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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7959741 | Fuel tank cleaning method A method for cleaning the interior surfaces of a fuel storage tank. The first step of the method is to extract a material sample from the bottom of the fuel tank to determine how thoroughly the tank must be cleaned. The clean fuel is then removed from the tank and i... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7445677 | Method and apparatus for washing objects A wash apparatus includes a harness assembly comprising a coupling device a coupling device for connecting one or more fluid supply lines to one or more fluid delivery lines; one or more fluid delivery lines removably attached at one end to the coupling device's fir... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7429342 | Method for cleaning and regenerating a mold A cleaning substrate for cleaning and regenerating a mold is disclosed. The mold is contaminated after repeatedly packaging the semiconductor device by making use of thermosetting resin. At least a protrusion of the substrate can substantially match with and be cont... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7406971 | Method of simultaneously flushing internal cavities of multiple parts An improved method for flushing the residue from internal surfaces of cavities in, for example, turbine blades. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, provision is made for simultaneously flushing the internal cavities of a plurality of turbine blades, with... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7341662 | Distribution and collection headers for a filter bed A filtration vessel has an inlet for inflow into the filtration vessel of liquid media to be filtered, a body of filter media in the filtration vessel, and a drain to receive filtered liquid media for take off from the filtration vessel. The inlet is configured to i... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7300525 | Device for cleaning pipette probes or stirrers The invention concerns a device for cleaning pipette needles or stirrers, the device comprising a trough which holds cleaning fluid and whose lower region has a fluid duct for filling and/or emptying purposes and whose upper region has at least one feed pipe which l... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7264774 | Method and apparatus for sanitizing a drain A method of sanitizing a drain having a drain conduit with a drain trap therein and an improved floor drain for use in the method of sanitizing. The method comprises the steps of (a) temporarily blocking the drain conduit at a position downstream of the trap and (b)... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7250086 | Method of using a solid rinse additive dispenser for dispensing a use solution in a dishwashing machine A preferred embodiment method for dispensing a use solution from a solid product into a dishwashing machine includes placing a solid product in a dispenser. The product dispenser (10) for dispensing a use solution from a solid product includes a chamber (1... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241372 | Plating apparatus and plating liquid removing method A plating apparatus and a plating liquid removing method removes a plating liquid remaining on a substrate-contacting portion, or portions in its vicinity, of a substrate holding member. The plating apparatus comprises a head having a rotatable housing provided with... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7210488 | Solids separation system A solids removal system for use in removing sand and silt from well production fluids. The system has a manifold assembly provided with jetting nozzles, which is installed in a liquid and solids-containing vessel, where solids have settled in the walls. The jetting ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7194773 | Toilet tool A tool is constructed and adapted for dislodging debris obstructions in a toilet bowl and similar other drains. An elongate longitudinal shaft extends from a handle end to a curved blade end. The curved blade end is broadened, expanded and flattened from the shaft, ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192217 | Baffle apparatus A baffle apparatus and method for directing fluid flow to reduce damage to an energy dissipating basin that includes an inlet, an outlet, a floor, a sidewall that extends upward from an edge of the floor, and an opposing sidewall that extends upward from an opposing... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7181871 | Sludge harvester for removing sludge from sludge ponds A sludge harvester for removing a concentrated nutrient sludge from a sludge pond includes a frame, one or more wheels or skids attached to the frame, means for gently breaking up at least a portion of the sludge layer adjacent to a dilute layer, and means for captu... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7165564 | Device for cleaning installations and related methods A device having at least one cleaning unit for cleaning installations, especially for the production and/or processing of food stuffs or pharmaceuticals is provided. The device may include a cleaning unit that is configured to move within the installation to be clea... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159598 | Cleaning system and method of use A method, system and apparatus for cleaning a tank through the use of a pair of spray heads arranged in operable communication with a pump via a pair of hose lines. One of the spray heads is operable to disperse a heated mist of cleaning solution, while the other sp... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7132017 | Low-pressure cleaning system using high velocity high volume air A method for cleaning a heat exchanging coil in an air conditioning unit using a low-pressure cleaning system to remove foreign particles that have accumulated on the heat exchanging coil. The low-pressure cleaning system discharges air at a low pressure, high veloc... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121484 | Carriage for a power washer wand A carriage designed for supporting a power washer wand and its nozzle a predetermined, though adjustable, distance from a surface which is to be cleaned by high velocity water exiting a discharge orifice of the nozzle. The carriage is defined by a one-piece body mol... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117877 | Method of cleaning a paint feed line of a painting system A method and apparatus are provided to clean a paint feed-line (1) of a painting system, line running from at least one paint tank (2, 9) to a paint deposition device (3) and feeding paint in this direction during the operational stages. During ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7105062 | Cleaning method for an oil tank burner system A method for cleaning an exhaust stack tube of an oil tank heater comprises the steps of securing collection drums at open ends of a heater tube using attaching straps; securing a drop cloth over an exhaust end of the heater tube with an attaching strap; interconnec... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7060137 | Method for applying cleaning liquid to a bowling lane using a reciprocating dispensing head A lane maintenance machine has a cleaning system that includes at least one cleaning liquid dispensing head which reciprocates back and forth transversely of the lane as the machine travels along the length of the lane. In a preferred embodiment the dispensing head ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059759 | Method and a process plant for treating a batch of liquids A process plant comprises a tank (1), an outlet conduit (2), a reservoir of cleaning agent (12), or feedstock(s) of additive(s) (13), a loop conduit (3) for returning liquid into the tank, valve means (9) for controlling adm... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047985 | Removal of blockages from pipework using carbamate and nitric acid treatment steps The invention provides a method for the removal of contaminating materials from pipework, the contaminating materials comprising deposits on the pipework which cause a reduction in the effective internal diameter of the pipes and thereby effect a reduction in the ra... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044226 | Method and a device for removing a hydrate plug A method and a device for removing a hydrate plug (38) from a pipeline (16), wherein a pig (1), which is connected to an umbilical (2) extending to surface, is displaced down into the pipeline (16) until proximity of the hydrate pl... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037380 | Method for cleaning chamber of deposition apparatus for organic EL device production A compound such as Alq3 accumulated on the inner surface of a chamber at the time of organic EL device production and wasted is recovered and recycled, whereby the production cost is reduced. The inner surface of a chamber or the surface of components in ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7026598 | Vector-based targeting control for a water cannon A method for controlling the positioning of a stream of pressurized fluid against a surface zone of a stream generator to clean contaminants. The coordinates of a plurality of points of the surface zone to be cleaned are first determined. The coordinates are measure... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017592 | Regenerative fume-incinerator with on-line burn-out and wash-down system A method and apparatus for on-line wash-down of a heat sink media bed in a regenerative heat exchanger of a regenerative fume incinerator is disclosed. When a heat sink media bed requires cleaning, the selected regenerative heat exchanger is cooled while the remaini... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011158 | Method and apparatus for well bore cleaning Apparatus connected to the downhole end of a tubing string for cleaning and flushing wells has a threaded connection to the string and at least one primary jet to direct circulating gases toward the downhole end of the well, together with a plurality of secondary je... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6990987 | Method and apparatus for containing cleaning fluids while cleaning heat exchanger fin tubes Equipment and methods are provided for combining with a typical heat exchanger having numerous fin tubes, the combination allowing the containment of cleaning fluid used to clean fin tubes with high pressure liquid cleaning devices in which cleaning fluid is dischar... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6988503 | Method and apparatus for containing cleaning fluids while cleaning air cooler fin tubes Equipment and methods are provided for combining with a typical air cooler having numerous fin tubes, the combination allowing the containment of cleaning fluid used while cleaning the fin tubes with high pressure liquid cleaning devices in which cleaning fluid is d... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6986817 | Method of automatic cleaning of cooking cavities A method of automatic cleaning of cooking cavities of cooking equipment for food processing includes the introduction of steam at a temperature of at least 100.deg. C. from a supply line and nozzle into a cooking cavity for a time period depending on the degree of d... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6982008 | Coiled tubing wellbore cleanout A method and apparatus for substantially cleaning fill from a borehole is described variously including running a coiled tubing assembly into the wellbore, creating a fluid vortex by circulating cleaning fluid through the coiled tubing, and pulling the coiled tubing... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6982006 | Method and apparatus for treating a substrate with an ozone-solvent solution A general method and apparatus for treating materials at high speed comprises the steps of dissolving a relatively high concentration ozone gas in a solvent at a relatively low predetermined temperature T1 to form an ozone-solvent solution with a relatively h... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6923188 | Method of sampling contaminants of semiconductor wafer carrier A method of sampling contaminants of a semiconductor wafer carrier. The method includes placing a tool chamber in a clean room and then placing and fixing the semiconductor wafer carrier with its opening facing downward inside the tool chamber. Then the method inclu... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923871 | Coiled tubing wellbore cleanout Method and apparatus for substantially cleaning fill from a borehole, variously including in preferred embodiments disturbing particulate solids of fill while RIH, entraining particulates while POOH, jetting downhole while RIH and jetting uphole while POOH, and cont... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6883527 | Method for robotically cleaning compressor blading of a turbine The compressor cleaning system includes a track mounted about the inlet of the compressor. A circumferential position assembly mounts an insertion drive assembly which is driven about the track into selected circumferential positions. The insertion drive assembly ca... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6802910 | Cleaning and remanufacturing methods for developing container A cleaning method for cleaning a developer container includes a step of blowing air through an opening formed in the developer container at a first flow rate; a step of sucking air through the opening at a second flow rate which is larger than the first flow rate; w... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6789552 | Method of cleaning a toilet A spray gun is connected to a source of pressurized liquid. In one aspect, the worker positions the nozzle of the spray gun into the bowl, adjacent the lower, interior edge of the rim, and aims the liquid outlet of the spray gun toward the primary interior surface o... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6783083 | Fluid spraying apparatus A fluid spraying apparatus (10) comprising a generally cylindrical body defining a longitudinal axis, which body comprises: a first fixed part (12) comprising inlet means (16) adapted for connection to a pumped supply of fluid, and turbine means... | 08/31/2004 |
