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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2010
Gary Crumley, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Hung Hee Yeoh, Bayan Lepas, MY;
Yi Chun Tan, Gelugor, MY;
WD Media, LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include a substrate holder apparatus comprising a plate configured with an opening designed to receive a substrate; and a plurality of gripper assemblies disposed around the opening and configured to hold the substrate at a predetermined position within the opening such that the substrate is substantially coplanar with respect to a surface of the plate, at least one of the gripper assemblies comprising: a support element configured to grip an outside edge of the substrate, the support element mounted to a mount assembly configured to be attached to the substrate holder apparatus such that the support element holds the substrate at the predetermined position with respect to the plate.