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US 12,697,699 B2

Retainer, top ring, and substrate processing apparatus

US 12,697,699 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: EBARA CORPORATION. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
EBARA CORPORATION
Inventors
Yu ISHII
Publication date
2026-08-04
Filing date
2023-06-16
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,697,699 B2 · US12697699 · 12697699

Abstract

A retainer is disposed around a holding region 39 of a polygonal substrate WF in a top ring for holding the polygonal substrate WF with a surface to be polished facing downward. The retainer 30 includes a plurality of retainer main bodies 3 disposed around the holding region 39 independently along respective sides of the polygonal substrate WF. At least one of the plurality of retainer main bodies 3 includes a first securing surface (first surface 3a), a first opposed surface (second surface 3b), a second securing surface (third surface 3c), and a second opposed surface (fourth surface 3d).…

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