Patent · US Active

Thin film apparatus and method

US8303915B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
15References
25Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 2007
Grant dateNov 6, 2012
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 6, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2035/00039
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A platen for contacting a liquid to a surface of a substantially flat substrate is disclosed. The platen includes a liquid application station and a stripping element at an end of the liquid application station, wherein the stripping element includes an intersecting gap and an air barrier. Also disclosed are an apparatus including the platen and a method of using the platen to contact a substrate with a liquid.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.