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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132793 | Method and apparatus for liquid precursor atomization An apparatus for atomizing a precursor liquid for vapor generation and thin film deposition on a substrate. The precursor liquid is atomized by a carrier gas to form a droplet aerosol composed of small precursor liquid droplets suspended in the carrier gas. The drop... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7882799 | Method and apparatus for generating charged particles for deposition on a surface A method for establishing a calibrating standard for wafer inspection includes depositing solid ionized particles of a known size range with an aerosol onto a wafer. The method also includes depositing particles onto a wafer in a deposition chamber by using an aeros... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7830510 | Apparatus for high-accuracy fiber counting in air The present disclosure has an apparatus for detecting fibers in a gas flowing along a passageway. A laser beam is provided at one end of the passageway and the beam is directed along a length of the passageway through which the gas flows. An electrode system, as dis... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7363828 | Aerosol measurement by dilution and particle counting The present invention includes an apparatus for aerosol measurement having a high concentration of particles the apparatus comprising a diluter for diluting the concentration of particles in a sample aerosol stream to form a diluted aerosol stream, and a sensor for ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7325441 | Personal mask test system A personal mask testing system (PMTS) is of a size of a human hand. The PMTS has several energy efficient features that permit running the PMTS from a battery source within the housing. The PMTS also includes a replaceable vapor source. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7267711 | Electrostatic precipitator for diesel blow-by A compact electrostatic precipitator is designed specifically for use in connection with eliminating particles from crankcase emissions of a Diesel engine. Such emissions may carry solid soot particles as well as suspended oil droplets. The electrostatic precipitato... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7082811 | Cascade impactor with individually driven impactor plates A cascade impactor apparatus has a series of vertically stacked impactor housing sections. Each of the impactor housing sections has an upper portion that supports a motor for driving an impactor plate that is positioned below a nozzle through which flow passes. Eac... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6902604 | Electrostatic precipitator with internal power supply An electrostatic precipitator, including for a diesel engine electrostatic crankcase ventilation system for blowby gas, includes a corona discharge electrode assembly in a housing, an insulator extending along an internal surface of a wall of the housing, a power su... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6829044 | Compact, high-efficiency condensation nucleus counter A condensation nucleus counter has a series of flow passageways forming a flow path, including a first passageway for carrying the gas stream having the particles to be detected which is preferably preheated A saturator is positioned to receive the flow of the gas s... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6805907 | Method and apparatus for vapor generation and film deposition A vapor generator (19, 62) and connected chemical vapor deposition chamber (28) for providing a vapor for operations such as chemical vapor deposition has an atomizer (16, 16A, 38, 50) for forming an aerosol or droplet spray (36, 58, 7... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6746539 | Scanning deposition head for depositing particles on a wafer A deposition chamber is formed in a housing that has a substrate carrier on the interior. The substrate carrier is rotatable about a central axis, and a particle deposition head is mounted in the chamber on a support that can be moved linearly along lines that are s... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6723568 | Method and apparatus for cascade impactor testing of inhalable drug therapies recovery for chemical analysis A compact cascade impactor is formed to classify particles carried in a flow through the impactor. The impactor has collection chambers that are arranged to conserve space and yet provide a large flow passageway. The collection chamber may be tear drop shaped and be... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6607597 | Method and apparatus for deposition of particles on surfaces A deposition system is used for depositing particles onto a substrate, such as a wafer in a deposition chamber. The particles are carried in an aerosol that is generated by an atomizer that includes an impaction plate for removing large particles before t... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6601777 | Suspended particle container for an atomizer A container for containing a liquid that has suspended particles used for depositing on a substrate is formed of an electrically conductive material, and has a bottom wall. An atomizer for atomizing the liquid and particles to form an aerosol is mounted a... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6595368 | Pre-separator for inlets of cascade impactors A pre-separator for separating out large particles from a fluid flow has a housing forming an interior chamber with an inlet and an outlet, and a separator plate in the chamber between the inlet and outlet. The separator plate has a surface facing the inl... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6527821 | Automatic condensed oil remover An automatic condensed oil remover for an intercooler of a diesel engine has a flow restrictor that is positioned between the intercooler and the diesel engine, an oil sump in the intercooler, and an oil tube carrying condensed oil from the oil sump to th... | 03/04/2003 |
