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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120003748 | Chemical Ionization Reaction or Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry A system and methods are described for generating reagent ions and product ions for use in a mass spectrometry system. Applications for the system and method are also disclosed for detecting volatile organic compounds in trace concentrations. A microwave or high-frequen... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20100324743 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE FLUCTUATION INSENSITIVE MASS FLOW CONTROL A mass flow controller includes a thermal mass flow sensor in combination with a pressure sensor to provide a mass flow controller that is relatively insensitive to fluctuations in input pressure. The pressure sensor and thermal sensor respectively provide signals to an... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100231296 | Radio Frequency Power Delivery System A system and method are provided for delivering power to a dynamic load. The system includes a power supply providing DC power having a substantially constant power open loop response, a power amplifier for converting the DC power to RF power, a sensor for measuring vol... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100219757 | Method and Apparatus of Providing Power to Ignite and Sustain a Plasma in a Reactive Gas Generator Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for igniting and/or sustaining a plasma in a reactive gas generator. Power is provided from an ignition power supply to a plasma ignition circuit. A pre-ignition signal of the plasma ignition ci... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20090320677 | PARTICLE TRAP FOR A PLASMA SOURCE A particle trap for a remote plasma source includes a body structure having an inlet for coupling to a chamber of a remote plasma source and an outlet for coupling to a process chamber inlet. The particle trap for a remote plasma source also includes a gas channel forme... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20080091306 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE FLUCTUATION INSENSITIVE MASS FLOW CONTROL A mass flow controller includes a thermal mass flow sensor in combination with a pressure sensor to provide a mass flow controller that is relatively insensitive to fluctuations in input pressure. The pressure sensor and thermal sensor respectively provide signals to an... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20070139122 | Radio Frequency Power Delivery System A system and method are provided for delivering power to a dynamic load. The system includes a power supply providing DC power having a substantially constant power open loop response, a power amplifier for converting the DC power to RF power, a sensor for measuring vol... | 06/21/2007 |
| 20070039550 | Pulsed mass flow delivery system and method A system for delivering a desired mass of gas, including a chamber, a first valve controlling flow into the chamber, a second valve controlling flow out of the chamber, a pressure transducer connected to the chamber, an input device for providing a desired mass to be de... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20070039549 | Pulsed mass flow delivery system and method A system for delivering a desired mass of gas, including a chamber, a first valve controlling flow into the chamber, a second valve controlling flow out of the chamber, a pressure transducer connected to the chamber, an input device for providing a desired mass to be de... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20070042508 | Pulsed mass flow delivery system and method A system for delivering a desired mass of gas, including a chamber, a first valve controlling flow into the chamber, a second valve controlling flow out of the chamber, a pressure transducer connected to the chamber, an input device for providing a desired mass to be de... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20060217900 | Mass flow verifier with flow restrictor A flow verifier for verifying measurement of a flow rate of a fluid by a device includes a flow restrictor that renders the flow rate verification substantially insensitive to elements upstream of the flow restrictor. The flow verifier includes a vessel that receives a ... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060214127 | Parallel plate valve assembly A valve assembly including a first plate having a first surface defining a port, a second plate received over the first plate such that the port of the first plate is substantially closed by a first surface of the second plate, wherein the second plate is movable away f... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060217903 | External volume insensitive flow verification A flow verifier for in-situ verification of a device under test (DUT), including an inlet connectable to a DUT, an outlet connectable to a vacuum pump for drawing gas through the DUT and the flow verifier, a vessel having a predetermined volume, diffusive media connecti... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060207503 | Vaporizer and method of vaporizing a liquid for thin film delivery A vaporizer including an inlet for liquid and an outlet for gas, a gas valve controlling gas flow to the outlet of the vaporizer, and means for heating liquid flowing between the liquid inlet and the gas valve. The vaporizer also includes means for increasing a heat tra... | 09/21/2006 |
| 20060173642 | Apparatus and method for pressure fluctuation insensitive mass flow control A mass flow controller includes a thermal mass flow sensor in combination with a pressure sensor to provide a mass flow controller that is relatively insensitive to fluctuations in input pressure. The pressure sensor and thermal sensor respectively provide signals to an... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060169327 | Pressure regulation in remote zones A pressure control system remotely controls pressure within one or more remote zones, each respectively connected to an enclosure through a conduit, by controlling flow of a fluid into and out of each enclosure. The pressure of the fluid is measured within each enclosur... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060101907 | Thermal mass flow rate sensor having fixed bypass ratio A flow rate sensor includes a main conduit, a sensor tube and a bypass tube connecting an upstream portion of the main conduit to a downstream portion of the main conduit such that flow through the main conduit is divided through the sensor tube and the bypass tube, and... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20060101908 | Thermal mass flow rate sensor including bypass passageways and a sensor passageway having similar entrance effects A sensing apparatus for use in a mass flow rate sensor for measuring a fluid flow rate includes a main conduit for containing a fluid flow, and a sensor passageway for tapping a portion of the fluid flow from the main conduit at a first location, and returning the porti... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20060060139 | Precursor gas delivery with carrier gas mixing A system and method are described that control the amount of precursor that is delivered to a process chamber by precisely measuring the mole fraction of the gas mixture being delivered. A gas delivery system includes a delivery chamber, a precursor inlet valve, a carri... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20050223979 | Pulsed mass flow delivery system and method A system for delivering a desired mass of gas, including a chamber, a first valve controlling flow into the chamber, a second valve controlling flow out of the chamber, a pressure transducer connected to the chamber, an input device for providing a desired mass to be de... | 10/13/2005 |
| 20050218361 | POROUS VALVE ASSEMBLY A valve assembly for controlling the flow of a predetermined fluid, including a tube having an open end forming an outlet port, and wherein the tube is made of a material that is porous with respect to the predetermined fluid, an outer wall forming a fluid chamber coaxi... | 10/06/2005 |
| 20050222782 | Flow monitoring system A flow monitoring system includes a first temperature-sensitive resistive device, thermally coupled to a first portion of a fluid transfer apparatus, for producing a first temperature-dependant voltage signal representative of the temperature of the fluid within the fir... | 10/06/2005 |
| 20050217346 | Flow measurement calibration A flow measurement calibration system and method is presented that actively regulates the pressure of the fluid being tested. A piston is slidably mounted to an inner wall of a chamber, which has a fluid inlet port for receiving an inflow of fluid into the interior of t... | 10/06/2005 |
| 20050199287 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRESSURE IN REMOTE ZONES A system for controlling fluid flow through i lines, wherein the i lines are connectable through tubing to i zones, respectively, and wherein i=1, 2, . . . , N. The system includes at least one valve and a pressure transducer in each of the i lines, a control device for... | 09/15/2005 |
| 20050199342 | Semiconductor manufacturing gas flow divider system and method A system for dividing a single flow into two or more secondary flows of desired ratios, including an inlet adapted to receive the single flow, at least two secondary flow lines connected to the inlet, an input device adapted to receive at least one desired ratio of flow... | 09/15/2005 |
| 20050026447 | Segmented cold plate for rapid thermal processing (RTP) tool for conduction cooling The present invention is directed to a semiconductor thermal processing system and an apparatus for thermally cooling a semiconductor substrate. According to one aspect of the present invention, a semiconductor thermal processing system and associated apparatus and meth... | 02/03/2005 |