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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Smith, Columbia, MO (US);
Paul Valachovic, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 21/687 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67103 (2013.01); H01L 21/67248 (2013.01); H01L 21/68785 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heater assembly includes a substrate, a plurality of resistive heating elements disposed along a perimeter of the substrate, and a common ground electrical lead connected to at least some of the plurality of resistive heating elements and having a portion extending along the perimeter of the substrate. The plurality of resistive heating elements are independently controllable to provide azimuthal temperature control of the heater assembly.