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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2017
Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Terrence George Bernier, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Timothy Scott Thomas, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Allan Jones, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Jeffrey Simpson, Vancouver, WA (US);
Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A tool for driving a component with a knurling pattern around an outer surface of the component is provided. A shaft, with a first end, is in the form of at least a partial cylinder, where the at least partial cylinder has a first inner diameter that is less than an outer diameter of the knurling pattern. Serrations in the shaft have a pattern that matches the knurling pattern, which allow the serration in the shaft to engage with the knurling pattern so that when the shaft is rotated, the component is rotated.