Liner-based liquid storage and dispensing systems with empty detection capability

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9073028
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13667182

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Fluid supply systems for storage and dispensing of chemical reagents and compositions, e.g., high purity liquid reagents and chemical mechanical polishing compositions used to manufacture microelectronic device products, having capability for detection of an empty or near-empty condition when the contained liquid is at or approaching depletion during dispensing operation. Fluid delivery systems employing empty detect arrangements are described, including pressure transducer monitoring of dispensed material intermediate the supply package and a servo-hydraulic dispense pump, or monitoring of dispenser chamber replenishment times in a dispenser being replenished on a cyclic schedule to flow material from the dispenser to a downstream tool utilizing the dispensed material.

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MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING INC1300 THAMES STREET 4TH FLOOR BALTIMORE MD 21231

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hovinen, Minna Edina, US 13 118
Kingery, John R Eden Prairie, US 6 127
Mikkelsen, Kirk Chanhassen, US 12 236
O'Dougherty, Kevin T Arden Hills, US 40 933
Tom, Glenn M Bloomington, US 106 3211
Van, Buskirk Peter C Newtown, US 61 1758
Ware, Donald D Woodbury, US 26 280

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