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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2016
Reno Technologies, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Daniel T. Mudd, Reno, NV (US);
Patti J. Mudd, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a control apparatus for delivery of a process gas includes an inlet conduit; a valve operably coupled to the inlet conduit and alterable between an open condition and a closed condition, the valve having a first conductance and being downstream of the inlet conduit; a characterized restrictor operably coupled to the valve, the characterized restrictor having a second conductance and being downstream of the valve; and an outlet conduit operably coupled to the characterized restrictor and being downstream of the characterized restrictor; wherein a ratio of the first conductance to the second conductance is 10:1 or higher.