Patents by Inventor Takamichi Kanno

Takamichi Kanno 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).

  • Article storage facility and article transport facility
    Patent number: 9245782
    Abstract: An article storage facility includes a storage rack configured to store a semiconductor wafer and a reticle, and a storage and retrieval transport apparatus. The storage rack includes a first accommodation unit configured to store a wafer container for containing the semiconductor wafer, and a second accommodation unit configured to store a reticle container for containing the reticle. The storage and retrieval transport apparatus includes a holding unit configured to hold a top flange formed at an upper portion of the wafer container to support the wafer container in a hanging state. A flange portion configured to allow the storage and retrieval transport apparatus to hold the reticle container using the holding unit to support the reticle container in a hanging state is formed at an upper portion of the reticle container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Daifuku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Yoshioka, Takamichi Kanno