ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,423, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Ichor Systems Inc..

"Seal retainer for a component assembly and method of installing a component into an apparatus for controlling flow" was invented by Stephen Carson (Woodstock, N.Y.) and Randolph Treur (San Luis Obispo, Calif.).

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 require a variety of fluid flow components which are tightly packaged within the apparatuses for controlling flow. Servicing the apparatuses requires specialized equipmen...