Stocker

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20070010909A1
SERIAL NO

11482650

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The present invention comprises a stocker for managing containers within a fabrication facility having a ceiling-based interbay material handling system a floor-based intrabay material handling system. In one embodiment, the stocker comprises a container storage area for storing at least one container, a ceiling-based input conveyor, a floor-based conveyor and a robotic mechanism. The ceiling-based input conveyor receives containers from the ceiling based interbay material handling system. The stocker's floor-based conveyor may comprise an output conveyor, an input conveyor or both, and moves containers between the stocker's container storage area and the floor-based intrabay material handling system. A robotic mechanism moves containers between the ceiling-based input conveyor, the container storage area and the floor-based conveyor.

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MURATEC AUTOMATION CO LTDKYOTO JAPAN KYOTO-SHI KYOTO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bonora, Anthony C Portola Valley, CA 117 6049
Hine, Roger G Menlo Park, CA 63 3119
Krolak, Michael Los Gatos, CA 39 1609

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