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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8020569 | Portable concrete washout facility Apparatuses and methods can reduce washout water use and facilitate removal of waste. A transport vehicle can include a water holding tank, a washout tub, and a means for conveying water. Water can be conveyed from the water holding tank to clean concrete from utens... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7963292 | Dish washing machine preventing excessive water pressure Disclosed herein is a dish washing machine that is capable of preventing the unintentional drainage of some wash water by the increase of the water pressure in a sump due to the excessive accumulation of filth in the sump. The dish washing machine includes a washing... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7823596 | Head washing device A washing device for washing a portion of a user's head includes a discharge section which discharges a cleaning liquid into a washing cap attached to a portion of a user's head, and a recovery section which drains the cleaning liquid out of the washing cap so as to... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7699064 | Dishwasher machine The invention relates to a dishwasher having a rinsing container (1) which is sealable on its front side by an appliance door that is pivotable on its bottom section about a horizontal axis, whereby a base area (3) that extends beneath the rinsing cont... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7694689 | Dish washer and sump mounting structure thereof There is provided a sump mounting structure of a dishwasher having a tub and a sump assembly mounted on a bottom of the tub. The sump mounting structure includes at least one mounting hook unit extending from an outer circumference of the sump assembly and a mountin... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7610923 | Pump and filter system for a drawer-type dishwasher A drawer-type dishwasher includes a pump system which functions to pump and filter washing fluid in the dishwasher. The pump system includes a sump having an inlet passage, a recirculation passage, a drain passage, a coarse article collection chamber, a filter assem... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7597108 | Device and method for collecting wastewater in dishwashers A device for collecting waste water in a dishwashing machine. The device includes a pump well and a sump section, with the sump section communicating with the pump well in the lower regions of the dishwashing machine through an inflow section. The device also contai... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7431774 | Filter assembly of dishwasher A filter assembly for a dishwasher is provided. The filter assembly includes a water circulator for supplying washing and rinsing water under pressure to the filter assembly, and at least one cleaning nozzle positioned at a predetermined position adjacent an outer c... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429319 | Sewage slurry separation system The present invention discloses a sewage slurry separation system adapted to assist in sewer cleaning operations. The sewage slurry separation system is configured for collecting sewage slurry from a sewer line, depositing the sewage slurry in a collection/settling ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7406974 | Concrete washout container A washout container to which are mounted inclined ramps that allow a transit mixer, concrete pumping truck or other concrete handling vehicle to drive up over a portion of the container for dumping excess concrete and washing out waste concrete. The container cross-... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404864 | Method of operating a dishwasher pump and filtration system A dishwasher includes a pump assembly having a multi-stage filtering arrangement which functions to trap soil particles contained in a washing fluid to reduce the number of fresh water fills required to perform a washing operation. All of the washing fluid is initia... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7338565 | Housingless washer An industrial parts washer includes a stand adapted to support a part, a chamber selectively moveable from a first position clear of the part to a second position engaging the stand where the chamber forms a closed volume encapsulating the part. A nozzle is position... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338606 | Arrangement and method for maintaining a minimum flow velocity in the coolant return of a machine tool coolant filtration system An arrangement and method for maintaining a minimum flow velocity in return piping receiving dirty coolant from a plurality of machine tools receiving filtered coolant from a filter apparatus. A bypass line diverts clean coolant into the return piping via a pressure... | 03/04/2008 |
| RE40098 | Food debris filtering apparatus for dishwasher and method thereof An improved food debris filtering apparatus for a dishwasher and a method thereof capable of more effectively discharging food debris by separating the same from washing water and resupplying the filtered washing water so as to wash dishes, so that dish washing effi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329392 | Device and method for handling reaction components An apparatus and method for performing successive chemical or biochemical operations in an automated or semi-automated format are disclosed. The apparatus includes (i) a substrate having two or more wells, where each well is separated from adjacent well(s) by an ene... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7316236 | Cleaning device for the shaving head of a dry shaving apparatus A shaving head cleaning device includes a housing, a receptacle configured to receive the dry shaving apparatus, a receiving region configured to receive the shaving head of the dry shaving apparatus, a reservoir for containing cleaning fluid, a supply conduit conne... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7291565 | Method and system for treating a substrate with a high pressure fluid using fluorosilicic acid A method and system is described for treating a substrate with a high pressure fluid, such as carbon dioxide in a supercritical state. A process chemistry is introduced to the high pressure fluid for treating the substrate surface. The process chemistry comprises fl... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278435 | Assembly and system for isolation of waste water in outdoor, open-air wash station A system and method for the collection of waste water generated in the course of maintenance or washing of a large object in an open-air, outdoor environment. The system, in its simplest form, includes a wash deck having a drain located within a valley of the deck, ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270941 | Method of passivating of low dielectric materials in wafer processing A method of passivating silicon-oxide based low-k materials using a supercritical carbon dioxide passivating solution comprising a silylating agent is disclosed. The silylating agent is preferably an organosilicon compound comprising organo-groups with five carbon a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261111 | Dishwasher A dishwasher comprises a circulating pump, a washing tank provided with a substantially horizontal fine-mesh filter disposed in the path of the flow of water drawn in by the circulating pump, and spray means capable of directing downwardly at least one rotating wate... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258749 | Wash fluid containment system A wash fluid containment system includes an elevated, fluid impervious surface upon which items to be washed are placed for washing. The surface is configured to cause wash fluid to flow to an edge of the surface and off of the surface to prevent buildup of wash flu... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255116 | Stripe removal system A system for removing paint and other coatings from hard surfaces is mounted on a truck for over-the-road travel. The truck bed carries a high power vacuum pump, a self propelled tractor with an attached blast head, a liquid reservoir, a sump or vacuum tank, and a r... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255772 | High pressure processing chamber for semiconductor substrate A high pressure chamber comprises a chamber housing, a platen, and a mechanical drive mechanism. The chamber housing comprises a first sealing surface. The platen comprises a region for holding the semiconductor substrate and a second sealing surface. The mechanical... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252101 | Dishwasher pump and filtration system A dishwasher includes a pump assembly which functions to chop all fluid entrained soil prior to directing fluid to upper and lower wash arms. A flow conduit leading to the upper wash arm is provided with a sampling port which directs a percentage of the fluid flow i... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250374 | System and method for processing a substrate using supercritical carbon dioxide processing A method and system for processing a substrate in a film removal system. The method includes providing the substrate in a substrate chamber of a film removal system, where the substrate has a micro-feature containing a dielectric film on a sidewall of the micro-feat... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243512 | Filter assembly of washing machine A filter assembly for a washing machine is provided which uses a simple structure to separate dirt and/or particles from washing water using. The filter assembly includes a filter case with an inlet and an outlet each positioned along its circumference, and an openi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232525 | Automatic tank cleaning system An automatic tank cleaning system includes a water recycling unit having a weir therein and a conically-shaped bottom, a cutting box having a portable weir therein, a hydrocyclonic separator, and a mud tank. Tank slop is pumped from the mud tank to the water recycli... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225817 | Cleaning device for the shaving head of a dry shaving apparatus A cleaning device for the shaving head of a dry shaving apparatus includes a receptacle having a reservoir adapted to receive the a shaving head and a pump to transfer a cleaning fluid from the reservoir and into the receptacle. A controllable drain disposed between... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7194334 | Method of washing a contaminant from a surface via a robotic arm A robotic wash cell including a six-axis robotic arm and end effector equipped with nozzles that spray unheated, solvent free, pure water at high-pressure to clean or debur objects by maintaining the nozzles in close proximity and substantially normal to each surfac... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7172689 | Arrangement and method for maintaining a minimum flow velocity in the coolant return of a machine tool coolant filtration system An arrangement and method for maintaining a minimum flow velocity in return piping receiving dirty coolant from a plurality of machine tools receiving filtered coolant from a filter apparatus. A bypass line diverts clean coolant into the return piping via a pressure... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7146992 | Dishwasher pump and filtration system A dishwasher includes a pump assembly which functions to chop all fluid entrained soil prior to directing fluid to upper and lower wash anms. A flow conduit leading to the upper wash arm is provided with a sampling port which directs a percentage of the fluid flow i... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147360 | Disposal of cement waste from chute An apparatus and method for collecting and transporting concrete waste comprises a container, a cart for supporting and moving the container and a lifting component attached to the frame of a cement truck for lifting the cart and container off the ground for transpo... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140393 | Non-contact shuttle valve for flow diversion in high pressure systems A valve for redirecting flow in a supercritical fluid or other high pressure processing system is disclosed. In high pressure supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2) equipment for semiconductor wafer processing, a major hurtle in providing clean equipment and clean waf... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124767 | Concrete washout container A washout container to which are mounted inclined ramps that allow a transit mixer, concrete pumping truck or other concrete handling vehicle to drive up over a portion of the container for dumping excess concrete and washing out waste concrete. The container cross-... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124766 | Apparatus and use thereof in cleaning a respiratory device A cleaning apparatus includes a tank housing and a partition disposed in the tank housing so as to divide the interior thereof into pumping and cleaning chambers as the only chambers within the tank housing adapted to contain cleaning liquid. A submersible pump moun... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121288 | Concrete washout container A washout container to which are mounted inclined ramps that allow a transit mixer, concrete pumping truck or other concrete handling vehicle to drive up over a portion of the container for dumping excess concrete and washing out waste concrete. The container cross-... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7081133 | Antibiotic treated implantable medical devices Pannus-resisting implantable medical devices comprise one or more antimicrobial reservoirs, each such reservoir incorporating antimicrobial substances in predetermined distributions for timed release in vivo. Predetermined distributions of antimicrobial substances i... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077271 | Secondary screen for concrete pump An apparatus for the removal of objects and other debris from cement that is pumped via a concrete pump includes a secondary screen that is pivotally attached at one end thereof to a concrete pump a predetermined distance above a grate that is disposed over a hopper... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7060422 | Method of supercritical processing of a workpiece An apparatus for supercritical processing and non-supercritical processing of a workpiece comprises a transfer module, a supercritical processing module, a non-supercritical processing module, and a robot. The transfer module includes an entrance. The supercritical ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7054717 | Robotic wash cell using recycled pure water The present invention pertains to a robotic wash cell including a six-axis robotic arm and end effector equipped with nozzles that spray unheated, solvent free, pure water at high-pressure to clean or debur objects by maintaining the nozzles in close proximity and s... | 05/30/2006 |
