US Patent Issued to Ichor Systems on March 17 for "Modular fitting assembly and system incorporating same" (Oregon, Arizona, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,581,893, issued on March 17, was assigned to Ichor Systems Inc..

"Modular fitting assembly and system incorporating same" was invented by Lukas Sykora (Wilsonville, Ore.), Stephen Carson (Woodstock, N.Y.) and Zachary Smith (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses for controlling fluid flow are important components for delivering process fluids for semiconductor fabrication. These apparatuses for controlling fluid flow frequently rely on large numbers of fitting assemblies. Fitting assemblies often require tight tolerances, requiring expensive manufacturing processes. Fitting assemblies formed as multiple components can ...