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Anti-airlock apparatus for filters

US6299723A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 28, 1999
Grant dateOct 9, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D36/001
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An anti-airlock apparatus for filters comprises a process bath for processing wafers, a filtration unit incorporating a filter for preliminarily filtering a process solution before said processing and connected to a first deaeration line, and a tank body provided on the primary side or the filtration unit and connected to a second deaeration line, wherein at least said filtration unit and tank body are connected to each other via a pipeline, and a valve of the first deaeration line and a valve of the second deaeration line are separately operated and said first and second deaeration lines are directly connected to the most upstream side of the process solution.

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