B65G 2201/0297
Wafer cassette
B65G2201/0297 (Wafer cassette) appears on 289 US grants and 374 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 289
- Published applications
- 374
- Assignees
- 79
- Inventors
- 547
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 9 |
| 2007 | 4 | 12 |
| 2008 | 6 | 16 |
| 2009 | 7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6 | 9 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 8 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 11 |
| 2014 | 9 | 8 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8 | 14 |
| 2017 | 18 | 22 |
| 2018 | 18 | 17 |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 |
| 2020 | 16 | 23 |
| 2021 | 21 | 28 |
| 2022 | 19 | 39 |
| 2023 | 24 | 36 |
| 2024 | 35 | 34 |
| 2025 | 30 | 24 |
| 2026 | 18 | 14 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Conveyance device, conveyance method, and non-transitory computer readable medium8 Sep 2026US 12,729,075 B2Yamaha Robotics Co., Ltd.
- Stocker and stocker system25 Aug 2026US 12,715,691 B2Semes Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for storing article11 Aug 2026US 12,703,567 B2Semes Co., Ltd.
- Safety fence, transfer device including a safety fence and apparatus for processing a substrate including a safety fence4 Aug 2026US 12,698,599 B2Semes Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus of MTL and transfer system including the same28 Jul 2026US 12,692,097 B2Semes Co., Ltd.
- Substrate carrier8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307921 A1APPLIED Materials.Inc.
- Rack apparatus and method for operating wafer carrier handling system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0305242 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Systems and methods for tray cassette warehousing24 Sep 2026US 2026/0293595 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Energy recovery in stocking vehicles13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233928 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Apparatus for transporting articles2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183812 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Transport system with integrated transport carrier and directors60US 6,308,818 B1Asyst Technologies, Inc. · 2001
- Dynamic storage and transfer system integrated with autonomous guided/roving vehicle47US 9,190,304 B2Brooks Automation, Inc. · 2015
- Substrate carrier handler that unloads substrate carriers directly from a moving conveyor35US 7,243,003 B2APPLIED Materials.Inc. · 2007
- High efficiency buffer stocker28US 8,308,418 B2Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd · 2012
- Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers27US 7,077,264 B2Applied Material, Inc. · 2006