US4902314A
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Gas filter
Assignee: NAKAJIMA HIDETOSHI
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Filing: 1989-05-22
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Granted: 1990-02-20
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Expires: 2009-05-22
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is a gas filter particularly suitable for the filtration of dry gases used in the manufacture of the semiconductors. The gas filter comprises a ceramic honeycomb structural body with numerous gas flow holes and a fine ceramic film coated onto the inner surfaces of the gas flow holes. Filtration is performed by passing the gas to be filtered from the outer peripheral surface of the honeycomb structural body to the gas flow holes.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Mizukami
- 👤 Hideo Tukazaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 02:49
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D46/00; B01D46/24; B01D46/2403; B01D46/2418; B01D46/2425; B01D46/2429; B01D46/24492; B01D46/2451; B01D46/2474; B01D46/2482; C; C04; C04B; C04B38/00; C04B38/0006; B01D2239/00; B01D2239/04; B01D2239/0471; B01D2271/00; B01D2271/02; C04B2111/00; C04B2111/00474; C04B2111/00793
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A gas filter for removing dust from a dry gas used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, the gas filter comprising a ceramic honeycomb structural body with a number of gas flow holes with a generally circular cross-section and a fine ceramic film coated onto the inner surfaces of the gas flow holes, said body including a support layer having a thickness of more than about 2 mm and provided with pores having a diameter between about 10 and 15 μm formed between two adjacent gas flow holes to provide a bulkhead therebetween, wherein the gas to be filtered is passed from the outer peripheral surface of the honeycomb structural body toward the gas flow holes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A gas filter for removing dust from a dry gas used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, the gas filter comprising a ceramic honeycomb structural body with a number of gas flow holes with a generally circular cross-section and a fine ceramic film coated onto the inner surfaces of the gas flow holes, said body including a support layer having a thickness of more than about 2 mm and provided with pores having a diameter between about 10 and 15 μm formed between two adjacent gas flow holes to provide a bulkhead therebetween, wherein the gas to be filtered is passed from the outer peripheral surface of the honeycomb structural body toward the gas flow holes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A gas filter according to claim 1, wherein the filter was sealed with a Teflon gasket.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of removing dust from a dry gas used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, the method comprising providing a gas filter comprising a ceramic honeycomb structural body with a number of gas flow holes with a generally circular cross-section and a fine ceramic film coated onto the inner surfaces of the gas flow holes, said body including a support layer having a thickness of more than about 2 mm and provided with pores having a diameter between about 10 and 15 μm formed between two adjacent gas flow holes to provide a bulkhead therebetween, and passing a gas to be filtered from the outer peripheral surface of the honeycomb structural body up to the gas flow holes.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of removing dust from a dry gas used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, the method comprising providing a gas filter comprising a ceramic honeycomb structural body with a number of gas flow holes with a generally circular cross-section and a fine ceramic film coated onto the inner surfaces of the gas flow holes, said body including a support layer having a thickness of more than about 2 mm and provided with pores having a diameter between about 10 and 15 μm formed between two adjacent gas flow holes to provide a bulkhead therebetween, and passing a gas to be filtered from the outer peripheral surface of the honeycomb structural body up to the gas flow holes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein a ceramic film having fine holes of 0.1μ or less is formed onto the inner surfaces of the flow holes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein the filter was sealed with a Teflon gasket.
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