US Patent Issued to GUDENG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL on July 1 for "Reticle pod with quick-release support mechanism" (Taiwanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,347,709, issued on July 1, was assigned to GUDENG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL Co. LTD. (New Taipei, Taiwan).

"Reticle pod with quick-release support mechanism" was invented by Ming-Chien Chiu (New Taipei, Taiwan), Chia-Ho Chuang (New Taipei, Taiwan), Kuo-Hua Lee (New Taipei, Taiwan), Shu-Hung Lin (New Taipei, Taiwan) and Chia-Ch Lin (New Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a reticle pod comprising a lower cover and a support mechanism. The lower cover includes a carrying surface and a plurality of securing seats distributed on the carrying surface. The support mechanism includes a supporting portion exten...