Patents by Inventor Kevin James Harrell

Kevin James Harrell 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).

  • Semiconductor load port alignment device
    Patent number: 6789328
    Abstract: A semiconductor load port alignment device has a housing with a registration face and an alignment measurement face. A plurality of sensors are contained in the housing near the alignment measurement face. A processor is connected to the plurality of sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Brooks Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Haggott Beckhart, Patrick Rooney Conarro, Kevin James Harrell, Kamran Michael Farivar-Sadri
  • Robot alignment system and method
    Patent number: 6532403
    Abstract: A robot alignment system (10) includes a sensor system (12). The sensor system (12) is designed to attach to an end effector of a robot arm (14). A rough alignment target (16) is attached to a work station. A fine alignment target (22) is placed on a work surface of the work station. The sensor system (12) first determines the rough alignment target (16). The robot arm (14) is then moved to detect the fine alignment target (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: MicroTool, Inc
    Inventors: Gordon Haggott Beckhart, Patrick Rooney Conarro, Kevin James Harrell, Michael Charles Krause, Kamran Michael Farivar-Sadri
  • Electronic level
    Patent number: 6526668
    Abstract: An electronic level (10) has a rigid flat disk (12). An electronic level sensor (14) is attached to the rigid flat disk (12). An electronic display (20) is electrically connected to the electronic level sensor (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Microtool, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Haggott Beckhart, Patrick Rooney Conarro, Kevin James Harrell, Michael Charles Krause, Kamran Michael Farivar-Sadri
  • Semiconductor load port alignment device
    Publication number: 20020148132
    Abstract: A semiconductor load port alignment device has a housing with a registration face and an alignment measurement face. A plurality of sensors are contained in the housing near the alignment measurement face. A processor is connected to the plurality of sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Gordon Haggott Beckhart, Patrick Rooney Conarro, Kevin James Harrell, Kamran Michael Farivar-Sadri
  • Robot alignment system and method
    Publication number: 20020016650
    Abstract: A robot alignment system (10) includes a sensor system (12). The sensor system (12) is designed to attach to an end effector of a robot arm (14). A rough alignment target (16) is attached to a work station. A fine alignment target (22) is placed on a work surface of the work station. The sensor system (12) first determines the rough alignment target (16). The robot arm (14) is then moved to detect the fine alignment target (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Gordon Haggott Beckhart, Patrick Rooney Conarro, Kevin James Harrell, Michael Charles Krause, Kamran Michael Farivar-Sadri
  • Semiconductor alignment tool
    Patent number: 6307211
    Abstract: A semiconductor alignment tool has a housing that has a number of registration pins for mating with a standard semiconductor cassette. A plurality of x-y axis sensors are embedded in a first surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: MicroTool, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Haggott Beckhart, Patrick Rooney Conarro, Kevin James Harrell, Michael Charles Krause, Kamran Michael Farivar-Sadri
  • Tool for aligning a robot arm to a cassette for holding semiconductor wafers
    Patent number: 6300644
    Abstract: A tool for aligning a robot arm to a cassette for holding semiconductor wafers has a housing having a slot one position for holding a semiconductor wafer. A z-axis non-intrusive detector is attached to the housing and senses if the semiconductor wafer is aligned in the slot one position. An indicator is connected to the z-axis detector and provides a signal indicating when the semiconductor wafer is aligned in the slot one position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: MicroTool, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Haggott Beckhart, Patrick Rooney Conarro, Kevin James Harrell, Michael Charles Krause, Kamran Michael Farivar-Sadri