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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350528 | Warewash machine with moveable table and multi-position rack support track A warewash machine includes a housing at least in part defining a washing chamber having an access opening and a door mounted for movement between a closed position for washing and an open position for inlet/outlet of wares through the access opening. At least one n... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7051885 | Cross-merchandising display shelf Shelf units adapted to be mounted on vertical walls for displaying merchandise are adapted to utilize removeable hooks which are used for cross-merchandising complimentary products. The shelf unit is also adapted to be mounted on the exterior face of a wall, door or... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7021322 | Warewash machine with wrap-around hood and multi-position splash guard, and drip flange for warewash machine A warewash machine includes a multi-position splash guard enabling multiple machine configurations in which undesired overspray is reduced or eliminated. A drip flange may also be provided to increase the amount of water that impinges upon wares. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6983755 | Cleaning method and cleaning apparatus for performing the same A cleaning apparatus includes upper and lower nozzle assemblies supplying a cleaning liquid to edge and bottom sections of a semiconductor substrate. The upper nozzle assembly has a first nozzle supplying the cleaning liquid onto the edge section, and second and thi... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6926017 | Wafer container washing apparatus The present invention is directed to a semi-conductor handling equipment cleaning apparatus configured for use with wafer carriers. The base of the cleaning apparatus is configured to support the wafer carrier in sealing contact about a first aperture. A first fluid... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6444047 | Method of cleaning a semiconductor substrate A method of cleaning a semiconductor substrate is disclosed. The method comprises setting a substrate to-be-treated substantially in parallel to ends of multi-nozzles including an inner tube nozzle and an outer tube nozzle to oppose each other, cleaning t... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6221157 | Spin coating bowl exhaust system An apparatus for exhausting coating materials used in the process of spin coating a top surface of a wafer, the wafer having an edge and a bottom surface that is supported and rotated by a rotatable chuck attached by a shaft to a spin motor. The apparatus... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6138696 | Nonsplashing washing system A new Nonsplashing Washing System for preventing splashing of a hazardous liquid when cleaning parts and for preventing the hazardous liquid from igniting by using a fire retarding screen. The inventive device includes a solvent container, a compression s... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6082382 | Continuous washing device for vegetables, fiber, or other materials An cleaning mechanism especially well suited for agricultural products in which the agricultural products are moved by a flow of water through a channel in which the water is agitated by vibration of the channel. The agitation of the water, together with ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5899215 | Dishwasher with rinse diverter for reducing detergent consumption A diverter member is installed in a dishwasher to reduce detergent consumption therein. The diverter member includes an upwardly disposed liquid receiving surface in fluid communication with a drain for receiving a portion of the rinse liquid sprayed on d... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5803982 | Pressure washing apparatus with ozone generator A portable parts washer flows a washing agent over an object to remove any contaminants. The washing agent and contaminants flow into a basin mounted below the object. The washing agent is drawn from the basin and used to wash the object to provide a clos... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5788773 | Substrate spin treating method and apparatus A baffle is placed in a position opposed to discharge openings of a treating solution supply nozzle and between the discharge openings and the surface of a substrate. The baffle intercepts a treating solution discharged from the discharge openings, whereb... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5709235 | Running water type washing machine Liquid feed section 2 and liquid discharge section 4 of a washing vessel 1 are formed in widths W2 and W4 which are broader than an intermediate washing section 3 with a width W3, and at the same time formed in a greater depth to have bottom surfaces sunk... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5603342 | Apparatus for cleaning a fluid sample probe A sample probe wash chamber for cleaning the exterior of a sample probe. The probe wash chamber includes an interior threaded passageway between a wash fluid inlet and outlet. The inlet tangentially opens into an annular chamber formed adjacent one end of... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5313966 | Immersion cleaning device An immersion cleaning device is provided with concave portions housing respective chemical baths into which a workpiece is selectively immersed. Any gas and mist generated from the chemical baths is exhausted from the concave portions. A transportation el... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5186194 | Probe washing vessel A probe washing vessel for sucking in and dispensing blood plasma, blood cells, blood serum, or body fluid and the like comprises a washing reservoir, a washing chamber in a form of a hole which formed in the washing reservoir and in which a probe is inse... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5169408 | Apparatus for wafer processing with in situ rinse A wafer processing apparatus including a head defining an etching chamber, the sidewall of the head being slidable along the base so that the sidewall and base will normally define an etch chamber; and the sidewall may be moved upwardly to open a discharg... | 12/08/1992 |
| 4922939 | Dental cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus for dentures has a container for holding cleaning fluid. Within the container there is rigidly attached a spacer which consists of a plurality of L-shaped thin baffles and a center. A basket for holding the denture has a vertical side... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4850151 | Centrifugal treatment apparatus Centrifugal treatment apparatus for mechanical treatment, e.g. grinding, polishing, cleaning and deburring of workpieces, including a workpiece receiving container, which has a mainly cylindrical casing (1) and a rotating base (2) in the form of a plate o... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4682614 | Wafer processing machine Centrifugal processing machine for spray processing wafers of silicon and the like the machine having a processing chamber closed by a door and having a generally horizontal orientation with the rotor also substantially horizontally oriented. The peripher... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4512814 | Brush conditioner for car wash A heated bath of cleaning liquid is contained in an open top trough into which the bristles of a long handled car washing brush, having a nozzle enclosed within the bristles, are immersed. The edges along the top opening of the trough are provided with fl... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4474198 | Flatware pre-cleaner A flatware pre-cleaner is disclosed which includes an elongated, inclined tray or tank divided into a plurality of open-topped compartments for receiving flatware. The tank is provided with water inlets and water outlets with a baffle provided at one inle... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4463771 | Device for closing the ends of a machine for treating metal sheets The device provides an arrangement of the input and output ends of the machine which is of light and cheap construction, smaller in size and allows an adaptation of the machine in accordance with the width of the product to be treated. The device comprise... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4439243 | Apparatus and method of material removal with fluid flow within a slot Apparatus and method for cleaning material at the outer edge of an object by applying a fluid, which can be a solvent, for the material to a flat surface adjacent the edge by contact and moving the solvent onto the edge by centrifugal force. A slot is pro... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4439244 | Apparatus and method of material removal having a fluid filled slot Apparatus and method for cleaning material at the outer edge of an object by applying a fluid, which can be a solvent, for the material to a flat surface adjacent the edge by contact and moving the solvent onto the edge by centrifugal force. A slot is pro... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4427019 | Chemical process apparatus Disclosed is the continuous processing of flat workpieces such as printed circuit boards which are suspended by a hanger conveyorized for continuous horizontal transport. More specifically, the conveyorizing passes the workpieces through a plurality of ch... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4413977 | Apparatus for taking material to be treated into and out of high pressure tank An apparatus for taking a material to be treated into and out of a treating high pressure tank such as a heating sterilization tank comprises a conveyor passage interconnecting the high pressure tank and a water tank and constituted by two or more partial... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4394867 | Suction arrangement in a bottle-cleaning machine for removing of labels from bottles A suction arrangement for removing labels from bottles comprising a label-softening container adapted to contain a liquid, a plurality of elongated bottle-receiving cells having each an open end for insertion and withdrawal of bottles into and from the ce... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4384849 | Apparatus for temporarily immersing articles in a hot-water bath Articles--e.g. foodstuffs wrapped in polyethylene bags--to be subjected to heat treatment in a bath of hot water are dropped from an input conveyor into an elongate tank at an inlet end for entrainment by a circulating flow toward an outlet end. A perfora... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4370991 | Dip treating apparatus In a dip treating apparatus for carrying out a multiple-step process, e.g. for film processing, the objects to be treated are transferred in separate groups step by step through a row of stations by means of a series of individually operatable conveyors, ... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4369802 | Wire galvanizer cooler Plural strands of wire emerging from the cooling tower of a galvanizing line are cooled from about an elevated temperature to ambient temperature by heat exchange apparatus in which the strands are passed through an agitated, flowing stream of cooling wat... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4338958 | Spray booth assembly for washing or chemically treating objects of desired kind The spray booth assembly of this invention is used for washing or chemically treating various kinds of objects in various industrial fields. The assembly is substantially characterized by providing a vacuum zone at or below a hanger path which allows the ... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4301822 | Water centered cone upper spray arm for dishwashers A self-aligning water jet receiver for a rotary spray arm rotatable about an axis of rotation on a dishwasher dish rack in which the rotatable spray arm is mounted on the dish rack and is rotated by the reaction force of water exiting through spray nozzle... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4280520 | Warewashing machine splashover return system A liquid collection pan in the wash compartment below the opening thereinto from the prewash compartment has a shielded slot directed toward the opening which captures and returns liquid entering the wash compartment from the prewash compartment.... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4266565 | Dishwasher spray arm mounting An upper spray arm is mounted to the underside of the upper dish rack of a dishwasher and rotates in response to a jet of water supplied through the lower spray arm. The upper spray arm mounting is provided with a self-aligning bearing which includes a st... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4256512 | Flexible circuit reflow soldering machine A process and machine are disclosed for reflowing solder plated continuous flexible circuit webs. During reflow in a vapor environment, the flexible web is maintained in a planar orientation to produce a relatively uniform distribution of solder. Virtuall... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4231806 | Fluid barrier means for parts washer apparatus A barrier means for a parts washer apparatus including a fluid curtain (30, 32) generated at the entrance and exit of the wash zone (12) of the parts washer (10), said fluid curtain defined in a thin planar shape and substantially covering the opening to ... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4185648 | Machine for treating sheets of variable width The machine is designed mainly to effect an accelerated cooling of metal sheets and is improved in order to permit efficient operation with sheets of variable width. For this purpose, sets of elements forming baffles are disposed on each side of the longi... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4106518 | Apparatus for washing grossly soiled products of plastic material for subsequent re-use An apparatus for continuously cleaning grossly soiled products of plastic material, such as sheets, bands, sacks or the like and for preparing the material for subsequent re-use, comprising an elongated container having at least one downwardly extended fu... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4093472 | Apparatus for cleaning strip A strip is continuously passed through a molten salt bath in a main tank having a central longitudinal baffle providing passageways at each end thereof. A sink guide roll is provided for the strip at the exit half of the tank. A heating tank is located al... | 06/06/1978 |
