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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8034185 | High efficiency and high throughput cascade scrub wash machine for rigid magnetic recording media A disk cleaning scrub module comprising a scrub lane and a plurality of brushes that rotates and scrub washes a plurality of disks having a diameter D in the scrub lane, wherein a disk-to-disk center distance for scrub wash of the plurality of the disks is S and a r... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7682459 | Drive chain cleaning device A cleaning device for cleaning a drive chain has a shaft, a motor for rotatably mounting the shaft, and a mounting element for mounting the motor such that the shaft is generally horizontal. A sprocket is mounted on the shaft with a wing nut such that the sprocket r... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7435302 | Surface treatment apparatus and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display device A cleaning apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a brush drive mechanism which brings a brush being rotating closer to a substrate, measures electrical potentials generated on a plurality of conductor patterns formed on the substrate, by a co... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7387705 | Roller conditioning sheet and method thereof Roller conditioning sheet and a method for conditioning roller conveyors in an office machine are disclosed. The roller conditioning sheet is impregnated with a liquid conditioning material that contains at least 30 weight percent of tri-ethylene glycol. The liquid ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7364032 | Chip discharge system A chip discharge system with a fluid dispersing means which inhibits clogging, which has a simple structure, which can spray out a uniformly-spreading flow, and which can adjust the momentum of dispersing flow without requiring an additional device. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353670 | Tile sponge washing and conditioning apparatus A tile sponge washing and conditioning apparatus is disclosed for washing in water a sponge used during a ceramic tile laying operation. The apparatus includes a frame for disposition thereof within the water. The frame includes a first wall and a second wall which ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7322177 | Machine for gathering ground strewn articles A machine for removing articles strewn on a tract of ground generally consisting of a wheel unit; a support frame mounted on the wheel unit, having device for advancing the machine along the tract of ground; an endless conveyor mounted on the support frame, having d... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318870 | Method of cleaning semiconductor substrate A cleaning method for a semiconductor substrate including placing the semiconductor substrate into a cleaning chamber and injecting ozone gas (O3) into the cleaning chamber. This process operates to cleanse the semiconductor substrate without corrosion or... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7297286 | Methods for resist stripping and other processes for cleaning surfaces substantially free of contaminants A method for manufacturing an article having polymeric residue that is to be removed during the manufacture of the article is disclosed. The article is introduced into a controlled environment of a processing tool having one or more processing chambers. Free radical... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293572 | Cleaning equipment for cleaning a moving surface particularly in a paper machine Cleaning equipment for cleaning a moving surface particularly in a paper machine includes a washing head with a chamber in it opening onto the surface to be cleaned and nozzle elements arranged inside the chamber. The cleaning equipment also includes vacuum means an... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7232493 | Glass washing machine with conveyor and brush speed control A glass sheet washing machine comprising a conveyor for moving a glass sheet along a path of travel at a controlled linear speed and a brush rotatable at a controlled rotational speed positioned along said path of travel such that said brush contacts the glass sheet... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7214275 | Method for cleaning internal components of electronic equipment A method of cleaning a head of a printer when the printer is in a normally-engaged position is disclosed. A step of the method includes providing a base a material with a leading end and trailing end. Another step includes providing an abrasive cleaning sheet which ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7156926 | Method of removing scale and inhibiting oxidation in processed sheet metal A method of removing iron oxide scale from processed sheet metal comprises the steps of: providing a surface conditioning apparatus; and conditioning a surface of the processed sheet metal with the surface conditioning apparatus. In general, the iron oxide scale gen... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7141123 | Method of and apparatus for removing contaminants from surface of a substrate A cleanling apparatus for removing contaminants from the surface of a substrate includes two parts: one which produces an aerosol including frozen particles and directs the aerosol onto the surface of the substrate to remove contaminants from the surface by physical... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7104304 | Adhesive transfer apparatus with take-up roll and a removable cartridge for a master processing apparatus The present application discloses a master processing apparatus. One aspect of the application relates to the use of a take-up roll in the apparatus. Another aspect of the application relates to the use of a take-up roll in a cartridge mountable to the apparatus. Ye... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7083039 | Conveyor cleaning apparatus A conveyor apparatus has a conveyor cleaner assembly proximate the delivery end. The cleaner assembly has first and second parallel rotating brushes having an axis of rotation substantially transverse to the conveyor direction of travel and rotating in the same dire... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083358 | Aquatic weed suppressor A sub surface aquatic weed barrier consisting of a strip of plastic held to the aquatic substrate by transverse weights bonded to the plastic strip. Gas release ports are located in the plastic sheet, positioned midway between the transverse weights. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081167 | Method of removing scale and inhibiting oxidation and galvanizing sheet metal A method of removing iron oxide scale from sheet metal and galvanizing the sheet metal includes bonding galvanizing zinc to a wustite layer of the sheet metal. The iron oxide scale on the sheet metal generally comprises three layers prior to surface conditioning: a ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081168 | Method of removing scale and inhibiting oxidation and pre-painting sheet metal A method of removing iron oxide scale and coating sheet metal bonds a pre-paint to a wustite layer of the sheet metal. The iron oxide scale on the sheet metal generally comprises three layers prior to surface conditioning: a wustite layer, a magnetite layer, and a h... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081169 | Method of removing scale and inhibiting oxidation and cold rolling sheet metal A method of removing iron oxide scale and cold reducing sheet metal leaves a wustite layer on the sheet metal. The iron oxide scale on the sheet metal generally comprises three layers prior to surface conditioning: a wustite layer, a magnetite layer, and a hematite ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066789 | Methods for resist stripping and other processes for cleaning surfaces substantially free of contaminants A method for manufacturing an article having polymeric residue that is to be removed during the manufacture of the article is disclosed. The article is introduced into a controlled environment of a processing tool having one or more processing chambers. Free radical... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7045037 | Process for cleaning a roll in a calender Process for cleaning at least one roll of a calender. The process includes guiding a web over a surface of the at least one roll of the calender to be cleaned, and producing a relative speed difference between the surface of the least one roll and a section of the w... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040228 | Self-contained vacuum module for stencil wiper assembly A vacuum plenum module of a stencil wiper assembly for wiping and removing excess material from a stencil of a stencil printer includes a wiper blade to wipe the stencil, a plenum chamber in fluid communication with the wiper blade, and a vacuum generator attached t... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040961 | Methods for resist stripping and cleaning surfaces substantially free of contaminants A plasma assisted cryogenic cleaner for and a method of performing cleaning of a surface that must be substantially free of contaminants has a resiliently mounted nozzle for spraying a cryogenic cleaning medium on the surface. The cleaning is conducted by applying t... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036402 | Water main T-bar and adaptor A torque applying tool with a removable adaptor for actuating an underground valve of a fluid-carrying conduit, such as a water main, gas line, petroleum pipeline, etc. The adaptor has a hollow cylindrical sleeve for receiving an elongate rod of a T-bar tool, the ro... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032513 | Printing screen cleaning method and apparatus A printing screen cleaning apparatus and a method for cleaning a printing screen by employing the cleaning apparatus which includes a cleaning head having a wiping member and a backup member for sucking the paste via a wiping member while sliding the wiping member o... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025896 | Process for treating solid surface and substrate surface Ruthenium, osmium and their oxides can be etched simply and rapidly by supplying an atomic oxygen-donating gas, typically ozone, to the aforementioned metals and their oxides through catalysis between the metals and their oxides, and the ozone without any damages to... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014716 | Method of cleaning a cylinder of a printing press An improved method and system for cleaning a cylinder of a printing press. One method involves soaking a strip of cleaning fabric on a press with a low volatility organic compound solvent. Excess solvent, if any, is removed to place the strip of cleaning fabric in f... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6971503 | Conveyor belt cleaning apparatus A conveyor belt cleaning apparatus includes a debris-removal stage, a washing stage, a rinsing stage, and a water removal stage all positioned in a multi-chambered drawer with each of the four stages is provided with an isolated bin within that drawer. The various s... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6951050 | Process and apparatus for recovering materials from installation cables with a bunched conductor A process and apparatus for recovering conductor material from an installation cable with bunched conductors and plastic insulation cuts the installation cable into segments, presses and rolls the segments at an increased temperature ranging from 70° to 130° C. wi... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945383 | Dispensing applicator and method of use A solvent dispensing mechanism is fluidically coupled to create a substantially uniform wet region of a belt surface scrubber. Mechanisms for selectively engaging and disengaging the scrubber ensure free belt travel during flexible material transport and the cleanin... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932094 | Slurry tank autocleaner A slurry tank autocleaner for cleaning an empty slurry tank. A first pipe is inserted in the interior of the slurry tank, where the first pipe has an open end located inside the slurry tank. A first nozzle is disposed on the open end of the first pipe. A cover is us... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923870 | Method for cleaning internal components of electronic equipment The present disclosure also relates to a method for cleaning and decontaminating the internal working components of a piece of electronic equipment along a predetermined media path which includes the steps of: 1) providing a base material having first and second sur... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6920306 | Extraneous matter removal method and image recording equipment with extraneous matter removal feature An image recording equipment is provided with an adhesive roller that is brought into contact with a surface of an image recording sheet wound around a rotary drum and keeps in contact with the image recording sheet with contact pressure axially distributed in a ran... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6905573 | Method and equipment for cleaning and maintaining rolls The surface of a web is monitored by a fault detection system (20), a machine condition monitoring system, a quality measurement system, a web moisture measurement and/or a web temperature measurement and the soiled part of the surface of the roll is detected... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6814815 | Method of removing scale and inhibiting oxidation in processed sheet metal A method of removing iron oxide scale from processed sheet metal, the method includes the steps of: providing a surface conditioning apparatus; and conditioning a surface of the processed sheet metal with the surface conditioning apparatus. In general, the iron oxid... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6802909 | Method for improving the operation of a pipeline by employing soap pigs A method of improving the operation of a gas pipeline having at least some water therein including the steps of introducing into the interior of the pipeline a soluble soap pig that is dimensioned to move through the pipeline by gas flow, the composition of the soap... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6764385 | Methods for resist stripping and cleaning surfaces substantially free of contaminants A plasma assisted cryogenic cleaner for and a method of performing cleaning of a surface that must be substantially free of contaminants has a resiliently mounted nozzle for spraying a cryogenic cleaning medium on the surface. The cleaning is conducted by applying t... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6698878 | Cleaning medium for ink-jet hard copy apparatus A method and mechanism for cleaning a paper transport belt of undesirable ink deposits caused by ink-jet aerosol and printing overshoot operations uses a special cleaning medium. An absorbent material is positioned in the print zone of a hard copy apparat... | 03/02/2004 |
