Wafer carrier with a 31-pocket configuration

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wafer carrier with a 31-pocket configuration according to the new design of the first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a wafer carrier with a 31-pocket configuration according to the new design thereof.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of a wafer carrier with a 31-pocket configuration according to the new design, with the left side, front, and rear views being the same as the right side view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of a wafer carrier with a 31-pocket configuration according to the new design thereof.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a wafer carrier with a 31-pocket configuration according to the new design of the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a right side view of a wafer carrier with a 31-pocket configuration according to the new design, with the left side, front, and rear views being the same as the right side view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of a wafer carrier with a 31-pocket configuration according to the new design thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a detail view of a portion of the wafer carrier with a 31-pocket configuration shown in FIG. 1 according to the new design showing a single pocket from a perspective view of the first embodiment.

The broken lines, where present, in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8, illustrate portions of the wafer carrier with a 31-pocket configuration that represent environment of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines of FIG. 1 that define the area corresponding to the enlarged portion shown in FIG. 8 form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines in FIG. 8 that represent the edge of the enlarged portion of the design form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM We claim the ornamental design for a wafer carrier with a 31-pocket configuration, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Krishnan; Sandeep (Princeton, NJ), Moy; Keng (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Veeco Instruments Inc. Plainview NY US
Assignee:	Veeco Instruments Inc. (Plainview, NY)
Family ID:	55312602
Appl. No.:	D/522,214
Filed:	March 27, 2015

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Current U.S. Class:	D13/182; D23/386; D23/499
Current CPC Class:	H01L21/68764 20130101; H01L21/68771 20130101; C23C16/4584 20130101; C23C16/458 20130101
Current International Class:	1303
Field of Search:	;D14/356 ;D10/93,104.1,108,114 ;D8/4,25,52 ;D17/20,22,23 ;D23/323,328,333,335,336,337,341,352,357,370,385,386,397,399,400,406,411,413,499 ;D13/182

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Primary Examiner: Rudzinski; Kevin
Assistant Examiner: Lough; Sean D
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A.