Patents by Inventor Colby R. Steere

Colby R. Steere has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6055694
    Abstract: A wafer scrubbing machine is provided with a network of wafer holders which can be moved from a retracted position adjacent each other at a wafer receiving station to an expanded position spaced apart from each within a scrubbing station. The wafers are picked up simultaneously by pairs of depending arms in the scrubbing station and passed between pairs of rotating brushes for cleaning purposes. A common drive wheel is provided to rotate the wafers simultaneously during scrubbing between the brushes. A second network of wafer holders is provided to receive the scrubbed wafers in the scrubbing station and to move into a retracted position within a delivery station for transfer of the cleaned wafers into a cassette for subsequent processing. Two sets of networks may be provided on a common rotatable assembly in order to accommodate two different sizes of delivered wafers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: TSK America, Inc.
    Inventor: Colby R. Steere