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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7409960 | Cleaning fluid container The invention aims at improving a cleaning fluid container (3) for a cleaning device (RV) for personal needs, in particular for cleaning a shaving head (SK) of a dry shaving apparatus (R), with a housing (20), with an inlet port (15) provided on... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7387131 | Processing apparatus and substrate processing method A substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate With a processing fluid is provided. The apparatus includes holding members 60 for holding the substrate W, a chuck member 61 for supporting the holding members 60 and a top-face member... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7353832 | Housingless washer An industrial parts washer includes a stand adapted to support a part, a chamber selectively movable from a first position clear of the part to a second position engaging the stand where the chamber forms a closed volume encapsulating the part. A nozzle is positione... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338565 | Housingless washer An industrial parts washer includes a stand adapted to support a part, a chamber selectively moveable from a first position clear of the part to a second position engaging the stand where the chamber forms a closed volume encapsulating the part. A nozzle is position... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323066 | Paint accessory cleaning device and method A device and method for cleaning paint accessories and particularly roller covers and/or other paint accessories simultaneously or individually. A spray head has a fluid inlet engageable to a source of fluid and a fluid collection chamber in communication with the f... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7282086 | Fluid filter cleaning apparatus A filter cleaning apparatus for cleaning a filter using cleaning fluid comprises a housing, a filter holder for holding the filter, wherein the filter holder is mountable in the housing, a rotating means for rotating the filter holder, wherein the filter holder hold... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261110 | Shaving apparatus cleaning device A shaving apparatus cleaning device includes a reservoir for holding a supply of a cleaning fluid and a cleaning receptacle for receiving the shaving apparatus. The reservoir has a discharge orifice through which the cleaning fluid is allowed to flow from the reserv... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7146994 | Active rinse shield for electrofill chemical bath and method of use An active rinse shield designed to protect electrofill chemical baths from excessive dilution during rinse sprays on the semiconductor wafer. The shield uses overlapping blades to cover the bath, making a physical barrier between the bath chemistry and the wafer rin... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7128351 | System for packaging and handling an implant and method of use A system designed to store an implant together with the tools necessary to implant the stored implant, and a method of using such system. Such system includes an implant storage tool adapted to retain the implant within a storage container. The implant storage tool ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6884334 | Vertically configured chamber used for multiple processes The present invention relates to a containment chamber that is used for carrying out multiple processing steps such as depositing on, polishing, etching, modifying, rinsing, cleaning, and drying a surface on the workpiece. In one example of the present invention, th... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6866051 | Megasonic substrate processing module A megasonic module for substrate processing is provided. Embodiments of the present invention include a tank configured to hold processing fluids in which the substrate is submerged, and a lid configured to mate with and seal the tank. At least two megasonic transdu... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6626194 | Electric shaver cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus for electric shaver components has a removable basket that fits inside a compartment. Cleaning is carried out by pumping cleaning fluid and air into a bottom of the compartment via a sieve plate. Debris removed from the components is ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6622740 | Dishwashing machine, preferably for home use, with an improved architecture A dishwashing machine comprises a stationary housing with an open front face and at least two structures for supporting wash load items. The support structures are able to slide horizontally with respect to the housing through the open front face of the h... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6510858 | Load lifting/lowering mechanism for a washer A washing device (10) includes a chamber (12) with a front door (24). The door is pivotable between a vertical closed position and a horizontal open position. An article carrying assembly (34) is moveable from inside the washing device to an upper surface... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6508259 | Inverted pressure vessel with horizontal through loading A pressure vessel for use in production processes requiring elevating and ranging of temperatures and pressures during the process cycle, readily adaptable to production line operation, suitable for wafer processing in the semiconductor industry and for o... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6158449 | Cleaning and drying method and apparatus An enclosure 23A that defines a drying chamber 23 is configured of a pair of enclosing elements 23c and 23d and a base element 23b. When wafers enter or leave the drying chamber 23, the enclosing elements 23c and 23d are lifted upward by vertical air cyli... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6095165 | Table dishwasher A table dishwasher combination including an access door slidably connected to the table top side members to allow a pair of dishwasher racks to rise upwardly from the central compartments wherein one of the dish racks pivots to the left and one pivots to ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6074515 | Apparatus for processing substrates In a substrate processing apparatus receiving substrates held in a common carrier in a horizontal attitude, the substrates are transferred in the horizontal attitude from the common carrier to an exclusive carrier. The exclusive carrier is rotatable on a ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5779522 | Directional spray pad scrubber The present invention is a pad scrubber that cleans the planarizing surface of a polishing pad used in CMP processing of semiconductor wafers. The pad scrubber has a fluid manifold, a first nozzle attached to one side of the manifold, and a second nozzle ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5687752 | Dining table having integral dishwasher A space-saving dishwasher has a washing basin having side and bottom walls and an open top, and a vertically shiftable rack assembly for carrying dishes. A shifting mechanism is coupled with the rack assembly for selectively shifting the latter between a ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5482064 | Cleaning apparatus The specification discloses a cleaning apparatus (2) for cleaning machine and engine parts comprising a trough (4) in which the cleaning is performed. A lid (6) is connected to the trough (4) and is movable between a closed position covering the trough an... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5299587 | Rotating and reciprocating immersion cleaning apparatus and method The present invention is an apparatus and method for immersing at least one contaminated part in a fluid, wherein the contaminated parts are moved through the fluid with both a rotational and reciprocal movement. The compound movement of the contaminated ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5297569 | Method and apparatus for maintenance of wheel bearings A method and apparatus for cleaning and lubricating bearings includes the steps of placing the bearings on posts on a rotating member, and rotating the member within a container containing a cleaning solvent. The rotating member is then removed from the c... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5127424 | Cleaning device for precision castings With a cleaning device that uses high-voltage discharges in liquids, it is possible to safely clean even clusters of precision castings if a tubular processing chamber serves as shock wave reflector and the position of the component and of the electrode a... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5027840 | Washing apparatus A washing apparatus for supplying a cleansing fluid to an object of interest including a housing for enclosing the apparatus and including a staging area and a washing area, a carousel rotatably borne by the housing and operable to carry the object of int... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5024705 | Paint brush cleaning system A system is provided for cleaning paint brushes whose bristles have, from use, developed liquefied accumulations thereon of an oil base paint. A plurality of transparent vessels, each containing the same liquid solvent, are supported in a first predetermi... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4732185 | Electrophoretic cleaner and sterilizer An electrophoretic technique and apparatus for decontamination and sterilizing of contact lenses are provided. The lenses are placed in respective perforated containers and inserted in a buffer solution of suitable pH value. An electric field is establish... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4722295 | Article treating apparatus There is disclosed an article treating apparatus particularly apparatus for pressure-impregnating or vacuum impregnating porous articles such as metal castings. A holder for the articles or a metal basket containing them is disposed in an autoclave and ca... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4721124 | Optometric soft and rigid contact lens cleaning and storage system A system for storing, cleaning, and sterilizing soft and rigid contact lens. The system utilizes the circulation of cleaning fluid to clean lens which are suspended. The system consists of a container for housing a pair of off-set lens carriers and for fu... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4700729 | Lens cleaning device A contact lens cleaning system having a chamber and a pump for generating streams of cleaning fluid within the chamber. The lenses are carried in lens retainers which rotate within the chamber and are exposed to the streams of cleaning fluid. The lens ret... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4687997 | Container with safety features for cleansing medical devices A system for measuring the electrical conductivity of disinfecting and rinsing solutions within a cleansing container includes a power supply for driving a pair of detectors and/or a meter, a conductivity probe for measuring the electrical conductance of ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4672987 | Device for cleaning paint rollers The present invention is a device for cleaning a roller of a paint roller applicator, while the roller is secured to a handle of the roller applicator. The cleaning device includes a vertically oriented tubular housing having an open top through which the... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4568517 | Disinfection of contact lenses A contact lens is disinfected in an aqueous H2 O2 solution. The H2 O2 solution is neutralized and transformed in situ into a buffered, saline storage solution by adding a neutralizer such as sodium sulfite or so... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4471792 | Apparatus for the treatment of articles with a volatile liquid An apparatus for the treatment of articles especially metal articles with a solvent, e.g. for the degreasing of the articles, comprises an upper chamber in which an article carrier is charged with or discharged from the articles, a lower treatment chamber... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4431015 | Glass washer and sterilizer A small washer and sterilizer for glasses has a counterweighted door with a watertight seal without gaskets, a novel overhead spray unit particularly adapted for under bar installation and an improved drainage system.... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4421131 | Cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus in which an item to be cleaned is lowered into a tank of cleaning solution by a basket having an imperforate floor, the floor and tank forming a relatively narrow opening therebetween. The floor forces the underlying solution to flow ... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4391220 | Apparatus for applying fluid to articles An apparatus is provided for applying lubricant to articles such as connectors. The connectors 10 with projecting terminals 12 are loaded into a holder 19 enclosed within a housing 16 having an entry door 23. The door is shut and lubricant is pumped into ... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4377175 | Apparatus for cleaning roller applicators A pair of frustoconical bearings for supporting a roller-type applicator and carried within an elongate cylindrical container. One of the bearings is affixed to the closed end of the container while the other is affixed to a cap detachably securable to th... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4290439 | Device for cleaning mechanical parts A cleaning unit for cleaning mechanical parts and the like with a volatile solvent. The unit comprises a vertically moveable holder for the parts and a lower unit portion including apparatus for washing the parts. An upper unit portion is provided which i... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4202289 | Specimen processing apparatus for microscopy A manually operable apparatus for preparing specimens to be viewed microscopically, and providing resuable parts and elements selectively employed to immerse the specimens for fixation, staining, etc. for dehydration and embedding, comprising at least one... | 05/13/1980 |
