Method and apparatus for coating a film on an object being processed
US5938847A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05C11/08
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method and an apparatus for applying a coating liquid to an object from a liquid-applying member at a first prescribed position, thereby forming a film on the object. Before the coating liquid at the first position, the coating liquid is applied at a second predetermined position. An impurity-detecting device detects the impurities contained in the coating liquid applied at the second position. A particle-counting device is provided, and a switching device is provided on a liquid-supplying pipe extending from a source of the coating liquid to the liquid-applying member. The switching device switches the supply of the coating liquid between the liquid-applying member and the impurity-detecting device. The impurities in the coating liquid can thereby monitored.
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