| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 414749200 | Carried via magnetic floating | 8 |
| 20080298947 | Apparatus for transferring substrates - An apparatus for transferring substrates includes a carrier to which substrates are loaded, an upper transfer unit transferring the carrier horizontally by applying thrust to the carrier, a lower transfer unit maintaining the lower body of the carrier at the horizontal in a non-contact status, a magnetic levitation module levitating the carrier magnetically, and a lower damper unit maintaining the lower center of gravity of the carrier levitated by the magnetic levitation module. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090162179 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A drive system for a transport apparatus includes a plurality of permanent magnets connected to the transport apparatus, a plurality of stationary windings exposed to a field of at least one of the plurality of permanent magnets, a control system for energizing the stationary windings to provide magnetic force on the transport apparatus, and an arrangement of ferromagnetic components proximate at least one side of the transport apparatus for providing passive stabilization of lift, pitch, and roll of the transport apparatus. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100158657 | Method for Manipulation Using Rotational Magnetic Field - A rotational magnetic field is applied to a base material having a paramagnetic property, a ferromagnetic property, or a diamagnetic property, and to a magnetic-particle containing substance that contains at least one magnetic particle and is placed on the base material. The magnetic particle also has a paramagnetic property, a ferromagnetic property, or a diamagnetic property. With the rotational magnetic field being applied, the magnetic dipole in the magnetic particle is rotated, and the magnetic-particle containing substance that contains the magnetic particle is moved on the base material by the magnetic dipole interaction between the magnetic particle and the base material. Thus, a manipulation method that utilizes a rotational magnetic field to perform manipulation readily at low costs is provided. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110200417 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING SUBSTRATES - An apparatus for transferring substrates includes a carrier to which substrates are loaded, an upper transfer unit transferring the carrier horizontally by applying thrust to the carrier, a lower transfer unit maintaining the lower body of the carrier at the horizontal in a non-contact status, a magnetic levitation module levitating the carrier magnetically, and a lower damper unit maintaining the lower center of gravity of the carrier levitated by the magnetic levitation module. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20120121371 | DEVICE FOR PARTICLE FREE HANDLING OF SUBSTRATES - A device for particle free handling of substrates of micro technology within mini environments under clean room conditions works friction free and thus particle free. One component of the device is movable relative to an other component in at least the x-, y-, z-axes and a Φ-direction and supported and driven along each of the axes and the direction contactless electromagnetically. Transmission of energy for bearing and driving the one component is effected contactless. The device includes at least one active component and at least one passive component. A movable active component may be guided on the fixed passive component by a magnet bearing, and a drive motor which rides with the active component may be coupled with an energy supply over an electromagnetic coupling. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20130089401 | Mitigated-Force Carriage for High Magnetic Field Environments - A carriage for high magnetic field environments includes a first work-piece holding means for holding a first work-piece, the first work-piece holding means being disposed in an operable relationship with a work-piece processing magnet having a magnetic field strength of at least 1 Tesla. The first work-piece holding means is further disposed in operable connection with a second work-piece holding means for holding a second work-piece so that, as the first work-piece is inserted into the magnetic field, the second work-piece is simultaneously withdrawn from the magnetic field, so that an attractive magnetic force imparted on the first work-piece offsets a resistive magnetic force imparted on the second work-piece. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20140234065 | LABORATORY SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING METHOD OF OPERATION - A laboratory sample distribution system is presented. The laboratory sample distribution system comprises a number of container carriers. The container carriers each comprise at least one magnetically active device such as, for example, at least one permanent magnet, and carry a sample container. The system further comprises a transport plane to carry the container carriers and a number of electro-magnetic actuators being stationary arranged below the transport plane. The electro-magnetic actuators move a container carrier on top of the transport plane by applying a magnetic force to the container carrier. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20150037128 | Monolithic magnets with magnetic field domains for diamagnetic levitation - The invention comprises a monolithic magnet or a combination of monolithic magnets with magnetic field domains for diamagnetic levitation of diamagnetic objects wherein the magnetic field pattern, the magnetic field strength and the magnetic field gradient of the magnetic field domains are chosen in such way that levitation of diamagnetic objects is achieved. | 02-05-2015 |
