Tray Engine and Methods for Transferring Trays to and from Tools and in Sorters

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20180361433A1
SERIAL NO

16116025

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A tray engine includes a vertical drive column, a rotation mechanism for rotating the vertical drive column, and an end effector attached to the vertical drive column. The end effector includes an end effector base attached to the vertical drive column. The end effector further includes a slide attached to the end effector base to support a tray, when present. The slide enables the tray to slide along a length of the end effector base. The tray engine includes a drive mechanism attached to the end effector base for moving along the length of the end effector base to enable the tray, when present, to slide linearly along the length and load or unload the tray to or from the slide.

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BROOKS AUTOMATION US LLC15 ELIZABETH DRIVE CHELMSFORD MA 01824

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bonora, Anthony C Portola Valley, US 116 5496
Carlson, Robert W Milpitas, US 26 296
Compian, Brian Cupertino, US 5 20
Henderson, Jeff P Campbell, US 4 18

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