H10P 72/19
Closed carriers
Official title: {closed carriers}
H10P72/19 (Closed carriers) appears on 1,837 US grants and 2,068 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H10P- Granted patents
- 1,837
- Published applications
- 2,068
- Assignees
- 480
- Inventors
- 3,244
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 34 | 0 |
| 1999 | 35 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 42 | 15 |
| 2002 | 40 | 40 |
| 2003 | 26 | 62 |
| 2004 | 36 | 48 |
| 2005 | 36 | 72 |
| 2006 | 36 | 73 |
| 2007 | 25 | 57 |
| 2008 | 42 | 49 |
| 2009 | 27 | 71 |
| 2010 | 39 | 55 |
| 2011 | 33 | 45 |
| 2012 | 37 | 43 |
| 2013 | 41 | 52 |
| 2014 | 34 | 70 |
| 2015 | 39 | 93 |
| 2016 | 66 | 87 |
| 2017 | 75 | 93 |
| 2018 | 89 | 110 |
| 2019 | 109 | 117 |
| 2020 | 117 | 144 |
| 2021 | 106 | 117 |
| 2022 | 100 | 110 |
| 2023 | 95 | 145 |
| 2024 | 109 | 122 |
| 2025 | 113 | 107 |
| 2026 | 70 | 71 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H10P 72/1924Characterised by atmosphere control784
- H10P 72/1922Characterised by the construction of the closed carrier464
- H10P 72/1911Characterised by materials, roughness, coatings or the like378
- H10P 72/1918Characterised by coupling elements, kinematic members, handles or elements to be externally356
- H10P 72/1921Characterised by substrate supports318
- H10P 72/1914Characterised by locking systems314
- H10P 72/1916Characterised by sealing arrangements208
- H10P 72/1906Specially adapted for containing masks, reticles or pellicles206
Recent patents
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- Packaging unit and transportation container6 Oct 2026US 12,757,678 B2Sumco Corporation
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- Module tray for semiconductor device29 Sep 2026US 12,751,243 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Prevention of contamination of substrates during gas purging29 Sep 2026US 12,751,244 B2APPLIED Materials.Inc.
- Apparatus and method for repairing defect of semiconductor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311964 A1Tokyo Electron Limited
- System for detecting fluid in container for receiving semiconductor device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0314312 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Wafer container, top cover thereof, and method for managing wafer containers8 Oct 2026US 2026/0314313 A1Nanya Technology Corporation
- Method of cleaning a nozzle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0314314 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- System and method of offset inspection1 Oct 2026US 2026/0305231 A1Gudeng Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Substrate storage cassette positioning device and method487US 6,432,849 B1Nikon Corporation · 2002
- Wafer handling system486US 6,981,832 B2ASM International N.V. · 2006
- Transport module with latching door475US 5,915,562 AFluoroware, Inc. · 1999
- System for separately handling different size FOUPs470US 9,142,437 B2Globalfoundries Inc. · 2015