Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7442256 | Apparatus and method for spraying maintenance enhancing material onto the periphery of a tubular member Apparatus for spraying maintenance enhancing material onto the periphery of a tubular member positioned above a ground surface, that comprises means for generating spray onto the periphery of the tubular member; means for delivering maintenance enhancing material to... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7422024 | Ultrasonic shower cleaning apparatus of double-side cleaning type An ultrasonic shower cleaning apparatus is disclosed which is capable of efficiently cleaning both surfaces of an article and configured to have a reduced size enabling an installation space thereof to be decreased. A pair of ultrasonic shower cleaning mechanisms ea... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7409962 | Dishwasher pump with integrated inlet/outlet portion A dishwasher includes a pump assembly for establishing a recirculated wash fluid flow within a washing chamber. The pump assembly includes a housing having a recirculation portion and a drain portion. The recirculation portion includes an inlet passage, a recirculat... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7392815 | Chamber for wafer cleaning and method for making the same A wafer processing chamber “chamber” is provided. Broadly speaking, the chamber allows a fluid flow and a fluid pressure within the chamber to be controlled in a variable manner. More specifically, the chamber utilizes removable plates that can be configured to ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7368016 | Substrate processing unit and substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing unit includes: a vertically-movable substrate holder for holding a substrate; a pan surrounding a periphery of the substrate holder; a cell, located below the substrate holder and within the pan, having in its interior a chemical processing se... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7235109 | Apparatus for processing garments including a water and air system A garment processing apparatus is disclosed. The garment processing apparatus may include a manifold having a plurality of arms. Each of the arms may be configured to discharge air. A cabinet may be configured to support a plurality of garments with each of the garm... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7210489 | Dishwasher A dishwashing machine containing spraying devices and at least one dish rack. The dishwashing machine has at least one dish rack having stationary spraying devices to optimally clean material stacked in the at least one rack and increase and optimize storage room in... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207342 | Portable pacifier cleansing device A portable cleansing device (20) for cleaning small items, such as a pacifier (80), with pressurized liquid. The invention consists of a container (22) with a lid (46) that is removably attached to the container for maintaining liquid-tig... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7190259 | Surrounding surveillance apparatus and mobile body A mobile body surrounding surveillance apparatus is provided which comprises an omnidirectional vision sensor comprising an optical system for reflecting light incident from a maximum surrounding 360-degree visual field area toward a predetermined direction and an i... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7159600 | Scarifying apparatus for interior surface of pipeline field The invention relates to an apparatus for scarifying the interior surface of a sewer pipe. The apparatus consists of a chassis, with an outer frame coupled to the chassis and an inner frame slidably coupled to the outer frame. Two extendible arms are attached to opp... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155759 | Liquid delivery system for a sink A liquid delivery system for a sink comprises a basin having a plurality of perforations located therein in an irregular pattern, and a faucet assembly in fluid communication with said a source of liquid and with said perforations. Upon selective activation of said ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7124466 | Particle capture system A particle capture system includes a container sized to receive a structural disc drive component. A fixture is able to maintain the disc drive component within a spray zone in the container, and a first nozzle in the container is connected to a fluid source and is ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121042 | Door assembly for sealing a chamber A door assembly providing an airtight seal for a chamber. The door assembly includes a link assembly that allows a door to move inward toward a gasket sealing an opening into the chamber. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7087117 | Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method The present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus useful for plating a substrate or processing a substrate by dipping a substrate in a processing liquid. A substrate processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a loading/unloading area for... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083055 | Hockey equipment drying rack A hockey equipment drying rack that is placed in a hockey equipment carrying bag and remains in the carrying bag while functioning as a drying rack. The base of the drying rack is rectangular in shape and fits snugly against the walls of the bag, the base having arm... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7069937 | Vertical proximity processor A method for processing a substrate is provided which includes generating a fluid meniscus on the surface of the vertically oriented substrate, and moving the fluid meniscus over the surface of the vertically oriented substrate to process the surface of the substrat... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060106 | Apparatus for washing and drying garments A device for washing and drying garments or other items in a single unit. The garments or other items are placed in the device on hangers leaving space in between each item. A manifold with arms extends on each side of the items. The manifold moves up and down so th... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047984 | Device and method for cleaning articles used in the production of semiconductor components A cleaning device for use in the production of semiconductor components comprises two feed devices with which a fluid medium is guided across a respective surface of an object to be cleaned so that different faces of the object are simultaneously cleaned. At least t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037254 | Controlled environment device The present invention relates to devices and methods for providing controlled environments for surgical procedures, as well as transplantation and wound healing. In particular, one embodiment of the present invention provides devices and methods to provide an anaero... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021321 | Automated kitchenware washer An automated kitchenware washing tank has a pump system with a pump and fluid conduits to couple the pump between an intake opening through one of the walls and discharge openings in the wall of the tank. At least some of the discharge openings are preferably formed... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6997194 | Harvesting apparatus and method therefor An improved self-propelled harvester. The self-propelled harvester passes through a field to be harvested, while laborers place produce on a conveyor belt thereon. The produce is passed through a washing station, where it is preferably exposed to sideward and downwa... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6990989 | Instrument treatment station An instrument treatment station includes a station body having a first and second elongate and spaced channel walls. The channel walls define an elongate instrument channel therebetween. The station body defines an elongate drain channel in fluid communication with ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6983756 | Substrate treatment process and apparatus A substrate treatment apparatus comprises a treatment vessel, a substrate holder for rotating the substrate in a horizontal plane in the treatment vessel, a nozzle unit arranged in an upper part of the treatment vessel such that a liquid is downwardly fed, a feed li... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6982009 | Method and device for cleaning abrasive plates on an abrasive machine The method of the present invention cleans abrasive faces of an upper abrasive plate and a lower abrasive plate of an abrasive machine. The method is executed by a cleaning device including: a nozzle for jetting water; a brush for preventing the jetted water from sc... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6964724 | Etching and cleaning methods and etching and cleaning apparatuses used therefor An etching/cleaning apparatus is provided, which makes it possible to effectively remove an unnecessary material or materials existing on a semiconductor wafer without damaging the device area with good controllability. The apparatus comprises (a) a rotating means f... | 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 |
| 6955180 | Pipette washer A pipette washer comprising a plurality of cells for receiving pipettes is disclosed. Each of the cells comprises a top opening for receiving pipettes to be washed and a bottom opening. A support member supports the cells with the top opening accessible to receive p... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6945259 | Substrate cleaning method and substrate cleaning apparatus A substrate cleaning apparatus is provided that includes a cleaning cup for receiving a to-be-cleaned substrate, a table in the cleaning cup, a first, second, and third nozzles, a pure water heating mechanism configured to supply hot pure water, a branch line, a con... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938628 | Eyeglass cleaning station An eyeglass cleaning station with a wash chamber and tissue dispenser. The wash chamber has removable nozzles for adjusting spray and a primer bulb pump that operates by hand. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6910487 | Method and apparatus for liquid-treating and drying a substrate The present invention is related to a method and apparatus for liquid treating and drying a substrate, such as a semiconductor wafer, the method comprising the step of immersing a substrate or a batch of substrates in a tank filled with a liquid, and removing the su... | 06/28/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6904637 | Scrubber with sonic nozzle An apparatus for cleaning a substrate is provided. The apparatus comprises a plurality of rollers adapted to support a substrate in a vertical orientation, a scrubber brush adapted to contact a substrate supported by the plurality of rollers, and a sonic nozzle posi... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6901938 | Substrate cleaning apparatus The substrate processing apparatus is provided with a gas-liquid mixing nozzle for generating a gas-liquid mixture by mixing a liquid and a pressurized gas, to discharge the gas-liquid mixture to a substrate at high speeds. The mixture process is conducted in an ope... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6899111 | Configurable single substrate wet-dry integrated cluster cleaner The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for cleaning substrates. The cleaning chamber defines a processing cavity adapted to accommodate a substrate therein. In one embodiment, the cleaning chamber includes a chamber body having a processing cavity ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6874516 | Substrate cleaning apparatus A substrate cleaning apparatus comprises an outer shell constructed such that the outer shell is selectively openable or hermetically closable to form a sealed space, an inner shell enclosed within the outer shell and having a holding member for holding a substrate,... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6869487 | Process and apparatus for treating a workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer A novel chemistry, system and application technique reduces contamination of semiconductor wafers and similar substrates and enhances and expedites processing. A stream of liquid chemical is applied to the workpiece surface. Ozone is delivered either into the liquid... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6860278 | Clean-up equipment of the spraying paint gun A cleaning equipment for a spraying paint gun includes a container, a branch sum up, a pipeline structure, an auxiliary rock set, a coth-hook set, and a buckle structure. The pipeline structure is settled inside the container whereas the auxiliary rock set is fixed ... | 03/01/2005 |
