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Upper shield with showerhead for a process chamber

Granted 27 Dec 2022 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Applied Materials South East Asia Pte · originally Applied Materials, Inc.

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Inventors: Yuichi Wada, Yueh Sheng Ow, Kelvin Tai Ming Boh, Junqi Wei +3 · Examiner: Patricia A Palasik · AU 2918 · TC 2900

Application
29/732,229
filed 22 Apr 2020
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US D973609
granted 27 Dec 2022

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top isometric view of…

FIG. 1 is a top isometric view of a first embodiment of an upper shield with showerhead for a process chamber.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a back elevation view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a left elevation view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a right elevation view thereof.

FIG. 8 is cross-sectional elevation view thereof, taken along line 8 - 8 of FIG. 2 .

FIG. 9 is a top isometric view of a second embodiment of an upper shield with showerhead for a process chamber.

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 12 is a front elevation view thereof.

FIG. 13 is a back elevation view thereof.

FIG. 14 is a left elevation view thereof.

FIG. 15 is a right elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is cross-sectional elevation view thereof, taken along line 16 - 16 of FIG. 10 .

The dashed lines in FIGS. 1 - 16 represent unclaimed environment forming no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/182

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