Patents by Inventor Eric Nering

Eric Nering 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for positive wafer process status identification during semiconductor wafer processing
    Publication number: 20020071750
    Abstract: The processing status of a plurality of semiconductor wafers undergoing processing is positively identified by the use of indicator flags associated with cassettes containing the wafers. The flags are moved between at least two processing state indicating positions during processing of the wafers by a robotic arm that also transfers the wafers between the cassettes and a wafer processing station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Applicant: Adept Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Nering