David Allen Tuttle

US Patent:

6925356, Aug 2, 2005

Filed:

Nov 25, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/303516

Inventors:

Ronald Vern Schauer - Gilroy CA, US
Alan Rick Lappen - San Martin CA, US
David L. Tuttle - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Applied Materials, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F007/00

US Classification:

700213, 700218, 700114, 414936

Abstract:

An alignment tool, method and system are provided for aligning a cassette handler to a robot blade in a workpiece handling system, in which the tool comprises a frame or fixture adapted to be supported by the cassette handler support surface, in which the frame has one or more distance sensors positioned to measure the distance of a workpiece or robot blade from the sensor or a predetermined reference point or surface. In a preferred embodiment, the frame emulates a workpiece cassette and the distance sensors provide a numerical output of the distance to the workpiece. As explained in greater detail below, these distance measurements facilitate accurately leveling and aligning the cassette handler support surface relative to a workpiece supported by the robot blade such that when the frame is replaced by an actual workpiece cassette, the workpiece cassette will also be level and aligned with respect to the robot blade and the workpiece held by the blade. As a consequence, accidental scratching and breakage of workpieces such as semiconductor wafers and display substrates may be reduced or eliminated.

US Patent:

7158857, Jan 2, 2007

Filed:

May 6, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/124318

Inventors:

Ronald Vern Schauer - Gilroy CA, US
Alan Rick Lappen - San Martin CA, US
David L. Tuttle - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Applied Materials, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

700218, 114213, 414936

Abstract:

An alignment tool, method and system are provided for aligning a cassette handler to a robot blade in a workpiece handling system, in which the tool comprises a frame or fixture adapted to be supported by the cassette handler support surface, in which the frame has one or more distance sensors positioned to measure the distance of a workpiece or robot blade from the sensor or a predetermined reference point or surface. In a preferred embodiment, the frame emulates a workpiece cassette and the distance sensors provide a numerical output of the distance to the workpiece. As explained in greater detail below, these distance measurements facilitate accurately leveling and aligning the cassette handler support surface relative to a workpiece supported by the robot blade such that when the frame is replaced by an actual workpiece cassette, the workpiece cassette will also be level and aligned with respect to the robot blade and the workpiece held by the blade. As a consequence, accidental scratching and breakage of workpieces such as semiconductor wafers and display substrates may be reduced or eliminated.

US Patent:

8403994, Mar 26, 2013

Filed:

Jan 19, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/009158

Inventors:

William J. Maloney - Palo Alto CA, US
J. David Blaha - Ann Arbor MI, US
C. Lowry Barnes - Little Rock AR, US
John M. Green - Arlington TN, US
David R. Tuttle - Memphis TN, US

Assignee:

Wright Medical Technology, Inc. - Arlington TN

International Classification:

A61F 2/38

US Classification:

623 2035, 623 2021, 623 2026, 623 2028, 623 2031, 623 2014

Abstract:

Knee prosthesis includes a femoral component adapted to fit on a distal end of the femur and a tibial insert component. The femoral component includes a measured anterior/posterior dimension defined by the posterior condyle surface and the interior surface of the anterior flange and a distal peg provided on a distal bone facing surface of each of the lateral and medial condylar structures, wherein the distal pegs are positioned at a midpoint of the measured anterior/posterior dimension. The implant system provides two distinct sizing segments and the tibial insert has a medial tibial aspect ratio of 0. 74 and a lateral tibial aspect ratio of 0. 65 to 0. 68 for all sizes.

US Patent:

20030060922, Mar 27, 2003

Filed:

Oct 8, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/266389

Inventors:

Ronald Schauer - Gilroy CA, US
Alan Lappen - San Martin CA, US
David Tuttle - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

G06F007/00

US Classification:

700/213000

Abstract:

An alignment tool, method and system are provided for aligning a cassette handler to a robot blade in a workpiece handling system, in which the tool comprises a frame or fixture adapted to be supported by the cassette handler support surface, in which the frame has one or more distance sensors positioned to measure the distance of a workpiece or robot blade from the sensor or a predetermined reference point or surface. In a preferred embodiment, the frame emulates a workpiece cassette and the distance sensors provide a numerical output of the distance to the workpiece. As explained in greater detail below, these distance measurements facilitate accurately leveling and aligning the cassette handler support surface relative to a workpiece supported by the robot blade such that when the frame is replaced by an actual workpiece cassette, the workpiece cassette will also be level and aligned with respect to the robot blade and the workpiece held by the blade. As a consequence, accidental scratching and breakage of workpieces such as semiconductor wafers and display substrates may be reduced or eliminated.

US Patent:

20130345820, Dec 26, 2013

Filed:

Mar 15, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/840931

Inventors:

William J. Maloney - Palo Alto CA, US
J. David Blaha - Ann Arbor MI, US
C. Lowry Barnes - Little Rock AR, US
John M. Green - Arlington TN, US
David R. Tuttle - Memphis TN, US

Assignee:

WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. - Arlington TN

International Classification:

A61F 2/38

US Classification:

623 2031

Abstract:

Knee prosthesis includes a femoral component adapted to fit on a distal end of the femur and a tibial insert component. The femoral component includes a measured anterior/posterior dimension defined by the posterior condyle surface and the interior surface of the anterior flange and a distal peg provided on a distal bone facing surface of each of the lateral and medial condylar structures, wherein the distal pegs are positioned at a midpoint of the measured anterior/posterior dimension. The implant system provides two distinct sizing segments and the tibial insert has a medial tibial aspect ratio of 0.74 and a lateral tibial aspect ratio of 0.65 to 0.68 for all sizes.