Abstract: Devices, systems and method that allow for delivery of therapeutic radiation beams of differing sizes or shapes during a radiation treatment are provided herein. Such devices can include a rotatable collimator body having multiple collimator channels of differing size or shape defined therein, the channels extending through the collimator body substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation. The collimator body can include markers thereon to facilitate detection of an alignment position by a sensor of a control system to allow the collimator body to be rapidly and accurately moved between alignment positions to facilitate delivery of differing therapy beams during a treatment.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for loading ink material into discharge nozzle having a non-discharge surface and a plurality of micropores. The, method includes the steps of providing a quantity of liquid ink material defined by a carrier fluid containing dissolved or suspended film material; delivering the quantity of liquid ink onto the discharge nozzle and directing a portion of the delivered ink into at least one micropore; flowing a pressurized gas over the surface to drive the delivered ink material into the least one nozzle; evaporating the carrier fluid from the delivered ink to form a substantially carrier-free ink material at the micropore; and dispensing the substantially carrier-free ink material from the nozzle. The surface can be configured to reject the ink and the plurality of nozzles are configured to receive the ink.

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to a method and apparatus for depositing a substantially solid film onto a substrate. The solid film can be an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (“OLED”). In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to using a material supply, a rotating or moving mechanism having at least one transfer surface which is supplied with film material in one orientation and delivers film material to the substrate at a second orientation such that film material delivered to the substrate deposits in substantially solid form. The delivery to the substrate can be performed without the transfer surface materially contacting the substrate. The film material can be deposited on the transfer surface in either solid form or in liquid form (e.g., as a mixture of carrier liquid and dissolved or suspended film material).

Abstract: A substrate processing system having a bi-directional interface and concomitant communication protocol to allow a controller to communicate with an external endpoint system is disclosed. More specifically, the substrate processing system comprises a controller and an endpoint detection system that are coupled together via a RS-232 interface. A SECS compliant communication protocol is employed to effect communication between the controller and endpoint detection system to increase wafer processing information exchange and data exchange.