MANUFACTURING PRODUCT CARRIER ENVIRONMENT AND EVENT MONITORING SYSTEM
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a product carrier adapted to transport product undergoing manufacture; and
a first device adapted to sense an attribute of an environment within said product carrier or an event affecting said product carrier.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and system for monitoring the environment surrounding a product in a product carrier and events affecting the product carrier and product in the product carrier during manufacture of the product. The apparatus including: a product carrier adapted to transport product undergoing manufacture; and a first device adapted to sense an attribute of an environment within the product carrier or an event affecting the product carrier.
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38 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a product carrier adapted to transport product undergoing manufacture; and
a first device adapted to sense an attribute of an environment within said product carrier or an event affecting said product carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of monitoring an internal environment of a product carrier or events affecting said product carrier in a manufacturing facility, comprising:
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providing said product carrier, said product carrier transporting product undergoing manufacture; and
providing a first device sensing an attribute of the internal environment of said product carrier or an event affecting said product carrier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A manufacturing system comprising:
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a multiplicity of manufacturing tools;
a multiplicity product carriers having micro-sensors, each product carrier adapted to transport product undergoing manufacture between said manufacturing tools, and each micro-sensor adapted to sense at least one attribute of an environment within each product carrier or an event affecting each product carrier, and each micro-sensor adapted to transmit date and time stamped product carrier identity and attribute and event data; and
one or more receiving stations, each receiving station adapted to receive said product carrier identity and attribute and event. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of monitoring an internal environment of a product carrier or events affecting said product carrier in a manufacturing facility comprising a multiplicity of manufacturing tools, the method comprising:
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providing a multiplicity product carriers having micro-sensors, each product carrier adapted to transport product undergoing manufacture between said manufacturing tools, and each micro-sensor adapted to sense at least one attribute of an environment within each product carrier or an event affecting each product carrier, and each micro-sensor adapted to transmit date and time stamped product carrier identity and attribute and event data; and
providing one or more receiving stations, each receiving station for receiving said product carrier identity and attribute and event data. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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