Patent · US Expired

Method of grounding a photoblank to a holding device

US6972832B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Infineon Technologies AG · DE

Inventors

Gernot Gödl · Ismaning, DE
Andreas Oelmann · Berlin, DE
Gerd Unger · Birkenfeld, DE
Wolfgang Besenböck · Munich, DE
Alois Reiter · Birkenfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 13, 2000
Grant date	Dec 6, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 19, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01J2237/3175
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A retaining device for photo blanks, comprising a retaining member (1) with a supporting surface (3) for a photo blank (4) and a ground element (10) which can be brought into contact with an electroconductive layer (6) of said photo blank. The ground element is provided with a contact tip (15) which can be manipulated in such a way that it can be lowered substantially onto the photo blank (4) without any lateral movement in relation to said photo blank which is inserted into the retaining device.

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