164 patents
Utility
Automated cryogenic storage and retrieval system
28 Nov 23
A cryogenic storage system includes a transfer module configured to service one or more cryogenic storage freezers.
Lingchen Sun, Bruce Zandi, Frank Hunt, Jr., Aaron Plaisted, Tiffany Holmes, Matthew Albert, Fang Cui, Yuri Rubenchik, Daniel Lamothe
Filed: 15 Mar 19
Utility
Capping and de-capping apparatus and a method of operating such an apparatus
31 Oct 23
A capping and de-capping apparatus for capping and de-capping tubes disposed in a tube holding rack having a two-dimensional array of apertures for holding the tubes.
Lars Weber Hovendahl, Michael Gabs Kaagaard Nielsen, Stig Christensen
Filed: 3 Feb 22
Utility
Automated Cryogenic Storage System
2 Mar 23
An automated cryogenic storage system includes a freezer and an automation system to provide automated transfer of samples to and from the freezer.
Robert T. Caveney, Frank Hunt, Lingchen Sun, Julian D. Warhurst, Bruce S. Zandi, Anthony C. Bonora
Filed: 13 Jul 22
Utility
Simulacrum Labware Substitutes and Methods Therefor
16 Feb 23
A temperature controlled sample specimen laboratory storage system, for storing sample specimens disposed in one or more of labware units and labware devices, includes a refrigerated chamber with a storage array therein having predetermined storage locations defining a predetermined capacity of one or more of labware unit storage and labware device storage of the storage array, where the storage array has a predetermined area, and at least one simulacrum labware substitute having a predetermined characteristic that simulates a corresponding one of the one or more of the labware units and labware devices.
Etienne P. CROQUETTE, Robin GRIMWOOD, David Andrew HARDING
Filed: 11 Aug 22
Utility
Temperature Control Apparatus for Temperature-controlled Material In a Cylindrical Container
1 Dec 22
An apparatus for temperature-controlling and thawing a temperature-controlled material which is arranged in at least one rigid container, including an openable housing containing a storage chamber for receiving the at least one container, and including a heating device containing a flat heating element which is operatively connected to the at least one container.
Armin Nowack, Christian Barkey
Filed: 26 May 22
Utility
High speed substrate aligner apparatus
22 Nov 22
A substrate aligner providing minimal substrate transporter extend and retract motions to quickly align substrate without back side damage while increasing the throughput of substrate processing.
Jairo T. Moura, Martin Hosek, Todd Bottomley, Ulysses Gilchrist
Filed: 21 Mar 17
Utility
Sample Tube and Rack to Reduce Ice Formation on Barcode
3 Nov 22
The 2D barcode at the base of a sample tube is protected from frosting by an air pocket within a wall of high thermal conductivity material that surrounds the barcode.
Volfango Bertola, David Porter, Maisara Abualqumboz
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Method and Apparatus for Substrate Alignment
20 Oct 22
A semiconductor wafer transport apparatus having a transport arm and at least one end effector.
Caspar Hansen
Filed: 5 Apr 22
Utility
Substrate process apparatus
18 Oct 22
A linear electrical machine comprising a frame with a level reference plane and an array of electromagnets, connected to the frame to form a drive plane at a predetermined height relative to the reference plane.
Jairo T. Moura, Roumen Botev
Filed: 19 Feb 21
Utility
Load port module
18 Oct 22
A substrate loading device including a frame adapted to connect to a substrate processing apparatus, the frame having a transport opening through which substrates are transported to the processing apparatus, a cassette support connected to the frame for holding at least one substrate cassette container proximate the transport opening, the support configured so that a sealed internal atmosphere of the container is accessed from the support at predetermined access locations of the container, and the cassette support has a predetermined continuous steady state differential pressure plenum region, determined at least in part by boundaries of fluid flow generating differential pressure, so that the predetermined continuous steady state differential pressure plenum region defines a continuously steady state fluidic flow isolation barrier disposed on the support between the predetermined access locations of the container and another predetermined section of the support isolating the other predetermined section from the predetermined access locations.
Radik Sunugatov, Robert Carlson, Mike Krolak
Filed: 16 Feb 21
Utility
Tool auto-teach method and apparatus
11 Oct 22
A substrate transport apparatus auto-teach system for auto-teaching a substrate station location, the system including a frame, a substrate transport connected to the frame, the substrate transport having an end effector configured to support a substrate, and a controller configured to move the substrate transport so that the substrate transport biases the substrate supported on the end effector against a substrate station feature causing a change in eccentricity between the substrate and the end effector, determine the change in eccentricity, and determine the substrate station location based on at least the change in eccentricity between the substrate and the end effector.
Jairo T. Moura, Aaron Gawlik, Reza Saeidpourazar
Filed: 8 Sep 20
Utility
Sealed switched reluctance motor
13 Sep 22
A motor including a sealed rotor with at least one salient rotor pole and a stator comprising at least one salient stator pole having an excitation winding associated therewith and interfacing with the at least one salient rotor pole to effect an axial flux circuit between the at least one salient stator pole and the at least one salient rotor pole.
Jairo T. Moura, Jayaraman Krishnasamy
Filed: 9 Jul 19
Utility
Integrated handling system for semiconductor articles
13 Sep 22
Methods and apparatuses for integrated cleaning of objects comprising a sequence of wet cleaning and vacuum drying in a same process chamber.
Lutz Rebstock
Filed: 17 Jun 10
Utility
Test Tube Capping And De-Capping Apparatus
1 Sep 22
An apparatus for automated capping and de-capping of test tubes having an ejector pin system for individualized cap ejection.
Stig Christensen, Lars Hovendahl, Michael Gabs Kaagaard Nielsen
Filed: 12 May 22
Utility
Substrate transport apparatus
30 Aug 22
A substrate transport apparatus having a frame, a drive section and an articulated arm.
Ulysses Gilchrist, Christopher Hofmeister
Filed: 4 Sep 18
Utility
Substrate Transport Apparatus
25 Aug 22
A transport apparatus including a drive section connected to a frame and including a multi-drive shaft spindle, with at least one coaxial shaft spindle, more than one different interchangeable motor module arranged in a stack, each having a motor operably coupled thereto and defining a corresponding independent drive axis, and a can seal disposed between the stator and rotor of each motor module and hermetically sealing the stator and rotor from each other, at least one of the motor modules is selectable for placement in the stack from other different interchangeable motor modules, each having a different predetermined characteristic, independent of placement in the stack, that defines a different predetermined drive characteristic of the corresponding drive axis, independent of shaft spindle location, so that selection of the at least one motor module determines the different predetermined drive characteristic of the corresponding axis different from another of the independent drive axis.
Robert T. CAVENEY
Filed: 15 Mar 22
Utility
Substrate Transport Apparatus
25 Aug 22
A transport apparatus including a frame, a drive section connected to the frame, the drive section having at least one drive axis, at least one arm having an end effector configured for holding a substrate, the at least one arm being connected to the drive section by a transmission link and having at least one degree of freedom axis effecting extension and retraction of the end effector with respect to the at least one arm, and a bearing connected to the frame and the end effector, the bearing defining a guideway that defines the at least one degree of freedom axis.
Robert T. CAVENEY
Filed: 15 Mar 22
Utility
Transport apparatus
23 Aug 22
A substrate transport apparatus for transporting substrates, the substrate transport apparatus including a frame, at least one transfer arm connected to the frame, at least one end effector mounted to the at least one transfer arm and at least one substrate support pad disposed on the at least one end effector, the at least one substrate support pad has a configuration that effects increased friction force, resulting from an increased friction coefficient, in at least one predetermined direction.
Ulysses Gilchrist, Jairo Terra Moura
Filed: 11 Feb 20
Utility
Automated cryogenic storage system
16 Aug 22
An automated cryogenic storage system includes a freezer and an automation system to provide automated transfer of samples to and from the freezer.
Robert T. Caveney, Frank Hunt, Lingchen Sun, Julian D. Warhurst, Bruce S. Zandi, Anthony C. Bonora
Filed: 1 May 20
Utility
Position feedback for sealed environments
2 Aug 22
A transport apparatus comprising a housing, a variable reluctance drive mounted to the housing, and at least one transport arm connected to the variable reluctance drive where the drive includes at least one rotor having salient poles of magnetic permeable material and disposed in an isolated environment, at least one stator having salient pole structures each defining a salient pole with corresponding coil units coiled around the respective salient pole structure and disposed outside the isolated environment where the at least one salient pole of the at least one stator and the at least one salient pole of the rotor form a closed magnetic flux circuit between the at least one rotor and the at least one stator, at least one seal partition configured to isolate the isolated environment; and at least one sensor including a magnetic sensor member connected to the housing, at least one sensor track connected to the at least one rotor, where the at least one seal partition is disposed between and separates the magnetic sensor member and the at least one sensor track so that the at least one sensor track is disposed in the isolated environment and the magnetic sensor member is disposed outside the isolated environment.
Jairo T. Moura, Reza Saeidpourazar, Branden Gunn, Matthew W. Coady, Ulysses Gilchrist
Filed: 2 Apr 20