Fragile Or Sensitive (e.g., Glass Mirror) Patents (Class 206/454)
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Patent number: 10392176Abstract: The present disclosure provides a buffer structure and a packaging box, the buffer structure includes a fixing frame and at least one adjusting component, the adjusting component includes at least one adjusting rod, a first locking member, and a second locking member, the adjusting rod passes through the adjusting hole along the extending direction of the adjusting rod, and includes a plurality of connecting parts arranged in parallel along the extending direction, the first locking member and the second locking member are respectively connected to one of connecting parts and clamp the supporting plate; and a buffer member connected to an end face of the adjusting rod and located on a side of the second locking member away from the supporting plate.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignees: HKC Corporation Limited, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Xiaogang Hu
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Patent number: 10392154Abstract: A laminated package for solid products in powder or grain form, includes a set of stiffening notches, a dispensing mouth with a seal, valves for loading inert gas, in which the lateral folds of the upper face are folded inwards under the front and rear flaps, and the lateral folds of the lower face are folded outward and folded and stuck on the lower face over the front and rear flaps, and a method for forming the package.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Lubuag Ltd.Inventor: Luís Burgos Agudo
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Patent number: 10381249Abstract: A substrate container includes a casing, a rack, a lid, a lid holder, and a substrate separating mechanism. The casing has on its front face an opening. The substrate separating mechanism has a contact part that directly contacts substrates. The contact part is movable relative to the lid holder. The lid moves forward to the opening, and the contact part moves backward relative to the lid holder, whereby the lid holder holds ends of the substrates. The lid moves backward from the opening, and the contact part moves forward to the lid holder, whereby the substrate separating mechanism separates the substrates from the lid holder.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Honsho, Mitsukazu Takahashi, Akito Hatano, Koji Hashimoto
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Patent number: 10287083Abstract: A liquid-crystal-glass packing case comprises a case body, which includes a bottom and side walls integrated connecting around the bottom, wherein, a filter screen assembly is fixed on the case body, and the case body is capable of communicating inside and outside by the filter screen assembly. Wherein, a slot is disposed at a gap arranged on the side walls, and the filter screen assembly is interposed in the slot. Also, a hole slot is penetrating from the side walls of the case body to the bottom, and the filter screen assembly is interposed in the hole slot to provide solid supporting efficiency. The invention also provides a moisture-proof packing structure. The invention overcomes a prejudice of moisture-proof and sealing from people, provides a thought of putting into and dispersing out, and applies a utility of liquid-crystal-glass packing case and moisture-proof packing structure to get a better moisture-proof efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2014Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Zhilin Zhao, Shihhsiang Chen
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Patent number: 10276414Abstract: An improved wafer support mechanism in a wafer container useful for carrying a plurality of axially aligned thin mostly circular wafer substrates. The container includes a cassette that has a plurality of adjacently disposed teeth for receiving the substrates, wherein each rib member is continuous from the cassette open top to the cassette open bottom, a removable top cover portion, a removable bottom cover portion, a cushion assembly removably attached to the container top cover, and another cushion assembly removably located in the container bottom cover and held in place by the weight of the wafer cassette. The top cushions are formed of individual segments having an extended lead-in feature at the end of each segment, spring sections in each segment and each segment has a V-shaped cross section to receive the wafer edge. The top and bottom cushions are installed in the top and bottom container covers, respectively, and extend the wafer support to approximately the entire circumference of each wafer.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Entegris, Inc.Inventors: Barry Gregerson, Jason Todd Steffens, Russ V. Raschke
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Patent number: 10153187Abstract: Embodiments method and apparatus for transferring a substrate are provided herein. In some embodiments, a substrate cassette includes a body having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion and the lower portion defining an interior volume when the upper portion is coupled to the lower portion; a locking mechanism moveable between a locked position, in which the upper and lower portions are coupled, and an unlocked position, in which the lower portion can be separated from the upper portion; and a load distribution plate coupled to an upper surface of the upper portion along an edge of the upper portion to distribute a load applied to the load distribution plate.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2015Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Sriskantharajah Thirunavukarasu, Eng Sheng Peh, Srinivas D. Nemani, Arvind Sundarrajan, Avinash Avula, Ellie Y. Yieh
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Patent number: 10103045Abstract: A vertical fixing transmission box used for transmitting a container is disclosed. The transmission box includes a carrier substrate and an elastic component, wherein the carrier substrate is utilized to carry the container, and the elastic component may be switched between an opening state and a fixing state. When the container is carried by the carrier substrate and the elastic component is switched to the opening state, the elastic component provides a vertical elastic force to abut against the container downwardly and fix the container. Also, the transmission box may be transported by an automatic material handling system.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: GUDENG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kuan-Chun Liu, Wei-Yen Chen, Chia-Ho Chuang, Ming-Chien Chiu
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Patent number: 10068787Abstract: Methods for processing semiconductor wafers, methods for loading semiconductor wafers into wafer carriers, and semiconductor wafer carriers. The methods and wafer carriers can be used for increasing the rigidity of wafers, e.g., large and thin wafers, by intentionally bowing the wafers to an extent that does not break the wafers. In some examples, a method for processing semiconductor wafers includes loading each semiconductor wafer into a respective semiconductor wafer slot of a semiconductor wafer carrier, horizontally bowing each semiconductor wafer, and moving the semiconductor wafer carrier into a processing station and processing the semiconductor wafers at the processing station while the semiconductor wafers are loaded into the semiconductor wafer carrier and horizontally bowed.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATIONInventor: Emmanuel Chua Abas
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Patent number: 10062590Abstract: A pod for exchanging consumable parts with a process module includes a base plate having a front side, a back side, and first and second lateral sides. A first support column is disposed on the first lateral side proximal to the front side. A second support column is disposed on the second lateral side proximal to the front side. A third support column is disposed on the first lateral side proximal to back side and a fourth support column is disposed on the second lateral side proximal to the back side. Each of the support columns includes a plurality of support fingers distributed lengthwise and directed inward. A first hard stop column is disposed parallel to the third support column and a second hard stop column is disposed parallel to the fourth support column. A shell structure connected to the base plate is configured to enclose the first, second third and fourth support columns, top plate and first and second hard stop columns and includes a front opening disposed on the front side of the base plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Lam Research CorporationInventors: Scott Wong, Damon Tyrone Genetti, Derek John Witkowicki, Alex Paterson, Richard H. Gould, Austin Ngo, Marc Estoque
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Patent number: 10062589Abstract: A pod for exchanging consumable parts with a process module includes a base plate having a front side, a back side, and first and second lateral sides. A first support column is disposed on the first lateral side proximal to the front side. A second support column is disposed on the second lateral side proximal to the front side. A third support column is disposed on the first lateral side proximal to back side and a fourth support column is disposed on the second lateral side proximal to the back side. Each of the support columns includes a plurality of support fingers distributed lengthwise and directed inward. A first hard stop column is disposed parallel to the third support column and a second hard stop column is disposed parallel to the fourth support column. A shell structure connected to the base plate is configured to enclose the first, second third and fourth support columns, top plate and first and second hard stop columns and includes a front opening disposed on the front side of the base plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Lam Research CorporationInventors: Scott Wong, Damon Tyrone Genetti, Derek John Witkowicki, Alex Paterson, Richard H. Gould, Austin Ngo, Marc Estoque
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Patent number: 10043695Abstract: Apparatus for carrying and shielding wafers includes a wafer container, a plurality of wafer cassettes disposed in the wafer container, and an engaging lock that prevents the wafer cassettes from shifting, the engaging lock being in direct contact with walls of the wafer cassettes.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Himax Technologies LimitedInventor: Jui Tang Chang
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Patent number: 10007875Abstract: A point-of-sale security activation card is provided. The card includes first and second card panels, a security element selectively interposed between the card panels, and machine readable content carried by either or both of the card panels. An inside panel surface of the first card panel is characterized by a revealable information field comprised of revealable information. The second card panel includes a tab, the tab overlying an end portion of the revealable information field of the first card panel. The security element includes a body, and a head extending therefrom. The head underlies the tab of the second card panel, the body overlying a substantial portion of the revealable information and intersecting with the machine readable content. Manipulation of the tab in furtherance of revealing the revealable information results in corruption of the machine readable content by the security element.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2017Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: The Meyers Printing Companies, Inc.Inventors: Timm R. Anderson, Matthew J. Evers, Bryce A. C. Loney, David P. McConnon, Kent A. Madson, Michael Charles Pollock, Gregg R. Temple, James R. Meis
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Patent number: 10008402Abstract: A vertical wafer boat includes a top plate, a bottom plate, three support posts, and wafer support parts. The support posts include a first and a second support posts arranged in right and left sides of a starting end side of a wafer inserting direction, and a third support post arranged in a center of a terminal end side of the wafer inserting direction. The wafer support parts include a first, second and third wafer support parts protruding in the horizontal direction from side surfaces of the first, second and third support posts, respectively. A total of horizontal sectional areas of the first wafer support part and the first support post, or the second wafer support part and the second support post, and a total of horizontal sectional areas of the third wafer support part and the third support post have a specific relationship.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: COORSTEK KKInventor: Takeshi Ogitsu
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Patent number: 9997388Abstract: A breather assembly mounted to the purge port of a substrate carrier for coupling with a tool port. In various embodiments, the breather assembly comprises a grommet that presents either a planar or a concave mounting face for coupling to the tool port. In one embodiment, the grommet is of a “solid compliant” construction, wherein the mounting face complies with the mouth of the tool port without substantially changing shape. In other embodiments, the grommet is of a “flexible compliant” construction, wherein the grommet changes shape when engaged with the tool port. The grommet can be configured so that the force (pressure-area product) exerted in the direction towards the tool port is greater than the force exerted in the direction away from the tool port, thereby enhancing the seal between the grommet and the tool port.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: ENTEGRIS, INC.Inventors: Mark V. Smith, John Burns
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Patent number: 9978623Abstract: A substrate processing system including a processing section arranged to hold a processing atmosphere therein, a carrier having a shell forming an internal volume for holding at least one substrate for transport to the processing section, the shell being configured to allow the internal volume to be pumped down to a predetermined vacuum pressure that is different than an exterior atmosphere outside the substrate processing system, and a load port communicably connected to the processing section to isolate the processing atmosphere from the exterior atmosphere, the load port being configured to couple with the carrier to pump down the internal volume of the carrier and to communicably connect the carrier to the processing section, for loading the substrate into the processing section through the load port.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Brooks Automation, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Babbs, William Fosnight, Robert C. May, William Weaver
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Patent number: 9960064Abstract: The lateral substrate support part has: a plurality of plate parts, which have a parallel positional relationship, and support end portions of a plurality of substrates; and a plate-part support part, which supports the plate part, and is fixed to a side wall. The plate-part support part has: a groove-forming portion having a groove formed therein, said groove linearly extending over the whole plate parts in the direction intersecting the plate parts; a protrusion, which is formed in the groove, and which protrudes such that the protrusion reduces the width of the groove in the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the groove extends; and a positioned part that is formed at a center portion of the groove in the direction in which the groove extends.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2013Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignees: Miraial Co., Ltd., Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yuta Kanamori
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Patent number: 9958772Abstract: A reticle pod is provided for receiving a reticle, the reticle pod comprises: a plurality of positioning modules, which are disposed on at least one vertex portions of a substrate of the reticle pod. The positioning module includes an elastic member, and an abutting member which disposed above the positioning module, wherein when the reticle is received in the reticle pod and the cover of the reticle pod is engaged to the substrate, the cover contacts and provides a downward pressure to the abutting member, and forcing the abutting member to compress the elastic member. The compressed elastic member deforms extensively along a transverse direction and contacts with the reticle.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Gudeng Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hsin-Min Hsueh, Chia-Ho Chuang, Cheng-Ju Lee, Jeng-Jie Huang
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Patent number: 9929032Abstract: A front opening wafer container suitable, for large diameter wafers, 300 mm and above, utilizes a removable robotic flange that attaches vertically, without separate fasteners, using detents having resilient bending members that extend vertically to attach to an upwardly extending flange on the top wall of the container portion. A multiplicity of upwardly and outwardly extending strengthening ribs extend upwardly from the top wall of the container portion and extend along the top wall toward the left and right sides and the back side of the container portion, ad each of all four sides of the attachment flange. A further locking piece or core may be inserted and retained at the neck of the robotic flange to lock the resilient deflectable portions in their retention position. The locking piece further may be secured in place with a detent mechanism formed by part of the core and flanges.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: ENTEGRIS, INC.Inventor: Barry Gregerson
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Patent number: 9908678Abstract: The invention is a protective container for transporting an enclosed object such as a flat screen television or other flat screen monitor. The protective covering includes two flaps and a base having soft padding material on their inner surfaces. An open configuration is essentially flat, allowing a monitor to be easily positioned on the covering. The flaps fold up to transform the protective container into a closed configuration, with straps or other connectors holding the flaps in place. The protective container has various features making it convenient to move manually and to transport in a delivery truck. The protective container is more convenient to use than the prior art, and can be manufactured from relatively inexpensive materials.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2013Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: BBY SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: James R. Hanson, Kevin Florence, Nathan Omann, Fredrick Larson, Bryan Skaudis
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Patent number: 9881820Abstract: A pod for exchanging consumable parts with a process module includes a base plate having a front side, a back side, and first and second lateral sides. A first support column is disposed on the first lateral side proximal to the front side. A second support column is disposed on the second lateral side proximal to the front side. A third support column is disposed on the first lateral side proximal to back side and a fourth support column is disposed on the second lateral side proximal to the back side. Each of the support columns includes a plurality of support fingers distributed lengthwise and directed inward. A first hard stop column is disposed parallel to the third support column and a second hard stop column is disposed parallel to the fourth support column. A shell structure connected to the base plate is configured to enclose the first, second third and fourth support columns, top plate and first and second hard stop columns and includes a front opening disposed on the front side of the base plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Lam Research CorporationInventors: Scott Wong, Damon Tyrone Genetti, Derek John Witkowicki, Alex Paterson, Richard H. Gould, Austin Ngo, Marc Estoque
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Patent number: 9878453Abstract: A workpiece container stores at least one workpiece having a bottom surface and a peripheral edge. In one embodiment, a workpiece support structure is located within the container enclosure, which forms multiple vertically stacked storage shelves within the enclosure. Each storage shelf includes, in one embodiment, a first tine and a second tine for supporting the workpiece in a substantially horizontal orientation. The bottom surface and peripheral edge of a workpiece seated on a storage shelf extends beyond the outer edge of both the first tine and the second tine. An end effector may engage these extended portions or “grip zones” of the workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Brooks Automation, Inc.Inventor: Anthony C. Bonora
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Patent number: 9837466Abstract: To protect a plurality of semiconductor chips of a sawn wafer housed in a shipping case and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes a step of vacuum packing a sawn wafer while being housed in a shipping case; the shipping case has the following structure: the shipping case has a lid portion that covers the upper surface of the sawn wafer and a body portion that covers the lower surface of the sawn wafer, the lid portion has a recess portion that covers a plurality of semiconductor chips and a ventilation route communicated with the recess portion. In a step of reducing pressure in the shipping case, a gas in the shipping case is discharged outside via a ventilation route.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventor: Shintaro Matsuda
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Patent number: 9802859Abstract: Provided is a method for forming a coating containing an organic acid in a glass sheet production line while controlling an increase in the haze ratio of the glass. The method of the present invention is a method for producing a coated glass sheet, the method including the steps of cutting a glass ribbon to form a plurality of glass sheets in a glass sheet production line; and applying a solution onto the glass ribbon or the plurality of glass sheets in the glass sheet production line, the solution containing an organic acid and at least one selected from a water-soluble polymer and a polyphosphoric acid salt. The water-soluble polymer is preferably a water-soluble high-molecular-weight polymer, and more preferably a water-soluble copolymer. A preferred water-soluble copolymer contains a vinylpyrrolidone unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Masahiro Hori, Shinya Okamoto, Yasuhiro Saito, Kazutaka Kamitani, Paul Arthur Holmes
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Patent number: 9768045Abstract: The lid body side wafer support parts allow flexibility to be exhibited and supports the wafers. If a closed state substrate is defined as being a wafer which is stored in the substrate storing space in a container main body in a state wherein the container main body opening portion is closed by the lid body, and a closed time center is defined as being the center of a closed state substrate, the back side substrate support portion, when a closed state substrate is viewed in the thickness direction, are disposed in a pair about a depth direction reference line and support the wafer. A center angle which the back side substrate support portion form toward the depth direction with respect to a left/right direction reference line when a closed state substrate is viewed in the thickness direction is 20-55°.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignees: MIRAIAL CO., LTD., SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD.Inventors: Chiaki Matsutori, Tsuyoshi Nagashima, Takaharu Oyama, Shuichi Inoue, Hiroyuki Shida, Hiroki Yamagishi, Kazumasa Ohnuki
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Patent number: 9761470Abstract: A wafer carrier 1 includes a lower unit 2 on which a semiconductor wafer 100 is placed, and an upper unit 3 detachably attached to the lower unit 2, and forming a sealed chamber 4 for housing the semiconductor wafer 100 between the upper unit 3 and the lower unit 2. The upper unit 3 is provided with plural lock mechanisms 5 that fix the lower unit 2 to the upper unit 3 by abutting on a side surface of the lower unit 2.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Nobuhira Abe
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Patent number: 9745119Abstract: A dual containment pod having an outer pod and an inner pod that provides support structure and environmental control means. The inner pod includes a base having a flat, polished surface with protrusions upon which the reticle seats and providing a gap between the reticle and the polished surface. The gap separates the reticle from the flat, polished surface of the base and is dimensioned to inhibit migration of particles into the gap, thereby preventing contamination of sensitive surfaces of the wafer or reticle. The top cover of the inner pod seats on the polished surface proximate a periphery of the base. Moveable reticle engaging pins on the top cover of the inner pod are engaged by the top cover of the outer container when the inner pod is assembled inside the outer pod providing reticle restraint.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Entegris, Inc.Inventors: Steven P. Kolbow, Kevin McMullen, Anthony M. Tieben, Matthew Kusz, David L. Halbmaier, John Lystad
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Patent number: 9748127Abstract: The upper wall is provided with a recess indented from the outside toward the inside of the container main body, and a protrusion projecting outward on the inside of the recess. The top flange is provided with an insertion part which can be inserted into the recess from the outside of the upper wall. The insertion part is provided with a through-hole capable of penetrating from the side further from the upper wall to the side nearer the upper wall. With the recess in the upper wall opening upward and the insertion part of the top flange inserted into the recess, a molten resin poured into the through-hole of the insertion part from above fills the recess from the bottom surface thereof up to the outer peripheral surface of the protrusion and the inner peripheral surface of the through-hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2012Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Ryuuji Fukuda
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Patent number: 9666468Abstract: A tray for storing a wafer with a tape frame in a storage container includes a ring-shaped frame, a dicing tape and a semiconductor wafer. The dicing tape is stuck on the rear surface of the ring-shaped frame, and the semiconductor wafer is supported on the dicing tape. The tray has a substantially circular shape and is positioned on the upper side and the lower side of the wafer with tape frame. The front surface of the tray has a flat portion for mounting the wafer, and at least a portion of the outer peripheral portion of the front surface of the tray includes a convex portion. A projecting portion is formed on the rear surface so that the projection portion is positioned outside the outer periphery of the semiconductor wafer of the wafer with the tape frame when the tray is positioned on the wafer with tape frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: ACHILLES CORPORATIONInventor: Masayuki Nishijima
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Patent number: 9657720Abstract: A sensor device for measuring aerodynamic loads of a rotor blade for a wind power installation. The sensor device includes a reflector arranged in a cavity of the rotor blade which signals a signal evaluation device arranged at a distance from the reflector. The signal evaluation device detects and quantifies physical changes of the rotor blade from the reflected signal. A cleaning device for the reflector is arranged on the reflector for activation by a centrifugal force generated during the rotation of the rotor to clean the reflector.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2012Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: SSB Wind Systems GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Fabio Bertolotti, Norbert Kötting
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Patent number: 9592930Abstract: A front semiconductor opening wafer container for large diameter wafers includes a container portion and a door. The container portion includes a left closed side, a right closed side, a closed back, an open front, and an open interior including a plurality of slots for receiving and containing the wafers. The door is attachable to the container portion to close the open front and selectively latchable to the container portion. Optimized sag control is provided as well as enhanced structural rigidity, and wafer seating features.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2014Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Entegris, Inc.Inventors: Barry Gregerson, Michael S. Adams, Jason T. Steffens
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Patent number: 9543174Abstract: A material handling apparatus adapted to support a plurality of disc-shaped platters, such as but not limited to a cassette assembly adapted to support data recording media or substrates during manufacturing. In some embodiments, a cassette assembly includes a base cassette with a base and opposing sidewalls configured to support an outermost perimeter of each of a first plurality of disc-shaped platters having a first diameter. An insert contactingly engages the base cassette. The insert has a plurality of spaced apart grooves to contactingly support an outermost perimeter of each of a second plurality of disc-shaped platters having a different, second diameter.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: David V. Dougherty, Ian J. Beresford, Donald E. Curtiss, Thomas Y. Chang
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Patent number: 9533815Abstract: A tray having limiting structures for positioning an open cell LCD panel is disclosed. The tray includes a main body of tray. The main body of tray has a recess for positioning the open cell LCD panel. The main body of tray further includes locking members. Each of the locking members is constituted by a fixed part connecting to the main body of tray and a snap-fit part flexibly connecting to the fixed part. The locking member is connected to the main body of tray through adhesive. The locking member can be mounted when it is used and removed when not used. The compatibility of the tray is expanded.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Qianshuang Hu
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Patent number: 9527649Abstract: A mask storage device for storing a mask used in lithography comprises a desiccant retainer for receiving a desiccant, the desiccant retainer comprising one or more passages. The mask storage device also comprises a first shell and a second shell, the second shell removably attached to the first shell and arranged to form a sealed space with the first shell in a closed state. The desiccant retainer is positioned in the sealed space. The mask storage device also comprises a gasket positioned between the first shell and the second shell. The gasket is configured to create a sufficiently airtight seal between the first shell and the second shell in the closed state. The one or more passages of the desiccant retainer comprise one or more membranes.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yung-Chih Chang, Chih-Wing Chang
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Patent number: 9396979Abstract: A wafer carrier comprises a body part constructed and arranged to accommodate a wafer and including first and second layers which are stacked in sequence. A cover is mountable to the body part. A first air filter is positioned on the cover. A second air filter is positioned on a side of the body part. The second layer is positioned between the first layer and an inner region of the body part. A surface of the second layer facing the inner region is subjected to charge prevention processing.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yeon-sik Choo, Soo-Jae Park, Jae-Heon Noh, Yong-Sang Cho
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Patent number: 9365318Abstract: The present invention enclosure a packing box, which is used to package a display panel; the packing box comprises a box, at least one first spacer and at least one second spacer, the step of the first spacer extends from the top to bottom of the box, the step of the second spacer extends from the bottom to top of the box, and each of steps of the first spacer is corresponded to each of steps of the second spacer, in order to crossly stack the display panel; through the above way, the present invention can increase the amount of the display panels packaged in the packing box, saving the packaging costs.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Liang Yue, Yu-chun Hsiao
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Patent number: 9343345Abstract: A wafer container an enclosure portion including a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, a back wall, and a door frame opposite the back wall, the door frame defining a front opening, and a wafer support structure including two side wafer supports 5 each side wafer support including a removable backstop. The invention includes maintaining wafer containers by replacing the removable backstop. The invention includes converting shipping containers that ship large diameter wafers vertically to containers to be used in fabrication facilities that store wafers horizontally for robotic pickup for processing.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Entegris, Inc.Inventors: Matthew A. Fuller, John Burns
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Patent number: 9321574Abstract: Packages and methods of packaging a plurality of glass sheets provide a stack of glass sheets with an interleaf protective sheet positioned between each adjacent pair of glass sheets. An outer portion of each interleaf protective sheet is bent over a portion of the peripheral edge of one of a corresponding adjacent pair of glass sheets to discourage relative shifting of the glass sheets with respect to one another. The stack of glass sheets are sandwiched between pressure members of an outer housing such that the pressure members each apply a support pressure that is distributed over an outer surface of a corresponding one of the pair of outermost glass sheets of the stack of glass sheets.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Sean Matthew Garner, Jeffrey Allen Miller
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Patent number: 9227765Abstract: The present invention discloses a packing box of liquid crystal panel. The packing box of liquid crystal panel comprises a box body, on at least two adjacent side walls of the box body respectively being provided with several grooves; the packing box further being provided with an elastic buffer part and a rigid part, the elastic buffer part being provided in the grooves, a first terminal of the elastic buffer part being close to the liquid crystal panel, there being a gap between the inner wall of the groove and a second terminal of the elastic buffer part, the rigid part being mounted on the groove through the position of the gap. In the packing box of liquid crystal panel, the content closely contacts with the packaging material, which avoids the displacement of the content generating secondary impacts during transportation and decreases the damages of the external impacts to the package.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Zhilin Zhao, Shihhsiang Chen
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Patent number: 9164399Abstract: A system for operating EUV mask stored in reticle SMIF pod and/or dual pod is provided, wherein the reticle SMIF pod and Dual pod are for storing EUV mask. The system can be a sorter for EUV mask transferred from reticle SMIF pod into dual pod, and vice versa, or an operating system for tools relating to EUV mask, wherein the tools may be EUV lithography, or inspection tool for inspecting EUV mask.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2013Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: HERMES-MICROVISION, INC.Inventors: Youjin Wang, Chiyan Kuan, Chung-Shih Pan
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Patent number: 9064687Abstract: Substrate carrier can have drainage area leading the liquid away from the substrates, so that liquid droplet can be channeled away from the substrate area. The drainage area can include tilted lines and surfaces toward the ground away from the substrates. The carrier can further have drainage area leading the liquid to an end of the carrier, which then can be channeled to the ground without being free fall to the ground.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Inventor: Lutz Rebstock
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Patent number: 9054143Abstract: A packaging for substrates, in particular for metal-ceramic substrates, having a tray-like packaging part formed from a sheet material, for example a plastic sheet material by deep drawing. The packaging has at least one seat formed by an indentation in an upper base section of the packaging part for a plurality of substrates collected together into a substrate stack or part stack.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: ROGERS GERMANY GMBHInventors: Erich Ernstberger, Heiko Schweiger, Tomas Block
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Patent number: 9038824Abstract: The present invention relates to a packing box for accommodation of plate bodies, which comprises a backplane, and a side plate vertically arranged at the periphery of the backplane, the plate body including a main body, and a PCB plate connected through a flexible sheet to the edge of the main body, a positioning member being further arranged in the space enclosed by the backplane and the side plate for preventing the PCB plate from moving relative to the main body. The positioning member of the present invention can prevent the PCB plate from moving relative to the main body of the plate body, playing a role in protecting the circuit on the flexible sheet and having low costs.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Zhilin Zhao
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Publication number: 20150129449Abstract: A low cost and durable package for use in shipping thin, fragile planar members, such as protective tempered glass screen protectors for electronic devices. The package may include a rectangular box having a sidewall that defines an interior portion. A support insert having two outer sidewall members and a middle wall portion is configured and adapted to fit within the interior portion of the box. The middle portion may include cutouts for restraining a glass screen protector for an electronic device. A flap configurable between an open position and a closed position may provide further protection.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Mark Andrew Patterson, Gregory Blair Norris
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Patent number: 9022216Abstract: A reticle pod with drain structure comprises an outer container and an inner container, wherein an upper cover of inner container is disposed with a plurality of retainers, and a plurality of supporters disposed on the outer container are used to press the retainers for fastening and stabilizing the reticle in the inner container and thus ensuring safety and stability of the reticle in the reticle pod. Collision risks of the reticle in the reticle pod due to vacillation of reticle pod during transportation can be reduced. Cost of reticles also can be greatly decreased. Further, a plurality of drain holes is disposed on a lower cover of the outer container for draining the remained water in the outer container. It will be done without disassembling the lower cover of outer container for reducing the contamination opportunity in the pod and preventing from wasting of labor and time for disassembling.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Gudeng Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chen-Wei Ku, Pao-Yi Lu, Chin-Ming Lin, Jain-Pin Sheng
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Patent number: 9010534Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal glass panel packaging structure, which includes a package box and a plurality of cushioning bodies arranged inside the package box. The package box includes a lower case and an upper case mating the lower case. The cushioning bodies are airbag cushioning bodies arranged inside the lower case at locations corresponding to corners of a liquid crystal glass panel. The liquid crystal glass panel packaging structure uses airbag cushioning bodies to serve as cushioning devices for a liquid crystal glass panel, whereby with the airbag cushioning bodies being arranged at locations corresponding to corners of the liquid crystal glass panel, better protection is provided to the liquid crystal glass panel to prevent the product from being damaged by external forces. Further, the cushioning bodies of the present invention have a simple structure, is easy to manufacture, and can effectively lower down the manufacturing cost.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yicheng Kuo, Shihhsiang Chen, Gang Yu, Jiahe Cheng, Zhilin Zhao
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Publication number: 20150101953Abstract: A cushion device and a liquid crystal display module packing device having the cushion device are proposed. The cushion device comprises a bottom cushion unit, which comprises a bottom cushion plate and a spacing unit set up on the bottom cushion plate and between two ends of the bottom cushion plate, and a plurality of spacing grooves padded with cushion units on the spacing unit. Supporting effects of the spacing unit brings down thickness of the cushion unit, so that cost of packing is reduced due to decreased usage of packing material and increased utility of packing space; besides, cost of packing is further reduced because the spacing unit is reusable.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Liang Yue, Shihhsiang Chen
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Patent number: 8997996Abstract: The present disclosure provides a drawer type cushioning packaging device for liquid crystal glasses, including several cushioning packing boxes and a rack. The rack includes a bottom plate and a pair of symmetrically configured supporting brackets, each of the supporting brackets includes at least one standing post and several supporting plates; a lower portion of each standing post is connected to the bottom plate; each of the supporting plates is connected to one side of the corresponding standing post and is located above the bottom plate; and each of the cushioning packing boxes is placed on the corresponding supporting plate.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yi-cheng Kuo, Shih-hsiang Chen, Qinjun Shi, Jiahe Cheng, Chengwen Que, Jiaxin Li
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Patent number: 8997988Abstract: A liquid crystal module package box includes a box body, top and bottom lids coupled to top and bottom of the box body, a cushioning retention frame received in the box body, cushioning pads arranged at two sides of the cushioning retention frame, and a support unit arranged at a central portion of the box body. The cushioning retention frame includes two lower cushioning brackets and four upper cushioning brackets corresponding to the two lower cushioning brackets. The support unit includes two support boards. When liquid crystal modules are positioned on the lower cushioning brackets, every two of the upper cushioning brackets are set on the liquid crystal modules to correspond to each one of the lower cushioning brackets. The two support boards are retained between the two lower cushioning brackets to increase central compression strength of the liquid crystal module package box at the central portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Qinjun Shi
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Patent number: 8991602Abstract: The present invention provides a module used for stacking thin panels that allows for stacking of a plurality of thin panels in the vertical direction efficiently and stably. The module includes a sandwiching support portion, a load transmitting portion, and a positioning portion. The sandwiching support portion sandwiches and supports the thin panel. The load transmitting portion is coupled with the sandwiching support portion, and transmits the weight of the thin panel in the vertical direction. The positioning portion relatively positions thin panels, which are stacked in the vertical direction, in the horizontal direction. The sandwiching support portion includes a lower plate-shaped body and a vertical wall. The lower plate-shaped body is disposed on a lower portion of the module. The vertical wall extends upward from an outer edge of the lower plate-shaped body to form an approximately C-shaped cross-sectional surface in conjunction with the lower plate-shaped body.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignees: Hitachi Transport System, Ltd., Kyoraku Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Kashima, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Takeshi Matsue, Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Koichiro Yoshida
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Patent number: 8985332Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembled packing case, which comprises a bottom component with a criss-cross underside, corner components embedded to vacant corners of the bottom component, and limiting holes provided at embedding positions between the bottom component and the corner components; wherein the assembled packing case further comprises fasteners inserted into the limiting holes to define the relative position between the bottom component and the corner components; the bottom component and the corner components are set as mortise and tenon structures at the embedding positions, and the mortise and tenon structures limit the relative displacement between the bottom component and corner components in the vertical direction; and the corner components are embedded to the bottom component to form a case body by the mortise and tenon structures. The structure of the assembled packing case is simple and the cost is low.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yi-cheng Kuo, Shih Hsiang Chen, Jiaxin Li