ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,659, issued on June 10, was assigned to ENTEGRIS INC. (Billerica, Mass.).
"Reticle container having magnetic latching" was invented by Huaping Wang (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Russ V. Raschke (Chanhassen, Minn.), Caleb Elwell (Manitou Springs, Colo.), Matthew Reber (Chaska, Minn.) and Brian Wiseman (Glencoe, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Reticle containers include a magnetic latch to close the container and clamp the reticle contained within. The magnetic latch includes at least one magnet and another ferromagnetic material, which can be either another magnet or a magnetically attractable material. At least one of the magnets and t...