Patent ID: 11946141
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC C

Claim 5:
6. An apparatus comprising:
a chemical vapor processing chamber;
an article loading chamber connected to the chemical vapor processing chamber by an air lock to receive articles pending treatment by the chemical vapor processing chamber and to provide access to the articles finished treatment by the chemical vapor processing chamber, the article loading chamber including a plurality of access ports to receive the articles pending treatment and to provide access to the articles finished treatment;
an automated conveyor to move the articles between the article loading chamber and the chemical vapor processing chamber; and
a controller to:
control the automated conveyor to place the articles from the article loading chamber into the chemical vapor processing chamber;
track time spent by the articles in the chemical vapor processing chamber; and
control the automated conveyor to retrieve the finished articles from the chemical vapor processing chamber after pre-determined processing times.