ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,487,518, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to GUDENG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL Co. LTD. (New Taipei, Taiwan).

"Reticle pod provided with holding pins and method for holding reticle" was invented by Ming-Chien Chiu (New Taipei, Taiwan), Chia-Ho Chuang (New Taipei, Taiwan), Hsing-Min Wen (New Taipei, Taiwan), Yi-Hsuan Lee (New Taipei, Taiwan) and Hsin-Min Hsueh (New Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention discloses a reticle pod having a lid and multiple pin assemblies. The pin assembly includes a movable member movable relatively to a ceiling of the lid and an elastic member configured to arrange the movable member in between t...