Patents by Inventor Gerd Brueckner

Gerd Brueckner 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).

  • Method and device for handling an article in the course of semiconductor fabrication
    Patent number: 7802830
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for handling an article in semiconductor fabrication in which the article is completely separated from a gripper by a frozen liquid. The gripper includes a feeding device for introducing a liquid such as a high-purity water or a decontaminating liquid. The gripper also includes a cooling device for freezing the liquid. A suction take-in device applies negative pressure to hold the article against the frozen liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Qimonda AG
    Inventors: Gerd Brueckner, Arthur Deutschlaender, Harald Heinrich, Germar Schneider, Steffen Schroeder
  • Method and Device for Handling an Article in the Course of Semiconductor Fabrication
    Publication number: 20080038904
    Abstract: The invention relates inter alia to a method and apparatus for handling an article in semiconductor fabrication. For example, the method includes handling the article by completely separating the article from a gripper by a frozen liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Gerd Brueckner, Arthur Deutschlaender, Harald Heinrich, Germar Schneider, Steffen Schroeder