Combined susceptor, support, and lift system

- ASM IP Holding B.V.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a combined susceptor, support, and lift system;

FIG. 2 is a back perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 as indicated in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of FIG. 4 shown without broken line environmental subject matter for clarity of the claimed subject matter;

FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of the lift pin thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom perspective view of the lift pin thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the lift pin thereof;

FIG. 9 is a back view of the lift pin thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left view of the lift pin thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right view of the lift pin thereof;

FIG. 12 is a top view of the lift pin thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the lift pin thereof.

The dash-dash broken lines within the shaded area and the dash-dash broken lines in FIGS. 1-13 depicting various components of the susceptor, support, and lift system are for the purpose of illustrating environmental subject matter and portions of the article that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken line in FIG. 3 is for the purpose of defining the cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 4.

Claims

The ornamental design for a combined susceptor, support, and lift system, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1031676
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 4, 2020
Date of Patent: Jun 18, 2024
Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V. (Almere)
Inventors: Peipei Gao (Tempe, AZ), Wentao Wang (Phoenix, AZ), Xing Lin (Chandler, AZ), Han Ye (Phoenix, AZ), Ion Hong Chao (Gilbert, AZ), Siyao Luan (Phoenix, AZ), Alexandros Demos (Scottsdale, AZ), Fan Gao (Chandler, AZ)
Primary Examiner: Christy Nemeth
Assistant Examiner: Leah E Hoeferkamp
Application Number: 29/760,951