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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:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2004
Applicant:
David G. Mikolas, Rowland Heights, CA (US);
Inventor:
David G. Mikolas, Rowland Heights, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation, Aurora, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/00 (2006.01); H01J 49/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to an apparatus for processing particles. The apparatus comprises a particle source having an exist aperture; an extraction electrode located at the exist aperture; an acceleration electrode adjacent to the extraction electrode; a processing compartment adjacent to the acceleration electrode; and a deceleration electrode located adjacent to the processing compartment. The invention also relates to methods of processing particles and to particles processed by the apparatus and methods of the invention.