Craig Cohen Howard

US Patent:

6350177, Feb 26, 2002

Filed:

May 17, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/573621

Inventors:

Jose R. Gonzalez-Martin - Phoenix AZ
Chris Karlsrud - Chandler AZ
Robert Allen - Gilbert AZ
Toby Jordan - Gilbert AZ
Craig Howard - Gilbert AZ
Arthur Hamer - Sun Lakes AZ
Jeff Cunnane - Phoenix AZ
Periya Gopalan - Chandler AZ
Bill Thornton - Apache Junction AZ
Jon MacErnie - Chandler AZ
Fernando Calderon - Chandler AZ

Assignee:

SpeedFam-IPEC Corporation - Chandler AZ

International Classification:

B24B 100

US Classification:

451 41, 451287

Abstract:

An integral machine for polishing, cleaning, rinsing and drying workpieces such as semiconductor wafers. A load/unload station has a plurality of platforms for receiving cassettes of wafers to be processed. A dry end-effector of a robot retrieves wafers from the cassettes and transfers them to an index table. A transfer apparatus having wafer carrier elements picks up wafers from the index table, moves the wafers to a polishing table for polishing, and returns the wafers to the index table for further processing. A flipper moves the polished wafers to a cleaning station. The cleaning station includes scrub stations, a rinsing station and a spin dryer station, and a connective system of water tracks. A wet end-effector of the robot transfers rinsed wafers to the spin dryer station. The dry end-effector of the robot moves dried wafers from the spin dryer station back to the cassette of origination.

US Patent:

6364745, Apr 2, 2002

Filed:

Mar 13, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/525315

Inventors:

Jose R. Gonzalez-Martin - Phoenix AZ
Chris Karlsrud - Chandler AZ
Robert Allen - Gilbert AZ
Toby Jordan - Gilbert AZ
Craig Howard - Gilbert AZ
Arthur Hamer - Sun Lakes AZ
Jeff Cunnane - Phoenix AZ
Periya Gopalan - Chandler AZ
Bill Thornton - Apache Junction AZ
Jon MacErnie - Chandler AZ
Fernando Calderon - Chandler AZ

Assignee:

SpeedFam-IPEC Corporation - Chandler AZ

International Classification:

B24B 4900

US Classification:

451 6, 451 41, 451 5

Abstract:

An integral machine for polishing, cleaning, rinsing and drying workpieces such as semiconductor wafers. A load/unload station has a plurality of platforms for receiving cassettes of wafers to be processed. A dry end-effector of a robot retrieves wafers from the cassettes and transfers them to an index table. A transfer apparatus having wafer carrier elements picks up wafers from the index table, moves the wafers to a polishing table for polishing, and returns the wafers to the index table for further processing. A flipper moves the polished wafers to a cleaning station. The cleaning station includes scrub stations, a rinsing station and a spin dryer station, and a connective system of water tracks. A wet end-effector of the robot transfers rinsed wafers to the spin dryer station. The dry end-effector of the robot moves dried wafers from the spin dryer station back to the cassette of origination.

US Patent:

6768994, Jul 27, 2004

Filed:

Feb 23, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/792635

Inventors:

Craig Howard - Chandler AZ
Robert J. Allen - Chandler AZ

Assignee:

Trimble Navigation Limited - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707 10, 7071041, 709218, 709246, 7155011, 715513

Abstract:

A database reporting and data mining system operates in one embodiment on a database of a location aware wireless gateway that processes message, location, event data obtained from an asset sensor or user, and other telemetry data from remote assets such as vehicles of a business enterprise fleet, and presents configurable reports on web pages displayed within the users web browser in text or chart form. Reports, which may be user-customized, are created in response to user queries regarding, e. g. , activity, and trends and summaries of activity for individual vehicles or an entire fleet. Database-stored event data grouped by relationship, e. g. , start and end events, enable automatic computation of desired information such as time and distance between events. Report data in XML format are re-formatted in XSL stylesheets.

US Patent:

8560237, Oct 15, 2013

Filed:

Sep 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/241946

Inventors:

Richard Rudow - Mesa AZ, US
James M. Janky - Los Altos CA, US
Robert Joseph Allen - Chandler AZ, US
Craig Howard - Chandler AZ, US

Assignee:

Trimble Navigation Limited - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G01C 21/00
G08G 1/123

US Classification:

701533, 340990

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and devices for performing a trip management function are disclosed. A client computer accesses a server networked therewith to retrieve and store data, such as Web documents, relating to the trip. A wireless device interface allows a portable device, wirelessly coupled with a cellular telephone system with the network, to download the Web document. The portable device has cellular telephone functionality, geo-locating functionality, such as GPS capability, for determining its geo-location, and a processor for processing the Web document to help manage the trip. The Web document can include a set of map tiles, which encompass a particular geo-location area, and which form a dynamic map display. As the geo-location of the device changes, the next sequential map tile is downloaded and processed for displayed thereon.

US Patent:

20060089793, Apr 27, 2006

Filed:

Oct 22, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/971354

Inventors:

Richard Rudow - Mesa AZ, US
James Janky - Los Altos CA, US
Robert Allen - Chandler AZ, US
Craig Howard - Chandler AZ, US

International Classification:

G01C 21/36

US Classification:

701208000, 701200000

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and devices for performing a trip management function are disclosed. A client computer accesses a server networked therewith to retrieve and store data, such as Web documents, relating to the trip. A wireless device interface allows a portable device, wirelessly coupled with a cellular telephone system with the network, to download the Web document. The portable device has cellular telephone functionality, geo-locating functionality, such as GPS capability, for determining its geo-location, and a processor for processing the Web document to help manage the trip. The Web document can include a set of map tiles, which encompass a particular geo-location area, and which form a dynamic map display. As the geo-location of the device changes, the next sequential map tile is downloaded and processed for displayed thereon.

US Patent:

20060129691, Jun 15, 2006

Filed:

Jul 26, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/190236

Inventors:

John Coffee - Gilbert AZ, US
Kevin Marvin - Gilbert AZ, US
Larry Fox - Gilbert AZ, US
David Dye - Phoenix AZ, US
Craig Hier - Chandler AZ, US
Paul Ballew - Chandler AZ, US
Craig Howard - Chandler AZ, US
Robert Allen - Chandler AZ, US
Kirk Bingeman - Phoenix AZ, US
Brad Garn - Chandler AZ, US

Assignee:

GRID DATA, INC. - Chandler AZ

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709230000

Abstract:

A wireless gateway is provided that connects mobile and remote assets or employees to business enterprise users through multiple wireless networks and the Internet by using web served applications. The central core of the gateway is a location aware business component that sends and receives location based information to and from remote and mobile assets and applies business logic to the location data to enhance and automate business applications run by the enterprise user. This functionality considerably exceeds that of a traditional wireless gateway, which simply manages messages passed through multiple wireless networks but does nothing with the content of the messages. The business logic component provides a common interface and protocol for handling location information and allows applications that follow the protocol to interface with the gateway to take advantage of location information by using location data to trigger events or to tag events, messages, or other data.

US Patent:

20060182055, Aug 17, 2006

Filed:

Jan 18, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/334104

Inventors:

John Coffee - Gilbert AZ, US
Kevin Marvin - Gilbert AZ, US
Larry Fox - Gilbert AZ, US
David Dye - Phoenix AZ, US
Craig Hier - Chandler AZ, US
Paul Ballew - Chandler AZ, US
Craig Howard - Chandler AZ, US
Robert Allen - Chandler AZ, US
Brad Garn - Chandler AZ, US

International Classification:

H04Q 7/00

US Classification:

370328000, 370401000

Abstract:

A wireless gateway is provided that connects mobile and remote assets or employees to business enterprise users through multiple wireless networks and the Internet by using web served applications. The central core of the gateway is a location aware business component that sends and receives location based information to and from remote and mobile assets and applies business logic to the location data to enhance and automate business applications run by the enterprise user. This functionality considerably exceeds that of a traditional wireless gateway, which simply manages messages passed through multiple wireless networks but does nothing with the content of the messages. The business logic component provides a common interface and protocol for handling location information and allows applications that follow the protocol to interface with the gateway to take advantage of location information by using location data to trigger events or to tag events, messages, or other data.

US Patent:

20090070032, Mar 12, 2009

Filed:

Nov 14, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/271630

Inventors:

Richard Rudow - Mesa AZ, US
James M. Janky - Los Altos CA, US
Robert Joseph Allen - Chandler AZ, US
Craig Howard - Chandler AZ, US

International Classification:

G01C 21/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

701208, 701207, 7071041, 707E17044

Abstract:

A network based computerized system for managing a trip. The network based computerized system includes a network, which includes one or more of the Internet and a wide area network. The network based computerized system includes a server coupled to the network running a network based application for allowing a user of a client computer coupled with the network to store, on the server, data relating to the trip. The network based computerized system includes a cellular telephone system coupled to the network for allowing a user of a portable electronic device disposed for wirelessly communicating with the cellular telephone system to access the server and download the data relating to the trip. The portable electronic device performs a geo-locating function for determining a geographic location of the portable electronic device and accesses a signal relating to the geographic location generated by a system for determining the geographic location.