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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1994
Jeffrey S Glick, Cupertino, CA (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for wetting, flushing and performing integrity checks on encapsulated PTFE filters includes an integral filter housing (112) encapsulating a PTFE filter (114) therein. The filter housing has an inlet pipe (116), a filter outlet pipe (118), and a vent pipe (122). First controllable inlet valve (126) is coupled to the inlet pipe of the filter housing for supplying a solvent solution to pre-wet the encapsulated PTFE filter. A second controllable inlet valve (117) is also coupled to the inlet pipe of the filter housing for supplying gas from a source under pressure to check the integrity of the pre-wetted PTFE filter. A third controllable inlet valve (119) is also coupled to the inlet pipe of the filter housing for supplying a source of water to flush the pre-wetted filter after checking its integrity.