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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118942 | Dust removal apparatus and method A dust collecting installation for collecting airborne dust adjacent to a moving web. An elongate duct extends transversely to the direction of movement of the web and is positioned adjacent to the web. The duct is shaped and positioned so as to form an opening into... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8007595 | Method for in-situ cleaning and inspecting of a tubular A method for in-situ cleaning and inspecting of a tubular, comprising: deploying a closable housing to a tubular, hydraulically opening the closable housing and then hydraulically closing the closable housing around the tubular. Marine growth is removed from the tub... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7951244 | Liquid cleaning apparatus for cleaning printed circuit boards A method and apparatus for cleaning printed circuit boards are provided. The method includes providing a cleaning apparatus with a housing having a conveyance mechanism for carrying printed circuit boards through the housing. The cleaning apparatus has at least a pr... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942979 | Process and apparatus for cleaning wires or the outer surface of a tube A process for cleaning a wire or the outer surface of a tube using one or more textile or textile-like material strands that runs substantially parallel, but opposite, to the direction of travel of the wire or tube, that may contain at least one cleaning material, a... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7862661 | Device and method for treating the surfaces of substrates The invention relates to a device for treating the surfaces of silicon wafers, comprising transport rollers for transporting the silicon wafer, and at least one conveyor device which wets the surface of the silicon wafer with an aqueous medium on a transport plane w... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7727336 | Glass washing machine with broken glass removal system A glass sheet washing machine with a broken glass removal system includes a support, a liquid container or reservoir, a pump, a liquid applicator, and a liquid permeable member. The support supports a glass sheet being washed. The liquid reservoir is positioned belo... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7531044 | Glass washing machine with broken glass removal system A glass sheet washing machine with a broken glass removal system includes a support, a liquid container or reservoir, a pump, a liquid applicator, and a liquid permeable member. The support supports a glass sheet being washed. The liquid reservoir is positioned belo... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7517412 | Ash and dust removal method A method of removing dust, dirt and the like from the surface of a paper substrate comprises the steps of transporting the paper substrate along a path of travel, and training the paper substrate over and in direct contact with at least a portion of the outer surfac... | 04/14/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7354493 | Method and device for patenting steel wires Disclosed is a method for patenting at least one steel wire, according to which the temperature is increased at least to a level at which the steel austenitizes, followed by quenching in a liquid medium by directing the wire through at least one curtain of cooling l... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350528 | Warewash machine with moveable table and multi-position rack support track A warewash machine includes a housing at least in part defining a washing chamber having an access opening and a door mounted for movement between a closed position for washing and an open position for inlet/outlet of wares through the access opening. At least one n... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7329321 | Enhanced wafer cleaning method A method for removing post-processing residues in a single wafer cleaning system is provided. The method initiates with providing a first heated fluid to a proximity head disposed over a substrate. Then, a meniscus of the first fluid is generated between a surface o... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7317769 | Bit stream conditioning circuit having adjustable input sensitivity A high-speed bit stream interface module interfaces a high-speed communication media to a communication Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) via a Printed Circuit Board (PCB). The high-speed bit stream interface includes a line side interface, a board side... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311234 | Vectored air web handling apparatus A web control device is provided as a generally cylindrical hollow bar having a plurality of holes disposed thereon. Each of the plurality of holes is capable of providing fluid contact between the central portion and the outer portion of web control device. The web... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7306702 | Enzymatic press felt treatment Methods for reducing or inhibiting deposition on or within press felts to increase the effective life of the press felt and reduce or eliminate the need for batch cleaning are disclosed. The methods disclosed treat press felt while paper is being produced with compo... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303060 | Material conveying system without dust rising A material conveying system without dust rising, having a plurality of trays; a transmission mechanism, for carrying the trays and transmitting the trays in motion; and a controller, for controlling the transmission mechanism, is characterized in that the material c... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300522 | Mobile cleaning and washing plant for shopping trolleys A mobile cleaning plant for cleaning shopping trolleys and similar transport systems includes a container configured to receive the shopping trolleys in hoxizontally stacked rows. The shopping trolleys are fed into an inlet on the container via a device, automatical... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7238284 | Apparatus for processing alkaline solution An apparatus for processing an alkaline solution includes a storage tank storing the alkaline solution to be processed; a processing unit sucking a foam phase disposed on the liquid surface level of the alkaline solution in the storage tank, defoaming the foam phase... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7209625 | Method and device for cleaning an optical waveguide removed from its jacket The present invention is directed to a method for cleaning a section of an optical waveguide removed from its jacket, in which the optical waveguide section is inserted into a treatment cell, sprayed with a cleaning fluid, blasted with compressed air and removed fro... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195024 | Chemical supply system A chemical supply system comprises, as principal elements, a chemical storage tank in which a liquid chemical for cleaning is stored in the state of its formulated concentrate, a chemical supply apparatus connected to the chemical storage tank for positively perform... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192494 | Method and apparatus for annealing copper films A method and apparatus for annealing copper. The method comprises forming a copper layer by electroplating on a substrate in an integrated processing system and annealing the copper layer in a chamber inside the integrated processing system. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189313 | Substrate support with fluid retention band An apparatus and method for supporting a substrate is provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for supporting a substrate includes a body having a band extending therefrom. The band is adapted to retain a fluid on the body thereby forming a shallow processing bath ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7146678 | Ash and dust removal system A system for removing dust, dirt and like from the surface of a flexible paper substrate and accurately positioning same comprises a transport assembly for conveying the paper substrate along a path of travel. The transport assembly includes a rotating vacuum drum h... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147099 | Sprockets in a cleanable modular belt conveyor An easy-to-clean conveyor with sprockets that reveal the hinge area of a modular conveyor belt to a fluid spray. A conveyor includes a modular belt constructed of rows of belt modules hingedly linked together in series by hinge pins into an endless belt loop. A spro... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147721 | Apparatus and method for cleaning electronic packages The invention provides an apparatus and method for cleaning a plurality of electronic components. A tank is provided for containing a cleaning fluid and an ultrasonic resonator is mounted in communication with the cleaning fluid for charging ultrasonic energy theret... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138039 | Liquid isolation of contact rings Embodiments of the invention may further provide a contact ring for an electrochemical plating system. The contact generally includes a substrate receiving member having a substrate support surface formed thereon, a plurality of electrical contact pins extending fro... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7119027 | Method for manufacturing display device that includes supplying solution to the underside of a glass substrate Where a thin film formed on a glass substrate is etched with a solution containing a fluoride, insoluble residues formed by the reaction of the solution with glass substrate components adhere to the back of the substrate to cause etching non-uniformity called roller... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7087144 | Contact ring with embedded flexible contacts A contact assembly for supporting a substrate in an electrochemical plating system, wherein that contact assembly includes a contact ring and a thrust plate assembly. The contact ring includes an annular ring member having an upper surface and a lower surface, an an... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
