Patents by Inventor Anatoly Malobrodsky

Anatoly Malobrodsky 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).

  • Universal reticle transfer system
    Patent number: 7318697
    Abstract: A specially adapted SMIF pod (20) receives and holds one particular type of reticle cassette (36) or reticle holder (132) selected from among dozens of different configurations thereof. The SMIF pod (20) may be interrogated to determine the particular type of reticle cassette (36) or reticle holder (132) carried therein. A reticle transfer system (50) receives a pair of such SMIF pods (20), interrogates each of the SMIF pods (20) to ascertain which type of reticle cassette (36) or reticle holder (132) the SMIF pod (20) carries, and automatically moves reticles (42) through a controlled environment from one reticle cassette (36) or reticle holder (32) to another reticle cassette (36) or reticle holder (132). A reticle reorienter (56) includable in the system (50) also permits automatically exchanging reticles (42) between a reticle carrier (144) and a reticle cassette (36) or reticle holder (132).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Fortrend Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Kung Chris Wu, Robert Frank Sifuentes, Kenneth Alan Hardy, Edgardo A. Caliboso, Anatoly Malobrodsky, Chien-Rong Huang
  • Universal reticle transfer system
    Publication number: 20060177287
    Abstract: A specially adapted SMIF pod (20) receives and holds one particular type of reticle cassette (36) or reticle holder (132) selected from among dozens of different configurations thereof. The SMIF pod (20) may be interrogated to determine the particular type of reticle cassette (36) or reticle holder (132) carried therein. A reticle transfer system (50) receives a pair of such SMIF pods (20), interrogates each of the SMIF pods (20) to ascertain which type of reticle cassette (36) or reticle holder (132) the SMIF pod (20) carries, and automatically moves reticles (42) through a controlled environment from one reticle cassette (36) or reticle holder (32) to another reticle cassette (36) or reticle holder (132). A reticle reorienter (56) includable in the system (50) also permits automatically exchanging reticles (42) between a reticle carrier (144) and a reticle cassette (36) or reticle holder (132).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Kung Wu, Robert Sifuentes, Kenneth Hardy, Edgardo Caliboso, Anatoly Malobrodsky, Chien-Rong Huang