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US 7,240,785 · App. 11/045,217 · Granted Jul 10, 2007

Method and apparatus for transferring substrates

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Patent No.
US 7,240,785
App. No.
11/045,217
Granted
Jul 10, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is directed to a method for transferring substrates by receiving a first substrate at a first substrate receiving station in a first transfer unit capable of holding at least two substrates, moving the first transfer unit containing only the first substrate along a conveying line to a second substrate receiving station, causing the first transfer unit to receive a second substrate at the second substrate receiving station; and transferring the first and second substrates simultaneously to a substrate transfer station.

Claims (6)

1. A method for transferring substrates which comprises in sequence:

a) receiving a first substrate at a first substrate receiving station in a first transfer unit capable of holding at least two substrates;

b) moving the first transfer unit containing only the first substrate along a conveying line to a second substrate receiving station;

c) causing the first transfer unit to receive a second substrate at said second substrate receiving station; and

d) transferring said first and second substrates simultaneously to a substrate transfer station.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein steps a) through d) are repeated as a continuous process.

Assignments (1)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 2, 2015
From: MCNEIL-PPC, INC.; JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
To: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
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