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Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016

Filed:

Jan. 13, 2011
Applicants:

Paul Shufflebotham, San Jose, CA (US);

Robert Martinson, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Heinrich Von Bunau, San Jose, CA (US);

Kevin Lynch, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Mathew Sheffield, San Ramon, CA (US);

Inventors:

Paul Shufflebotham, San Jose, CA (US);

Robert Martinson, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Heinrich von Bunau, San Jose, CA (US);

Kevin Lynch, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Mathew Sheffield, San Ramon, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05C 11/00 (2006.01); F26B 25/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/56 (2006.01); B05C 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/566 (2013.01); C23C 14/562 (2013.01); C23C 14/568 (2013.01); F26B 25/008 (2013.01); B05C 15/00 (2013.01); Y10S 438/907 (2013.01);
Abstract

A deposition apparatus includes an input spool located in non-vacuum input module, at least one vacuum process module, an accumulator, and an air to vacuum sealing mechanism. The accumulator and the sealing mechanism are configured to continuously provide a web substrate from the input spool at atmosphere into the at least one process module at vacuum without stopping the web substrate.


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