JP5265343B2 - デカルトロボットクラスタツール構築 - Google Patents

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JP5265343B2
JP5265343B2 JP2008507704A JP2008507704A JP5265343B2 JP 5265343 B2 JP5265343 B2 JP 5265343B2 JP 2008507704 A JP2008507704 A JP 2008507704A JP 2008507704 A JP2008507704 A JP 2008507704A JP 5265343 B2 JP5265343 B2 JP 5265343B2
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マイク ライス，
ジェフリー ハドゲンス，
チャールズ カールソン，
ウィリアム タイラー ウィーヴァー，
ロバート ローレンス，
エリック イングルハート，
ディーン シー． ルゼック，
デイヴ シルヴェッティー，
マイケル クチャー，
カトウィック， カーク ヴァン
ヴァン ホスキンズ，
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スティーヴ ホングハム，
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US11/315,984 US7651306B2 (en) 2004-12-22 2005-12-22 Cartesian robot cluster tool architecture
US11/315,873 2005-12-22
US11/315,873 US7374391B2 (en) 2005-12-22 2005-12-22 Substrate gripper for a substrate handling robot
US11/315,984 2005-12-22
US11/315,778 US20060182535A1 (en) 2004-12-22 2005-12-22 Cartesian robot design
PCT/US2006/013164 WO2006115745A1 (en) 2005-04-22 2006-04-07 Cartesian robot cluster tool architecture

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