ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,255,084, issued on March 18, was assigned to ENTEGRIS INC. (Billerica, Mass.).
"Handle for wafer carrier" was invented by Jason T. Steffens (Shakopee, Minn.), Mark V. Smith (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Matthew A. Fuller (Colorado Springs, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handle for a wafer carrier that includes an insertable member configured to be inserted into an aperture of the wafer carrier, and a locking mechanism moveable relative to the insertable member. A tab of the insertable member retains the insertable member in the aperture when in an engaged state. When in a locked state, the locking mechanism maintains the tab in ...