Material or article handling – Apparatus for moving material between zones having different...
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-15
2005-03-15
Bidwell, James R. (Department: 3651)
Material or article handling
Apparatus for moving material between zones having different...
C414S939000, C414S940000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06866460
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for loading media carriers into a processing chamber, including a pivoting arm mechanism which accepts a carrier in at a lower position, locks it on the arm, and provides a power-assisted movement of the carrier lifting it into an upper position proximate the opening to the processing chamber, where the arm is locked in place, with the carrier then pushed along a ramp on the arm directly into the processing chamber.
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Davis Jeffry Alan
Potter Daniel Thomas
Purnomohadi Andro Ardiano
Bidwell James R.
Perkins Coie LLP
Semitool Inc.
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