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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Asaf Schlezinger, Modi'in, IL;
Markus J. Stopper, Voerstetten, DE;
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/71 (2006.01); B07C 5/36 (2006.01); B65G 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/71 (2013.01); B07C 5/363 (2013.01); B65G 21/2036 (2013.01); B65G 2201/022 (2013.01); B65G 2207/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate an apparatus for inspecting and sorting a plurality of substrates. The apparatus includes a sorting unit, a first conveyor lane disposed within the sorting unit in a first direction and a first plane, and at least a second conveyor lane disposed within the sorting unit, the second conveyor lane positioned in a second direction at an angle of greater than about 45 degrees relative to the first direction, wherein the second conveyor lane is positioned in a second plane that is different than the first plane.