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Spin coater/developer

Granted 11 Apr 2017 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: County Bank · originally Brewer Science

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Inventors: Jim Strothmann, Brandon Wilson, Kirk Emory, Roger A. Ruesing · Examiner: Patricia Palasik · AU 2918 · TC 2900

Application
29/491,491
filed 21 May 2014
Publication
Not published
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US D783692
granted 11 Apr 2017

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a spin coater/developer embodying our design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the spin coater/developer shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the spin coater/developer shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 ;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the spin coater/developer depicted in FIGS. 1-3 ;

FIG. 5 is a side elevation view of the spin water/developer depicted in FIGS. 1-4 ;

FIG, 6 is a rear elevation view of the spin coater/developer depicted in FIGS, 1 - 5 ;

FIG. 7 is a side elevation view of the spin water/developer opposite that shown in FIG. 5 ;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a spin coater/developer embodying our design, with all but the front portion of the cabinet being shown in broken lines, such that the remaining portion of the cabinet and a number of other features of the cabinet are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view of the spin coater/developer shown in FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the spin coater/developer shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 ;

FIG. 11 is a front elevation view of the spin cooler/developer depicted in FIGS. 8-10 ;

FIG. 12 is a side elevation view of the spin coater/developer depicted in FIGS. 8-11 ; and,

FIG. 13 is a side elevation view of the spin coater/developer opposite that shown in FIG. 12 .

The broken lines are directed to environment and/or are for illustrative purposes only. None of the broken lines form part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D15/122

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Examiner
Patricia Palasik
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