Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor arrangement for selecting among plural sources or... – One of a plurality of main line conveyors selectively moves...
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-20
2007-11-20
Bidwell, James R. (Department: 3651)
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor arrangement for selecting among plural sources or...
One of a plurality of main line conveyors selectively moves...
C198S630000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11176861
ABSTRACT:
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 at a plurality of elevations. A leading edge of the substrate is supported at an elevation above an adjacent one of the plurality of rollers in the direction of travel.
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PCT Notification of Transmittal of the International Search Report and Written Opinion for PCT/US06/09090 dated Oct. 20, 2006.
Blonigan Wendell T.
White John M.
Applied Materials Inc.
Bidwell James R.
Patterson & Sheridan LLP
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