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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6843593 | Staining apparatus for stacked electrophoresis slab gels Slab gels held on trays are agitated in a staining or fixing solution by an apparatus that includes a tray carrier that holds a stack of slab gel trays, a tank that receives the tray carrier with sufficient excess room to allow the carrier to move back and forth wit... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6508259 | Inverted pressure vessel with horizontal through loading A pressure vessel for use in production processes requiring elevating and ranging of temperatures and pressures during the process cycle, readily adaptable to production line operation, suitable for wafer processing in the semiconductor industry and for o... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6467493 | Apparatus for washing and cleaning dirty roller bearings An apparatus for cleaning dirty roller bearings having inner and outer rings finds particular applicability for on the spot washing of bearings used on sports and leisure equipment such as, for example, skateboards and inline skates, after being dismantle... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6363953 | Device for cleaning contact lens and similar utility items A device for cleaning contact lenses, which device comprises a first chamber (1) provided with draining means (3,8), a second chamber (2) adapted to be fluidly communicable with the first chamber (1), a lens holder (20) adapted to be inserted in the first... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6161473 | Rice washing apparatus A rice washing apparatus which can wash rice in a short time with a high degree of efficiency, and which can prevent occurrence of fragmentation of the rice, is composed of a rice washing tank formed of a cylindrical body, having a lower part in an invert... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6000321 | Rice washing apparatus A rice washing apparatus comprising a rice washing apparatus body including a rice washing vessel portion and a carryout portion formed on an upper outer periphery of the rice washing vessel portion and a lid adapted to cover an upper opening portion of t... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5778769 | Rice rinsing system A new rice rinsing system for cleaning natural grown rice without having to get hands wet. The inventive device includes a cylindrical water bowl having an open upper end, a closed lower end and a cylindrical side wall therebetween. A cylindrical shaft ex... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5704281 | Washing container A washing container using water and a rotatable brush for washing various granular food, and is especially applicable for medium and small size granular fruits. It is comprised of: a receiving barrel, a rotatable brush and an upper cover. Food is put in f... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5431178 | Centrifugal type, enclosed cleaning apparatus A centrifugal type, enclosed cleaning apparatus including a housing to hold the parts thereof, a washing container fastened in a hole on the housing, a lifting unit on the housing at the top, a stirrer unit having a base coupled to the lifting arm of the ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5334254 | Non-abrasive disc cleaner A non-abrasive disc cleaner is disclosed. The present cleaner incorporates a base, a cover, a cleaning solution reservoir, a spin pan and a spinner means with a drive spindle for spinning the disc within the spin pan. Solution is supplied to the spin pan ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5329951 | Cylinder head cleaning machine A machine for cleaning an internal combustion engine cylinder head uses a high-pressure water jet supplied by a pump driven by an electric motor or an internal combustion engine powered by a power pack and via a spinning spray nozzle head mounted on a ver... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5234010 | Apparatus and method for cleaning extended wear soft contact lenses A device for cleaning extended wear soft contact lenses using liquid cleaning media is provided having a closed vessel for containing the liquid at a suitable level to wash the lenses which are rotated about a vertical axis in an upright position across t... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5232003 | Soft contact lens cleaner A soft contact lens cleaner for cleaning soft contact lenses by stirring a soft contact lens cleaning solution. The cleaner includes a container which contains a soft contact lens cleaning solution, a container cap covered on the container, a rotary cap c... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5213121 | Paint brush washing machine A brush holder mounted on a container of cleaning fluid includes clips engaging the handles of one or more brushes to support the brushes with the bristles thereof extending vertically into the cleaning fluid. Two vertically-spaced motor-driven cranks, ro... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5184544 | Device for cleaning vegetable, rice and the like A device for cleaning rice or vegetable such as beans in a tank containing cleaning water is provided. The cleaning water is manually agitated. A removable basket having a perforated bottom is rotatably positioned in the tank. An agitator static with resp... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5127424 | Cleaning device for precision castings With a cleaning device that uses high-voltage discharges in liquids, it is possible to safely clean even clusters of precision castings if a tubular processing chamber serves as shock wave reflector and the position of the component and of the electrode a... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5007533 | Wet blade razor storage apparatus An open-top vessel having a closure cap, and a razor holder for releasably supporting a water rinsed razor and its blade within the vessel spaced below the closure cap. The vessel may be filled with mineral oil to a level above the blade, to have the blad... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4957130 | Cleaning apparatus for contact lenses A cleaning apparatus for contact lenses including a housing, an enclosure in which a transmission means is installed, a knob and two containers. The transmission means has a main gear which is centrally disposed on a plate within an upper portion of the e... | 09/18/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4852594 | Contact lens washing apparatus A contact lens washing apparatus includes a body, a container mounted detachably on the body for receiving a washing liquid therein, and a porous basket mounted rotatably in the container for retaining a contact lens therein. A small motor in the body has... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4809723 | Appliance for washing and spin drying lettuce, vegetables and similar produce An appliance for washing and spin-drying lettuce, vegetables and similar produce, comprising a basket that separates into at least two parts and is rotatable about a horizontal axis of symmetry internally of a container fitted uppermost with a removable l... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4776360 | Automatic lenses rinse machine An automatic contact lens cleaner, generally shaped in an inverted U, comprises a battery holder, an electric motor, a speed reduction gear, an intermittent reversing gear using levers which engage a boss on the drive gear, and a pair of contact lens hold... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4722295 | Article treating apparatus There is disclosed an article treating apparatus particularly apparatus for pressure-impregnating or vacuum impregnating porous articles such as metal castings. A holder for the articles or a metal basket containing them is disposed in an autoclave and ca... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4582076 | Apparatus for cleaning and sterilizing soft contact lenses An apparatus for cleaning and sterilizing soft contact lenses comprises a disinfection unit and a control unit. The disinfection unit comprises a receptacle for selectively containing a cleaning liquid and a sterilizing liquid, and a lens holder having pe... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4236542 | Rotating fastener mechanism for holding a workpiece in a washing apparatus A rotatable fastener for holding a workpiece includes a plurality of arm members each pivotally coupled to at least two others of the arm members for scissoring movement, at least two grips situated at extremities of the arm members, and at least one tens... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4160603 | Immersion cleaner An immersion cleaner for parts and other articles. The cleaner includes a receptacle for articles, a cover unit for a container of cleaning liquid, a cam plate unit disposed on the cover and including a circumferentially extending cam track surface having... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4096873 | Immersion cleaner An immersion cleaner for parts and other articles. The cleaner includes a receptacle for articles, a cover unit for a container of cleaning liquid, a cam plate unit disposed on the cover and including a circumferentially extending cam track surface having... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4007751 | Apparatus for washing vegetables, fruits and the like foodstuffs There is disclosed an apparatus for washing vegetables, fruits and the like foodstuffs. It is formed of a vessel and a basket, within the vessel, for containing the foodstuffs. The basket is mounted in the vessel for rotation about the vertical axis of th... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3933163 | Spray etching apparatus An apparatus for spray-etching includes a chamber having a surface on which items to be etched can be mounted. A valve has two spray nozzles to which an etchant solution and rinse water respectively are supplied. The valve is movable between a first posit... | 01/20/1976 |
