INTERNATIONAL PATENT: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. FILES APPLICATION FOR "ALIGNER STATION WITH LIFTING MECHANISM"

GENEVA, Oct. 15 -- APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. (3050 Bowers AvenueSanta Clara, California 95054) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/023020) for "ALIGNER STATION WITH LIFTING MECHANISM" on Apr 03, 2025. With publication no. WO/2025/212934, the details related to the patent application was published on Oct 09, 2025.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): HANKES, Michael Carl (3050 Bowers AvenueSanta Clara, California 95054)

Abstract: An aligner station includes an aligner stage configured to support a carrier of a process kit ring. The aligner stage is configured to rotate to correct an al...