Elastic support for the light source of a scanner
OF THE INVENTION FIG. 3 shows the side view of the first embodiment of the present invention. The light source 16 is held by the brackets 38, which are mounted on an L-shaped base 12. The upper tip o... Read More
Inventors: Sheng, Thomas;, Assignee: Avision Inc. (Hsinchu, TW) |
Identification lamp apparatus
It is an object of the invention to provide an identification lamp apparatus for bicycle which includes a lamp mounted for rotation about the axis of a wheel as the wheel rotates, and which includes a... Read More
Inventors: Kumakura, Shokichi;, Assignee: |
Disc-type brushless alternator
The present invention resides in an improved disc-type brushless alternator containing rotors and stators having air gap flux with increased surface area. The alternator comprises a housing section co... Read More
Inventors: Woodward, Jr., Richard C.;, Assignee: |
Motor
Accordingly, the first object of the present invention is to provide a motor in which a shaft member is press fitted into a housing with a high accuracy. The second object of the present invention is ... Read More
Inventors: Mori, Yoichi; Yonei, Hiroyuki; Yokoyama, Takashi; Noguchi, Kiyoharu;, Assignee: Nippon Densen Corporation (Kyoto, JP) |
Drive unit electric motor
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a drive unit with an electric motor, with a simply actuated locking which is formed contactless and wear-free. In keeping with these ob... Read More
Inventors: Bock, Olaf;, Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, DE) |
Dry rotary damper
Accordingly, it is a general object of the invention to provide a novel and improved rotary damper device. A more specific object is to provide a dry rotary damper device, that is, one which does not ... Read More
Inventors: Spoto, Louis M.;, Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, IL) |
Ornamental chain made up of successive elements each having a generally spherical shape
An object of the present invention is to provide an ornamental chain in which at least one of the successive elements which make up said chain includes a hollow body inside which an insert is fixed th... Read More
Inventors: Gomez, Luis;, Assignee: Cartier International B.V. (Amsterdam, NL) |
Dynamoelectric machine winding arrangement
In carrying out the above and other objects of the present invention, I provide (in one illustrated embodiment), a motor particularly adapted for energization from a single phase power source and whic... Read More
Inventors: Boyd, Jr., John H.;, Assignee: General Electric Company (Fort Wayne, IN) |
Electric motor construction
The invention provides a novel construction for a long-life, high-reliability subfractional horsepower electric motor of the induction type. The motor housing is formed of plastic material, typically ... Read More
Inventors: Nutter, Robert G.;, Assignee: Electric Motors and Specialties, Inc. (Garrett, IN) |
Infinitely variable ratio permanent magnet transmission
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an improved infinitely variable ratio transmission which overcomes many of the problems and limitations of the prior art. Generally summariz... Read More
Inventors: Keyes, John H.;, Assignee: |
Assembly robot
An object of this invention is to provide an improved assembly robot which avoids the aforementioned problem of weight load on the swinging device, which is capable of operating at a high speed, which... Read More
Inventors: Makino, Hiroshi;, Assignee: |
Drive apparatus for an industrial robot
That which is claimed is: 1. An industrial robot comprising at least one element which is operatively connected to a second element for relative movement about an axis, and including a drive apparatus... Read More
Inventors: Gorman, Robert H.;, Assignee: American Robot Corporation (Pittsburg, PA) |
Vacuum-to-vacuum entry system apparatus
I claim: 1. Vacuum-to-vacuum entry system apparatus comprising: at least two first and second vacuumized chambers, first member means having a first planar gas bearing surface and a first another surf... Read More
Inventors: Carter, Donald L.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Drive protection device connectable between two portions of a driven operating device
The invention is directed to a safety device for manipulators which is capable of unobstructedly reacting to any collision, independently of the direction from which a force acts. In accordance with t... Read More
Inventors: Wiedemann, Kurt; Schwarz, Werner;, Assignee: Kuka Schweissanlagen + Roboter GmbH (DE) |
Semiconductor substrate transport system
Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference numerals are used throughout the various views to designate like parts and, more particularly, to FIG. 1, according to this figure, a dry etching ... Read More
Inventors: Kakehi, Yutaka;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Control arm assembly
The present invention is a control arm apparatus or control arm, for controlling the position of a control point associated with a controlled element within a reference plane and with respect to two r... Read More
Inventors: Fyler, Donald C.;, Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) |
Articulated arm transfer device
The present invention provides a simple and reliable device for transferring objects, such as silicon wafers, camera lenses, crystal oscillators, or the like, between a plurality of locations disposed... Read More
Inventors: Davis, James C.; Brooks, Norman B.;, Assignee: Aeronca Electronics, Inc. (Charlotte, NC) |
Integral magnetic torque limiting coupling/motor
The present invention is directed to an apparatus for isolating momentum of a motor from a drive means through which the motor drives a movable load to prevent the motor from damaging the drive means ... Read More
Inventors: Kopp, Norman L.;, Assignee: Sundstrand Corp. (Rockford, IL) |
System and method for detecting the center of an integrated circuit wafer
The present invention actually takes advantage of the movement of the wafer in obtaining the necessary position information and, thus, provides the required very precise position information without s... Read More
Inventors: Cheng, David; Zhang, Wesley W.;, Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) |
Multi-chamber deposition system
The present invention is directed to a novel apparatus comprising a large vacuum chamber in which is disposed a plurality of deposition chambers wherein a gas or predetermined mixture of gases is intr... Read More
Inventors: Jacobson, Richard L.; Jeffrey, Frank R.; Westerberg, Roger K.;, Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN) |
Dusttight storage cabinet apparatus for use in clean rooms
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a storage cabinet apparatus which has less potential for producing dust in the housing than the conventional storage cabinet. Another o... Read More
Inventors: Iwasawa, Yoshiyuki; Ishida, Tsutomu; Harada, Hiroshi; Okamoto, Kenji; Kobayashi, Shintaro; Matsumoto, Takashi; Shinya, Tsutomu; Tanaka, Shigeru; Takasu, Toshio; Yamamoto, Kiwamu;, Assignee: Shimizu Construction Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP); Shinko Electric Co. Ltd. (Mie, JP) |
Articulated arm transfer device
The present invention provides a simple and reliable device for transferring objects, such as silicon wafers, camera lenses, crystal oscillators, or the like, between a plurality of locations disposed... Read More
Inventors: Hardegen, E. Brian; Bottomley, Todd E.; Davis, Jr., James C.;, Assignee: Brooks Automation Inc. (North Billerica, MA) |
Wafer handling apparatus
We claim: 1. In apparatus for the vacuum processing of semiconductor wafers having a first chamber maintained under vacuum, a second chamber at substantially atmospheric pressure, and a plate member d... Read More
Inventors: Chrisos, John M.; Fowler, Jr., Bertram F.; Muka, Richard S.;, Assignee: Eaton Corporation (Cleveland, OH) |
Chemical vapor deposition reaction apparatus having isolated reaction and buffer chambers
According to the present invention, the above-mentioned conventional problem of scattered flakes or dust caused by the production of undesirable CVD film deposits in parts other than the reaction cham... Read More
Inventors: Matsushita, Yoshinari; Fukumoto, Kenji;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Kadoma, JP) |
Wafer transfer apparatus
In the field of semiconductor manufacture, circular wafers comprise a substrate on which a plurality of semiconductor circuits are formed. These wafers are typically very thin and economic pressure o... Read More
Inventors: Christensen, Richard G.; Mack, Alfred;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Vertical load-lock reduced-pressure type chemical vapor deposition apparatus
According to the present invention, in order to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional problem, the disposition of the loading chamber and the unloading chamber have been improved. In order to ach... Read More
Inventors: Matsushita, Yoshinari; Fukumoto, Kenji; Takeda, Satoshi;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Kadoma, JP) |
Wafer handling system with Bernoulli pick-up
A pick up wand assembly of the present invention utilizes the Bernoulli Principle for effecting a contactless pick up or lifting of the wafer. The wand assembly is mounted at the front of a robot arm,... Read More
Inventors: Goodwin, Dennis L.; Crabb, Richard; Robinson, McDonald; Ferro, Armand P.;, Assignee: Epsilon Technology, Inc. (Tempe, AZ) |
Substrate loading apparatus for a CVD process
The chemical vapor deposition system includes a substrate loading subsystem for receiving cassettes carrying multiple substrates to be processed and an identical off loading subsystem for receiving pr... Read More
Inventors: Crabb, Richard; Robinson, McDonald; Hawkins, Mark R.; Goodwin, Dennis L.; Ferro, Armand P.; deBoer, Wiebe B.; Ozias, Albert E.;, Assignee: Epsilon Technology, Inc. (Tempe, AZ) |
Substrate transfer apparatus
In order to overcome the above-described drawback, according to the present invention, there is provided a substrate transfer apparatus comprising two transfer arms pivotably arranged on a support tab... Read More
Inventors: Ishida, Toshimichi; Suzuki, Masaki;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
Pressure-reduced chamber system having a filter means
The present invention has been proposed in consideration of the above-described problem, and the purpose thereof is to provide a pressure-reduced chamber system including an object loading/unloading m... Read More
Inventors: Kaneko, Satoshi; Fugita, Taichi; Yoshida, Yukimasa; Okumura, Katsuya;, Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited (Tokyo, JP); Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kawasaki, JP) |
Generators or Motors 
