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Self-centering wafer carrier for chemical vapor deposition

Granted 5 Jun 2018 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION · originally Veeco Instruments

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Inventors: Sandeep Krishnan, Earl Marcelo, Alexander I. Gurary, Chenghung Paul Chang · Examiner: Jeffrey D Asch · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/559,939
filed 1 Apr 2016
Publication
Not published
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US D819580
granted 5 Jun 2018

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a first embodiment of an ornamental design for a self-centering wafer carrier for chemical vapor deposition;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the first embodiment thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the first embodiment thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the first embodiment thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right view of the first embodiment thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left view of the first embodiment thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the first embodiment thereof; and

FIG. 8 is a front view of the first embodiment thereof.

FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of a second embodiment of an ornamental design for a self-centering wafer carrier for chemical vapor deposition;

FIG. 10 is a bottom perspective view of the second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top view of the second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right view of the second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left view of the second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 15 is a rear view of the second embodiment thereof; and

FIG. 16 is a front view of the second embodiment thereof.

FIG. 17 is a cross sectional view of the second embodiment taken along 17 - 17 in FIG. 11 thereof.

FIG. 18 is a top perspective view of a third embodiment of an ornamental design for a self-centering wafer carrier for chemical vapor deposition;

FIG. 19 is a bottom perspective view of the third embodiment thereof;

FIG. 20 is a top view of the third embodiment thereof;

FIG. 21 is a bottom view of the third embodiment thereof;

FIG. 22 is a right view of the third embodiment thereof;

FIG. 23 is a left view of the third embodiment thereof;

FIG. 24 is a rear view of the third embodiment thereof; and,

FIG. 25 is a front view of the third embodiment thereof.

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TWTW-D183206-SS21 May 201714 Apr 2016publishedWafer carrier for deposition
TWTW-D183207-SS21 May 201714 Apr 2016publishedWafer carrier for deposition
TWTW-D183208-SS21 May 201714 Apr 2016publishedWafer carrier for deposition
TWTW-D186208-SS21 Oct 201714 Apr 2016publishedWafer carrier for deposition
TWTW-D186209-SS21 Oct 201714 Apr 2016publishedWafer carrier for deposition

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