Patent ID: 11945660
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for sorting a plurality of substrates, the apparatus comprising:
a first conveyor lane arranged in a first direction and a first plane, the first conveyor lane adapted to receive a plurality of substrates from a metrology unit;
a second conveyor lane partially disposed over the first conveyor lane, wherein the second conveyor lane comprises a vacuum belt, the second conveyor lane oriented in a second direction relative to the first direction selected to allow a first substrate of the plurality of substrates transferred from the first conveyor lane to the second conveyor lane to move laterally clear of the first conveyor lane; and
at least a third conveyor lane partially disposed over the first conveyor lane, wherein the third conveyor lane comprises a vacuum belt, the third conveyor lane oriented in the second direction relative to the first direction selected to allow a second substrate of the plurality of substrates transferred from the first conveyor lane to the third conveyor lane to move laterally clear of the first conveyor lane.