-up device, and a second component pick-up device. The first and second component pick-up devices are movable along first and second guides, respectively. The first component pick-up device is movable between a pick-up position located near the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20060285965 - Apparatus and method for removing semiconductor chip: While a vicinity of a bottom surface-side region of a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet (3) corresponding to an adhesion region (R1) of a semiconductor chip (1) are sucked and held, a plurality of protruding portions (30) of a removing member (21) are brought into contact with the bottom surface of the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20060280580 - Line feed system with indexing cart: A line feed system of the invention comprises a framework having a first end and a second end. At least one conveyor is carried on the framework. The conveyor comprises a drive system and a cart configured to engage the drive system. In one embodiment, the cart has a base... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20060280581 - Apparatus and method for stocking bulky loads: An apparatus and related method for stocking bulky loads (P) comprising: a storage shelving (2) comprising at least one storage corridor (20) extending in the longitudinal horizontal direction that is divided into two series (22, 23) of support compartments (21), each of which extends itself as a free corridor for... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20060280582 - System for automatically capturing a fully loaded refuse container, and without any spillage, empty the contents of the refuse container into a refuse collection vehicle: A mechanism or apparatus mounted on a refuse collection vehicle that is capable of reaching out from that vehicle and grasping a full refuse container, lifting the container vertically off the ground and transporting said container to the side of the refuse collection vehicle, rotating and inverting the container over... Agent: Anthony S. Kouri

20060280584 - Lift attachment for an atv: An ATV has a lift attachment for including a front bracket for mounting on the frame of the ATV at the front between the front wheels and having a pulley thereon for guiding the cable from the winch underneath the ATV to travel between the wheels to the rear wherein... Agent: Mr. Adrian D. Battison Ade & Company Inc.

20060280583 - Top rack with side load descent mechanism: Rack systems for carrying cargo on a vehicle roof include mechanisms for delivering cargo to the side of the vehicle. Assist devices may be employed to raise and lower cargo.... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20060280585 - Adjustable pantograph configuration for an industrial vehicle: A load handling system of an industrial vehicle includes a pantograph attachment that provides a variable reach. A sensor provides position feedback for the pantograph attachment. A processor then determines a maximum allowable reach of the pantograph attachment according to the position feedback and other vehicle operating parameters.... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20060280586 - Substrate conveyance apparatus: The present invention relates to a substrate conveyance apparatus (200). The apparatus includes a main frame (230), a substrate support device (240) and a base plate (210). The substrate support device includes robot blades (141a, 141b) and a holding chuck (145). The holding chuck is movably connected with main frame... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20060280589 - Apparatus and method for transferring semiconductor wafers: There is provided apparatus and methods for transferring semiconductor wafers, wherein some embodiments employ a guide body; a first transferring unit including a support reciprocatively slidibly connected to the guide body, and a central finger supported by the support; and a second transferring unit including a base; a driving unit... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20060280587 - Chain-driven robotic arm: A robotic arm for transporting products in a product storage and dispensing system is disclosed. The robotic arm broadly includes a base operable to couple the arm to the dispensing system; a sprocket coupled with the base; an extendible arm segment coupled with the base; and a chain coupled with... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20060280588 - Substrate conveyor system: Embodiments of a vacuum conveyor system are provided herein. In one embodiment, apparatus for conveying a substrate includes a vacuum sleeve and a plurality of rollers disposed within the vacuum sleeve for supporting and transporting the substrate thereupon. The plurality of rollers is adapted to simultaneously support the substrate thereupon... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20060280590 - Device and method for aligning a good, which can be easily deformed at least in the area of the lower outer edges, on a transport support: The invention relates to an apparatus for aligning an item that can be deformed easily, at least in the region of the outer lower edge, having at least one aligning device that can be displaced in the direction of the item and the transport substrate in order to align the... Agent: The Firm Of Karl F Ross

20060280591 - Funnel plate: The invention relates to a funnel plate and method of use thereof which facilitates transfer of components from a first tray to a second tray assisting in the packaging, shipping, or assembly of electronic components. The invention provides a plate which includes at least one aperture having internal surfaces which... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20060280592 - Method and unit for grouping products: Groups containing a given number of products are produced using a transfer assembly, wherein a first, pocket-type output, conveyor of a production machine, and a second, pocket-type input, conveyor of a group-forming machine move continuously in a first and, respectively, second direction opposite each other, and are connected to each... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20060275102 - Apparatus and methods for laying of elongate articles from a vessel: This invention relates to apparatus and methods for laying of elongate articles from a vessel. The vessel includes a tower (2), on which is supported tensioning means (20,21), straightening means (19), and a hold-off clamp (14). The hold-off clamp (14) is mounted independently of the tower on a trolley (13)... Agent: C James Bushman Browning Bushman

20060275103 - Device and method of transporting and installing component: In installation work of a door glass lifting/lowering regulator on a motor vehicle door, it is made possible to respond appropriately to a production form, to quickly respond to emergencies including troubles, and to perform efficient transportation and installation work. A grip/installation mechanism 6 for gripping a door glass lifting/lowering... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20060275104 - Support system for treatment apparatuses: A support system (1) for an apparatus of the type able to treat substrates and/or wafers is described, said system comprising a fixed base element (10) having a substantially flat surface in which a substantially cylindrical seat (11) with a substantially flat bottom is formed, and a movable support element... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.