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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8037892 | Parts washing apparatus with centrifugal filter A parts washing apparatus comprising a basin having a drain, a reservoir located below the drain, and a solvent filtering and recirculating system. This system comprises a centrifuge filter assembly and a solvent recirculating system. The centrifuge filter assembly ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7980257 | Parts washing system Provided is a parts washer that includes a multi-tiered basin, a cleaning fluid and a biological component, living within the fluid, that breaks down organic waste. The multi-tiered basin includes a sink member with a false bottom, and a support grid and filter are ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980256 | Filter system for a household dishwasher This invention relates to a filter system for a household dishwasher comprising a wash space and a liquid circuit that comprises a coarse sieve (33) and one or several fine filters (18, 19). The coarse sieve (33) is movable between at least two ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7942156 | Screening arrangement for a dishwashing appliance, and associated apparatus A screening arrangement for screening washing fluid in a dishwashing appliance is provided. Such a screening arrangement comprises intersecting wall members forming a latticework structure, defining opposing inlet and outlet planes, for receiving the washing fluid t... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7909047 | Apparatus and method for cleaning an electric hair-cutting device, and kit including such an apparatus A cleaning apparatus (4) for cleaning a hair-cutting portion (2) of an electric hair-cutting device (1) includes a cleaning-liquid basin (5) for receiving the hair-cutting portion of the electric hair-cutting device in a central area such... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7748393 | Apparatus and method for cleaning, drying and sanitizing produce A produce cleaning machine provides baskets for holding large and small produce items and water sprayers for directing water jets onto the produce from above and below. One basket is motorized to rotate to more evenly clean the produce, while a further basket can be... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7640940 | Drive unit for dish washing machines A drive unit for dish washing machines includes a flow channel housing, a filter housing and an arm holder, which are thermally fused to one another to form an integral unit. Consequently, assembly of the drive unit is simplified, leakage of wash water is prevented,... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7562665 | Cleaning device for a hair removing apparatus and method of cleaning the same A cleaning device utilizes a cleaning liquid composed of a solute dissolved in a solution for cleaning an operator head of a hair removing apparatus. The device includes a housing configured to hold the hair removing apparatus, a basin mounted in the housing for rec... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7556050 | Self-drainage preventing structure of dish washer There is provided a self-drainage preventing structure of a dishwasher. The self-drainage preventing structure includes a tub having a steam discharge hole formed at a side portion thereof, a sump assembly mounted on a bottom of the tub and having a drain pump dispo... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7546842 | Oil flushing equipment for machinery with rotating parts Oil flushing equipment has four function modes (40) for machinery with rotating parts: the first fills the machinery (40) with oil from a tank (1), the second re-circulates the oil through the machinery (40), the third empties the oil fro... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7533678 | Washing device for spray guns and their components equipped with separate automatic and manual washing zones A washing device (1) for spray guns (16) and their components (16′, 16″) equipped with separate automatic (6) and manual (7) washing zones, comprises a boxed casing (2) suitable for housing in its interior a washing zone... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7497222 | Comminution device and method for comminuting residue in a dishwasher A dishwashing machine including a comminution device and a method for comminuting residue in the dishwasher. The comminution device at minimal manufacturing costs, makes it possible to easily comminute the coarse contaminants or residue accumulating during the rinse... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7467636 | 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... | 12/23/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7431039 | Cleaning facility for tubing system of vehicle A cleaning facility for cleaning tubing systems includes a reservoir having a chamber to receive flush fluid, a pipe coupling the reservoir to the tubing systems, to allow the flush fluid to flow from the reservoir into the tubing systems to flush the tubing systems... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422681 | Substrate treating apparatus 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... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7409961 | Dishwasher pump and drain 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... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406843 | Remote sump with film heater and auto purge An automatic washer comprises a remote sump fluidly connected to a drain pump and a recirculation pump, and a separator comprising an array of regularly-spaced fins oriented upstream of the recirculation pump for intercepting foreign objects in wash liquid. The remo... | 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 |
| 7390419 | Waste water recovery system A waste water recovery system to filter and recirculate waste water to a wash system including a fluid recovery line, a fluid supply line and a fluid backwash line comprising a filter assembly including a water filtering section to receive waste water from the wash ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383845 | Portable vehicle underbody washing system A portable washing device to be used to wash vehicles, consisting of a water supply tank (1), a gravity-flow supply hose (2) leading to a pressurizing pump (3), the pressurizing pump, a distribution hose (4), an underbody washer mechanism... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7361232 | Method and apparatus for cleaning the cutting system of an electric shaver By providing a shaver receiving and supporting housing which is constructed for enabling cleaning fluid to be delivered directly to the interior of a shaver in a highly efficient manner, a fully integrated shaving cleaning system is realized which is capable of prov... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7335297 | Power aquarium cleaning/gravel vacuum A gravel vacuum, including a pump, a detachable suction base connected to the pump to which a suction tube can be attached, a filter connected to the suction base, a return assembly, at least one valve, and an alternate flow path. The pump impels a flow of water fro... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7328712 | Cleaning bench for removing contaminants from semiconductor process equipment Described are cleaning benches and methods for removing contaminant layers from semiconductor process components using small volumes of hazardous liquids and minimizing cross-contamination between components from different deposition chambers. Components to be clean... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326304 | Control of the pH in washwater recovery system for a glass forming line A neutralization system for controlling the pH of the washwater used to clean and maintain polyacrylic bound glass forming equipment is provided. The neutralization system introduces a base solution to a washwater solution when the pH of the washwater solution conta... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7314054 | Liquid processing apparatus with nozzle having planar ejecting orifices A liquid processing apparatus includes containers 26, 27, 26a, 26b surrounding processing chambers 51, 52 for accommodating a plurality of wafers W and nozzles 54, 56 for supplying a processing liquid to the substrates W in ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303908 | Bioremediation assembly A bioremediation assembly and method for bioremediation are described and which includes a bioremediation reservoir defining a cavity; a pump mounted within the bioremediation reservoir and which removes the aqueous bioremediating fluid from the bioremediation reser... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287535 | Work washing apparatus A work washing apparatus including a transfer unit for controlling forward and rearward movements of a work, a table moved by the transfer unit, carrying out the washing of the work from upper and lower surfaces thereof and provided with water/air pipes, an upper su... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284560 | Liquid processing apparatus A liquid processing apparatus has a substrate rotating device including a holder for holding a substrate and a motor, a chamber for applying the liquid processing to the substrate, a posture changing mechanism for changing the posture of the substrate rotating devic... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278433 | Washing a cored lettuce head A produce washer includes a holder to position a single piece of produce and a nozzle disposed at a horizontal distance adjacent to the holder. When the produce is a cored lettuce head, the cored lettuce head is positioned in the holder with the cored portion facing... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7264009 | Cleaning system and method of use A cleaning apparatus is provided for cleaning an inner surface of a container. A spray head is arranged for operable fluid communication with a fluid pump and has a nozzle configured to disperse liquid in a mist. A mount carries the spray head and is removably suppo... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7261110 | Shaving apparatus cleaning device A shaving apparatus cleaning device includes a reservoir for holding a supply of a cleaning fluid and a cleaning receptacle for receiving the shaving apparatus. The reservoir has a discharge orifice through which the cleaning fluid is allowed to flow from the reserv... | 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 |
| 7252100 | Systems and methods for processing a set of circuit boards A circuit board processing system includes a wash tank configured to contain cleaning fluid, and a positioning subsystem configured to immerse a set of circuit boards into the wash tank. The system further includes a flow control subsystem having (i) a first set of ... | 08/07/2007 |
