Patents by Inventor Royal Wallace Cherry III

Royal Wallace Cherry III 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).

  • Systems and methods for horizontal wafer packaging
    Patent number: 11276593
    Abstract: Systems and methods to manipulate stacks of silicon wafers and rings are described. In one aspect, a robotic actuator includes a robotic end effector that further a first surface having multiple attached wafer suction cups arranged to collectively grasp a silicon wafer. The robotic end effector also includes a second surface that further includes multiple attached ring suction cups arranged to collectively grasp a ring. The second surface also includes a bulk grabber positionable to grasp a collective stack of rings. The robotic actuator also includes an axial actuator configured to rotate the robotic end effector about a flip axis, such that either the first surface or the second surface faces vertically upwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Rorze Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Royal Wallace Cherry, III, Omied Surendra Lele, Bernardo Gonzalez, Rahul Janardhan Chalmela, Yinglong Li
  • Systems and Methods for Horizontal Wafer Packaging
    Publication number: 20210028038
    Abstract: Systems and methods to manipulate stacks of silicon wafers and rings are described. In one aspect, a robotic actuator includes a robotic end effector that further a first surface having multiple attached wafer suction cups arranged to collectively grasp a silicon wafer. The robotic end effector also includes a second surface that further includes multiple attached ring suction cups arranged to collectively grasp a ring. The second surface also includes a bulk grabber positionable to grasp a collective stack of rings. The robotic actuator also includes an axial actuator configured to rotate the robotic end effector about a flip axis, such that either the first surface or the second surface faces vertically upwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Royal Wallace Cherry III, Omied Surendra Lele, Bernardo Gonzalez, Rahul Janardhan Chalmela, Yinglong Li