CA1048958A - Fluidic transport intersection - Google Patents

Fluidic transport intersection

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Publication number
CA1048958A
CA1048958A CA76262578A CA262578A CA1048958A CA 1048958 A CA1048958 A CA 1048958A CA 76262578 A CA76262578 A CA 76262578A CA 262578 A CA262578 A CA 262578A CA 1048958 A CA1048958 A CA 1048958A
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Prior art keywords
fluidic
vacuum
section
wafer
fluid
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CA76262578A
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French (fr)
Inventor
John P. Babinski
Bruce I. Bertelsen
Karl H. Raacke
Valdeko H. Sirgo
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International Business Machines Corp
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International Business Machines Corp
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65GTRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G51/00Conveying articles through pipes or tubes by fluid flow or pressure; Conveying articles over a flat surface, e.g. the base of a trough, by jets located in the surface
    • B65G51/02Directly conveying the articles, e.g. slips, sheets, stockings, containers or workpieces, by flowing gases
    • B65G51/03Directly conveying the articles, e.g. slips, sheets, stockings, containers or workpieces, by flowing gases over a flat surface or in troughs
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/67Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere
    • H01L21/677Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere for conveying, e.g. between different workstations
    • H01L21/67784Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere for conveying, e.g. between different workstations using air tracks

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Delivering By Means Of Belts And Rollers (AREA)
  • Branching, Merging, And Special Transfer Between Conveyors (AREA)
  • Container, Conveyance, Adherence, Positioning, Of Wafer (AREA)
CA76262578A 1975-10-01 1976-10-01 Fluidic transport intersection Expired CA1048958A (en)

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US61865575A 1975-10-01 1975-10-01

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CA1048958A true CA1048958A (en) 1979-02-20

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JP (1) JPS5244992A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
BR (1) BR7606591A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
CA (1) CA1048958A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
DE (1) DE2643277A1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
FR (1) FR2345372A1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
GB (1) GB1555672A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
IT (1) IT1074075B (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4186918A (en) * 1977-12-12 1980-02-05 International Business Machines Corporation Method and apparatus for locating and aligning flimsy sheets
JP2014010862A (ja) * 2012-06-29 2014-01-20 Fujitsu Ltd ライブラリ装置

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DE2643277A1 (de) 1977-04-14
JPS5430834B2 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1979-10-03
BR7606591A (pt) 1977-07-05
FR2345372A1 (fr) 1977-10-21
GB1555672A (en) 1979-11-14
JPS5244992A (en) 1977-04-08
IT1074075B (it) 1985-04-17
FR2345372B1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1980-10-24

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