Patent 7422681 was granted and assigned to Dainippon Screen Mfg Co on September, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A substrate treating apparatus for treating substrates having a film coating. The apparatus includes a treating unit for treating the substrates with a treating solution, a drain pipe for draining the treating solution from the treating unit, a filter mounted on the drain pipe, and an ultraviolet emitting unit for the filter for emitting ultraviolet light to the treating solution flowing through the filter.