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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7112260 | Process and device for cleaning a circulating belt Device and process for cleaning a circulating belt, the device using a cleaning device having at least one nozzle. The process includes feeding a pressurized fluid to the at least one nozzle, and subjecting the circulating belt to the pressurized fluid via the at le... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7086408 | Multipurpose system for the automatic washing and drying of industrial containers and appliances in controlled environmental conditions The present invention relates to a multipurpose system for the automatic washing and drying of industrial containers and appliances, in controlled environmental conditions. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077260 | Device for cleaning corrugator belts A device for cleaning the endless belt of a corrugator machine while the belt is moving and the machine continues in operation. The device includes a movable cleaning head incorporating a sprayer means for applying a forceful stream of cleaning solution to the belt ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063095 | Drain washing apparatus The present invention relates to apparatus for washing drains. The apparatus includes a support and a nozzle, which are adapted and configured to convey fluid to and to wash a drain. Typically, the apparatus includes a wand as the support and a ball or head as the n... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062143 | Modular mechanism for protecting fiber optic cables A method and modular mechanism are provided for protecting fiber optic cables. The modular mechanism includes an inner member for receiving the fiber optic cable, and an outer container receiving and retaining the inner member, such as, an inner tube and outer tube.... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056390 | Vehicle wash apparatus with an adjustable boom An automatic vehicle washing system is described. The vehicle washing system incorporates an elongated overhead cleaning platform for cleaning the front, top and rear surfaces of a vehicle. The overhead cleaning platform is attached to a single lift mechanism at a f... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7021426 | Optical cable installation with cable lubricator A cable is installed in a protective duct or guide tube by means of blowing (and, optionally, synergetic pushing) and lubricating the cable during installation. Lubricating the cable is done after the cable exits from the cable blowing equipment and hence takes plac... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004182 | Enhanced ultrasonic cleaning devices Ultrasonic cleaning devices comprise a sonotrode and a power supply adapted to supply current to the sonotrode, and further include one or more features which facilitate use of the ultrasonic cleaning devices by consumers, improve the safety of the ultrasonic cleani... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997193 | Wash and rinse system for a dishwasher A dishwasher includes a wash and rinse system that operates to dislodge soil particles that adhere to internal surfaces of a washing chamber. During wash and rinse cycles, the washing chamber is initially filled to a first level with washing fluid. The washing fluid... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997395 | Fluid injection and recovery device The present invention provides a fluid injection and recovery device capable of spraying a fluid over an object, recovering at least, the sprayed fluid, as well as filtering and recycling the recovered fluid. This fluid injection and recovery device comprises: a mai... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6964090 | Arm construction for warewash machine and method of manufacturing A warewash machine arm includes a body formed of a single piece of sheet metal. Adjacent edge parts of the formed sheet metal mat be sealed, such as by a seam weld, an epoxy or another sealing technique. ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6960282 | Apparatus for cleaning residual material from an article An apparatus in which opposed nozzle assemblies are utilized to clean residual material, such as a metallic paste, from an article, such as a screening mask. Each of the nozzle assemblies has a first set of nozzles for spraying a cleaning agent onto the article in a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957471 | Cleaning rings for insulator driven by wind A wind driven cleaning ring apparatus for removing dirt on electrical insulators used in electric systems. The cleaning ring apparatus includes spaced apart bowl members supported on a cylindrical ring member by being sleeved over the ring member or formed integral ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6912756 | Lance for injecting fluids for uniform diffusion within a volume An injection lance for injecting a fluid over a predefined target area within a system includes a support block with an inlet side and an outlet side. A plurality of channels are disposed non-parallel with respect to each other within the support block and extend be... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908046 | Self propelled fence painting system A self propelled fence painting system for painting a length of fence. The self propelled fence painting system includes a housing that includes a front wall, a back wall and an upper end wall that is coupled to and extends between the front and back walls. The fron... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6899110 | Cleaning method and apparatus The present invention can remove particles such as dust by flowing solvent gas such as CO2 through a line filter and eject it from a nozzle so as to be converted to solid particles or liquid droplets and eject to a workpiece to be cleaned so as to clean p... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6810889 | Vehicle washing apparatus A vehicle washing apparatus having a frame suspended from the ceiling and adapted for encircling a vehicle, the frame being capable of being raised and lowered with respect to the vehicle and provided with nozzles for ejecting fluid against the vehicle to clean the ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6805754 | Device and method for processing substrates A device and method for processing substrates, whereby medium consumption and processing time are reduced. According to the inventive method, liquid is conducted to a surface of the substrate that is to be treated via at least one nozzle that is arranged in a substa... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6802908 | Procedure and device for cleaning floors with flat cleaning mops In a procedure for cleaning floors by hand with the help of flat cleaning mops, mops provided with a certain quantity of cleaning solution are used. In this case, at least one mop is removed from a storage container (1), and saturated with solution before or ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6792961 | Washing tank for breaks of industrial vehicles and like A washing tank (10) for brakes of industrial vehicles and like, foresees a trolley (11), equipped with a vessel (12) containing the washing liquid, and a collection tank (14). Between the aforementioned vessel (12) and the aforemen... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6787111 | Apparatus and method for filling and cleaning channels and inlet ports in microchips used for biological analysis An apparatus for filling and cleaning channels and inlet ports of a microchip substrate is disclosed. A device of the apparatus comprising an array of tubes is inserted into each of the inlet ports of the microchip. The array of tubes of the device comprises a plura... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6782902 | Sootblower lance tube for dual cleaning media A long retracting sootblower device for conducting different cleaning media types to the interior of a heat exchanger having a lance tube assembly (12), a feed tube, a carriage assembly (1), a first cleaning media supply, and a second cleaning media su... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6770424 | Wafer track apparatus and methods for dispensing fluids with rotatable dispense arms Methods and apparatus for controllably dispensing fluids within wafer track modules using rotatable liquid dispense arms and nozzles. The fluid dispense apparatus may be specifically selected for developing a photoresist-coated substrate. A series of one or more rot... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6758226 | Motion detection and control for automated pool cleaner An automated power-driven pool cleaning apparatus is provided with a motion translating member that contacts the surface being cleaned, an associated signal transmitter and a sensor that is connected to the pool cleaner's programmed electronic control device, or chi... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6729339 | Method and apparatus for cooling a resonator of a megasonic transducer A method for cleaning a semiconductor substrate is provided. The method initiates with introducing a liquid onto the top surface of the semiconductor substrate. Then, a bottom surface of a resonator is coupled to a top surface of a semiconductor substrate through th... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6709530 | Vehicle treatment system and operating method The invention relates to an operating method and a vehicle cleaning system comprising at least one treatment device, a control unit and a device for the optical detection of a vehicle. According to said method a vehicle entering or situated in the system is opticall... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6691719 | Adjustable nozzle for wafer bevel cleaning A method and an apparatus is provided that may fix a point at which an etchant or a fluid sprayed from a nozzle impacts a substrate. By fixing a first angle measured between the inventive nozzle and a substrate support and fixing a process height of a noz... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6629540 | Wet treatment apparatus A wet treatment apparatus includes a nozzle having an approximately rectangular introduction opening surface that is open toward a substrate to be treated and an approximately rectangular recovery opening surface that is open toward the substrate, these o... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6585829 | Method for washing container A method of washing a container,including charging a material to be contained into a container body having a mouth-and-neck portion; mounting a container closure on the mouth-and-neck portion of the container body, the container closure having a top panel... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6571805 | Multi-container pressure washer and related product selecting valve A pressure washer includes a chassis as well as a liquid pump, a pump-driving prime mover, plural chemical product containers and a product selecting valve, all supported by the chassis. Each of the containers is attached to a separate valve conduit exten... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6564815 | Air gap magnetic mobile robot A mobile robot for cleaning, stripping, reconditioning or refurbishing a coating on a metal work piece has a remote controlled power module for locomotion and a working head for removing the coating. The robot is held on the metal work piece by magnets mo... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6554008 | Apparatus for and a method of cleaning a trash bin Disclosed are a system and a method for cleaning a trash bin. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes nozzles coupled to lifting means. The nozzles are aimed at the inside of the trash bin. The method includes the steps of lifting the trash bin, in... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6554011 | Device for cleaning germination trays Method and device for cleaning germination trays. The device includes a moveable carriage comprising at least one telescoping carrier, the at least one telescoping carrier being coupled to at least one supply line, and a cleaning unit coupled to the at le... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6551860 | Systems and methods for application of substantially dry atmospheric plasma surface treatment to various electronic component packaging and assembly methods This invention is related to a method for encapsulating bond regions in electronic components comprising, for example, metallic bond regions, the method comprising the steps of exposing an electronic component having at least one bond region through a pri... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6505636 | Apparatus for wafer carrier in-process clean and rinse A system and method for rinsing and cleaning a wafer carrier and a semiconductor wafer mounted thereon during a chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) process is provided. The system includes a head spray assembly that comprises a plurality of spray nozz... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6481448 | Washing and recycling unit for on-site washing of heavy machinery A washing and recycling unit for on-site washing of heavy machinery. The unit has a supporting frame onto which is mounted a washing liquid storage tank. A washing hose arrangement connected to the tank injects washing liquid over the heavy machinery. A d... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6453916 | Low angle solvent dispense nozzle design for front-side edge bead removal in photolithography resist process An edge bead removal system and method is provided that employs a nozzle for applying edge bead removal solvent to an edge bead of a photoresist material layer disposed on a wafer. The nozzle eliminates solvent splash by lowering the angle of dispense to ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6447377 | Dry ice blasting gun with adjustable handle A hand-held blasting gun for use in dry ice blasting for cleaning purposes. A handle and a nozzle mount are pivotally joined so a nozzle on the nozzle mount can be adjustably directed relative to the handle. A flexible hose is fitted in the gun, extending... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6444046 | Method and device for cleaning railtrack grooves A groove cleaning unit has a high pressure jet nozzle from which a cleaning liquid impinges in a high pressure jet stream inclined downwardly onto a cleaning surface and is covered by a covering screen. An exit opening for the dirt liquid mixture is place... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6439248 | Cleaning system for a washer A high pressure pump (14) supplies cleaning fluid from a reservoir (12) to spray nozzles (20) inside a washing chamber (10). The spray nozzles (20) spray the cleaning fluid over a load to be cleaned. Used cleaning fluid is collected in a sump (30). A sump... | 08/27/2002 |
