Patents by Inventor Nicholas Frank Ciminello

Nicholas Frank Ciminello 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).

  • Secondary latchkey mechanism and method for reticle SMIF pods
    Patent number: 7325685
    Abstract: A reticle SMIF pod includes a dome having a plurality of latchkeys and a cassette having a plurality of primary engagement locations thereon into which the latchkeys are intended to engage when sealing the cassette to the dome. A plurality of secondary engagement locations are positioned in the cassette above the plurality of primary engagement locations to prevent the cassette from falling should the plurality of latchkeys fail to engage in the primary engagement locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Frank Ciminello, David L. Schmoke, Edward Sherwood