Inventors:
Warren G. Siemers - Fort Collins CO
Gary D. Hamor - Mead CO
Assignee:
Stratotech Corporation - Loveland CO
International Classification:
B01D 4600
US Classification:
553852, 55DIG 18, 55DIG 29, 55DIG 46, 454 49, 454 56, 454 59, 454184, 454187, 454188, 454189
Abstract:
Enclosures having adjustable clean gas flow environments and methods of enclosed pressure differential distribution technology. Specifically, clean gas flow enclosures, which provide for the isolation of materials from airborne micro-particulate contamination. An embodiment of the invention utilizes a small footprint, modular, selectable, clean-gas flow environment for handling and isolating materials. The environment can be a clean room class environment by providing filtered gas from a gas flow generator ( ) through a gas filter ( ) to a filtered gas flow space ( ). An embodiment of the invention provides a first plenum ( ) and a second plenum ( ) so that both a horizontal filtered gas flow and vertical filtered gas flow may be used separately or in combination within the same filtered gas flow space ( ).