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James Robert Smith

James Robert Smith, Somerset GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080262655Method of Controlling Operation of a Processing System - In a method of controlling operation of a processing system, a host computer, a process tool and a component of an evacuation system, for example an abatement tool, are connected to a system bus. The abatement tool monitors signals transmitted on the system bus between the host computer and the process tool, and signals received directly from the process tool. The abatement tool uses information contained within the monitored signals to generate a signal for the process tool regarding an operating characteristic of the abatement tool. This signal is transmitted either directly or over the system bus to the process tool, which uses the generated signal to control an operating state of the process tool.10-23-2008
20090202411Method treating a gas stream - A method of treating a gas stream containing silane or other silicon-containing gas is described, in which the gas stream is conveyed to a liquid ring pump or screw-mechanism pump, to which are also supplied an oxidant for oxidising the silicon-containing gas within the pump, and a liquid for forming a liquid ring or intermittent flushing within the pump. A liquid stream containing said liquid and a by-product of the oxidation of the silicon-containing gas is exhaust from the pump.08-13-2009
20090297420Method of Treating a Gas Stream - A method is described for treating a gas stream comprising fluorine (F12-03-2009
20100006227Microwave Plasma Reactor - A microwave plasma reactor (01-14-2010
20100038230Microwave Plasma Abatement Apparatus - In a method of operating a microwave plasma abatement apparatus comprising a microwave generator, and a gas chamber for receiving microwave energy from the microwave generator and within which a plasma is generated using the microwave energy, the amount of microwave energy that is not absorbed within the gas chamber is monitored, and the power of the microwave energy generated by the microwave generator is adjusted in dependence on the monitored microwave energy.02-18-2010
20100101414METHOD OF TREATING A GAS STREAM - A method is described for treating a gas stream containing a flammable gas, such as hydrogen or a hydrocarbon gas. The gas stream is conveyed to a liquid ring pump (04-29-2010
20100303696METHOD OF TREATING A GAS STREAM - A method is described for treating a gas stream containing either fuel only or both fuel and oxidant gases, such as hydrogen, nitrous oxide or a hydrocarbon gas. The gas stream is conveyed through a vacuum pumping arrangement comprising a plurality of pumping stages. Either immediately before or immediately after the final pumping stage, the steps of adding a gaseous oxidant to the gas stream and oxidising the fuel gas are performed. By treating the gas stream in this manner, the risk of uncontrolled combustion of the fuel gas can be minimised.12-02-2010

Patent applications by James Robert Smith, Somerset GB

James Robert Smith, Taunton Somerset GB

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20100071548Method of Treating Gas - In a method of treating a gas exhausted from a process chamber, the exhaust gas is conveyed to a vacuum pump (03-25-2010

James Robert Smith, Taunton GB

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20100061908Gs Abatement - Low-cost apparatus is described for treating an effluent fluid stream from a process tool. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises an abatement device (03-11-2010