Slit valve method and apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7007919
APP PUB NO 20040206921A1
SERIAL NO

10418682

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An actuator assembly for a slit valve door is configured to maintain a slit valve in a closed condition notwithstanding a high pressure differential between adjacent chambers that the slit valve isolates from each other. The slit valve door actuator assembly includes an actuator which moves the slit valve door between open and closed positions, and a locking mechanism to keep the slit valve door in a position to seal the slit valve in resistance to high gas pressure against the slit valve door. The locking mechanism may include a hard stop which is selectively movable into position to block retracting movement of the slit valve door.

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  • APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beer, Emanuel San Jose, CA 33 1203
Blonigan, Wendell Union City, CA 3 69
Kim, Sam H Fremont, CA 15 96
Munoz, Jaime Los Gatos, CA 11 111
Suh, Dongchoon Santa Clara, CA 3 30

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