Patents by Inventor Robert Thomas LoBianco

Robert Thomas LoBianco 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).

  • Publication number: 20090082895
    Abstract: An integrated high speed robotic mechanism is disclosed for improving transport equipment, integrating an object movement with other functionalities such as alignment or identification. The disclosed integrated robot assembly typically comprises an end effector for moving the object in and out of a chamber, a rotation chuck incorporated on the robot body to provide centering and theta alignment capability, and an optional identification subsystem for identifying the object during transport. The present invention also discloses a transfer robot system, employing a plurality of integrated robot assemblies; a transfer system where a transfer robot system can service a plurality of connected chambers such as FOUP or FOSB; a front end module (FEM); or a sorter system. Through the use of these incorporated capabilities into the moving robot, single object transfer operations can exceed 500 parts per hour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Dynamic Micro Systems, Semiconductor Equipment GmbH
    Inventors: David Barker, Robert Thomas LoBianco, Sai Mantripragada, Farzad Tabrizi