Abstract: The present invention comprises a fully automated, fabrication compliant furnace with the advantages of the horizontal and most of the advantages of the vertical furnace. One embodiment of the present invention is that it implements a multi-degree motion robot arm to move wafers from a loading area to a WIP station where the wafers are then loaded into wafer boats on a rotating cantilever system or directly onto a specialized and reconfigurable paddle designed to hold wafers. The wafers may be loaded in the horizontal processing position as well as the vertical processing position. Multiple levels of the semi-toroidal horizontal processors allow for multiple batches of wafers to be loaded, processed, cooled and unloaded by the robot arm. The present invention reduces the footprint of the traditional horizontal or vertical furnaces, increases capacity and throughput, and allows for direct tube transfer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a configuration of a hard-drive containment system and method for manufacture in which a polymer including an electromagnetic interference shielding (EMI shielding) is configured such that shielding gaskets may be reduced or eliminated completely. Patterned sinusoidal “cuts” that are molded into one or more sides of a disk-drive container made of Premier® or another EMI shielding polymer material that provides sufficient EMI shielding, such that further shielding, such that the need for gaskets is reduced or eliminated.

Abstract: The inventive plant holder is made of at least two layers of cloth like material and configured to hold soil for a live plant for both indoor and outdoor use. The invention allows the plant to be irrigated without detriment to the holder by allowing excess water to drain out a target area, but keeping the soil moist. The holder has an outer layer of material that allows for various types of decorative and custom designs.