Wafer carrier with a multi-pocket configuration
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The broken lines, where present, in all views illustrate portions of the wafer carrier with a multi-pocket configuration that represent environment of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot lines of
Claims
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: Dec 16, 2016
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 2017
Assignee: Veeco Instruments Inc. (Plainview, NY)
Inventors: Alexander Gurary (Bridgewater, NJ), Mandar Deshpande (Bridgewater, NJ), Aniruddh Parekh (New York, NY), Yuliy Rashkovsky (Millburn, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Kevin Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Sean D Lough
Application Number: 29/587,929