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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:
Jul. 01, 1997

Filed:

Feb. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:

Derek S Matheson, Washington, DC (US);

Kevin W Silbert, Laurel, MD (US);

Christian C Curtin, Gaithersburg, MD (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
25045411 ; 25045511 ; 2504921 ; 2505 / ;
Abstract

An ultraviolet curing chamber having a window comprised of multiple plates of quartz which are connected with a sealing device. The sealing device is comprised of a ribbon of high compliance material having a central member and cross members. The cross members are spread apart before application of the device to the quartz plates, and after application, the central member lies between the edges of the plates and the cross members, which have returned to a position closer to their original position before having been spread apart and are biased against the top and bottom surfaces of the plates, creating a tight seal.


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