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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Antonio Bonucci, Milan, IT;
Andrea Conte, Milan, IT;
Paolo Manini, Milan, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAES Getters S.p.A., Lainate (MI), IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 37/02 (2006.01); F04F 99/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A combined pumping system comprising a getter pump and an ion pump is described. The getter pump and the ion pump are mounted in series on a same flange and are respectively arranged on opposite sides thereof so that both getter and ion pumps conductance are maximized towards gas flux sources in a vacuum chamber in order to improve the vacuum level of the system.