Cleaning and liquid contact with solids inventions 12/06

20060289034 - Compositions containing free radical quenchers: The invention relates to a method of cleaning the surface of a substrate to remove post-etch residue or post chemical mechanical polishing residues from the surface of a substrate. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method of post-CMP or post-etch cleaning. The method involves contacting the surface of a... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20060289033 - Method of cleaning semiconductor surfaces: Devices and methods of cleaning are described. The methods, and devices formed by the methods have a number of advantages. Embodiments are shown that include cleaning using a supercritical fluid. Advantages include a combination of both chemical and mechanical removal abilities from the supercritical fluid. Mechanical energy for cleaning is... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20060289035 - Surface cleaner: The present invention relates to methods of use for photocatalytic cleaning compositions and photocatalytic cleaning compositions effective to degrade soils deposited on a surface, to reduce the accumulation of soils on a surface, and to act as an antimicrobial agent.... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20060289037 - Concrete mixer drum cleaner: The present invention is a concrete mixer drum cleaner system. The system has a multi-axis spray head mounted to a lance. One of the spray head's axes of rotation is coaxial with the lance. An operator uses the lance to position the spray cleaner head within the interior of a... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20060289036 - Gutter cleaning device: A gutter cleaning device includes an elongate pole including a conduit extending therethrough for communication between a nozzle at a top end of the pole and a source of high pressure compressed gas at a bottom end of the pole. A trigger valve mechanism at the source controls dispensing of... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20060289038 - Molded plastic dishwasher rack tine members including elastomeric bumpers: A dish support rack for a dishwasher is formed from composite, preferably ceramic/plastic composite. The dish rack includes front, rear and opposing side walls interconnected with a bottom portion. The dish support rack includes a plurality of tine members. The tine members include a base member from which extend a... Agent: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC

20060289039 - Cleaning with liquid carbon dioxide: The invention relates to a method for cleaning objects in a cleaning vessel using liquid carbon dioxide, wherein the cleaning vessel is at least partly filled with liquid carbon dioxide. Prior to and/or during the cleaning operation the pressure within said cleaning vessel is raised to a value above the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20060289040 - Waterless system and method for cleaning robotic coverings: A waterless system for cleaning robotic/mechanical linkage coverings, and associated method. The system can include a blower for blowing air over the robotic covering. The blower can include a fan, a blower duct, an air inlet, and an air outlet. The system can also include inlet and outlet air filters.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20060289041 - Spoon basket structure of dish washer: A spoon basket of a dishwasher is provided. The spoon basket includes a basket for storing silverware, a cap that is disposed on top of the basket to move up and down, and a basket handle that extends a predetermined distance from the basket and supports the cap.... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20060289042 - Cleaning tool: A cleaning tool has a tray 10 and a cover member 20. The tray has a space for individually accommodating a to-be-cleaned object D. The cover member has a frame 21, and thread-like members 22 and 23. The thread-like members 22 are tensioned to the frame along a first direction... Agent: Burr & Brown

20060289043 - Cleaning device for medical instruments: There is a disclosed a cleaning for a medical instrument, including a nozzle main body detachably to a surgical ultrasonic treatment instrument including a channel, and the nozzle main body includes a water supply port opened in a position connected to the channel, when mounted in the surgical ultrasonic treatment... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20060283481 - Methods for removing a dispersed lubricious coating from a substrate: The present invention relates generally to methods of removal of a lubricious coating. In more specific aspects, the invention relates to methods of removal of aqueous polymers comprising acrylamide or copolymers thereof from a substrate comprising application of one or more metal salts.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20060283482 - Dishwasher having a flushing container with a lockable door and method for performing a dishwashing program in such dishwasher: A dishwasher includes a tub, a hinged door for closing the tub, a sealing gasket disposed between the tub and the door, a device control unit, a closing plate connected to the tub and movable by a motor, a latching element disposed on the door, and a closing tab disposed... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20060283483 - System for washing, sterilizing and preserving endoscopes: System for washing and sterilising endoscopes provided with multiple channels held by a sheath, comprising a machine connected by means of multiple connectors provided with safety valves to at least one case with hermetic closure into which the endoscope is positioned, in which each of the channels of the endoscope... Agent: Juneau Partners

20060283484 - Method and apparatus for reconditioning tools used to machine sanitaryware and the like: Described is a method for reconditioning a tool (1) made of porous material or sponge used to machine sanitaryware (2) or the like, especially ceramic sanitaryware (2), that undergoes finishing processes in a working area (3) of a production plant (4) equipped with a robotic unit (5) for processing the... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20060283485 - Substrate treating apparatus and substrate treating method: A substrate treating apparatus includes a spin chuck for supporting a substrate to be rotatable in a plane including a principal surface of the substrate, a motor for rotating the spin chuck, a circulating pump for circulating a removal liquid and transmitting the removal liquid to a first nozzle, and... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20060283486 - Method and apparatus for cleaning a substrate using non-newtonian fluids: A method for cleaning a substrate is provided. In this method, a flow of non-Newtonian fluid is provided where at least a portion of the flow exhibits plug flow. To remove particles from a surface of the substrate, the surface of the substrate is placed in contact with the portion... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20060283488 - Domestic injection type ultrasonic washing apparatus: Disclosed herein is a domestic injection-type ultrasonic washing apparatus comprising an oscillator module and an injector module. The oscillator module includes an oscillation circuit unit provided with various elements to generate electric vibration, ultrasonic vibrators located underneath the oscillation circuit unit and electrically connected to the oscillation circuit unit to... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20060283487 - Razor cleaning device: A cleaning device for small utensils such as razors comprising a housing and a supply of water or other cleaning fluid. In one form a motor and pump pressurize the water and in another residential pressure is employed. A cleaning element takes the form of a coil of tubing with... Agent: Ted Paulding

20060278253 - Method and apparatus for wafer cleaning: An apparatus for wet processing individual wafers comprising; a means for holding the wafer; a means for providing acoustic energy to a non-device side of the wafer; and a means for flowing a fluid onto a device side of the wafer.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20060278254 - Method and apparatus for treating a substrate with dense fluid and plasma: The present invention is a method, process and apparatus for selective cleaning, drying, and modifying substrate surfaces and depositing thin films thereon using a dense phase gas solvent and admixtures within a first created supercritical fluid anti-solvent. Dense fluids are used in combination with sub-atmospheric, atmospheric and super-atmospheric plasma adjuncts... Agent: Dufault Law Firm, P.C.

20060278255 - Method and unit for cleaning pieces contaminated with organic matter: In a method and a unit for cleaning pieces contaminated with organic matter using a cleaning fluid, at least a part of the cleaning fluid circulates in a loop between a unit (1) for cleaning pieces, in which the cleaning fluid is charged with organic material on contacting the pieces... Agent: Young & Thompson

20060278256 - Apparatus for treating a firearm: An apparatus for applying fluid to firearms including assembled firearms. The apparatus seals a target region of the firearm inside a chamber wherein the target region of the firearm contacts the fluid. Moreover, the apparatus seals the surface area of the firearm outside of the target region from fluid contact.... Agent: Scott David Compton

20060278257 - Dishwaher: A dishwasher is provided that permits the efficient and economical cleaning and drying of the items to be washed in the washing container, whilst reducing the associated energy consumption. To achieve this, in addition to the washing container, the inventive dishwasher also comprises a sorption column, which is connected to... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20060278258 - Dishwasher: A dishwasher includes a tub, a spraying device and a washing liquid supply device. The spraying device is disposed in the tub and includes a number of spray nozzles. The spraying device is rotatable about a first axis, the first axis being approximately vertical when the dishwasher is in a... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20060278259 - Rotary rinser: A stationary valve member 28 is formed with a chemical liquid supply passage 60 and an air supply passage 48 while a rotary valve member 16 is formed with a chemical liquid discharge passage 18 and an air discharge passage 24. As the rotary valve member 16 rotates, a supply... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20060272672 - Method of cleaning at least one surface of an optical device disposed in a vacuum chamber: A method of cleaning at least one surface of an optical device disposed in a vacuum chamber, which is at least partially contaminated by atoms and/or ions of metalloid and/or metal introduced by a radiation source generating, in particular, extreme ultraviolet radiation and/or 10 soft X-rays is described. In order... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20060272673 - Method and apparatus for cleaning and surface conditioning objects using plasma: A method and apparatus for cleaning and surface conditioning objects using plasma are disclosed. One embodiment of the method discloses providing a plurality of elongated dielectric barrier members arranged adjacent each other, the elongated dielectric barrier members having electrodes coupled therein, providing a ground plane, introducing the objects proximate the... Agent: Raymond R. Moser Jr., Esq. MoserIPLaw Group

20060272674 - Method and apparatus for cleaning and surface conditioning objects using plasma: An apparatus and method for cleaning objects using plasma are disclosed. The apparatus provides a plurality of elongated dielectric barrier members arranged adjacent each other; a first set of electrodes arranged to be coupled to a voltage source at a first voltage, each electrode of the first set contained within,... Agent: Raymond R. Moser Jr., Esq. MoserIPLaw Group

20060272675 - Method and apparatus for cleaning and surface conditioning objects using plasma: An apparatus for cleaning objects using plasma is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first plurality of elongated dielectric barrier members arranged adjacent each other; a second plurality of elongated dielectric barrier members arranged adjacent each other and stacked juxtaposed the first plurality of elongated dielectric barrier members; and a plurality... Agent: Raymond R. Moser Jr., Esq. MoserIPLaw Group

20060272676 - Cleaning method and a cleaning device for cleaning an edge portion and back face of a wafer: A method for cleaning a wafer includes measuring a cross-sectional shape of an edge portion of wafer cut along a radial direction, assigning the measured shape to one of a plurality of groups classified by the shapes, determining an amount of cleaning liquid to be supplied and rotational speed at... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20060272677 - Cleaning process for semiconductor substrates: The present invention relates to cleaning processes for semiconductor substrates. More particularly, the present inventive method can provide enhanced particle removal efficiencies at a given material loss. In fact, in certain embodiments, the present method can achieve particle removal efficiencies of at least about 90%, while yet removing less than... Agent: Kimberly Jordahl Kagan Binder, PLLC

20060272678 - Method and apparatus for a tape-rewinding substrate cleaner: A cleaner assembly for cleaning a roller comprising a tape unwinder and winder for holding and dispensing adhesive tape which may be a continuous strip or may comprises discrete sheets of adhesive tape wound on top of each other. The winder and unwinder are connected to a drive by a... Agent: Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP

20060272679 - Method and apparatus for pretreating filter media prior to installation of the filter media in a filter: A pretreatment unit and associated method for pre-treating filter media used to filter water or wastewater prior to installation in a filter. Preferably, the pretreatment unit includes a pretreatment chamber for temporarily storing and pre-treating filter media prior to installation of the filter media in a filter. The pretreatment chamber... Agent: Merek, Blackmon & Voorhees, LLC

20060272680 - Method for the removal of organic residues from finely structured surfaces: Method for removing of organic residues from finely structured surfaces, characterized in that the residues are incinerated by means of ozone.... Agent: Richard M. Goldberg

20060272681 - Water coil blow down system: A coil blow down system includes a compressed air source and an air panel in air flow communication with the compressed air source. The air panel includes a pressure regulator and at least one ball valve. The system also includes at least one coil assembly in air flow communication with... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20060272682 - Supplemental ozone treatment for ensuring the sterility of instrument cleaning systems: Methods and apparatus utilizing supplemental ozone treatment for ensuring sterility of instrument cleaning systems. By flushing ozonated water through the components of a cleaning system, the persistent problem of contamination of cleaner chambers, pipes or lines, and filters or banks of filters is effectively prevented. Thus, the integrity of sterilized... Agent: Quarles & Brady Streich Lang, LLP

20060272683 - Paint roller tool: An apparatus for covering and cleaning a cylindrical paint roller pad includes a painting shield having a semi-cylindrical side wall; mounting means for rotatably mounting the pad so that the painting shield side wall is spaced from a first segment of the pad side wall with the longitudinal axis of... Agent: William J. Mason Maccord Mason PLLC

20060272684 - Method of and apparatus for cleaning fouling in heat exchangers, waste-heat boilers and combustion chamgers: It is generally known that heat exchangers, waste-heat boilers and combustion chambers, that is to say spaces in which combustion takes place and which are provided with corresponding lines through which flows a medium to be heated, have to be cleaned at certain time intervals. The reason for that cleaning... Agent: Neil A. Steinberg

20060272685 - Ultrasonic washing apparatus: A rod horn of an ultrasonic transmitting medium includes an expanded portion in one end and an inclined plane as a face irradiating ultrasonic waves, an ultrasonic vibrator or vibrators is attached to the expanded portion, the inclined plane of the rod horn is provided by holding a slight gap... Agent: Richard M. Goldberg