Reduced capacity carrier and method of use

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9881825
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14541934

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A substrate transport apparatus is provided. The apparatus has a casing and a door. The casing is adapted to form a controlled environment therein. The casing has supports therein for holding at least one substrate in the casing. The casing defines a substrate transfer opening through which a substrate transport system accesses the substrate in the casing. The door is connected to the casing for closing the substrate transfer opening in the casing. The casing has structure forming a fast swap element allowing replacement of the substrate from the apparatus with another substrate without retraction of the substrate transport system and independent of substrate loading in the casing.

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BROOKS AUTOMATION US LLC15 ELIZABETH DRIVE CHELMSFORD MA 01824

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bufano, Michael L Belmont, US 22 384
Fosnight, William Saratoga Springs, US 43 1550
Friedman, Gerarld M New Ipswich, US 1 2
Gilchrist, Ulysses Reading, US 104 1845
Hofmeister, Christopher Holderness, US 132 3216

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