Patents by Inventor Masanobu Kanazashi

Masanobu Kanazashi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Multi-chamber system provided with carrier units
    Patent number: 5474410
    Abstract: A cassette carrier unit for carrying a cassette, in which a plurality of substrates are housed, into and out of cassette chambers of the multi-chamber system including a hand on which the cassette is mounted. A multi-joined arm for supports the swingable hand, and a base supports the multi-joined swingable arm. The multi-joined arm includes a first shaft member rotatably attached to the hand, a second shaft member rotatably attached to the base, a third shaft member rotated associating with the first shaft member but in a direction reverse to the direction in which the first shaft member is rotated, and a fourth shaft member rotatably attached to the base and to which rotation drive force is transmitted. A first arm is rotatably attached to the first shaft member at the front end thereof and to the second shaft member at the base end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: Tel-Varian Limited
    Inventors: Masahito Ozawa, Masami Mizukami, Masanobu Kanazashi, Toshihiko Takasoe, Masaki Narushima, Masao Kubodera