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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kartik Ramaswamy, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Dennis S. Grimard, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Philip M. Salzman, San Jose, CA (US);
Liang-Guo Wang, Milpitas, CA (US);
Kwok Manus Wong, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/10 ;
Abstract
A conduit has a heating system disposed therein. The heating system generates heat in response to magnetic flux generated by an inductive coil. The heating system has a heat transfer element and a plurality of ferromagnetic elements. The heat transfer element may be displaced within the conduit to control the amount of heat generated.