Thomas G Nowak

US Patent:

61198951, Sep 19, 2000

Filed:

Oct 8, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/168536

Inventors:

Jeffrey P. Fugere - Sandown NH
Thomas Nowak - Hampton NH
Francis M. Beals - Salisbury MA

Assignee:

Speedline Technologies, Inc. - Franklin MA

International Classification:

G01F 1100

US Classification:

222 1

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing materials onto a substrate in a vacuum. In one embodiment, a dispensing system includes a dispensing vacuum chamber having an inlet to receive substrates for dispensing and an outlet to provide substrates having material dispensed thereon, a dispensing pump, disposed within the dispensing vacuum chamber, that dispenses the material onto substrates, a substrate support system, disposed within the dispensing vacuum chamber, that supports substrates at a dispensing position beneath the dispensing pump, an inlet vacuum chamber coupled to the inlet of the dispensing vacuum chamber, and an outlet vacuum chamber coupled to the outlet of the dispensing vacuum chamber.