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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Po Yao Li, Hsinchu, TW;
Shao Chang Tu, Hsinchu, TW;
Tsung-Ying Wu, Hsinchu, TW;
Wei Chih Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 13/04 (2019.01); G01M 13/045 (2019.01); F16L 3/16 (2006.01); F16L 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 13/045 (2013.01); F16L 3/02 (2013.01); F16L 3/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A buffer for holding a pipe adapted to transport a fluid is provided. The buffer includes a base, a plurality of fingers extending outwardly from a first side of the base. A first finger of the plurality of fingers and a second finger of the plurality of fingers define a cavity for receiving the pipe. The buffer further includes at least one roller on a second side of the base opposite the first side.