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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7346956 | Automatic cart wash apparatus An automatic cart wash apparatus. The automatic cart wash apparatus provides improved cleaning of stock carts on a regular basis over manual cleaning by store employees. The automatic cart wash apparatus includes three main stages: a debris removal (vacuum) stage, a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7318245 | Vehicle surface preparation apparatus A passive vehicle surface preparation apparatus includes a mounting assembly and a support arm assembly having support arms pivotally connected to the mounting assembly. The vehicle preparation apparatus further includes a first wiper assembly having a stationary pr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311785 | Automatic air-blown cleaning device for liquid crystal display component in LCD assembly and method thereof An automatic air-blown cleaning apparatus for cleaning a liquid crystal display (LCD) component in an LCD assembly process. The automatic air-blown cleaning apparatus has an assembly station for receiving and assembling the liquid crystal display component, a convey... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7234196 | Tool for removing particles from reticle A tool and a process for removing particles from a reticle are described. The tool is disposed in front of a pellicle particle detector, including at least a gas spray member toward a surface of the reticle for removing particles and a supporting member supporting t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7152271 | Apparatus for adjusting a vacuum selector A vacuum selector is provided. The vacuum selector includes a housing having first and second faces, the first face including first and second openings, the second face including a primary opening that communicates with the first and second openings along a flow pat... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143464 | Device for sucking off specified surface areas on powder-coated vehicle wheels When vehicle wheels are powder-coated with powder coating, those surfaces on which no coating is wanted are always also coated. To suck off the powder coating from these surface areas before it is baked in, a device which includes a conveyor system, an electronic ca... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143465 | Apparatus for cleaning toner cartridges An apparatus for cleaning toner cartridges by means of compressed air has at least one cleaning chamber (1, 2) and a conveyor line (3) leading through this at least one cleaning chamber (1, 2). The conveyor line (3) is provided with varia... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7100235 | Automatic air-blown cleaning device for liquid crystal display component in LCD assembly and method thereof An automatic air-blown cleaning apparatus for cleaning a liquid crystal display (LCD) component in an LCD assembly process. The automatic air-blown cleaning apparatus has an assembly station for receiving and assembling the liquid crystal display component, a convey... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097953 | Process for producing electrophotographic photosensitive member, electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus In a process for producing an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support and a photosensitive layer provided thereon, the process comprises a coating step of coating the surface of the support with a coating fluid to form a wet coating; a drying step... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097714 | Particulate removal from an electrostatic chuck The cleaning of particles from an electrostatic chuck. In one embodiment, a method of cleaning an electrostatic chuck in a processing chamber is disclosed. The method comprises directing a flow of gas across the electrostatic chuck to dislodge particles from the ele... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087121 | Device and method for cleaning a surface of a member for storing and transporting goods A method and device for removing sawdust from a deck surface (24) of a wooden pallet (10) is provided. The device comprises a rotary brush (124) having a working length (WL) defined by a plurality of bristles (130). The working length (WL... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070662 | Sprayless surface cleaner A bar jet assembly formed of a base plate having a cleaning fluid discharge chamber communicating with a cleaning fluid input surface and a discharge slot in a cleaning fluid output surface; and a pair of cover plates coupled to the fluid output surface of the base ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7052124 | Ink assist air knife In operating an inkjet printing mechanism, media passes through a printzone including a support apparatus supporting the media thereat. When passing through the printzone, print imaging is applied by application of ink from an ink dispensing element and onto a surfa... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6951285 | Air suspension grain cleaner system An air suspension grain cleaner system for efficiently cleaning grain in small applications. The air suspension grain cleaner system includes a frame, a cleaning chamber, a blower unit fluidly connected to a lower portion of the cleaning chamber, a grain inlet fluid... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6887333 | System and method for environmentally cleaning a package for a heat transfer decorating machine A heat transfer decorating machine is disclosed. In particular, the disclosed heat transfer decorating machine provides mechanisms to allow the machine to be rapidly re-configured from applying labels to a particular article configuration to applying labels to a dif... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6862774 | Continuous lint filtration system for a garment finishing machine An improved garment finishing machine includes an exterior housing with an entrance and an exit. An interior garment processing chamber processes garments moving downstream from the entrance to the exit. A blower draws air through the processing chamber. An air inta... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6859974 | Blower operated airknife with air augmenting shroud A low pressure blower operated airknife having a housing with an elongated primary air discharge orifice for directing a narrow width curtain of air. The airknife includes an air-augmenting shroud which defines auxiliary discharge orifices on opposite longitudinal s... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6783603 | Method for cleaning contact lens molds The present invention discloses a method for cleaning contact lens molds. The method comprises the steps of placing a contact lens mold within an enclosed or substantially enclosed area, directing an inflow of gas under pressure into the enclosed area against the co... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6702101 | Blower operated airknife with air augmenting shroud A low pressure blower operated airknife having a housing with an elongated primary air discharge orifice for directing a narrow width curtain of air. The airknife includes an air-augmenting shroud which defines auxiliary discharge orifices on opposite lon... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6676770 | Apparatus and method for removing particles from wafer pods An apparatus and method useful for removing potential wafer-contaminating particles from semiconductor wafer pods. The apparatus includes a rotatable air sprinkler which is mounted in a housing and connected to a source of clean, dry air (CDA) . The air s... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6616768 | Method in processing gypsum boards or tiles A method of processing perforated gypsum boards is disclosed. When the gypsum boards have been perforated the following steps are performed while the boards are being moved individually along a path. The moving boards are sprayed with pressurized water wh... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6596090 | Method for transferring filter rods containing pulverulent, granular and analogous ingredients A method of transporting rod-shaped tobacco smoke filters, which carry solid particles, along an elongated path from a sender to a receiving station, includes transporting the filters from the sender to the receiving station through the predetermined port... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6543078 | Apparatus and method for cleaning object having generally irregular surface features An apparatus and method for cleaning objects having generally irregular surface features, such as reloadable photographic cameras, has a partial enclosure having opposing side walls, and a top wall joining the opposing side walls. An air ionizing element ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6511549 | Vacuum cleaning wheel and vacuum applicator A vacuum cleaning wheel and vacuum applicator having a stationary vacuum chamber, a ported wheel that rotates around the stationary vacuum chamber, and a stationary shoe that acts as the vacuum applicator and is positioned between the ported wheel and an ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6497000 | Apparatus for cleaning ophthalmic components The present invention discloses an apparatus for cleaning ophthalmic devices. The apparatus has a conveying system for transporting lens mold carriers to a cleaning station. The cleaning station has at least one movable cleaning assembly which is situated... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6490746 | Apparatus and method for cleaning objects having generally irregular, undulating surface features An apparatus and method for cleaning objects having generally irregular, undulating surface features, such as reloadable photographic cameras, has a partial enclosure having opposing side walls, and a top wall joining the opposing side walls. A pair of ai... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6474355 | Particle removing vacuum system for assembly of FBGA packages The present invention provides a method and system for blowing dust and other foreign particles off semiconductor substrate surfaces. The system may blow ionized air, which neutralizes electrostatic charges on the substrate surface thereby facilitating th... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6415474 | Apparatus for transferring filter rods containing pulverulent, granular and analogous ingredients Apparatus for transporting rod-shaped tobacco smoke filters, which contain and/or carry particles of charcoal and/or other particulate tobacco smoke filtering and/or flavoring material, wherein a sender directs a series of successive filters lengthwise in... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6405405 | Product cleaner with air flow control The present invention provides a vertical drop, multi-pass product cleaner with air flow control on the outlet side of the cleaner, wherein the air flow control includes dampers movable between open and constricted positions disposed within at least one o... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6305097 | Apparatus for in-situ reticle cleaning at photolithography tool A system for cleaning a reticle. There is provided a clean chamber and a reticle having a pair of opposing edges and a pair of opposing surfaces which is to be cleaned disposed in the clean chamber. A gas inert to the reticle is directed in a direction ta... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6230360 | Baked good pan cleaner A bun pan cleaner having a pair of counter rotating brushes for scrubbing the bottom of the baking pan. The bun pan cleaner also includes one air jet, under a hood, for directing compressed air under the surface of the pans to help blow seeds and other de... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6217669 | Cleaning apparatus and cleaning method In a printing device in which a printing material is printed on or applied to a to-be-printed surface of a circuit board through a screen mask for printing having openings formed therein in a predetermined pattern, it is intended to reliably remove cream ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6192547 | Air curtain system used in manufacturing thin film transistor liquid crystal display An air curtain system for forming an air curtain dividing two processing spaces and for spraying air on to a substrate to remove any impurities remaining on the substrate includes an air supplier, a main body having an air inlet passage for receiving air ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6162156 | Packaging machine A packaging machine comprises a rotor 22 having radial mandrels 21 each adapted to carry a tubular blank 11 of square to rectangular cross section as fitted therearound and arranged to successively stop at a plurality of processing stations I to VIII, a g... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6148471 | Precision lens bond tester/particulate removal apparatus for optical subassemblies A particulate removal and lens bond test device includes a base for receiving a waffle pack holding a plurality of optical subassemblies (OSAs) to be tested and an associated applicator for applying a predetermined flow of gas across the OSAs to remove lo... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6059893 | Method for cleaning a semiconductor wafer A semiconductor cleaning method for removing particles that have adhered to the back side of a semiconductor wafer. The semiconductor wafer is placed on a support. Inert gas is blown against the back of the semiconductor wafer by a plurality of nozzles, e... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6059892 | Method for removing debris from a baking pan formed from magnetic material A conveyor (20) for transporting and inverting strap pans (22) or other pans used for baking. The conveyor includes a closed-loop drive chain (26) to which a number of pan cars (54) are pivotally attached. The pan cars are provided with magnetic bars (36)... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6036787 | Stencil cleaning apparatus An adapter for converting an existing under screen cleaning apparatus from one which uses a solvent to a solventless under screen cleaning apparatus. The adapter fits within the vacuum channel and between the blades of a known under screen cleaning appara... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6018842 | Glass washing machine A glass washing machine for washing and drying glass workpieces incorporates a variety of noise reduction features. These noise reduction features include the use of tight-fitting, sound-reducing panels, a separate blower in a substantially enclosed space... | 02/01/2000 |
