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Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010

Filed:

Oct. 23, 2008
Applicants:

Mark J. Beck, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Raymond Y. Lillard, Redwood City, CA (US);

Eric G. Liebscher, San Jose, CA (US);

Frank M. Haidinyak, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Mark J. Beck, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Raymond Y. Lillard, Redwood City, CA (US);

Eric G. Liebscher, San Jose, CA (US);

Frank M. Haidinyak, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Product Systems Incorporated, Campbell, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/08 (2006.01); G01N 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for characterizing cavitation that occurs in a fluid exposed to acoustic energy. The method comprises the steps of exposing a volume of process fluid to acoustic energy at a specified power level; measuring the photon output from the fluid over a period of time; and when the photon output deviates from a desired level, initiating a remedial step to bring the photon output back to approximately the desired level.


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