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Coating apparatus and method

US6562136B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 8, 2000
Grant dateMay 13, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05B15/70
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention provides a device for holding a substrate during deposition processes that includes a rotation member rotatable about a first, central axis, and a plurality of substrate holders positioned on the rotation member, the substrate holders being rotatable about second axes. In another aspect, the invention provides a method of applying a substantially uniform coating on a substrate including the steps of providing a device of the invention; mounting a substrate onto the substrate mounts; providing at least one substrate coating station in spaced relation to the substrate mounts; rotating the rotation member about a central axis to position one or more of the substrate mounts at the substrate coating station; supplying the coating through the nozzle; moving the nozzle of the coating station in a direction parallel to the substrate at a predetermined rate to apply a uniform coating on the substrate; and rotating the substrate mounts about the second axes during the coating process.

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