US Patent 7169018 Wafer carrier checker and method of using same

A tool and method for assessing whether a disk carrier, and especially a carrier for holding semiconductor disks, is properly dimensioned. The tool has a body that includes a socket in which a portion of the disk carrier will seat fully if the disk carrier is properly dimensioned. Alignment structures may be provided in the socket to align with features of the carrier to assist in determining whether the disk carrier is properly dimensioned. The socket may include two spaced apart cavities that correspond with end portions of walls of the disk carrier.