IP Library Granted Patent US 8,791,391
Granted Patent B2
US 8,791,391 · App. 13/781,478 · Granted Jul 29, 2014

Load chamber with heater for a disk sputtering system

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Patent No.
US 8,791,391
App. No.
13/781,478
Granted
Jul 29, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A disk processing system having a plurality of processing chambers, a load chamber comprising a heater, and a disk transport system coupled to the plurality of processing chambers and the load chamber to transport a disk there among.

Claims (5)

1. A method of operating a processing system, comprising:

transferring a disk to a load arm assembly inside of a load chamber at a first position;

swinging the load arm assembly, securing the disk, from the first position to a second position being adjacent to a heater;

heating the disk at the second position with the heater; and

transferring the disk out of the load chamber after the heating, wherein heating the disk at the second position comprises heating the disk for less than 4 seconds with a heater having a power greater than 1.1 K Watts.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 038710 FRAME 0383 Recorded Feb 8, 2022
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: WD MEDIA, LLC; WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 058965/0410 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2019
From: WD MEDIA, LLC
To: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 049084/0826 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 19, 2018
From: WD MEDIA, INC
To: WD MEDIA, LLC
Reel/Frame 047112/0758 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2018
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: WD MEDIA, LLC
Reel/Frame 045501/0672 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 16, 2016
From: WD MEDIA, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 038709/0879 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 16, 2016
From: WD MEDIA, LLC
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 038709/0931 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 16, 2016
From: WD MEDIA, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 038710/0383 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2013
From: BOUREZ, ALLEN J.
To: WD MEDIA, INC.
Reel/Frame 031621/0448 →