Wafer carrier with a multi-pocket configuration
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We claim the ornamental design for a wafer carrier with a multi-pocket configuration, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 16, 2015
Date of Patent: Feb 7, 2017
Assignee: Veeco Instruments Inc. (Plainview, NY)
Inventors: Alexander Gurary (Bridgewater, NJ), Mandar Deshpande (Bridgewater, NJ), Aniruddh Parekh (Milburn, NJ), Yuliy Rashkovsky (New York, NY)
Primary Examiner: Kevin Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Sean D Lough
Application Number: 29/524,104