公开(公告)号：US20080050208A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-28

申请号：US11897024

申请日：2007-08-27

申请人： Barry Kitazumi ,  Mihir Parikh ,  Michael Brain

发明人： Barry Kitazumi ,  Mihir Parikh ,  Michael Brain

IPC分类号： B65G49/07 ,  B65G15/10 ,  B66C17/08 ,  B65G25/00

CPC分类号： H01L21/67706 ,  B65G15/10 ,  B65G37/005 ,  B65G2201/0297 ,  H01L21/67715 ,  H01L21/6773 ,  Y10T477/745

摘要： Systems for transporting an article using horizontal belts are described. Transport sections include a first horizontal belt and a second horizontal belt, and the belts are separated by a distance configured for placement of the article between them. A plurality of horizontal rollers is configured to guide the belts, and a plurality of support protrusions extends from each of the belts. The protrusions are configured to support a weight of the article. Methods for conveying articles using horizontal belts are described. Methods for loading, unloading, and changing the conveyance path of articles are described.

摘要翻译： 描述了使用水平带传送物品的系统。 运输部分包括第一水平带和第二水平带，并且带被隔开一段距离，该距离被配置用于将物品放置在它们之间。 多个水平辊构造成引导带，并且多个支撑突起从每个带延伸。 突起被构造成支撑制品的重量。 描述了使用水平带输送物品的方法。 描述了装载，卸载和改变物品输送路径的方法。

公开(公告)号：US20070240971A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-18

申请号：US11764161

申请日：2007-06-15

申请人： Barry Kitazumi ,  Michael Brain ,  Mihir Parikh

发明人： Barry Kitazumi ,  Michael Brain ,  Mihir Parikh

IPC分类号： B65G15/10

CPC分类号： B65G17/123 ,  B65G15/14 ,  B65G2201/0297 ,  H01L21/67706 ,  H01L21/67715 ,  H01L21/6773 ,  Y10S414/14

摘要： A transport system for conveying articles along conveyance paths including straight, curvilinear, horizontal, inclined and declined conveyance sections. The articles are conveyed between a pair of vertical belts while being supported by protrusions extending from the vertical belts. The vertical belts are guided using a multiplicity of vertical rollers that are configurable into straight, curvilinear and dynamically changing conveyance sections. Multiple conveyance sections can be joined end to end to transport articles over complex paths and over long distances. The articles conveyed may include semiconductor wafers.

摘要翻译： 一种用于沿着包括直的，曲线的，水平的，倾斜的和倾斜的输送段输送路径输送物品的运输系统。 物品在一对垂直带之间输送，同时由从垂直带延伸的突起支撑。 使用多个可配置成直线，曲线和动态变化的输送部分的垂直辊来引导垂直带。 多个输送部分可以端对端地连接，以通过复杂的路径和长距离运输物品。 所传送的物品可以包括半导体晶片。

公开(公告)号：US20070240970A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-18

申请号：US11406569

申请日：2006-04-18

申请人： Barry Kitazumi ,  Michael Brain ,  Mihir Parikh

发明人： Barry Kitazumi ,  Michael Brain ,  Mihir Parikh

IPC分类号： B65G15/00

CPC分类号： B65G17/123 ,  B65G15/14 ,  B65G2201/0297 ,  H01L21/67706 ,  H01L21/67715 ,  H01L21/6773 ,  Y10S414/14

摘要： A transport system for conveying articles along conveyance paths including straight, curvilinear, horizontal, inclined and declined conveyance sections. The articles are conveyed between a pair of vertical belts while being supported by protrusions extending from the vertical belts. The vertical belts are guided using a multiplicity of vertical rollers that are configurable into straight, curvilinear and dynamically changing conveyance sections. Multiple conveyance sections can be joined end to end to transport articles over complex paths and over long distances. The articles conveyed may include semiconductor wafers.

摘要翻译： 一种用于沿着包括直的，曲线的，水平的，倾斜的和倾斜的输送段输送路径输送物品的运输系统。 物品在一对垂直带之间输送，同时由从垂直带延伸的突起支撑。 使用多个可配置成直线，曲线和动态变化的输送部分的垂直辊来引导垂直带。 多个输送部分可以端对端地连接，以通过复杂的路径和长距离运输物品。 所传送的物品可以包括半导体晶片。

公开(公告)号：US20080053794A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-06

申请号：US11897013

申请日：2007-08-27

申请人： Michael Brain ,  Barry Kitazumi ,  Mihir Parikh ,  Brian Compian

发明人： Michael Brain ,  Barry Kitazumi ,  Mihir Parikh ,  Brian Compian

IPC分类号： B65G15/00

CPC分类号： B65G37/005 ,  B65G2201/0297

摘要： A transport system for conveying articles along conveyance paths including straight, curvilinear, horizontal, vertical, inclined, and declined conveyance sections optionally physically offset from one another horizontally, vertically, or combinations thereof. The articles are conveyed between a pair of transport belts or rollers and/or by conveyance elements such as a gripper, a robotic hoist, a lift, or an elevator while being optionally supported by protrusions extending from the belts or rollers, secured via a kinematic interface, grasped by a gripper, or supported by air bearings. Multiple conveyance sections, lifts, robotic hoists, grippers, and elevators can be joined, interfaced, and/or integrated over complex paths and arrangements with one another as well as with manufacturing, processing, measurement, and sorting equipment. The articles conveyed may include semiconductor wafers, substrates for the manufacture of display devices or photovoltaics, or the like.

摘要翻译： 一种运输系统，用于沿着包括直的，曲线的，水平的，垂直的，倾斜的和倾斜的输送部分沿着输送路径输送物品，其可选地物理上彼此水平地，垂直地或彼此组合地偏移。 物品在一对传送带或辊之间和/或传送元件（例如夹持器，机器人起重机，升降机或电梯）之间传送，同时可选地由从带或辊延伸的突起支撑，通过运动学 接口，由夹具抓住，或由空气轴承支撑。 多个运输部分，升降机，机器人起重机，夹具和电梯可以通过复杂的路径和布置彼此以及制造，加工，测量和分选设备进行接合，接口和/或集成。 所传送的物品可以包括半导体晶片，用于制造显示装置或光伏的基板等。

公开(公告)号：US20070289843A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-20

申请号：US11764755

申请日：2007-06-18

申请人： Barry Kitazumi ,  Michael Brain ,  Mihir Parikh

发明人： Barry Kitazumi ,  Michael Brain ,  Mihir Parikh

IPC分类号： B65G49/07 ,  B65G47/00

CPC分类号： H01L21/67706 ,  B65G37/005 ,  B65G37/02 ,  B65G2201/0297 ,  H01L21/67715 ,  H01L21/67718 ,  H01L21/6773

摘要： A transport system for conveying articles along conveyance paths including straight, curvilinear, horizontal, inclined, and declined conveyance sections optionally physically offset from one another. The articles are conveyed between a pair of horizontal belts, vertical rollers, or vertical belts while being supported by protrusions extending from the horizontal belts, vertical rollers, or vertical belts. The vertical belts are guided using a multiplicity of vertical rollers that are configurable into straight, curvilinear, and dynamically changing conveyance sections. Multiple conveyance sections can be joined end to end to transport articles over complex paths and over long distances. The articles conveyed may include semiconductor wafers.

摘要翻译： 一种运输系统，用于沿着包括直线，曲线，水平，倾斜和倾斜的输送部分的输送路径输送物品，其选择性地彼此偏移。 物品在一对水平带，垂直辊或垂直带之间输送，同时由从水平带，垂直辊或垂直带延伸的突起支撑。 垂直皮带使用多个可配置成直线，曲线和动态变化的输送部分的垂直滚轮进行引导。 多个输送部分可以端对端地连接，以通过复杂的路径和长距离运输物品。 所传送的物品可以包括半导体晶片。

公开(公告)号：US07281623B1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-16

申请号：US11406569

申请日：2006-04-18

申请人： Barry Kitazumi ,  Michael D. Brain ,  Mihir Parikh

发明人： Barry Kitazumi ,  Michael D. Brain ,  Mihir Parikh

IPC分类号： B65G15/50

CPC分类号： B65G17/123 ,  B65G15/14 ,  B65G2201/0297 ,  H01L21/67706 ,  H01L21/67715 ,  H01L21/6773 ,  Y10S414/14

摘要： A transport system for conveying articles along conveyance paths including straight, curvilinear, horizontal, inclined and declined conveyance sections. The articles are conveyed between a pair of vertical belts while being supported by protrusions extending from the vertical belts. The vertical belts are guided using a multiplicity of vertical rollers that are configurable into straight, curvilinear and dynamically changing conveyance sections. Multiple conveyance sections can be joined end to end to transport articles over complex paths and over long distances. The articles conveyed may include semiconductor wafers.

摘要翻译： 一种用于沿着包括直的，曲线的，水平的，倾斜的和倾斜的输送段输送路径输送物品的运输系统。 物品在一对垂直带之间输送，同时由从垂直带延伸的突起支撑。 使用多个可配置成直线，曲线和动态变化的输送部分的垂直辊来引导垂直带。 多个输送部分可以端对端地连接，以通过复杂的路径和长距离运输物品。 所传送的物品可以包括半导体晶片。

公开(公告)号：US07445111B2

公开(公告)日：2008-11-04

申请号：US11764161

申请日：2007-06-15

申请人： Barry Kitazumi ,  Michael D. Brain ,  Mihir Parikh

发明人： Barry Kitazumi ,  Michael D. Brain ,  Mihir Parikh

IPC分类号： B65G15/50

CPC分类号： B65G17/123 ,  B65G15/14 ,  B65G2201/0297 ,  H01L21/67706 ,  H01L21/67715 ,  H01L21/6773 ,  Y10S414/14

摘要： A transport system for conveying articles along conveyance paths including straight, curvilinear, horizontal, inclined and declined conveyance sections. The articles are conveyed between a pair of vertical belts while being supported by protrusions extending from the vertical belts. The vertical belts are guided using a multiplicity of vertical rollers that are configurable into straight, curvilinear and dynamically changing conveyance sections. Multiple conveyance sections can be joined end to end to transport articles over complex paths and over long distances. The articles conveyed may include semiconductor wafers.

摘要翻译： 一种用于沿着包括直的，曲线的，水平的，倾斜的和倾斜的输送段输送路径输送物品的运输系统。 物品在一对垂直带之间输送，同时由从垂直带延伸的突起支撑。 使用多个可配置成直线，曲线和动态变化的输送部分的垂直辊来引导垂直带。 多个输送部分可以端对端地连接，以通过复杂的路径和长距离运输物品。 所传送的物品可以包括半导体晶片。

公开(公告)号：US20090114507A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-07

申请号：US11983353

申请日：2007-11-07

申请人： Barry Kitazumi ,  Mihir Parikh ,  Martin P. Aalund ,  Michael D. Brain

发明人： Barry Kitazumi ,  Mihir Parikh ,  Martin P. Aalund ,  Michael D. Brain

IPC分类号： B65G47/04 ,  B65G65/02 ,  B65H1/00 ,  B66C13/22 ,  H01L21/677

CPC分类号： B65G15/14 ,  B65G47/901 ,  H01L21/6773 ,  H01L21/67733 ,  H01L21/67736

摘要： A transport system is provided to move an article from a conveyance section to a location. The conveyance section transports the article using a pair of transport belts. A lift lowers the article downward between the pair of transport belts. A hoist translates the article beneath the conveyance section to the location while supporting the article from above. The article may include a FOUP, semiconductor wafer, substrate for the manufacture of display devices or photovoltaics. The hoist may comprise a carriage and a gripper configured to grasp and vertically move the article while suspended beneath the carriage.

摘要翻译： 提供运送系统以将物品从运输部分移动到位置。 输送部使用一对输送带输送物品。 升降机在一对传送带之间向下降低物品。 起重机将运输工具下方的物品翻译到位置，同时从上方支撑物品。 该物品可以包括用于制造显示装置或光伏的FOUP，半导体晶片，衬底。 起重机可以包括托架和夹具，构造成在悬架在托架下方时抓住并垂直移动物品。

公开(公告)号：US20090038917A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-12

申请号：US12231791

申请日：2008-09-04

申请人： Barry Kitazumi ,  Michael D. Brain ,  Mihir Parikh

发明人： Barry Kitazumi ,  Michael D. Brain ,  Mihir Parikh

IPC分类号： B65G15/50 ,  B65G47/04

CPC分类号： B65G17/123 ,  B65G15/14 ,  B65G2201/0297 ,  H01L21/67706 ,  H01L21/67715 ,  H01L21/6773 ,  Y10S414/14

摘要： A transport system for conveying articles along conveyance paths including straight, curvilinear, horizontal, inclined and declined conveyance sections. The articles are conveyed between a pair of vertical belts while being supported by protrusions extending from the vertical belts. The vertical belts are guided using a multiplicity of vertical rollers that are configurable into straight, curvilinear and dynamically changing conveyance sections. Multiple conveyance sections can be joined end to end to transport articles over complex paths and over long distances. The articles conveyed may include semiconductor wafers.

摘要翻译： 一种用于沿着包括直的，曲线的，水平的，倾斜的和倾斜的输送段输送路径输送物品的运输系统。 物品在一对垂直带之间输送，同时由从垂直带延伸的突起支撑。 使用多个可配置成直线，曲线和动态变化的输送部分的垂直辊来引导垂直带。 多个输送部分可以端对端地连接，以通过复杂的路径和长距离运输物品。 所传送的物品可以包括半导体晶片。

公开(公告)号：US09532092B1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-27

申请号：US12981676

申请日：2010-12-30

申请人： Babu Suryanarayanan ,  Ronnie So ,  Mihir Parikh ,  Ashok Jaiprakash Lalwani ,  Abdul Salam Faisal Padinjareveetil ,  James Egerton

发明人： Babu Suryanarayanan ,  Ronnie So ,  Mihir Parikh ,  Ashok Jaiprakash Lalwani ,  Abdul Salam Faisal Padinjareveetil ,  James Egerton

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04N21/2662

CPC分类号： H04N21/222 ,  H04L65/105 ,  H04L65/601 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/2842 ,  H04N21/23106 ,  H04N21/2358 ,  H04N21/236 ,  H04N21/2662 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/8456 ,  H04N21/8547

摘要： A method and apparatus for delivering a content stream is implemented within a content delivery network (CDN) and, in one embodiment, includes the high level functions of recording the stream using a recording tier, and playing the stream using a player tier. For a live stream, the step of recording the stream includes a set of sub-steps that begins when the stream is received at a CDN entry point in a source format. The stream is then converted into an intermediate format (IF), which is an internal format for delivering the stream within the CDN and comprises a stream manifest, a set of one or more fragment indexes (FI), and a set of IF fragments. The player process begins when a requesting client is associated with a CDN HTTP proxy. In response to receipt at the HTTP proxy of a request for the stream or a portion thereof, the HTTP proxy retrieves (either from the archive or the data store) the stream manifest and at least one fragment index. Using the fragment index, the IF fragments are retrieved to the HTTP proxy, converted to a target format, and then served in response to the client request. The source format may be the same or different from the target format. Preferably, all fragments are accessed, cached and served by the HTTP proxy via HTTP.

摘要翻译： 用于递送内容流的方法和装置在内容传送网络（CDN）内实现，并且在一个实施例中包括使用记录层记录流的高级功能，以及使用播放器层播放流。 对于直播流，记录流的步骤包括当在源格式的CDN入口点处接收到流时开始的一组子步骤。 然后将流转换成中间格式（IF），其是用于在CDN内递送流的内部格式，并且包括流清单，一组或多个片段索引（FI）和一组IF片段。 当请求的客户端与CDN HTTP代理关联时，播放器进程开始。 响应于在HTTP代理处接收对流或其一部分的请求，HTTP代理从数据流清单和至少一个片段索引中检索（来自归档或数据存储）。 使用片段索引，将IF片段检索到HTTP代理，转换为目标格式，然后响应客户端请求提供服务。 源格式可能与目标格式相同或不同。 优选地，HTTP代理通过HTTP访问，高速缓存和服务所有片段。