Material or article handling – Apparatus for charging a load holding or supporting element... – With simultaneous charging and discharging of plural load...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-05
2006-09-05
Keenan, James (Department: 3652)
Material or article handling
Apparatus for charging a load holding or supporting element...
With simultaneous charging and discharging of plural load...
C414S222090, C414S278000, C414S806000, C414S940000, C198S597000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07101138
ABSTRACT:
An automated material handling system that includes an extractor/buffer apparatus capable of simultaneously accessing multiple Work-In-Process (WIP) parts, thereby providing a highly efficient interface between WIP storage locations and transport equipment. The extractor/buffer apparatus includes multiple extractor/buffer modules, each module being configured to interface with a location for holding WIP parts that is a number of WIP parts deep. Each module includes a platform for holding multiple WIP parts. Further, multiple modules may be disposed side-by-side to form an extractor/buffer apparatus capable of handling multiple rows of WIP parts.
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Bufano Michael
Fosnight William John
Friedman Gerald
Sullivan Robert
Brooks Automation Inc.
Keenan James
Weingarten Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP
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