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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
May. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Gerardo Buitron, San Jose, CA (US);
John Grow, Gilroy, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gerardo Buitron, San Jose, CA (US);
John Grow, Gilroy, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/34 (2006.01); H01L 21/677 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Various apparatus and methods are provided for handling and transporting pairs of disks. A transfer tool engages a pair of disks in gap merge orientation along the outer perimeter edge of the disks and maintains the orientation while transferring the pair of disks to a second location where the disks are transferred to other equipment or subjected to processing. Various disks carriers are also provided for handling and transporting multiple pairs of disks in gap merge orientation.