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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ; G03B / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414411 ; 206328 ; 414416 ; 414786 ;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a plurality of cassettes each for containing a mask or reticle having thereon an integrated circuit pattern, each cassette having a holder for holding the mask or reticle while covering the lower surface thereof, the apparatus further including a carrier for storing therein the cassettes in a layered fashion, a fork for selectively taking out one of the holders from the carrier and an elevator for feeding the take-out holder to a separation station so that the mask or reticle is automatically taken out from, fed from and moved back into the carrier.