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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022

Filed:

Oct. 05, 2018
Applicant:

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Robert J. Mitchell, Winchester, MA (US);

Guillermo Colom, Salisbury, MA (US);

Assignee:

APPLIED Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 21/687 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32724 (2013.01); H01L 21/67109 (2013.01); H01L 21/68785 (2013.01); H01L 21/68792 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is a rotary union including an inner shaft, wherein the inner shaft is rotatable and includes an internal channel operable to deliver a cryogenic fluid to a platen. The rotary union may further include a rotary union shaft surrounding the inner shaft, and a seal assembly coupled to the rotary union shaft. The seal assembly may include a support, a metal bellows extending around an exterior of the support, and a seal support coupled to the metal bellows, wherein the seal support extends around the support. The seal assembly may further include a non-rotating seal component seated in the seal support, and a rotating seal component in abutment with the non-rotating seal component to create a mechanical seal therebetween.


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