IP Library Granted Patent US 12,480,209
Granted Patent B2
US 12,480,209 · App. 18/380,142 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Vaporization vessel and method

Inventors: Bryan C. Hendrix (Danbury, CT); Scott L. Battle (Cedar Park, TX); David J. Eldridge (Liberty Hill, TX); John N. Gregg (Marble Falls, TX); Jacob Thomas (Leander, TX); Manuel F. Gonzales (Fort Worth, TX); Kenney R. Jordan (Denton, TX); Benjamin H. Olson (Round Rock, TX)
Assignee: ENTEGRIS, INC.
C23C16/4583C23C14/185H01L21/02271
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Patent No.
US 12,480,209
App. No.
18/380,142
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tray for a vaporization vessel that includes a tray having a side wall, a bottom plate, one or more apertures that extend through the bottom plate, and a duct that extends through and from the bottom plate. The tray configured to support a solid reagent to be vaporized. A method of assembling the tray that includes forming a first tray that has the side wall and the bottom plate. A vaporization vessel that includes one or more of the trays.

Claims (10)

1 . A method of assembling a tray of a vaporization vessel, comprising

forming the tray which comprises a side wall, a bottom plate, an interior space defined by the side wall and the bottom plate, and one or more apertures that extend through the bottom plate;

placing one or more pre-made arms in the tray; and

securing the one or more pre-made arms to the tray, with one or more removable fasteners such that the one or more pre-made arms are non-destructibly removable from the tray to allow for cleaning of the tray and the one or more pre-made arms to lower impurity formation during use of the vaporization vessel.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising aligning the pre-made arms so that one of apertures in the pre-made arms is provided for each of the apertures in the bottom plate so as to form through-holes each of which extends through the bottom plate and one of the one or more pre-made arms.

3 . The method of claim 1 , where the fastener is a screw.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the tray comprises graphite.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising coating the tray with nickel.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the tray comprises stainless steel.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising loading the tray with precursor material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2023
From: HENDRIX, BRYAN C.; BATTLE, SCOTT L.; ELDRIDGE, DAVID J.; GREGG, JOHN N.; THOMAS, JACOB; GONZALES, MANUEL F.; JORDAN, KENNEY R.; OLSON, BENJAMIN H.
To: ENTEGRIS, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 16856687 · Apr 23, 2020
Provisional Application 62839181 · Apr 26, 2019
Related Publication 20240084452A1 · Mar 14, 2024
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