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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Kevin Ptasienski, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Kevin Robert Smith, Columbia, MO (US);
Cal Thomas Swanson, St. Louis, MO (US);
Philip Steven Schmidt, Winona, MN (US);
Mohammad Nosrati, Fenton, MO (US);
Jacob Robert Lindley, St. Louis, MO (US);
Allen Norman Boldt, Kirkwood, MO (US);
Sanhong Zhang, Ballwin, MO (US);
Louis P. Steinhauser, St. Louis, MO (US);
Dennis Stanley Grimard, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kevin Ptasienski, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Kevin Robert Smith, Columbia, MO (US);
Cal Thomas Swanson, St. Louis, MO (US);
Philip Steven Schmidt, Winona, MN (US);
Mohammad Nosrati, Fenton, MO (US);
Jacob Robert Lindley, St. Louis, MO (US);
Allen Norman Boldt, Kirkwood, MO (US);
Sanhong Zhang, Ballwin, MO (US);
Louis P. Steinhauser, St. Louis, MO (US);
Dennis Stanley Grimard, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, such as a heater, is provided that includes a base member having at least one fluid passageway. A two-phase fluid is disposed within the fluid passageway, a pressure of the two-phase fluid being controlled such that the two-phase fluid provides at least one of heating and cooling to the base member. A tuning layer is secured to the base member, and the tuning layer includes a plurality of zones. Furthermore, a component, such as a chuck by way of example, is secured to the tuning layer.