Patents by Inventor Dennis L. Veatch

Dennis L. Veatch 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).

  • Vertical wafer carrier handling apparatus
    Patent number: 5799995
    Abstract: An apparatus for efficiently and safely loading, unloading and transporting vertically oriented wafer carriers. The apparatus includes a body having a front and a back face, a top portion and a first and a second side, two horizontally aligned handles mounted to respective first and second sides on the front face of the body. The apparatus further includes an arm having a fixed end attached to the top portion of the back face of the body and a free end containing a slot, extending from the free end toward the fixed end, of dimensions suitable to slidably receive the carrier handle and to restrain movement of the carrier parallel to the back face of the body and a top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory D. Bergam, Dennis L. Veatch, Mark R. Anderson
  • Vertical wafer carrier handling apparatus
    Patent number: 5658028
    Abstract: An apparatus for efficiently and safely loading, unloading and transporting vertically oriented wafer carriers. The apparatus includes a body having a front and a back face, a top portion and a first and a second side, two horizontally aligned handles mounted to respective first and second sides on the front face of the body. The apparatus further includes an arm having a fixed end attached to the top portion of the back face of the body and a free end containing a slot, extending from the free end toward the fixed end, of dimensions suitable to slidably receive the carrier handle and to restrain movement of the carrier parallel to the back face of the body and a top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory D. Bergam, Dennis L. Veatch, Mark R. Anderson