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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 08, 2020
Applicant:

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Yogananda Sarode Vishwanath, Bangalore, IN;

Phillip A. Criminale, Livermore, CA (US);

Assignee:

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/30 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01); H01L 21/687 (2006.01); H01L 21/683 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/303 (2013.01); H01J 37/32495 (2013.01); H01J 37/32642 (2013.01); H01J 37/32715 (2013.01); H01J 37/32807 (2013.01); H01L 21/6833 (2013.01); H01L 21/68742 (2013.01); H01J 2237/24495 (2013.01); H01J 2237/24592 (2013.01);
Abstract

A diagnostic disc includes a disc body having a sidewall around a circumference of the disc body and at least one protrusion extending outwardly from a top of the sidewall. A non-contact sensor is attached to an underside of each of the at least one protrusion. A a printed circuit board (PCB) is positioned within an interior formed by the disc body. Circuitry is disposed on the PCB and coupled to each non-contact sensor, the circuitry including at least a wireless communication circuit, a memory, and a battery. A cover is positioned over the circuitry inside of the sidewall, wherein the cover seals the circuitry within the interior formed by the disc body from an environment outside of the disc body.


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