Cleaning and liquid contact with solids inventions 08/08

20080202550 - Transmission of ultrasonic energy into pressurized fluids: Ultrasonic probe comprising an elongate body having a first end and a second end, an ultrasonic transducer attached to the probe at or adjacent the first end, and an enlarged support section intermediate the ultrasonic transducer and the second end, wherein the enlarged support section has an equivalent diameter greater... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20080202551 - Method for cleaning solar cell substrates: The present invention relates to a method for cleaning solar cell substrates comprising (S11) slicing an ingot for manufacturing solar cell substrates, which is hung from a slicing machine, into a plurality of substrates, and placing the substrates into a cleaning machine as the substrates are vertically hung down from... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080202553 - High temperature and pressure oxidation-reduction potential measuring and monitoring device for hot water systems: A device for measuring oxidation-reduction potential at operating temperature and pressure in hot water systems is disclosed and claimed. The device includes a flow-through cell, an oxidation-reduction potential probe, a temperature detector, and an external pressure-balanced reference electrode assembly. Each component of the device works in conjunction with the other... Agent: Edward O. Yonter Patent And Licensing Department

20080202552 - Method for selectively removing coatings from metal substrates: Disclosed is a method for selectively removing a coating from a substrate. Aluminum is diffused into the coating. The coating is contacted with an aqueous composition including at least one of an acid having the formula HxAF6, and precursors to the acid, A being selected from the group consisting of... Agent: Hartman & Hartman, P.C.

20080202554 - Process for surface treatment of metals: A process for treating metal to remove oxidation or contaminants or prepare the metal for processing without unduly damaging the metal. A formulation of sulfuric acid, water, and either ammonia or a sulfate salt of ammonia (or both) is used to treat the metal. The sulfuric acid is effective in... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080202555 - Cleaning member, cleaning method, and device manufacturing method: A cleaning member is smaller than a substrate for exposure where exposure light is irradiated, and at least part of a substrate-holding member that holds a rear face of the substrate for exposure is held by the substrate-holding member in order to clean.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080202556 - One-handed method of cleaning surfaces: A pump dispenser has a large ergonomic actuator designed to ergonomically deliver a composition to a substrate in the consumer's hand without the consumer having to pick up the pump dispenser. The ergonomic design allows the composition to be delivered in a proper aspect ratio to the substrate. The composition... Agent: The Clorox Company

20080202557 - Industrial dishwasher and method of operating the same: Industrial dishwasher and method of operating the same, wherein, during at least one operating state other than the drying phase, program control automatically provides for second ambient air to be blown by means of the additional blower directly into the drying channel and through the latter and out through the... Agent: Thompson Hine LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080202558 - Method for operating a continuous-flow dishwashing machine: A continuous-flow dishwashing machine and a method for operating the dishwasher is provided. The continuous-flow dishwashing machine is used for cleaning items to be cleaned and has a feed device for transportation of the items to be cleaned in the feed direction through successive treatment zones in the continuous-flow dishwashing... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20080202559 - Wafer cleaning method and equipment: There is disclosed a wafer cleaning method comprising supplying a cleaning water to a wafer cleaned with a chemical solution, measuring the resistivity of a solution including the chemical solution and cleaning water, and differentiating the measured value with respect to time, and cleaning the wafer continuously with the cleaning... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080202560 - Method for removing haze in a photo mask: An apparatus for removing haze in a photo mask includes sealed chamber having a bake module disposed therein to support a photo mask, a reactant gas feed line to feed a reactant gas into the chamber, and a discharge device to discharge impurities in the chamber to the outside.... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080202561 - Methods and compositions for reducing deposits in engines combusting alcohol-containing fuels: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for reducing deposit formation in engines combusting a fuel containing ethanol and a corrosion inhibitor. The present disclosure also provides compositions and methods for reducing deposit formation in engines combusting a fuel containing ethanol, a corrosion inhibitor, and a dispersant.... Agent: Afton Chemical Corporation Luedeka, Neely & Graham, PC

20080202562 - Method of cleaning firearms and ordnance: A composition for removing copper from a surface comprises a polyphosphonic acid, a primary amine, and water. Optionally, the composition may also comprise a dialkanolamine and/or a trialkanolamine, a degreaser, and/or a surfactant. The pH of the composition is between 9.0 and 12.5. The method of removing copper from a... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080202563 - Cleaning composition and method: A cleaning composition and method which may be used to clean a variety of household objects. Such objects may include floor surfaces (including carpets), counter surfaces, bathroom surfaces, clothing, and utensils. In one embodiment, the composition consists essentially of water, vinegar, slaked lime, and alum. In another embodiment, the composition... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20080202569 - Cleaning device: A device is provided to clean an object by positioning the surface of the object to be cleaned in contact with a cleaning medium comprising one or more liquids having a dielectric constant of from 1 to 200 and placed in an electric field in the range of from 103... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20080202564 - Processing system with in-situ chemical solution generation: A system for processing a workpiece includes a dry process chamber, such as a plasma etching chamber, and a wet process chamber, such as a spin/spray chamber. Gas supply lines supply gases to the dry process chamber, and to a chemical solution generator. A liquid supply line supplies a liquid,... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP/semitool

20080202565 - Dish washing machine: In the dishwasher 1, a washing water distribution pipe 21 on which washing nozzles 12, 14 are installed is arranged within a washing chamber 3, and is connected removably to a first connecting pipe 31 that communicates with the outlet side of a washing pump 19. In the same way,... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080202566 - Industrial dishwasher: Industrial dishwasher with a main blower and an additional blower and a drying channel, wherein, in the base, the drying channel has a drainage means which runs transversely to the channel base and has a drainage opening, the channel base sloping up in the direction of the drainage means.... Agent: Thompson Hine LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080202567 - Multi function cleaner: A multi-functional cleaner is disclosed. In the multi-functional cleaner of the present invention, a heating chamber (40), in which a heating plate (41) is provided, is defined below a water supply tank (30), which is installed between a main body (10) and a cover (20). A stop cap (50) is... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20080202568 - Cleaning cup system for chemical mechanical planarization apparatus: The present invention is related to an improved cleaning cup arrangement for CMP systems that efficiently and effectively removes most, if not all, of any slurry material present on the abrasive conditioning disk and conditioner head as they are resting in the cup between conditioning cycles. The cleaning cup of... Agent: Wendy W. Koba, Esq.

20080196741 - Washing device and its work conveying method: The present invention resides in a washing device constructed by a conveyer of a carrying-in side arranged in a frame, a reservoir lower portion having plural rails for holding the work and an ultrasonic generator arranged in this frame, each reservoir upper portion united with this reservoir lower portion, a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080196742 - Particle removal method and composition: A method and cleaning solution for cleaning electronic substrates, such as a semiconductor wafers, hard disks, photomasks or imprint molds. The method comprises the steps of contacting a surface of the substrate with a cleaning solution comprised of a polyphosphate, and then removing the cleaning solution from the surface. Additional... Agent: Donald J. Pagel

20080196743 - Cleaning method and method for manufacturing electronic device: A cleaning method includes: producing an oxidizing solution by electrolysis of sulfuric acid; and cleaning a workpiece with the oxidizing solution. The oxidizing solution is heated by heat of mixing to clean the workpiece. A method for manufacturing an electronic device includes: producing a workpiece; producing an oxidizing solution by... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080196744 - In-chamber member, a cleaning method therefor and a plasma processing apparatus: An in-chamber member to use in the chamber of a plasma processing vessel has a coating film formed by a coating agent. The in-chamber member having deposits formed on the coating film is separated from the chamber and is immersed into a peeling solvent, e.g., acetone. Since the coating agent... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080196745 - Surface cleaning apparatus with liner bag: A surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed. In some embodiments, the surface cleaning apparatus comprises a member having a dirty fluid inlet. A fluid flow path extends from the dirty fluid inlet to a clean air outlet of the surface cleaning apparatus and includes a suction motor. At least one cyclone... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080196746 - Concrete washout container: A washout container to which are mounted inclined ramps that allow a transit mixer, concrete pumping truck or other concrete handling vehicle to drive up over a portion of the container for dumping excess concrete and washing out waste concrete. The container cross-section may be rectangular to semi-circular, and is... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20080196747 - Molecular bonding method with cleaning with hydrofluoric acid in vapor phase and rinsing with deionized water: w

20080196748 - System and method for cleaning process trays: An electronically controlled programmable system and method for removing debris such as stray contact lenses adhered to process trays. A combination of low and high pressure aqueous sprays is applied to surfaces of a process tray to be cleaned thereby disturbing and removing stray lenses adhered to the tray. The... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20080196749 - Dishwasher and manufacturing method of the same: A dishwasher includes a control panel, a front panel disposed at the front of the control panel, a front display unit that slidingly couples to at least one of the control panel and the front panel and is disposed between the control panel and the front panel, and a sliding... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080196751 - Dishwasher with accessible control unit, and associated method: A dishwasher is provided, comprising a base portion adapted to support a tub portion. A control unit is configured to be in communication with at least one dishwasher operational component and with at least one control switch device remotely disposed with respect to the base portion. The control unit is... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080196750 - Panel spacer of dish washer, and dish washer using the same: A panel spacer and a dishwasher using the panel spacer are provided. The dishwasher has a door and a control panel located a predetermined distance from the door. The panel spacer includes a spacer cover installed between the door and the control panel, and at least one spacer body coupled... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080196752 - Apparatus and method for cleaning a glass substrate before photoresist coating: A method for cleaning a glass substrate before photoresist coating, which method can remove oxide compounds and organic residues from the surface of a metal layer of the glass substrate, comprises the steps of firstly providing an alkaline developer in a concentration of between 0.35% and 0.45%; later immersing the... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell Suite 1404

20080190446 - Control of dry clean process in wafer processing: A “wafer-less” etch chamber cleaning method varies the capacitance applied to radio frequency components of the chuck that is within the etch chamber (varies impedance of the chuck) so as to cause electric field lines within the etch chamber to terminate (bend) away from the chuck. Then the etch chamber... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb & Rahman, Llc

20080190445 - Method and apparatus for cleaning vehicles: A vehicle cleaning apparatus and method. The vehicle cleaning apparatus (10) and method can include application of electromagnetic radiation to the vehicle (16). The electromagnetic radiation can be used to break bonds or interactions that may have formed between soil molecules or between soil and an exterior surface of a... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080190447 - Method of cleaning contact lenses via sonication: A process for cleaning all types of contact lenses by placing each contact lens in individual compartments of a liquid impermeable lens storage container filled with an aqueous medium such as sterile saline or sterile lens cleaning solution, floating the liquid impermeable storage container in an ultrasonic device operating at... Agent: Rebecca Simonette

20080190448 - Bevel clean device: An apparatus for removing material on a bevel of a wafer is provided. A wafer support with a diameter that is less than the diameter of the wafer, wherein the wafer support is on a first side of the wafer, and wherein an outer edge of the wafer extends beyond... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20080190449 - Method and device for descaling metal strip: The invention concerns a method and a device for descaling a metal strip (1), especially a hot-rolled strip of normal steel or a hot-rolled or cold-rolled strip of austenitic or ferritic stainless steel, in which the metal strip (1) is guided in a direction of conveyance (R) through at least... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20080190450 - Method for the decontamination of an oxide layer-containing surface of a component or a system of a nuclear facility: The invention relates to a method of decontaminating an oxide layer-comprising surface of a component or a system of a nuclear facility, wherein the oxide layer is treated with gaseous nitrogen oxide (NOx) as oxidizing agent.... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080190451 - Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and method for manufacturing semiconductor device: A semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus includes a first supporting unit; a first brush configured to brush and clean a substrate fixed to the first supporting unit; a second supporting unit; and a second brush configured to brush and clean the substrate fixed to the second supporting unit. The first supporting... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080190452 - Pressure washing system, components and methods: According to certain embodiments of the invention, a pressure washing system delivers a cleaning fluid under pressure to a surface to be cleaned, and includes a fluid pump unit for supplying the fluid to the surface. A fluid collector captures wastewater runoff of the cleaning fluid on the surface to... Agent: Duckor Spradling Metzger & Wynne A Law Corporation

20080190453 - Dishwashing machine with heating control: A dishwashing machine for commercial use to clean items cyclically has at least one tank for holding a dishwashing liquid, as well as at least one heating apparatus for heating the dishwashing liquid, and at least one temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the dishwashing liquid. The dishwashing machine... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080190454 - Substrate treatment method and substrate treatment apparatus: The inventive substrate treatment method includes a treatment liquid supplying step, a pre-drying liquid supplying step and a vapor supplying step. In the treatment liquid supplying step, a treatment liquid is supplied to a major surface of a substrate. In the pre-drying liquid supplying step, a first lower surface-tension liquid... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080190455 - Method for drying a surface: Disclosed is a method for drying a surface of a disc-shaped article comprising covering said surface with a rinsing liquid, whereby a closed liquid layer is formed, and removing said rinsing liquid, wherein said rinsing liquid containing at least 50 wt. % water and at least 5 wt. % of... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080190456 - Device and method for cleaning and examining the holes of: Described are an apparatus and a method for examining the holes in a nozzle strip, in which are provided a unit for cleaning the nozzle strip and a unit that is connected thereto and used to automatically detect the state of the nozzle holes, the holes being automatically examined for... Agent: K.f. Ross P.c.

20080190457 - Self-sticking disintegrating block for toilet or urinal: A self-sticking disintegrating cleansing block to be attached directly to a wall of a toilet bowl or urinal, above the water-line and in the stream of flush water, by pressing the cleansing block to the wall. The cleaning block includes 25% to 99% of a solid surfactant, and 1% to... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20080190458 - Magnetic particle washing station: Embodiments of the invention relate to a clinical instrument analyzer system for the automatic analysis of patient samples. In one embodiment, the analyzer may be used to analyze bodily fluid samples, such as blood, plasma, serum, urine or cerebrospinal fluid, for example. Embodiments of the invention relate to an apparatus... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (formerly Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham)

20080190459 - Wet surface treatment by usage of a liquid bath containing energy limited bubbles: An upwardly directed gradient of dropping temperatures is controllably and sustainably created in a wet treatment tank between a cooled and face down workpiece (e.g., an in-process semiconductor wafer) and a lower down heat source. A thermal fluid upwell containing thermally collapsible bubbles is directed from the heat source to... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080190460 - Medical equipment washer system and method: Embodiments of the invention provide a system and method of cleaning and/or disinfecting medical equipment. A medical equipment washer system can include an enclosure that receives and substantially surrounds the medical equipment and one or more spray assemblies positioned inside the enclosure. The spray assemblies can automatically emit fluid to... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080190461 - Overhead rail cleaner: An overhead rail system cleaning device 20 has a body 21 with rollers 23 mounted thereon for suspension of and movement along the rail 11, cleaning brushes 41 mounted on the body 21 for cleaning the rail 11, and preferably suction device 61 also mounted on the body 21 and... Agent: Paul E. Milliken

20080190462 - Sprocket for easy cleaning: A drive sprocket for driving a modular belt having a plurality of belt modules with intercalated link ends connected by transverse pivot members to form hinges. The belt modules may have transverse ribs. The drive sprocket is driven by a shaft. The drive sprocket has a central opening for receiving... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building

20080190466 - Drain valve: The invention relates to a drain valve which is used in particular in storage tanks of dishwashers, such as single-chamber or multi-chamber dishwashers. The drain valve comprises a sieve insert accommodated on a support which is of tubular design, and in which a contact switch is arranged to sense the... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080190467 - Venting system for dishwasher: An appliance comprising a sealable chamber (10) and a door (12) for the sealable chamber (10), wherein in an opened position the door (12) allows access to the chamber (10); and a venting system for allowing air to escape from the sealable chamber (10) when the door (12) is in... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20080190463 - Diswasher, in particular a conveyor dishwasher: Dishwasher in particular a commercial dishwasher and of these, in particular a conveyor dishwasher having an ozone-adding device (70) for adding ozone to the final rinse liquid.... Agent: Thompson Hine LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080190464 - Sieve element for a dishwasher: The invention concerns a sieve device for a dishwasher with a sieve surface (2) and a plurality of holes made in the sieve surface. According to the invention, the holes in the sieve surface are designed to be different sizes.... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080190465 - One minute car wash: The invention relates to a vehicle wash system that operates in a very short period of time; less than one minute, and operates in a mode different than most carwash systems that utilize high pressure and atomization of the water and soap materials, but in this instance the invention operates... Agent: Edwin W. Oldham

20080185017 - Film removal method and apparatus: A film removal method and apparatus for removing a film from a substrate are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of disposing a plasma generator and a sucking apparatus over the substrate, projecting a plasma beam from the plasma generator onto the film obliquely, disposing the sucking apparatus on a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080185018 - Apparatus for rapid filling of a processing volume: A method and apparatus for supplying greater fluid flow and/or fluid volume from a fluid provided from a facility source to a substrate processing chamber is provided. The apparatus couples to an existing facility fluid source and accumulates the fluid, and the flow characteristics of the accumulated fluid are enhanced... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080185019 - Wheel washing assembly for an automated carwash and method of operating the wheel washing assembly: A wheel washing assembly contains a machine frame, a pendulum assembly pivotably supported on the machine frame, and two washing manifolds, including a first washing manifold and a second washing manifold, attached to the pendulum assembly. Each of the washing manifolds has a nozzle assembly for ejecting water at a... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080185020 - Surface treatment process for metal articles: A surface treatment process for a metal article includes the following steps. Firstly, a metal article, made of at least one of copper and an alloy thereof, is provided. Secondly, a surface of the metal article is degreased. Thirdly, the surface of the metal article is activated in an acid... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080185021 - Method and system for cleaning a photomask: A method for cleaning a photomask includes cleaning the photomask with a chemical cleaner, introducing a solution to the photomask, the solution is configured to react with residuals generated from the chemical cleaner to form insoluble precipitates, and rinsing the photomask with a fluid to remove the insoluble precipitates from... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080185022 - Exterior surface cleaner and method of use: A method is provided for cleaning an exterior surface that is stained as a result of biological growth of an organism, such as algae, lichen, or moss. The method includes applying a cleaning composition having an effective amount of alkyl-dimethyl-benzyl-ammonium-chloride to the exterior surface. A method is also provided for... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20080185023 - Latch mechanism for contact lens treatment apparatus: A limited use apparatus for treating contact lenses is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a case having a body and a left and right cover which are joinable to form chambers for receiving the lenses. Each of the chambers has an operative face for receiving the lens. A reactive layer is... Agent: Eugene M. Cummings, P.C.

20080185026 - Nesting contact lens treatment apparatus: A limited use apparatus for treating contact lenses is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a case having a body and a left and right cover which are joinable to form chambers for receiving the lenses. Each of the chambers has an operative face for receiving the lens. A reactive layer is... Agent: Eugene M. Cummings, P.C.

20080185024 - Over center living hinge for contact lens treatment apparatus: A limited use apparatus for treating contact lenses is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a case having a body and a left and right cover which are joinable to form chambers for receiving the lenses. Each of the chambers has an operative face for receiving the lens. A reactive layer is... Agent: Eugene M. Cummings, P.C.

20080185025 - Seal for contact lens treatment apparatus: A limited use apparatus for treating contact lenses is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a case having a body and a left and right cover which are joinable to form chambers for receiving the lenses. Each of the chambers has an operative face for receiving the lens. A reactive layer is... Agent: Eugene M. Cummings, P.C.

20080185027 - Glass furnace cleaning system: A high pressure cleaning system for removing deposits from glass furnaces.... Agent: Emch, Schaffer, Schaub & Porcello Co