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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy A Strodtbeck, Boise, ID (US);
John S Molebash, Meridian, ID (US);
Bruce L Hayes, Boise, ID (US);
Rex A Smith, Boise, ID (US);
Shawn D Davis, Meridian, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219502 ; 21912144 ; 21912143 ; 21912158 ; 438715 ;
Abstract
A method of exhausting vapors emanating from a surface. The method includes enclosing the surface and dividing the enclosed area into a stagnant region adjacent the surface and an interior region in communication with the stagnant region. The method also includes applying a suction to the interior region and admitting air into the interior region.