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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2005
Martin R. Elliott, Round Rock, TX (US);
Michael R. Rice, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Jeffrey C. Hudgens, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eric A. Englhardt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Victor Belitsky, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Martin R. Elliott, Round Rock, TX (US);
Michael R. Rice, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Jeffrey C. Hudgens, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eric A. Englhardt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Victor Belitsky, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In a first aspect, an apparatus is provided for opening a substrate carrier door of a substrate carrier. The apparatus includes a supporting member adapted to (1) support the substrate carrier door at a load port; (2) allow removal of the door from the substrate carrier; and (3) pivot the removed door below a bottom surface of the substrate carrier. Numerous other aspects are provided.