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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091167 | Systems and methods for contactless automatic dust removal from a glass surface An imaging device for automatic dust removal is provided. The imaging device may include a glass layer and an electrostatic particle removal system associated with the glass layer. The electrostatic particle removal system may include an induction layer configured t... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8046860 | System and method for removing particles in semiconductor manufacturing A system for semiconductor wafer manufacturing, comprises a chamber process path for processing the wafer, and a device operable to remove particles from the wafer by electrostatic and electromagnetic methodologies wherein the device is installed in the chamber proc... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8024831 | Cleaning method A cleaning method using a cleaning apparatus having an adhesive sheet, a conductive sheet in contact with a base material of the adhesive sheet, and a pressing member for pressing the conductive sheet onto the adhesive sheet. The pressing member includes a voltage a... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8006340 | Cleaning apparatus The invention provides a cleaning apparatus for removing particles attached to the fine roughness on the surface of an insulating body coated on the metal surface of a vacuum processing apparatus. The present cleaning apparatus comprises an adhesive sheet 5 h... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7341340 | Printed item having an image with a high durability and/or resolution A printed device is provided with an image printed thereon, having a relatively high durability and/or resolution. A printer and method are also provided to produce a high durability image by treating an item to be printed with plasma. In particular, a printer is pr... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7299518 | VACUUM CLEANER WITH MAGNETIC FLUX FIELD A cleaning head for a vacuum sweeper that incorporates a magnetic flux generator that bathes the area of carpet being engaged by the rotating brush beater in the cleaning head with a pulsing magnetic field. The magnetic flux generator disrupts the static attraction ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7257852 | Suction unit for use in an electric vacuum cleaner and electric vacuum cleaner employing same A suction unit for use in an electric vacuum cleaner and an electric vacuum cleaner includes a floor nozzle and a mini nozzle detachably secured to the floor nozzle. When a suction head of the mini nozzle is secured to the floor nozzle, an air communication is provi... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7234185 | Apparatus for removing particles The apparatus for removing particles in accordance with the present invention is for a processing device including a vacuum container unit having a plurality of chambers in which a predetermined process is performed on a wafer carried in by a conveyer unit in atmosp... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7191544 | Lint removal system A lint removal system includes a housing that has a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. Each of the front and back walls has an elongated opening therein. The openings are aligned. A clothes moving apparatus ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183104 | Separator and particle detection system The present invention is embodied in a system for collecting biological samples from air including a collection assembly to store at least one biological sample and a separator to remove selected particles from the air prior to entry into the collection assembly. In... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184255 | Floor mat for collecting process particles and grounding the electrostatic charge A conductive floor mat is disclosed for collecting process particles and grounding the electrostatic charge accumulated on operators who stand on the mat. The conductive floor mat includes a frame assembly, a plurality of parallel spaced ribs, a plurality of paralle... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174593 | Vacuum cleaner having an ion generator A vacuum cleaner includes an electric blower for generating a suction air flow, a suction head in communication with the electric blower for drawing in dirt, a filter bag communication with the electric blower for capturing and collecting dirt, an exhaust unit for d... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7147723 | Method and assembly for static elimination of cleaning object in clearing apparatus There is disclosed a method for static elimination of a cleaning target in a cleaning step is carried out by disposing in a cleaning apparatus a conducting means capable of coming into contact with and separating from the cleaning target at a plurality of portions t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7139503 | Cleaning apparatus with conductive member A cleaning apparatus includes a brush member to be brought into contact with a member to be cleaned to remove toner particles attached to the member. The brush member includes a conductive material. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7120006 | Ion generator and air conditioning apparatus A switching transformer applies an alternating high voltage across an internal electrode and an external electrode which face each other with a glass tube as a dielectric body between them. The anode side of a diode is connected to the external electrode which is no... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112247 | Canned gas dust remover with air ionizer In a method and system for removing particles from a surface, a portable, compressed gas can is provided containing a particle removal gas. An air ionizer unit is connected to the gas can. A high voltage potential is selectively actuated at a time when a nozzle of t... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111797 | Non-contact fluid particle cleaner and method A fluid particle cleaner and method are disclosed. The invention provides a partition to a side of a fluid nozzle to form: a central cavity configured to define the fluid departing the surface into a central cavity vortex; and a side cavity adjacent the central cavi... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7107645 | Suede shoe brush A brush for suede shoes, or any other object made of napped material, hasving a one-piece molded plastic handle having a hollow interior with a planar outwardly-facing bristle-mounting surface, a collar extending annularly about the bristle-mounting surface and a gr... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7096529 | Box finishing machine with cleaning apparatus and method A corrugated box finishing machine has a station where dust, debris and other particles are cleaned from the corrugated boards before they are conveyed to the printing station. Electrostatic charges on the particles are neutralized by a static bar and the particles ... | 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 |
| 7059013 | Fluid recovery device An apparatus and method for extracting soiled cleaning solution from carpets and other surfaces utilizing a low-profile pick-up head is disclosed. The apparatus includes a vacuum chamber or enclosed space positioned in a fluid recovery device to provide a uniform va... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7057642 | Electronic camera with device for eliminating static electric charges from optical element An electronic camera is provided that prevents deterioration of quality of an object image obtained by an image-pickup device due to dust adhered on an optical element. The electronic camera includes an ion generator for taking off the electric charges from the opti... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047984 | Device and method for cleaning articles used in the production of semiconductor components A cleaning device for use in the production of semiconductor components comprises two feed devices with which a fluid medium is guided across a respective surface of an object to be cleaned so that different faces of the object are simultaneously cleaned. At least t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7008487 | Method and system for removal of contaminates from phaseshift photomasks A system and method to clean the pellicle frame and adhesive ring of a photomask reticle are described. One embodiment includes a cover that isolates the photomasks from the pellicle frame. The reticle is secured between a spin chuck and the cover so that the photom... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004180 | Electrostatic chuck cleaning method An electrostatic chuck cleaning process that cleans an electrostatic chuck, equipped in a chamber, for chucking and holding a substrate. This method has (1) a plasma etching process that performs plasma etching on the electrostatic chuck, (2) a substrate mounting pr... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000569 | Automatic cat grooming, feeding, and litterbox apparatus An apparatus for grooming cats which includes a source of food located in an enclosure and a grooming brush assembly forming an adjustable aperture which is mounted between a portal formed in the enclosure and the source of food. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6980765 | Dual polarity electrostatic brush cleaner An apparatus for removing charged particles from a surface, the surface being capable of movement, including: a conductive brush in contact with the surface, the conductive brush having a first region thereof having a first polarity and a second region having a seco... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6948537 | Systems and methods for collecting a particulate substance A collector system for collecting a measurable amount of a particulate substance using an electrostatically charged collector. The collector is brought into proximity with the particulate substance and the electrostatic forces collect a measurable amount of the part... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949147 | In situ module for particle removal from solid-state surfaces Apparatus and a method for removing particles from the surface of a substrate include determining respective position coordinates of the particles on the surface. A beam of electromagnetic energy is directed via an optical cleaning arm at the coordinates of each of ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941606 | Sheet and web cleaner on suction hood A sheet and web cleaner has a pair of substantially identical units in facing relation, providing a path for transporting a sheet or web therebetween. Each unit includes a suction hood with an inlet slot. A pair of channels adjacent and parallel thereto have a press... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6924166 | Process for sealing devices incorporating microstructures A process for the fabrication of devices that integrate protected microstructures, comprising the following steps: forming, in a body of semiconductor material, at least one microstructure having at least one first portion and one second portion which are relatively... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6919698 | Electrostatic fluid accelerator for and method of controlling a fluid flow An electrostatic fluid accelerator includes a first number of corona electrodes and a second number of accelerating electrodes spaced apart from and parallel to adjacent ones of the corona electrodes. An electrical power source is connected to supply the corona and ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6911593 | Transparent self-cleaning dust shield A transparent electromagnetic shield to protect solar panels and the like from dust deposition. The shield is a panel of clear non-conducting (dielectric) material with embedded parallel electrodes. The panel is coated with a semiconducting film. Desirably the elect... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6906890 | Data storage tape cartridge with air filter, tape transport apparatus and methodology utilizing the same A data storage tape cartridge used in a tape transport apparatus that incorporates air bearing technology is provided. The tape cartridge includes a housing for storing the data storage tape and a compressible filter. The filter is located proximate to an opening, o... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902630 | Method for cleaning charged particles from an object 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 composed of... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6817052 | Apparatuses and methods for cleaning test probes Apparatuses and methods for cleaning test probes used in a semiconductor testing machine of the type having a plurality of test probes configured to contact the surface of a semiconductor wafer to test one or more dies formed thereon. In one embodiment, the apparatu... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6799350 | Suction-assisted dusting device A suction-assisted dust mop enables dust to be efficiently attracted to the mop pile surface and held in place during cleaning. An electric motor powered blower or fan connected to a hollow tube generates a suction for cleaning dust at multiple suction holes in the ... | 10/05/2004 |
