Substrate lamination system and method

US8936057B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8936057-B2
Application numberUS-948208-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 18, 2008
Priority dateAug 30, 2005
Publication dateJan 20, 2015
Grant dateJan 20, 2015

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The present disclosure is directed to a substrate lamination system and method. A substrate lamination apparatus may comprise: (a) a vacuum chamber; (b) a flexible membrane; and (c) a substrate support. A system for laminating substrates may comprise: (a) a vacuum chamber; (b) a flexible membrane; (c) a substrate support; (d) a vacuum pump; (e) a compressor; and (f) a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to carry out the steps: (i) evacuating the vacuum chamber; and (ii) applying pressure to at least one of a first substrate and a second substrate.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A substrate lamination apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a vacuum chamber comprising a base portion; a flexible membrane, the flexible membrane partitioning the vacuum chamber into a first compartment and a second compartment; a substrate support; and a substrate alignment insert removable from both the base portion of the vacuum chamber and the substrate support, the substrate alignment insert including a generally planar base portion and a p…

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What does patent US8936057B2 cover?
The present disclosure is directed to a substrate lamination system and method. A substrate lamination apparatus may comprise: (a) a vacuum chamber; (b) a flexible membrane; and (c) a substrate support. A system for laminating substrates may comprise: (a) a vacuum chamber; (b) a flexible membrane; (c) a substrate support; (d) a vacuum pump; (e) a compressor; and (f) a control unit, …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sampica James D, Nemeth Paul R, Barnidge Tracy J, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B32B37/003. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).