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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2008
David A. Demuynck, Underhill, VT (US);
John E. Dillon, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Ross Duncan, South Burlington, VT (US);
Richard A. Phelps, Williamstown, VT (US);
Kevin C. Remillard, Fairfax, VT (US);
David A. DeMuynck, Underhill, VT (US);
John E. Dillon, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Ross Duncan, South Burlington, VT (US);
Richard A. Phelps, Williamstown, VT (US);
Kevin C. Remillard, Fairfax, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for applying a layer to a hydrophobic surface. The apparatus including: a chuck having a top surface and rotatable about a axis perpendicular to the top surface and passing through a center point of the top surface; and hollow first and second dispense nozzles having respective first and second bores, the first and second dispense nozzles mounted on a application head disposed above the top surface of the chuck, the application head moveable in a direction parallel to the top surface of the chuck, the first dispense nozzle alignable over the center point when the application head is in a first position and the second dispense nozzle alignable over the center point when the application head is in a second position, at least a portion of the bore of second dispense tube having a maximum cross-sectional dimension of between about 0.5 millimeters and about 2.0 millimeters.