Patent SG-11201810648Y-A (SG)
Title: Qualification and repair station
Inventor: SCHMID ANDREAS
IPC: C04B35/80
Filed: 2017-06-02
Abstract: 102 128 100 --- 134 132 124 FIG. 1 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 07 December 2017 (07.12.2017) WIP0 I PCT ill~~~~~~~~ 011101010VIIIVIIInn Hol °Iola ioo Imo oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2017/210571 Al (51) International Patent Classification: D06H 3/10 (2006.01) CO4B 35/628 (2006.01) CO4B 35/80 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/035707 (22) International Filing Date: 02 June 2017 (02.06.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/344,966 02 June 2016 (02.06.2016) US (71) Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. [US/US]; 3050 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, California 95054 (US). (72) Inventors: SCHMID, Andreas; Rue Oscar Pathey 39, 3280 Meyriez (CH). BURROWS, Brian; 2434 Tulip Road, San Jose, California 95128 (US). ISHIKAWA, David; 1009 Clark Avenue, Mountain View, California 94040 (US). YUDOVSKY, Joseph; 594 Smokey Court, Camp- bell, California 95008 (US). (74) Agent: BISHARA, Amir et al.; Moser Taboada, 1030 Broad Street, Suite 203, Shrewsbury, New Jersey 07702 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, = (54) Title: QUALIFICATION AND REPAIR STATION N O N O C (57) : Apparatus for qualification and repair of multi-filament tow are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for inspecting and repairing a multi-filament tow includes a first spool having a multi-filament tow wound on the first spool; a first tow tensioner following the first spool to impart a predetermined tension on the multi-filament tow; a de-sizing chamber comprising a heater to heat the multi-filament tow to a first temperature suitable for removing a coating on the multi-filament tow; an inspection chamber configured to inspect the multi-filament tow for defects; a repair chamber configured to repair the defects in the multi-filament tow; a second tow tensioner following the repair chamber to impart a predetermined tension on the multi-filament tow; and a second spool following the second tow tensioner to collect the multi-filament tow. [Continued on next page] WO 2017/210571 Al MIDEDIM00010101110101110010101011HOM0111110#011# TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))