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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7784476 | Portable conveyor cleaning assembly A portable conveyor cleaning assembly with adjustable first and second end assemblies selectively mountable on respective sides of different width conveyors. A carriage is movable reciprocally over the conveyor to direct a cleaning fluid onto the conveyor, with the ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7621286 | Conveyor ware washer and spray pipe therefor Spray pipe of a conveyor ware washer for spraying items to be washed with liquid, comprising a plurality of nozzles, which are arranged one behind another in the longitudinal direction of the pipe, and an inlet, from which liquid can flow in the longitudinal directi... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7337791 | Rollover car wash for large vehicles A vehicle washer of the rollover type especially suitable for washing large vehicles such as buses and trucks. The washer includes an overhead carriage moving along an overhead guide rail structure and including opposed L-shaped spray arms adapted to wash top and si... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7270132 | Washer A washer includes a plurality of washing devices for spraying washing water to an object to be washed from various directions of a washing tub, and a washing water feeding device for feeding the washing water. The washing water is sequentially sprayed from respectiv... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258125 | Shopping cart sanitizing system The present invention comprises a system and method for removing contaminates from the surface of a shopping cart such as a grocery cart. The system includes subjecting the cart to multiple stages of disinfection, including washing, sanitizing, and drying stages. A ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7191625 | Method of cleaning an aluminum drum substrate for an electrophotographic photoconductor A method of cleaning an aluminum drum substrate that removes cutting chips, and degreases to remove high viscosity drawing oil used in a cold drawing process, without using a chlorine-containing organic solvent. A plurality of aluminum drum substrates are arranged i... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7047881 | Nozzles for a cleaning installation of a printing machine The nozzle has a channel (24) in which a cleaning solution is injected under pressure, and an outlet (26) through which the solution is sprayed against a cylinder. The outlet (26) is formed by a first part (23) and a second part (25 | 05/23/2006 |
| 6622739 | Method and apparatus for removal of coatings and oxidation from transit vehicles An oxide and coating removal system includes a mobile gantry or transport system supporting an end effector and high energy waterjet rotating nozzles judiciously located relative to the surface of the vehicle and includes positioning mechanism for locatin... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6502434 | Effluent shower for pulp washer A washer for washing a fiber suspension includes a porous surface traveling in a running direction and having a width in a direction transverse to the running direction. The porous surface is configured for carrying the fiber suspension thereon. A shower ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6461685 | Method for using vehicle tire dressing applicator A method is disclosed for using a vehicle tire dressing apparatus which includes left and right dressing applicators situated alongside a vehicle conveying track, the dressing applicators being moveable individually into contacting engagement with tires o... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6301930 | Apparatus for washing curved sheets of glass and corresponding method An apparatus and corresponding method for cleaning curved sheets of glass. The apparatus indexes glass sheets in a non-continuous manner through at least a pre-washing zone, a washing zone, a rinsing zone, and/or a drying zone. The glass sheets proceed th... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6209222 | Belt dryer with cleaning apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning a belt dryer (10) with at least one belt (18) running through a drying space (17) for receiving the products to be dried, and a cleaning nozzle emitting a cleaning agent into the drying space (17)... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6129099 | Pallet washing apparatus and method A method and apparatus for cleaning articles such as pallets, totes, containers, bins, trays, carts, and other like articles. The apparatus includes a main housing having a conveyor system on which articles are transported into and through a washing chamb... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6099660 | Apparatus and method for cleaning discrete materials Artificial filament is washed, rinsed and dried in a portable apparatus. The filament is fed onto a substantially horizontal conveyor for transportation through a washing cycle. A plurality of oscillating spray nozzles provide a washing solution from over... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5660196 | Quick disconnect riser pipe assembly for can washer A quick disconnect supply riser for the nozzles of a can washing apparatus includes a bayonet connector and a riser support which provide inherent nozzle alignment when the risers are locked in connected position. Operator access to the capped opposite en... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5579791 | Bottle washer with multiple size carrier Apparatus for washing bottles, in which a transfer conveyor define an endless loop belt between an inlet end and outlet end. A plurality of cups are carried along the endless loop. An inlet elevator adjacent the inlet end supplies a quantity of bottles in... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5553633 | Apparatus for treatment of printed circuit boards and the like Apparatus for treating printed circuit boards or other items is provided, wherein a drying apparatus is specifically provided, generally for use as part of a cleaning or other treatment apparatus, but which can be separately provided, if desired. The dryi... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5483871 | Apparatus for spray washing fruit in a brush bed Described is an apparatus and method, particularly applicable to a brush bed conveyor system, by which objects, typically citrus fruit, are washed or sprayed. A moveable high pressure spray manifold is contained within a manifold carriage and is disposed ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5409545 | Apparatus and method for cleaning containers An apparatus and method for cleaning containers, such as sample containers for environmental testing, involves providing modular cleaning bays into which an array of inverted containers can be transported, such as by means of a drive chain. Independently ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5402809 | Apparatus for cleaning industrial safety apparel Apparatus is provided for cleaning industrial apparel such as wire mesh safety gloves used in processing meats such as chickens. The apparatus employs a containment chamber within which a conveyor carries the gloves which are mounted upon substantially el... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5387313 | Etchant control system An etching system for etching openings in a metal web including multiple etching station for etching a metal web from opposite sides, with each of the etching stations including a set of first bank of oscillatable nozzles located in a first chamber in the... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5378308 | Etchant distribution apparatus An etching system for etching openings in a metal web including multiple etching station for etching a metal web from opposite sides with each of the etching stations including a set of first bank of oscillateable nozzles located in a first chamber in the... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5247952 | Bobbin reconditioning A stripped bobbin treatment apparatus for inspecting, cleaning and packing bobbins which have been stripped of residual yarn includes a conveyor, an inspection station. a cleaning station and a packing station. The conveyor is in the form of a plurality o... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5135014 | Bottle washer with multiple size carrier Apparatus for washing bottles, in which a transfer conveyor define an endless loop belt between an inlet end and outlet end. A plurality of cups are carried along the endless loop. An inlet elevator adjacent the inlet end supplies a quantity of bottles in... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5129956 | Method and apparatus for the aqueous cleaning of populated printed circuit boards A method and apparatus for the aqueous cleaning of a printed circuit board having surface mounted components assembled thereon. The invention involves a heated aqueous solution sprayed under high pressure through a helically-vaned nozzle that is moving ro... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5125515 | Fruit sizing apparatus A fruit sizing apparatus includes a guideway having an inclined surface extending from a base to a peak with a first channel adjacent to the peak and a second channel adjacent to the base. First and second endless moving belts are supported in part by the... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5106426 | Method for cleaning window furnishings A method of cleaning window furnishings while located in their place of use, in which the furnishings are pushed together to form a vertically hanging block and a wetting medium is circulated from above. A cleaning washing medium is thereafter circulated ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5076303 | Bottle duster A method for removing dust and other fine particulates matter from the exterior surface of a bottle moving along a conveyor line. A jet of ionized air neutralizes any static charge adhering the particulate matter to the bottle and also commences the dislo... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5021097 | Method and apparatus for cleaning window furnishings In a method of cleaning window furnishing portions such as curtain slats, the window furnishing material to be cleaned is left in the installed condition of hanging on a runner rail or track, pushed together to form a block. Washing-action medium and ther... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4732172 | Apparatus for washing transfer carts A method and apparatus for washing transfer carts, the method having the steps of placing the cart on an advancement conveyor and advancing the cart into a soak station for soaking with a soak solution; advancing the cart into the wash station where a plu... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4667690 | Bottle washing apparatus The invention relates to a washing apparatus, especially to an apparatus for rinsing of glass bottles before first filling. The bottles to be rinsed are fed to the apparatus by means of a conveyor installation. The incoming bottles are picked up by a receiving... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4427020 | Apparatus for the overhead handling of bottles and the like Upwardly open vessels are supplied horizontally to an intake location and are taken horizontally from an output location. Between these locations they are inverted and passed past a treatment device by an inverting conveyor having a pair of like endless c... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4125120 | Washing apparatus for containers An automatic washing apparatus for containers which is capable of automatically and continuously washing a multiplicity of containers in a fast and efficient manner. The containers for which this particular washing apparatus is fabricated are of a semirig... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4104081 | In-line bottle rinser A bottle rinser having a linear path for carried bottles has closely spaced bottle carriers on a lug chain, the carriers receiving the bottles in upright position and being pivoted in a plane perpendicular to the path of chain movement to invert the bottl... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4102351 | Spraying device for use in a bottle cleaning machine A spraying device for use in a bottle cleaning machine is disclosed having a conveyor chain which is movable through the cleaning machine. A plurality of bottle receiving receptacles are supported from the chain and the bottles to be cleaned are carried i... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4005590 | Hank dyeing A process of dyeing hanks and apparatus suitable for the process employs a longitudinally movable belt with longitudinally extending, transversely spaced support positions to carry a transversely arranged hank. A stream of highly fluid dye liquor is direc... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3955588 | Spraying device for a bottle cleaning machine A spraying device for a bottle cleaning machine in which bottles are conveyed in inverted position. The spraying device reciprocates in the machine beneath the bottles and includes upwardly directed nozzles that follow respective bottles in succession for... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3938532 | Container cleaning apparatus Apparatus for cleaning containers such as bottles for reuse in which the bottles are placed in carriers for movement along a horizontally directed path comprising means operably supporting the carriers for concurrent movement in a vertical path, and jets ... | 02/17/1976 |
