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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7513262 | Substrate meniscus interface and methods for operation An apparatus for processing a substrate with a fluid meniscus to be applied to a surface of the substrate is provided which includes a docking surface configured to be placed adjacent to an edge of the substrate where the docking surface is in the same plane as the ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7455067 | Portable food tray pre-wash and water recycling apparatus A portable food tray pre-wash and water recycling apparatus and method for pre-washing reusable food trays prior to placement in a separate cleaning and sanitizing unit that significantly reduces water wasted in kitchen and scullery areas. The apparatus includes a p... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7313898 | Container carrying system and method for use in an automated filling process In a container carrier system and method for use in an automated process for filling containers of multiple sizes, pucks of various sizes are inserted into compartments of container pallets to allow containers of different sizes to be held in the compartments. A puc... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7270134 | System for treating mass-production parts A system for treating, in liquids, a mass-production parts contained in transport baskets, comprising at least one tank which contains liquid for submerging the transport baskets, at least one transport vehicle for the transport baskets by which the transport basket... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7202359 | Azaoxa heterocyclic compound and method of preparing the same Disclosed is an azaoxa heterocyclic compound represented by the following formula (I): (wherein, each symbol is defined the same as in the specification) and a method for preparing the same. This compound of the ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7107899 | Spiral oven, heat delivery, enclosure and drive A spiral oven for continuous duty in continuous food process lines has an oven compartment enclosing a double-helix arrangement, of which there is a helical run of a food-carrying conveyor in combination with a helical assembly of heat-delivery elements. Accordingly... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6755202 | Rinsing device A rinsing device having a plurality of rinse modules, each of which has at least one circular turret adapted to transport containers through the rinsing device. The turrets are arranged to rotate about a substantially horizontal axis, the axis being offset from the ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6647998 | Electrostatic charge-free solvent-type dryer for semiconductor wafers An electrostatic charge-free solvent-type dryer for drying semiconductor wafers after a wet bench process is disclosed in a preferred embodiment and in an alternate embodiment. In the preferred embodiment, the electrostatic charge-free solvent-type dryer ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6576065 | Installation and method for chemical treatment of microelectronics wafers The invention relates to an installation for treating wafers made of materials serving as microelectronics substrates including a tank for containing a treatment bath, a wafer support device capable of receiving at least one wafer of a first size, and an ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6575177 | Semiconductor substrate cleaning system A modular semiconductor substrate cleaning system is provided that processes vertically oriented semiconductor substrates. The system features a plurality of cleaning modules that may include a megasonic tank-type cleaner followed by a scrubber. An input ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6345635 | Conveying system for work pieces A circuit-like system which includes a lower conveyor line, an upper conveyor line and a pair of lift or transfer mechanisms at the end of each line constructed for moving a work piece. A travel and hoist mechanism and a beam assembly are provided for dis... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6298865 | Apparatus and methods for washing the cored areas of lettuce heads during harvest An apparatus and method for washing a plurality of cored lettuce heads as they are harvested in the field is disclosed. The apparatus incorporates a multi-segment hinged conveyer forming a loop, at least one support platform having an opening, at least on... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6294028 | Mercury process gold ballbond removal apparatus A method and apparatus for reducing the risk of environmental contamination from mercury spillage during carry over between processing tanks during the gold ball bond removal process by providing a self-contained, compact, environmentally safe system for ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6244278 | Device for cleaning transport carts The invention relates to a device for cleaning dirty transport containers, especially catering carts, the device comprising:--a cleaning chamber with essentially vertical chamber walls, a closable insertion opening for the transport containers, a supporti... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6240937 | Recovery device A utilization device for used, stackable receptacles, in particular cups, comprises a guide path arranged at least between a first and a second processing means for the receptacles and supporting said receptacles. Said guide path is formed substantially a... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6231684 | Apparatus and method for precision cleaning and drying systems A chamber having selectable and controllable access through which a process part is placed within and removed from a processing system. The chamber is designed to selectively isolate the external and internal environments of the process system during deli... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6152154 | Conveyor system for dishwashing A monorail conveyor system used to transport dishes to and from a dishwashing unit including a monorail mountable to a ceiling or a support frame, the monorail being of substantial length such as to form a loop traversing the entire dishwashing system. Th... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6080242 | Method for cleaning tier sheets The method can be performed by receiving at least one sheet and guiding the sheet through an apparatus for cleaning sheet providing tension to the sheet for processing; and processing both planar surfaces of the at least one tensioned sheet.... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5983908 | Glass washing and dishwashing machine A glass washing and dishwashing machine including an improved oscillating spray mechanism, an improved tank valve/water diversion mechanism, and an improved water tank assembly, which are all incorporated into the glass washing and dishwashing machine. Th... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5961798 | System and method for vacuum coating of articles having precise and reproducible positioning of articles A system and method are provided for vacuum coating articles that includes a means for moving the articles in semi-continuous fashion successively through a series of vacuum chambers. A carousel is transported successively through each of the vacuum chamb... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5903954 | Method and apparatus for cleaning tier sheets An apparatus and method for washing, drying, and/or otherwise cleaning or processing flexible, substantially planar sheets is provided. The apparatus includes a guiding means for receiving at least one sheet and guiding the sheet through the apparatus; a ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5833763 | Process for cleaning containers A method of cleaning a reusable container includes the steps of (1) pre-rinsing the container with a pre-rinse fluid; (2) chemically cleaning the container; (3) post-rinsing the container with a post-rinse fluid; (4) introducing a contaminate indicator in... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5651797 | Apparatus and method for the immersion cleaning and transport of semiconductor components An ultrasonic immersion cleaning tank is constructed to serve as a pass-through between a processing environment and a clean room. The tank is sited as the entryway into a bounded clean room. Particle barriers and positive pressure are utilized to reduce ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5609173 | Device for prewashing and sorting golf balls A prewasher for sorting and soaking golf balls prior to entry into a ball washer has a tub for receiving the balls, a standpipe in the tub through which a stream of water moves the balls up out of the tub to deposit them in a track that carries only round... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5581836 | Compact washing unit and method of washing and sanitizing trays A compact washing and sanitizing unit and method for cleaning and drying food service trays as well as other articles after being serially loaded in an upright manner in guide tracks that lead through the unit so that the trays process one at a time throu... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5579788 | Apparatus for the surface treatment of material to be treated by means of a treatment liquid, in particular a band pickling plant In an apparatus for the surface treatment of material to be treated by means of a treatment liquid, in particular a band pickling plant, with a vessel (1) receiving the treatment liquid (F), through which the material (S) to be treated can be conveyed, wi... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5566695 | Modular apparatus and method for cleaning containers An apparatus and method for cleaning containers, such as sample containers for environmental testing, involves providing fluidly isolated modular cleaning bays which are interchangeably cascaded together for processing trays of containers through differen... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5439015 | Cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus for ultrasonically cleaning workpieces has an array of juxtaposed tanks including an ultrasonic cleaning tank, and a plurality of supports associated with the respective tanks for vertical movement between lower positions in the tanks... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5419350 | Workpiece holding and rotating device A workpiece holding apparatus provides concurrent rotational motion to a workpiece as it is held. The apparatus comprises a support bracket for mounting on a fixed or movable support structure. A pair of spaced apart, axially rotatable engaging rollers, e... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5372153 | Pallet cleaner A pallet cleaner especially suitable for use in cleaning plastic pallets. The cleaner includes a vertically oriented horizontally extending chamber having a vertically oriented entry opening at one end of the chamber and a vertically oriented exit opening... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5357645 | Apparatus for cleaning and drying hard disk substrates An apparatus for cleaning and then drying batches of hard disk substrates includes a substrate cleaning station and a substrate drying station. The substrate cleaning station includes a first index table supporting thereon at least three circumferentially... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5220934 | Automatic continuous processing apparatus Apparatus for developing exposed photographic materials which is made up of one or more processing baths, with appropriate solutions therein, a support in each bath holding a work panel, a device for lifting the work panel upwardly, and a unit for carryin... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5143663 | Stereolithography method and apparatus An improved stereolithographic apparatus and method is described. In one embodiment, the improvement includes immersing at least a portion of a part in a volume of a liquid solvent in a vapor degreaser while subjecting the portion to ultrasonic agitation ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5077854 | Apparatus for automatically cleaning and dispensing golf balls The invention provides an apparatus for automatically cleaning and dispensing golf balls. The apparatus has a supply chute which connects to a cleaning apparatus and to a gravity operated sorting apparatus which incorporates a dispensing apparatus which f... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5066336 | Method for cleaning reagent delivery probes A cleaning apparatus for cleaning delivery probes used for dispensing protein-containing reagents. The apparatus includes: a bath of a cleaning solution for a protein-containing reagent; a device for lowering the probe into the cleaning solution for aspir... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5054600 | Transferring system for transferring articles through a processing apparatus A transferring system for use in a processing apparatus having a plurality of processing stations comprises an endless conveyor for conveying a plurality of articles along an endless conveying path through the plurality of processing stations. The transfe... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5017242 | Can-conveyor system and rinser A rinser for a gravity feed can conveyor system includes a plurality of nozzles for directing high pressure water into the cans as they pass by the rinser. At least some of the nozzles are angular oriented with respect to the cans in the conveyor system s... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5017239 | Cleaning vertical window blinds A cleaning process is provided for window blinds of the type comprising vertical strips of fabric which are supported at an upper end so as to lie in parallel planes which are rotatable. The process includes a carrying frame for attachment to the lower en... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5012918 | Intermittent work conveying apparatus A part conveyor includes a series of slide bars of equal lengths. Each bar is movable in a pair of parallel rails and in transfer rails at the ends of the parallel rails. The slide bars have upwardly opening U-shaped members projecting from the rails. A p... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4983223 | Apparatus and method for reducing solvent vapor losses Parts to be cleaned, degreased, or having paint stripped therefrom, by a solvent such as a halogenated hydrocarbon are lowered into and lifted out of a tank via an enclosure disposed above the tank. A pair of doors at the top opening and a second pair of ... | 01/08/1991 |
