Patents by Inventor YAN-JANG LIN

YAN-JANG LIN 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).

  • Door detection system
    Patent number: 8858150
    Abstract: A door detection system includes a robot arm unit and a movable unit. The robot arm unit includes at least one bearing platform and at least one level sensing structure disposed on the at least one bearing platform. The level sensing structure includes a plurality of contact sensors, and the wafer carrier device is disposed on the at least one level sensing structure. The movable unit includes at least one movable structure disposed on the robot arm unit. The wafer carrier device has a wafer pick-and-place opening corresponding to the door, and one end of the at least one movable structure can selectively contact the door of the wafer carrier device or been inserted into the wafer carrier device from the wafer pick-and-place opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Inotera Memories, Inc.
    Inventors: San-Chuan Hsu, Ming-Hsuan Shao, Yan-Jang Lin
  • DOOR DETECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130071219
    Abstract: A door detection system includes a robot arm unit and a movable unit. The robot arm unit includes at least one bearing platform and at least one level sensing structure disposed on the at least one bearing platform. The level sensing structure includes a plurality of contact sensors, and the wafer carrier device is disposed on the at least one level sensing structure. The movable unit includes at least one movable structure disposed on the robot arm unit. The wafer carrier device has a wafer pick-and-place opening corresponding to the door, and one end of the at least one movable structure can selectively contact the door of the wafer carrier device or been inserted into the wafer carrier device from the wafer pick-and-place opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: INOTERA MEMORIES, INC.
    Inventors: SAN-CHUAN HSU, MING-HSUAN SHAO, YAN-JANG LIN