公开(公告)号：US06435007B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-20

申请号：US09560578

申请日：2000-04-27

申请人： Dean Smith ,  Todd Mlsna ,  Jeremy Hammond

发明人： Dean Smith ,  Todd Mlsna ,  Jeremy Hammond

IPC分类号： G01N1508

CPC分类号： G01N29/022 ,  G01N7/10 ,  G01N2291/0256 ,  G01N2291/02872 ,  G01N2291/0423 ,  G01N2291/106

摘要： A sensor system that monitors agent breakthrough through a vapor barrier and related test process. The system includes a substantially airtight test chamber for retaining the vapor barrier, which may be formed of one or more layers of one or more materials. A sensor element array placed adjacent to the barrier under test includes elements that are sensitive to one or more agents of interest and elements that are insensitive to such agents. The insensitive elements provide a baseline reference signal that is compared to the output signal of the sensitive elements. As the agent contacts the array, the electrical signal output from the sensitive elements changes in comparison to that of the reference elements. The sensor array is sensitive enough to detect low levels of the agent when the agent passes through the barrier. A control system is used to regulate and monitor environmental conditions within the chamber and to process electrical signals from the sensor array.

摘要翻译： 一种传感器系统，通过蒸汽屏障和相关测试过程来监控代理人的突破。 该系统包括用于保持蒸气阻挡物的基本上气密的测试室，其可以由一个或多个一个或多个材料层形成。 放置在与被测屏障相邻的传感器元件阵列包括对感兴趣的一个或多个感兴趣的元件敏感的元件和对这种试剂不敏感的元件。 不敏感元件提供与敏感元件的输出信号相比较的基准参考信号。 当代理人接触阵列时，从敏感元件输出的电信号与参考元件相比变化。 传感器阵列足够敏感，以便在试剂穿过屏障时检测试剂的低含量。 控制系统用于调节和监测室内的环境条件并处理来自传感器阵列的电信号。

公开(公告)号：US20180290908A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-11

申请号：US16005471

申请日：2018-06-11

申请人： Dean Smith ,  Ola Lysenstoen ,  Cary Tope-McKay ,  Gary Gorian

发明人： Dean Smith ,  Ola Lysenstoen ,  Cary Tope-McKay ,  Gary Gorian

IPC分类号： C02F3/30 ,  C02F3/06 ,  C02F3/28

摘要： Described herein is a water treatment system for simultaneously removing ammonia and nitrates from a liquid. The water treatment system comprises a floating platform, at least one columnar unit connected with the floating platform, where each columnar unit includes a bounding surface possessing multiple apertures. An air diffuser is connected with each columnar unit for supplying an air flow volume within the columnar unit.

公开(公告)号：USD733235S1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-30

申请号：US29483479

申请日：2014-02-28

申请人： Dean Smith

设计人： Dean Smith

公开(公告)号：US07807053B2

公开(公告)日：2010-10-05

申请号：US12465751

申请日：2009-05-14

申请人： Dean Smith

发明人： Dean Smith

IPC分类号： A01K63/04 ,  C02F3/04 ,  C02F1/40

CPC分类号： A01K63/045 ,  A01K63/04 ,  B60L3/003 ,  Y10S210/905

摘要： A filtration system for an aquarium is provided. The filtration system includes a gate chamber with a gate conduit positioned therein that transports unprocessed water from the aquarium. The gate chamber includes filtering media. The filtration system also includes a siphon chamber that is fluidly coupled to the gate chamber. There is a siphon conduit having a siphon conduit inlet at a first elevation within the siphon chamber, a siphon conduit outlet at a second elevation below the first elevation, and a crest at a third elevation above the first and second elevations. The siphon conduit empties into a catch basin, where the processed water is transported back to the aquarium.

摘要翻译： 提供了一个用于水族馆的过滤系统。 过滤系统包括门室，其中定位有门导管，其将来自水族箱的未处理的水输送。 门室包括过滤介质。 过滤系统还包括流体耦合到门室的虹吸室。 虹吸管具有在虹吸室内的第一高度处的虹吸管道入口，在第一高度以下的第二高度处的虹吸管出口，以及位于第一和第二海拔以上的第三高度处的波峰。 虹吸管排空到集水盆中，处理后的水被运回水族馆。

公开(公告)号：US07785455B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-31

申请号：US11107283

申请日：2005-04-14

申请人： Ravi Mullapudi ,  Dean Smith

发明人： Ravi Mullapudi ,  Dean Smith

IPC分类号： C23C14/00

CPC分类号： C23C14/352 ,  C23C14/505 ,  H01J37/3447

摘要： A multi-chamber processing system is described for depositing materials on multiple workpieces (wafers, display panels, or any other workpieces) at a time in a vacuum chamber. The system includes a sputtering chamber and a separate pre-clean chamber, where wafers can be transferred between the two chambers by a robotic arm without breaking a vacuum. The wafers are mounted one-by-one onto a rotating pallet in the pre-cleaning chamber and sputtering chamber. The pallet is firmly fixed to a rotatable table in the sputtering chamber. Copper tubing in the table couples RF energy to the wafers, and a liquid running through the copper tubing controls the temperature of the wafers. Multiple targets, of the same or different materials, may concurrently deposit material on the wafers as the pallet is rotating. Multiple magnets (one for each target) in the magnetron assembly in the sputtering chamber oscillate over their respective targets for uniform target erosion and uniform deposition on the wafers. An electrically insulated target backing plate between each magnet and a target has a liquid channel running through it for controlling temperature. The distance between the magnets and the targets is made very small by a thin aluminum plate fixed to the bottom segment of the target backing plate by a dip brazing process. Various shields are described to prevent cross-contamination from the targets and prevent the sputtered target material from entering gaps in the chamber and shorting out insulators.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于在真空室中一次在多个工件（晶片，显示面板或任何其他工件）上沉积材料的多室处理系统。 该系统包括溅射室和单独的预清洁室，其中晶片可以通过机器臂在两个室之间传递而不破坏真空。 将晶片一个接一个地安装在预清洁室和溅射室中的旋转托盘上。 托盘牢固地固定在溅射室中的可旋转工作台上。 表中的铜管将RF能量耦合到晶片，并且穿过铜管的液体控制晶片的温度。 相同或不同材料的多个目标可以在托盘旋转的同时将材料沉积在晶片上。 在溅射室中的磁控管组件中的多个磁体（一个用于每个靶）在其各自的靶上摆动，以均匀的目标腐蚀和在晶片上的均匀沉积。 在每个磁体和靶之间的电绝缘的目标背板具有通过其的液体通道用于控制温度。 通过浸焊法将固定在目标背板底部的薄铝板，将磁体和靶材之间的距离做得非常小。 描述了各种屏蔽，以防止目标的交叉污染，并防止溅射的目标材料进入腔室中的间隙并使绝缘体短路。

公开(公告)号：US20060231391A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-19

申请号：US11107110

申请日：2005-04-14

申请人： Ravi Mullapudi ,  Dean Smith ,  Srikanth Dasaradhi

发明人： Ravi Mullapudi ,  Dean Smith ,  Srikanth Dasaradhi

IPC分类号： C23C14/00

CPC分类号： C23C14/505 ,  C23C14/352 ,  H01J37/3447

摘要： A multi-chamber processing system is described for depositing materials on multiple workpieces (wafers, display panels, or any other workpieces) at a time in a vacuum chamber. The system includes a sputtering chamber and a separate pre-clean chamber, where wafers can be transferred between the two chambers by a robotic arm without breaking a vacuum. The wafers are mounted one-by-one onto a rotating pallet in the pre-cleaning chamber and sputtering chamber. The pallet is firmly fixed to a rotatable table in the sputtering chamber. Copper tubing in the table couples RF energy to the wafers, and a liquid running through the copper tubing controls the temperature of the wafers. Multiple targets, of the same or different materials, may concurrently deposit material on the wafers as the pallet is rotating. Multiple magnets (one for each target) in the magnetron assembly in the sputtering chamber oscillate over their respective targets for uniform target erosion and uniform deposition on the wafers. An electrically insulated target backing plate between each magnet and a target has a liquid channel running through it for controlling temperature. The distance between the magnets and the targets is made very small by a thin aluminum plate fixed to the bottom segment of the target backing plate by a dip brazing process. Various shields are described to prevent cross-contamination from the targets and prevent the sputtered target material from entering gaps in the chamber and shorting out insulators.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于在真空室中一次在多个工件（晶片，显示面板或任何其他工件）上沉积材料的多室处理系统。 该系统包括溅射室和单独的预清洁室，其中晶片可以通过机器臂在两个室之间传递而不破坏真空。 将晶片一个接一个地安装在预清洁室和溅射室中的旋转托盘上。 托盘牢固地固定在溅射室中的可旋转工作台上。 表中的铜管将RF能量耦合到晶片，并且穿过铜管的液体控制晶片的温度。 相同或不同材料的多个目标可以在托盘旋转的同时将材料沉积在晶片上。 在溅射室中的磁控管组件中的多个磁体（一个用于每个靶）在其各自的靶上摆动，以均匀的目标腐蚀和在晶片上的均匀沉积。 在每个磁体和靶之间的电绝缘的目标背板具有通过其的液体通道用于控制温度。 通过浸焊法将固定在目标背板底部的薄铝板，将磁体和靶材之间的距离做得非常小。 描述了各种屏蔽，以防止目标的交叉污染，并防止溅射的目标材料进入腔室中的间隙并使绝缘体短路。

公开(公告)号：US20060231383A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-19

申请号：US11107620

申请日：2005-04-14

申请人： Ravi Mullapudi ,  Dean Smith ,  Srikanth Dasaradhi

发明人： Ravi Mullapudi ,  Dean Smith ,  Srikanth Dasaradhi

IPC分类号： C23C14/32 ,  C23C14/00

CPC分类号： H01J37/3408 ,  C23C14/021 ,  C23C14/35 ,  C23C14/566

摘要： A multi-chamber processing system is described for depositing materials on multiple workpieces (wafers, display panels, or any other workpieces) at a time in a vacuum chamber. The system includes a sputtering chamber and a separate pre-clean chamber, where wafers can be transferred between the two chambers by a robotic arm without breaking a vacuum. The wafers are mounted one-by-one onto a rotating pallet in the pre-cleaning chamber and sputtering chamber. The pallet is firmly fixed to a rotatable table in the sputtering chamber. Copper tubing in the table couples RF energy to the wafers, and a liquid running through the copper tubing controls the temperature of the wafers. Multiple targets, of the same or different materials, may concurrently deposit material on the wafers as the pallet is rotating. Multiple magnets (one for each target) in the magnetron assembly in the sputtering chamber oscillate over their respective targets for uniform target erosion and uniform deposition on the wafers. An electrically insulated target backing plate between each magnet and a target has a liquid channel running through it for controlling temperature. The distance between the magnets and the targets is made very small by a thin aluminum plate fixed to the bottom segment of the target backing plate by a dip brazing process. Various shields are described to prevent cross-contamination from the targets and prevent the sputtered target material from entering gaps in the chamber and shorting out insulators.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于在真空室中一次在多个工件（晶片，显示面板或任何其他工件）上沉积材料的多室处理系统。 该系统包括溅射室和单独的预清洁室，其中晶片可以通过机器臂在两个室之间传递而不破坏真空。 将晶片一个接一个地安装在预清洁室和溅射室中的旋转托盘上。 托盘牢固地固定在溅射室中的可旋转工作台上。 表中的铜管将RF能量耦合到晶片，并且穿过铜管的液体控制晶片的温度。 相同或不同材料的多个目标可以在托盘旋转的同时将材料沉积在晶片上。 在溅射室中的磁控管组件中的多个磁体（一个用于每个靶）在其各自的靶上摆动，以均匀的目标腐蚀和在晶片上的均匀沉积。 在每个磁体和靶之间的电绝缘的目标背板具有通过其的液体通道用于控制温度。 通过浸焊法将固定在目标背板底部的薄铝板，将磁体和靶材之间的距离做得非常小。 描述了各种屏蔽，以防止目标的交叉污染，并防止溅射的目标材料进入腔室中的间隙并使绝缘体短路。

公开(公告)号：US20150087007A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-26

申请号：US14497005

申请日：2014-09-25

申请人： Deirdre Meldrum ,  Roger Johnson ,  Iniyan Soundappa Elango ,  Andrew Shabilla ,  Hong Wang ,  Jakrey Myers ,  Laimonas Kelbauskas ,  Dean Smith ,  Pimwadee Limsirichai

发明人： Deirdre Meldrum ,  Roger Johnson ,  Iniyan Soundappa Elango ,  Andrew Shabilla ,  Hong Wang ,  Jakrey Myers ,  Laimonas Kelbauskas ,  Dean Smith ,  Pimwadee Limsirichai

IPC分类号： G01N33/50 ,  B01L3/00 ,  C23F1/30

CPC分类号： B01L3/502707 ,  B01L3/502761 ,  B01L2300/0645 ,  C12M23/16 ,  C12M41/36 ,  C23F1/02 ,  C23F1/30 ,  C23F1/44

摘要： A microfluidic device useable for performing live cell computed tomography imaging is fabricated with a cover portion including a first wafer with at least one metal patterned thereon, a base portion including a second wafer with at least one metal patterned thereon and negative photoresist defining recesses therein, and a diffusive bonding layer including a negative photoresist arranged to join the cover portion and the base portion. A composition useful in live cell computer topography includes a long-chain polysaccharide at a concentration of from about 0.01% to about 10.0% in cell culture medium for supporting cell life while enabling cell rotation rate to be slowed to a speed commensurate with low light level imaging.

摘要翻译： 用于执行活细胞计算机断层摄影成像的微流体装置制造成具有覆盖部分，所述覆盖部分包括具有图案化的至少一个金属的第一晶片，包括至少一个图案化的金属的第二晶片的基部和其中限定凹部的负光致抗蚀剂， 以及包括负极光致抗蚀剂的漫射粘结层，所述负性光致抗蚀剂被布置成接合盖部分和基部。 用于活细胞计算机地形的组合物包括在细胞培养基中浓度为约0.01％至约10.0％的长链多糖，用于支持细胞寿命，同时使细胞旋转速率降低至与低光级相当的速度 成像。

公开(公告)号：US20120145611A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-14

申请号：US13315276

申请日：2011-12-08

申请人： Dean Smith ,  Ola Lysenstoen ,  Cary Tope-McKay ,  Gary Gorian

发明人： Dean Smith ,  Ola Lysenstoen ,  Cary Tope-McKay ,  Gary Gorian

IPC分类号： C02F3/30 ,  C02F101/16

CPC分类号： C02F3/301 ,  C02F3/302 ,  C02F2101/16 ,  C02F2101/163

摘要： Described herein is a water treatment system for simultaneously removing ammonia and nitrates from a liquid. The water treatment system comprises a nitrifying volume for nitrification of a liquid and a denitrifying volume for denitrification of the liquid. One of the nitrifying volume and the denitrifying volume resides substantially within the other of the nitrifying volume and the denitrifying volume, and the nitrifying volume and the denitrifying volume are in fluid communication. In one aspect, the nitrifying volume is a relatively oxygenated region and the denitrifying volume is a relatively oxygen-depleted region. In another aspect, the nitrifying volume is in communication with an oxygen-supplying source for providing oxygen to create the relatively oxygenated region.

摘要翻译： 本文描述了一种用于从液体中同时除去氨和硝酸盐的水处理系统。 水处理系统包括用于液化硝化的硝化体积和用于液体反硝化的反硝化体积。 硝化体积和脱氮体积中的一个基本上位于硝化体积和反硝化体积的另一个内，并且硝化体积和反硝化体积是流体连通的。 在一个方面，硝化体积是相对氧化的区域，反硝化体积是相对耗氧的区域。 在另一方面，硝化体积与供氧源连通，用于提供氧气以产生相对氧化的区域。

公开(公告)号：US07794574B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-14

申请号：US11107110

申请日：2005-04-14

申请人： Ravi Mullapudi ,  Dean Smith ,  Srikanth Dasaradhi

发明人： Ravi Mullapudi ,  Dean Smith ,  Srikanth Dasaradhi

IPC分类号： C23C14/00

CPC分类号： C23C14/505 ,  C23C14/352 ,  H01J37/3447

摘要： A multi-chamber processing system is described for depositing materials on multiple workpieces (wafers, display panels, or any other workpieces) at a time in a vacuum chamber. The system includes a sputtering chamber and a separate pre-clean chamber, where wafers can be transferred between the two chambers by a robotic arm without breaking a vacuum. The wafers are mounted one-by-one onto a rotating pallet in the pre-cleaning chamber and sputtering chamber. The pallet is firmly fixed to a rotatable table in the sputtering chamber. Copper tubing in the table couples RF energy to the wafers, and a liquid running through the copper tubing controls the temperature of the wafers. Multiple targets, of the same or different materials, may concurrently deposit material on the wafers as the pallet is rotating. Multiple magnets (one for each target) in the magnetron assembly in the sputtering chamber oscillate over their respective targets for uniform target erosion and uniform deposition on the wafers. An electrically insulated target backing plate between each magnet and a target has a liquid channel running through it for controlling temperature. The distance between the magnets and the targets is made very small by a thin aluminum plate fixed to the bottom segment of the target backing plate by a dip brazing process. Various shields are described to prevent cross-contamination from the targets and prevent the sputtered target material from entering gaps in the chamber and shorting out insulators.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于在真空室中一次在多个工件（晶片，显示面板或任何其他工件）上沉积材料的多室处理系统。 该系统包括溅射室和单独的预清洁室，其中晶片可以通过机器臂在两个室之间传递而不破坏真空。 将晶片一个接一个地安装在预清洁室和溅射室中的旋转托盘上。 托盘牢固地固定在溅射室中的可旋转工作台上。 表中的铜管将RF能量耦合到晶片，并且穿过铜管的液体控制晶片的温度。 相同或不同材料的多个目标可以在托盘旋转的同时将材料沉积在晶片上。 在溅射室中的磁控管组件中的多个磁体（一个用于每个靶）在其各自的靶上摆动，以均匀的目标腐蚀和在晶片上的均匀沉积。 在每个磁体和靶之间的电绝缘的目标背板具有通过其的液体通道用于控制温度。 通过浸焊法将固定在目标背板底部的薄铝板，将磁体和靶材之间的距离做得非常小。 描述了各种屏蔽，以防止目标的交叉污染，并防止溅射的目标材料进入腔室中的间隙并使绝缘体短路。