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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334708 | Integral blocks, chemical delivery systems and methods for delivering an ultrapure chemical Integral blocks, chemical delivery systems and methods for delivering an ultrapure chemical to a point of use or to another integral block are provided. More particularly, the integral blocks include a recharge container block, a pressurization gas block, a purge ga... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7102098 | Method and system for solving a problem arising during a welding operation or the like A method and system for diagnosing, solving, and/or controlling, in particular remotely, a given technical problem likely to arise before, during or after a heat treatment operation on metals, in particular in the welding or cutting field, and to provide the most su... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6990750 | Apparatus and method for maintaining a dry atmosphere to prevent moisture absorption and allow demoisturization of electronic components The apparatus and method of the present invention relates use of a warm and dry atmosphere in electronic component storage areas. The warm and dry atmosphere provides the benefit of eliminating the baking process and other moisture management issues by removing mois... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6902708 | Method and apparatus for making carbon black Methods and apparatus are presented for producing carbon black on a substrate. One preferred method includes providing a head assembly including a nozzle, the nozzle including a first injector for injecting a gas such as acetylene, and a second injector for injectin... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6711961 | Methods and apparatus for recycling cryogenic liquid or gas from test chambers Methods and apparatus are presented which allow efficient environmental testing of components such as printed circuit boards, integrated circuits, sub-systems and other components. In one method of the invention, a component can be placed into a chamber having an in... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6622521 | Adaptive control for air separation unit An air separation unit including an air intake, a high pressure cryogenic distillation column receiving air from the air intake and producing an oxygen rich liquid reflux, and a low-pressure cryogenic distillation column. An adaptive controller controls t... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6537516 | Integrated method of preconditioning a resin for hydrogen peroxide purification and purifying hydrogen peroxide A method of integrated resin preconditioning and hydrogen peroxide purification is provided. The method includes preconditioning a resin by washing the resin with deionized water to produce a washed resin, and contacting an effective amount of a precondit... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6531105 | Process and apparatus for removing carbon monoxide from a gas stream Apparatus and process for removing carbon monoxide from a gas stream comprising a major portion of an inert gas and a minor portion of carbon monoxide are provided. The process involves contacting a feed gas stream with at least a primary metal oxide in a... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530967 | Stabilized slurry compositions Provided are slurry compositions suitable for use in a chemical-mechanical planarization process and methods for making same. The compositions include: (a) abrasive particles dispersed in a suspension medium; (b) a peroxygen compound; and (c) a stabilizin... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6517686 | Apparatus for purification of electronic specialty gases by vapor phase transfilling A system and method for purifying liquefied corrosive gases of metallic impurities is described. The principle for this purification method relies on vapor-phase transfilling the vapor phase from a source container into a receiving container. This method ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6508976 | Apparatus for generating an artificial atmosphere for the heat treating of materials An apparatus and method for generating artificial atmospheres in a furnace for the heat treating of materials. The furnace includes a substantially isolated chamber having a discharge receiving orifice for accepting a bi-phasic cryogen into a hot/work zon... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6491863 | Method and apparatus for efficient utilization of a cryogen for inert cover in metals melting furnaces Methods and apparatus for efficient utilization of a cryogen in inerting of solid and molten metals are presented. One method and apparatus of the invention includes providing a source of liquid cryogen; transporting the liquid cryogen through a conduit c... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6471735 | Compositions for use in a chemical-mechanical planarization process Provided are methods for making a slurry composition, suitable for use in a chemical-mechanical planarization process. Also provided are compositions made by such methods. The methods comprise combining: (a) abrasive particles; (b) a suspension medium; (c... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6408771 | Methods of improving productivity of black liquor recovery boilers Methods are presented to increase the throughput of a recovery boiler equipped with at least primary and secondary levels of injection of air. The methods comprise operating the recovery boiler with a third level of oxidant injection below or at the same ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6372022 | Ionic purifier Provided are ionic purifiers and methods that are suitable for providing an ultra-high-purity chemical to a semiconductor manufacturing process. The ionic purifiers include a vapor inlet introducing a chemical vapor to be purified into a column. A high-pu... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370911 | Nitrous oxide purification system and process Provided are a system and method for nitrous oxide purification, wherein the nitrous oxide product for use in semiconductor manufacturing. The system and process involve a first sub-system having a purification tank for holding a liquefied nitrous oxide, ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6363728 | System and method for controlled delivery of liquefied gases from a bulk source Provided is a novel system and method for delivery of gas from a liquefied state. The system includes (a) a delivery vessel holding a bulk quantity of liquefied gas therein; (b) a heat exchanger disposed on the delivery vessel to provide or remove energy ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6361750 | Systems for purification of boron trichloride Processes are disclosed for increasing the condensed phase production of BCl3 comprising less than about 10 ppm phosgene, less than 10 ppm chlorine, and less than 10 ppm HCl. In one embodiment the process comprises injecting an inert gas into a... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6350425 | On-site generation of ultra-high-purity buffered-HF and ammonium fluoride Provided is a novel method and system for preparing ultra-high-purity buffered-hydrofluoric acid or ammonium fluoride controlled concentration The method comprises bubbling purified ammonia vapor into ultra-pure hydrofluoric acid. The inventive method and... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6305235 | Variable height sensor tree A variable position sensing device is provided. The device includes a fixed track attached to a track holder. An adjustable sensor holder is adapted to receive a sensor and is capable of sliding and locking into position on the fixed track. The sensor dev... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6283066 | Continuous gas saturation system and method Provided is a system for controlled vaporization of a liquid chemical. The system includes: (a) an evaporation vessel connected to receive a liquid chemical which is carrier gas free; (b) a mechanism for maintaining the liquid chemical in the evaporation ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6277246 | Purification of electronic specialty gases by vapor phase transfilling A system and method for purifying liquefied corrosive gases of metallic impurities is described. The principle for this purification method relies on vapor-phase transfilling the vapor phase from a source container into a receiving container. This method ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6242359 | Plasma cleaning and etching methods using non-global-warming compounds Provided is a novel method of cleaning a chemical vapor deposition processing chamber having deposits on an inner surface thereof is provided. The process involves forming a plasma from one or more gases comprising a fluorine-containing but otherwise halo... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6238636 | Process and systems for purification of boron trichloride Processes are disclosed for increasing the condensed phase production of BCl3 comprising less than about 10 ppm phosgene, less than 10 ppm chlorine, and less than 10 ppm HCl. In one embodiment the process comprises injecting an inert gas into a... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6228187 | Apparatus and methods for generating an artificial atmosphere for the heat treating of materials An apparatus and method for generating artificial atmospheres in a furnace for the heat treating of materials. The furnace includes a substantially isolated chamber having a discharge receiving orifice for accepting a bi-phasic cryogen into a hot/work zon... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6199384 | System and method for controlled delivery of liquefied gases including control aspects Provided is a novel system for delivery of a gas from a liquefied state. The system includes: (a) a cabinet having a first and second panel disposed therein; (b) at least one compressed liquefied gas cylinder corresponding to each panel disposed in the ca... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6155818 | Oxy-burner having a back-up firing system and method of operation An oxy-burner having a back-up firing system includes an oxidant conduit coupled to an oxidant injector nozzle. A primary oxygen line is coupled to the oxidant conduit and transports oxygen into the oxidant conduit. An auxiliary air ejector is coupled to ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6141988 | Process for recovering olefins A process for recovering olefins from a gas stream containing olefins and hydrogen. The process comprises compressing the gas stream in at least one compression stage to form a compressed gas stream, contacting the compressed gas stream with a membrane at... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141990 | Process and plant for separating air by cryogenic distillation In order to allow more flexible operation of a column for separating air by cryogenic distillation, a first air stream (6) exchanges heat with a liquid (16) which vaporizes, while a second air stream (7, 7A) is drawn off from an intermediate level in the ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6134912 | Method and system for separation of a mixed gas containing oxygen and chlorine Provided are novel methods and systems for separating a mixed gas containing oxygen and chlorine. According to one method in accordance with the invention, the mixed gas and a refrigerant are introduced into a separator unit. At least a portion of the chl... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6135433 | Continuous gas saturation system and method Provided are a system and method for saturating a gas with a vapor from a liquid chemical. The system includes: (a) a saturation vessel connected to receive a liquid chemical and a carrier gas; (b) a gas sparger in the saturation vessel for sparging the c... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6086833 | Process and equipment for sanitizing and packaging food using ozone Systems and processes are described for sanitizing a food product with ozone gas. The ozone gas is generated using a low pressure, low volume ozone gas generator and is delivered to a fluid injector. The fluid injector receives high pressure carrier fluid... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6063356 | On-site manufacture of ultra-high-purity hydrofluoric acid for semiconductor processing A system for purification and generation of hydrofluoric acid on-site at a semiconductor device fabrication facility. An evaporation stage (optionally with arsenic oxidation) is followed by a fractionating column to remove most other impurities, an Ionic ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6051421 | Continuous processing apparatus and method for cleaning articles with liquified compressed gaseous solvents The present invention relates to a continuous processing apparatus and method for cleaning articles with a liquified compressed gaseous solvent mixture. The continuous processing apparatus includes three processing chambers including an entrance chamber, ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6050283 | System and method for on-site mixing of ultra-high-purity chemicals for semiconductor processing A system and method for mixing and/or diluting ultrapure fluids, such as liquid acids, for semiconductor processing. The system includes first and second chemical dispensers, the first and second chemical dispensers adapted to contain first and second flu... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6015477 | Point-of-use ammonia purification for electronic component manufacture Highly purified ammonia for use in processes for the production of high-precision electronic components is prepared on-site by drawing ammonia vapor from a liquid ammonia reservoir, passing the vapor through a filter capable of filtering out particles of ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6001223 | On-site ammonia purification for semiconductor manufacture Highly purified ammonia for use in semiconductor manufacturing is prepared on-site by drawing ammonia vapor from a liquid ammonia reservoir, passing the vapor through a filter capable of filtering out particles of less than 0.005 micron in size, and scrub... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5992337 | Methods of improving productivity of black liquor recovery boilers Methods of increasing the throughput of recovery boilers equipped with at least two levels of injection of air, the methods improving the thermal efficiency of the boiler with oxygen enrichment of the air in at least one level of the combustion air system... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5979178 | Process for recovering olefins from cracked gases A process for recovering olefins from a cracking effluent containing olefins and hydrogen. The process comprises compressing the cracking effluent in at least one compression stage to form a compressed cracking effluent, contacting the compressed cracking... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5941081 | Solid phase latent heat vapor extraction and recovery system for liquified gases The invention provides a system for unloading liquified gases from rail cars or other transport vehicles by using an energy buffer system which allows the shifting of electric demand to off-peak hours when electric power rates are lower. The system employ... | 08/24/1999 |
