Wafer stocker

US9022232B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9022232-B2
Application numberUS-201213470362-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 14, 2012
Priority dateJan 10, 2012
Publication dateMay 5, 2015
Grant dateMay 5, 2015

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Abstract

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A wafer stocker is provided in present invention including a main body having an opening communicating with an inner accommodation space, a plurality of storage cells for wafer pod disposed in the main body, and an embedded storage shelf mounting in the accommodation space of the main body via the opening, the embedded storage shelf is provided with a plurality of storage cells for wafer pods which may combine with the storage cells in the main body to serve jointly as the storage cells of the entire wafer stocker, wherein the embedded storage shelf may be removed from the accommodation space to be replaced with an embedded wafer sorter.

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What is claimed is: 1. A wafer stocker, comprising: a main body having an opening communicating with an inner accommodation space; a plurality of storage cells for wafer pods disposed in said main body; an embedded storage shelf mounted in said accommodation space of said main body via said opening, said embedded storage shelf is provided with a plurality of storage cells for wafer pods, wherein each said storage cell of said embedded storage shelf is identical to said storage…

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What does patent US9022232B2 cover?
A wafer stocker is provided in present invention including a main body having an opening communicating with an inner accommodation space, a plurality of storage cells for wafer pod disposed in the main body, and an embedded storage shelf mounting in the accommodation space of the main body via the opening, the embedded storage shelf is provided with a plurality of storage cells for wafer pods w…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Chang Sheng-Jung, Feng Hang-Hao, Inotera Memories Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10P72/3404. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 05 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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