Patent ID: 11858086
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 19:
20. A slurry blending tool, comprising:
a blending tank to receive and blend one or more materials into a slurry;
a support base with reinforced feet to support the blending tank;
at least one inlet pipe connected to a top portion of the blending tank and to provide the one or more materials to the blending tank,
wherein the at least one inlet pipe vertically enters the blending tank and does not contact the blending tank,
wherein the at least one inlet pipe is associated with a pressure relief device to control provision of the one or more materials to the blending tank;

a blending pump partially provided within the blending tank and to blend the one or more materials into the slurry,
wherein the blending pump prevents blending of the one or more materials into the slurry until after the one or more materials are provided to the blending tank;

an outlet pipe connected to a bottom portion of the blending pump,
wherein the outlet pipe provides a single point of connection from the blending pump to remove the slurry from the blending tank,
wherein the outlet pipe includes a stress relief heat treated plastic;

a tank level sensor bracket; and
one or more tank level sensors connected to the tank level sensor bracket and to measure a level of the slurry or the one or more materials in the blending tank,
wherein the tank level sensor bracket and the one or more tank level sensors are provided adjacent to an exterior sidewall of the blending tank and do not contact the exterior sidewall of the blending tank.