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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7412745 | Brushless wire-rope cleaning device A brushless wire-rope cleaner having a base plate, two side members arranged on a base plate at a distance from one another, and a cover extending from one side member to the other side member so that the base plate, the side members and the cover form a channel. A ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7350315 | Edge wheel dry manifold A apparatus for drying a substrate includes a vacuum manifold positioned adjacent to an edge wheel. The edge wheel includes an edge wheel groove for receiving a peripheral edge of a substrate, and the edge wheel is capable of rotating the substrate at a desired set ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7302727 | Pressed powder pan cleaning machine An apparatus is provided for cleaning residual powder and other contaminants from external surfaces of pressed powder cosmetic pans before the pans are adhered into the compact. A feed chute feeds pans into a feed path in the apparatus one after another in an uprigh... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7270136 | Apparatus for cleaning the edges of wafers The invention concerns an apparatus for cleaning the edge of a wafer that may be relatively simply constructed with low cost, and prevent the wafer from being re-contaminated by the edge cleaning, thus resulting in increase of the yield rate of wafers. The apparatus... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7200891 | Tool cleaning brush assembly A cleaning assembly for substantially flat tools is described. The assembly includes a bucket-like container which mounts interior opposed horizontally oriented brushes. The brushes are affixed by their brush backs to the interior surface of the container with worki... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7010826 | Substrate cleaning tool and substrate cleaning apparatus A substrate cleaning tool having little particle sticking to the tool and a substrate cleaning apparatus having the substrate cleaning tool are provided. The substrate cleaning tool 23 has a plurality of thready brush members 46 in a bundle. The brush ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6968588 | Golf cart wheel cleaner A golf cart wheel cleaner comprises a platform; at least one drive member operably attached to a motor, wherein the at least one drive member is adapted to rotatably turn a golf cart wheel when the golf cart wheel is properly positioned on the platform; and a cleani... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6907637 | Edge wheel assembly in a substrate processing brush box An edge wheel assembly for use in a semiconductor wafer fabrication brush box is provided. The edge wheel assembly is configured to support and to rotate a semiconductor wafer in a vertical orientation and includes an edge wheel assembly block having at least two pa... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6837777 | Wafer edge cleaning utilizing polish pad material An improvement is disclosed in a brush cleaning apparatus for cleaning a major surface of a wafer and including wafer guide wheels for transporting the wafer. The improvement includes a polish pad material disposed on a circumference of the guide wheels. The polish ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6584636 | Footwear cleaning apparatus A footwear cleaning apparatus includes a vertically oriented frame with an upper frame for supporting the user that is standing while cleaning the footwear. The apparatus receives water from a garden hose and provides a control valve for regulating the wa... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6550091 | Double-sided wafer edge scrubbing apparatus and method for using the same A substrate cleaning system incorporating an edge scrubbing roller is disclosed. The system includes a cleaning station having a first brush and a second brush. The second brush is oriented relative to the first brush so as to receive a flat circular subs... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6539574 | Non-abrasive deburring device for metal parts A deburring tool for performing non-abrasive deburring of metal and other hard-material parts subject to burring. The deburring tool comprises a portion shaped to engage a specific surface on a workpiece, and surfaced with a deburring material comprising ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6454875 | Golf club cleaning apparatus An apparatus for cleaning golf clubs having an enclosure with a lower reservoir for holding water and an upper spray chamber in communication with said lower reservoir. The spray chamber houses a cleaning path for cleaning golf clubs. The cleaning path is... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6431185 | Apparatus and method for cleaning a semiconductor substrate There is proposed an apparatus and method for cleaning a semiconductor substrate, which make it possible to minimize the adhesion of mist in a cleaning tank at the occasion of cleaning a semiconductor substrate, to realize a high removal effect of residua... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6381796 | Spinning washer for wafers Disclosed is an improved spinning washer comprising: a spinning table for fixedly holding a wafer to be washed; water flushing device; first brush which can be put in coplanar position relative to the lower surface of the wafer round the circumference of ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6372101 | Apparatus for preventing drag-out An apparatus for preventing drag-out is provided. The apparatus is arranged at an exit where a workpiece leaves a plating chamber. Brush members are arranged to contact both sides of the workpiece as it leaves the plating chamber. The brush members are ad... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6269512 | Grip washer A grip washer includes a tubular body having a closed lower end for holding cleaning fluid and an open upper end for receiving the grips or handles to be cleaned. A helical cleaning brush with multiple turns for cleaning the grips is threaded into positio... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6115867 | Apparatus for cleaning both sides of substrate An apparatus for cleaning both sides of a substrate, incorporating a spin chuck for holding a substrate such that contact with at least a central portion of the substrate is prevented, a motor having a hollow shaft connected to the spin chuck to transmit ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6059889 | Method for processing a substrate using a system having a roller with treading A method for rotating wafers in a double sided scrubber where a rotating roller imparts rotary motion to a semiconductor wafer during a double sided cleaning process. The rotating roller and wafer contact at their outer edges and the friction between thei... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6052855 | Liquid flow workpiece cassette washing apparatus A plurality of washing sections 6, 7, and 8 for individually washing different portions of a cassette body 111 in a washing liquid 3 using washing brushes 10, 14, and 20, respectively, are sequentially formed in a groove-shaped washing vessel 2 through wh... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5857238 | Cleaning device for vehicle tires The present invention is a cleaning device assembly for vehicle tires, including a disposable cleaning cartridge, a shell, a connecting arm, and means for securing the connecting arm to a vehicle. The cleaning cartridge fits snugly over a vehicle tires, a... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5819351 | Ball cleaning and waxing machine A cleaning and waxing machine for billiard balls utilizing a horizontal,rotating disk. A plurality of circular apertures in the disk holds the balls. Rotation of the disk causes a constantly varying spin to be imparted to the billiard balls and also makes... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5806122 | Automatic golf ball washer caddy This invention relates to a more improved Golf Ball Cleaner, ball storage with accessories such as a clipboard, area for storing tees, pencil, liquid solution and a towel. This invention is an Automatic Golf Ball Washer Caddy. This Golf Ball Washer can be... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5791011 | Rope cleaning device A device for cleaning elevator ropes includes a carpet strip clamped to be in contact with the elevator ropes and includes an additional supply roll of carpet. Once the portion of the carpet strip that comes into contact with the elevator ropes becomes so... | 08/11/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5729856 | Semiconductor wafer cleaning apparatus A semiconductor wafer cleaning apparatus having an edge rinse member adapted for rinsing edges of a semiconductor wafer and having a moving member adapted to permit horizontally movement of the edge rinse member, wherein the apparatus is adapted to minimi... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5728229 | Test probe cleaner A test probe cleaning apparatus for a test probe fixture having a multitude of test probes protruding therefrom, comprises a pan for containing a cleaning fluid, an upstanding brush in the pan, and a carriage for holding an inverted test probe fixture. Th... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5647084 | Apparatus for cleaning exterior or hoses, pipes, etc. A device having walls encloses a space. The walls provide an inlet aperture in opposition to an outlet aperture for admitting and withdrawing items, such as garden apparatus and tools, which are to be cleaned in the device. The interior space provides bru... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5616069 | 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 ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5590435 | Floor covering storage rack with cleaning device The present invention relates to a floor covering storage and dispensing rack including a frame equipped with castors. Upper frame members of the rack support rollers in parallel spaced relation, and a crank or motor is provided to rotate the rollers to w... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5566415 | Hose cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus for cleaning of cleaning hoses comprises a hose-surrounding base and wall combination through which cleaning hoses are fed while being wound onto a hose storage spool mounted in a cleaning vehicle. The hose-surrounding base and wall c... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5498294 | Apparatus and method for washing substrates A substrates-cleaning apparatus including a first unit provided with a scrubber for scrubbing a single side of a substrate, a second unit provided with a turning mechanism for turning the substrate upside down or vice versa, and a carrier robot for carryi... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5471706 | Means for cleaning of health care instruments A device for cleaning soiled health care instrument having bristles carried by a tubularly bent flexible panel within a tubular container. The container has opposite ends one of which is enclosed and the opposite of which permits cleansing entry of instru... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5293985 | Cleaning device for dry cleaning conveyor A cleaning device for a dry cleaning conveyor frame and yoke assembly includes a pair of brushes positioned on each side of the frame and yoke, a central brush for contacting rollers on the yoke assembly, a support assembly for the device, and a vacuum so... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5228022 | Battery operated compact disk cleaner An improved compact disk cleaner is provided which includes a base (12), a support table (14) rotatably mounted within the base for supporting a compact disk (16) thereon, an electric motor (18) having a shaft for rotating the support table and the compac... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5116424 | Process for cleaning vehicle parts, in particular glass panes of vehicles The present invention pertains to a process and a device for cleaning parts, in particular glass panes (2) of vehicles to prepare them for subsequent treatment processes, such as application of adhesive, etc. The cleaning device (1) comprises a wiping ele... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5081735 | Golf iron cleaner A golf iron cleaner particularly adapted to clean all golf irons, regardless of the loft, equally well. The present invention provides a golf iron cleaner that includes a container in which brushes are removably mounted. There are two brushes in each cont... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5077861 | Hose cleaner This invention relates to a hose cleaner. It is a bisected cylinder with parts hinged together and having means for retention of the parts in closed position. Brushes are applied to the interior parts of the cylinder and the free ends of the brushes form ... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5046211 | Device for cleaning vehicle parts, in particular glass panes of vehicles The present invention pertains to a process and a device for cleaning parts, in particular glass panes (2) of vehicles to prepare them for subsequent treatment processes, such as application of adhesive, etc. The cleaning device (1) comprises a wiping ele... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5044036 | Blind washing apparatus A blind washing apparatus capable of washing a blind automatically without relying upon manual operation. The blind is supported by a blind support device and repeats upward and downward movements. In a state in which the blind is lowered into a washing t... | 09/03/1991 |
