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US 2003/0115956 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for monitoring environment within a container
OwnerStephanie J. Moehnke, James N.L. Pedersen +4inventors
InventorsStephanie J. Moehnke, James N.L. Pedersen, Wayne C. Olson, William J. Shaner, Connie E. Barela, Philip S. Glynn
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for recording the environmental conditions within a container during transportation or periods of extended storage, the container for receiving semiconductor wafers or other sensitive components.
Claims91
An instrumented substrate for use with a container, the container having an interior cavity to receive a plurality of components, the instrumented substrate comprising:
- a substrate to insert into the interior cavity of the container;
- and
- a monitoring system disposed on the substrate, the monitoring system to sense at least one environmental characteristic.
An apparatus comprising:
- a substrate to insert into an interior cavity of a container;
- a processing device disposed on the substrate;
- a sensor disposed on the substrate and coupled with the processing device, the sensor to sense an environmental characteristic;
- and
- a data storage device disposed on the substrate and coupled with the processing device.
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A container comprising:
- a housing including a housing wall defining an interior cavity, the housing wall having an opening;
- a plurality of shelves disposed on the housing wall within the interior cavity, each shelf of the plurality of shelves to receive a component;
- a door movably secured to the housing proximate the opening;
- and
- a monitoring system disposed on one of the housing wall and the door, the monitoring system to sense at least one environmental characteristic within the interior cavity.
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A container, comprising:
- a housing including a housing wall defining an interior cavity, the housing wall having an opening;
- a door movably secured to the housing proximate the opening;
- and
- a monitoring system disposed on one of the housing wall and the door, the monitoring system including
- a processing device,
- a sensor coupled with the processing device, the sensor to sense an environmental characteristic, and
- a data storage device coupled with the processing device.
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A method comprising:
- disposing an instrumented substrate within the interior cavity of a container;
- sensing an environmental characteristic with the instrumented substrate;
- and
- storing data on the instrumented substrate, the data corresponding to the environmental characteristic.
1 more element
A method comprising:
- providing a container including a housing wall defining and interior cavity having an opening, the container further including a door movably secured to the housing proximate the opening;
- providing a monitoring system disposed on one of the housing wall and the door;
- sensing an environmental characteristic within the interior cavity with the monitoring system;
- and
- storing data in the monitoring system, the data corresponding to the environmental characteristic.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.