Patents by Inventor Gary Crumley

Gary Crumley 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).

  • Disk holder with replaceable inserts to retain springs
    Patent number: 8517364
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a substrate holder apparatus comprising a plate configured with an opening designed to receive a substrate; and a plurality of gripper assemblies disposed around the opening and configured to hold the substrate at a predetermined position within the opening such that the substrate is substantially coplanar with respect to a surface of the plate, at least one of the gripper assemblies comprising: a support element configured to grip an outside edge of the substrate, the support element mounted to a mount assembly configured to be attached to the substrate holder apparatus such that the support element holds the substrate at the predetermined position with respect to the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: WD Media, LLC
    Inventors: Gary Crumley, Hung Hee Yeoh, Yi Chun Tan