ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,787,694, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to KLA Corp. (Milpitas, Calif.).
"Sliding outer tool enclosure" was invented by Gurupkar Singh Nerwal (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system includes a tool disposed in an interior volume. An inner frame having a front wall and a rear wall covers respective front and rear sides of the interior volume, and an outer frame is disposed on the inner frame. The outer frame includes a first section and a second section, each having a top wall, a left wall, and a right wall. In a closed position, the walls of the first section and the second section cover the respective top, left, and r...