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Apparatus, system and method for controlling emission parameters attending vaporized in a HV environment

US5906857A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 13, 1997
Grant dateMay 25, 1999
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Expiry dateMay 13, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC23C14/243
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An apparatus, system and method for controlling parameters attending the emission of a vaporized material from a source in a HV environment utilizes at least one shutter which is rotatably mounted over an exit opening through which vaporized material must exit the source. The shutter has a closure portion and is mounted adjacent the exit opening associated with the source for rotation about an axis so that by rotating the shutter about the rotation axis, the closure portion repeatedly covers and uncovers the exit opening in an intermittent fashion to prevent the emission of a vaporized material from the source during the periods of shutter rotation during which the exit opening is covered by the closure portion and to permit the emission of a vaporized material from the source during the periods of shutter rotation during which the exit opening is uncovered by the closure portion. By using a pair of superposed shutters whose closure portions can be positionally altered with respect to one another, the intervals during which the exit opening is uncovered by the closure portions throughout each revolution of the shutters can be adjusted. In addition, the accuracy of control of the em…

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