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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Damon K. Cox, Jarrell, TX (US);
Manjunatha Gondihosalli, Bangalore, IN;
Karuppasamy Muthukamatchi, Karnataka, IN;
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 19/00 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 19/0004 (2013.01); B25J 15/08 (2013.01); B25J 11/0095 (2013.01);
Abstract
A carrier includes a carrier body, fingers attached to the carrier body, and a rotation prevention component attached to the carrier body. The fingers are configured to support a process kit ring. The rotation prevention component is configured to be disposed proximate a flat inner surface of the process kit ring to prevent rotation of the process kit ring.