Patent ID: 9514972
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for washing and drying a carrier, the apparatus comprising: a chamber comprising top, bottom and side walls and a door located on one of said side walls; said chamber capable of holding a single carrier; said chamber comprising a carrier-exterior spray system and a carrier-interior spray system internal to said chamber; said carrier-exterior spray system comprising at least one slot which sprays a fluid onto an exterior surface of the carrier; and said carrier-interior spray system comprising at least one slot which sprays the fluid into an interior of the carrier; said apparatus further comprises at least one heating system which heats one or more walls of said chamber, said at least one heating system comprising at least one heating blanket within said one or more walls of the chamber or on said one or more walls exterior to the chamber or combinations thereof; and temperature sensor that monitors the temperature of the carrier.