ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,593,648, issued on March 31, was assigned to GUDENG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL Co. LTD. (New Taipei City, Taiwan).
"Semiconductor workpiece transport pod" was invented by Ming-Chien Chiu (New Taipei City, Taiwan), Chia-Ho Chuang (New Taipei City, Taiwan), Kuo-Hua Lee (New Taipei City, Taiwan) and Jyun-Ming Lyu (New Taipei City, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor workpiece transport pod includes: a lower container, having a top opening; an upper cover, having at least one lateral surrounding groove; and at least one airtight strip, having a base and at least one skirt, the base accommodated in the lateral surrounding groove,...