Cleaning and liquid contact with solids inventions 12/08

20080314407 - Method of cleaning an optical face of a refractive element for a near field optical scanning apparatus and a cleaning device for cleaning an optical face of a refractive element for a near field optical scanning apparatus: The invention provides a method and a device for cleaning of the optical face of a refractive element for a near field optical scanning apparatus. A magnetically susceptible cleaning material is used to facilitate effective cleaning of the refractive element without damage to the element. The method according to the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080314408 - Plasma etching apparatus and chamber cleaning method using the same: The plasma etching apparatus effectively removes an outgrowth caused by the etching in the chamber after performing a fabrication process, and a chamber cleaning method using the plasma etching apparatus. The plasma etching apparatus includes: a chamber in which an etching process of a substrate is conducted using a plasma;... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080314410 - Dish washer and method for controlling the same: Disclosed herein are a dish washer which is capable of finishing a rinse mode within a predetermined time by changing an operation start time of a heater according to the temperature of washing water at the time of a final rinse mode of the dish washer, and a method of... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080314409 - Method for washing a glass container: The present invention relates to a method for washing a glass container comprising the steps of washing the glass container with a liquid containing a chelating agent, and controlling the concentration of the free-available chelating agent within the liquid by a colorimetric detection. The invention further relates to an apparatus... Agent: Johnsondiversey, Inc.

20080314411 - Reactor for direct utilization of external radiation heat for thermal or thermochemical material processes: A reactor for direct utilization of external radiation heat includes a containment can having a longitudinal axis, an external driving mechanism for controllable rotating the containment can and a cavity having a cylindrical shape. The cavity is partially lined with an insulation layer and disposed in the containment can. The... Agent: Siemens Schweiz Ag I-47, Intellectual Property

20080314412 - Self-cleaning injection port for analytical applications: A self-cleaning injection port assembly that uses a movable wash chamber closure device (26) for opening and closing an injection needle entry passage (34) of an injection port wash chamber. For sample injection, the wash chamber closure device (26) can be moved clear of the path along which the injection... Agent: Don W. Bulson (park) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080314413 - Cyclone cleaning device and method: A process vessel cleaning tool comprises a metal tube which can be introduced through an insertion port and sealing assembly into a high temperature process vessel. The metal tube supplies liquid under pressure to a cleaning tool head located at the leading end of the metal tube. The tool head... Agent: Exxonmobil Research & Engineering Company

20080314414 - Dishwasher with water replacement: A method for operating a commercial dishwasher is provided. The dishwasher comprises a washing chamber with a wash tank and is designed to wash items which are to be washed and are located in the washing chamber in a wash process with circulation operation. The dishwasher also has a final-washing... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20080314415 - Cleaning contaminated materials: Oil contaminated drill cuttings are contacted with an oil soluble surfactant with agitation which causes the hydrophobic moiety of the surfactant to interact with the oil. Next, an aqueous polymer formulation comprising a polymer having polar and/or ionic functionality is added and mixed. Then, an excess volume of water is... Agent: Scott A. Mccollister Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee

20080314416 - Method and composition for removing biological fouling from surfaces in contact with water: A composition and method for the removal of biological fouling from wetted surfaces intermittently or continuously in contact with water is disclosed. The method includes the steps of preparing a cleaning composition of basic pH from a strong base and an active oxygen donor component, applying the composition to the... Agent: Eaton Peabody Patent Group, LLC

20080314417 - Movable sink parts washer: The present disclosure relates generally to a movable aqueous- and solvent-based parts washer used to wash grease, oil, dirt, and other debris from mechanical parts using an cleaning solution, and more particularly, to a parts washer with a movable sink and movable lid pivotally connected to a hollow housing for... Agent: Vedder Price P.C.

20080314419 - Equipment for cleaning cycles or motorcycles: An equipment (1) to wash cycles or motorcycles (3) comprising: a positioning base (2) for at least one cycle or motorcycle (3); a frame (6) associated with that base (2) and defining, in cooperation therewith, a containment chamber (7) for that cycle or motorcycle (3); and a plurality of delivery... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080314418 - Method and system for furnace cleaning: The present invention provides a method and a system for cleaning furnace, including the steps of introducing a nitrogen gas flow into a cleaning agent tank to carry the cleaning agent, introducing the nitrogen gas carrying the cleaning agent into the furnace via a pipeline to clean the furnace; and... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080314420 - Cleaning system for a hopper: A cleaning system for a hopper used to transport and convey salt and sand. The cleaning system includes a fluid supply system that creates a first fluid flow path that takes water from the inlet end of the fluid supply system to an interior chamber of the hopper. A second... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20080314423 - Control system for a dishwasher: A control system for a dishwasher includes an input device operable to select a wash cycle from a plurality of wash cycles. The input device has a control panel area including a display device, and a plurality of input elements. At least one of the plurality of input elements is... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080314424 - 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: Michael A. Bernadicou Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080314421 - Dishwasher having a dishwashing compartment which can be withdrawn from the housing in the manner of a drawer: The invention relates to a dishwasher having a substantially block-shaped housing and a washing tub. The housing includes a hanging cover and a front side having an opening. The washing tub includes a top having an opening and side walls having upper edges extending parallel to the housing cover. The... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080314422 - System, method and apparatus for maintaining separation of liquids in a controlled meniscus: A system and method of forming and using a proximity head. The proximity head includes a head surface, the head surface including a first zone, a second zone and an inner return zone. The first zone including a first flat surface region and a plurality of first discrete holes. Each... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080308120 - Substrate cleaning method and substrate cleaning apparatus: The present invention provides a substrate cleaning method capable of reducing non-uniformity of a removal efficiency of particles between lots with a simple procedure. The substrate cleaning method comprises: a step of supplying a gas into a cleaning tank, while an irradiation of ultrasonic waves to the cleaning liquid in... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080308121 - Portable die cleaning apparatus and method thereof: A portable die cleaning apparatus and method are provided The apparatus is capable of performing a plasma cleaning process for a surface of a die using plasma discharge generated in a reaction chamber that is defined on the die, without separating the die. The portable die cleaning apparatus includes a... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080308122 - Process for cleaning, drying and hydrophilizing a semiconductor wafer: b) drying the semiconductor wafer by rotation of the semiconductor wafer about its center axis at a rotational speed of 1000 to 5000 revolutions per minute in an ozone-containing atmosphere, the liquid aqueous solution containing hydrogen fluoride flowing away from the semiconductor wafer on account of the centrifugal force generated... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080308123 - Mower deck maintenance device system and method: A system and method to remove debris from a mower deck having a plurality of cooperating elements, the elements including a scraping tool to loosen the debris from the mower deck, a spray tool to wash the debris from the mower deck, and mower stands to support the mower deck... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080308125 - Apparatus and method for cleaning a sawn wafer block: An apparatus for cleaning a sawn wafer block includes a cleaning basin, a fixture for holding a sawn wafer block in the cleaning basin such that, when cleaning liquid is present in the cleaning basin, at least a portion of the wafer block having sawn gaps is disposed in the... Agent: Schoppe, Zimmermann , Stockeler & Zinkler C/o Keating & Bennett , LLP

20080308124 - Wash rack system with side trough: A cleaning system is provided which includes a wash floor, a side trough adjacent the wash floor, which is positioned to receive waste from the wash floor and is attached to a filtering system. A method of using this cleaning system is also provided.... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20080308126 - Installation for washing hand trucks of operating machines, particularly hand trucks or rotogravure machines: An installation for washing hand trucks of operating machines, particularly of rotogravure machines, is constructed and designed in order to receive and to treat in a wash chamber a whole hand truck along with all its parts, not dismounted. In the wash chamber of the installation there is a number... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080308128 - Automated system for waterwall cleaning and inspection: An automated cleaning and inspection system includes movement components for moving the system along water-wall tubing disposed in a combustor, cleaning components for cleaning the water-wall and inspecting components for inspecting the water-wall; wherein the moving, cleaning and inspecting are coordinated for automated performance. A computer program product and a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP - Alstom Power

20080308127 - Dishwasher and operating method for a dishwasher: A dishwasher (2) has a detecting device (4) for sensing at least one condition indicative of need for self-cleaning of the dishwasher. The detecting device (4) emits a signal in this respect, for example, to an indicating device (6) or to a control device (8). The control device (8) is... Agent: Thompson Hine LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080308129 - Manufacturing method of epitaxial silicon wafer and substrate cleaning apparatus: A manufacturing method of an epitaxial silicon wafer is provided. The epitaxial silicon wafer includes: a substrate cut out from a silicon monocrystal that has been manufactured, doped with nitrogen and pulled up in accordance with Czochralski method; and an epitaxial layer formed on the substrate. The manufacturing method includes:... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080308130 - Methods of processing nanocrystals, and compositions, devices and systems including same: Methods of processing nanocrystals to remove excess free and bound organic material and particularly surfactants used during the synthesis process, and resulting nanocrystal compositions, devices and systems that are physically, electrically and chemically integratable into an end application.... Agent: Nanosys Inc.

20080308131 - Method and apparatus for cleaning and driving wafers: The present invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for cleaning and drying wafers. The apparatus includes an injection unit having first and second injection ports configured for injecting different fluids and arranged in a moving direction of the rose or on a line adjacent to the moving... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080308132 - Semiconductor substrate cleaning method using bubble/chemical mixed cleaning liquid: A method has been disclosed which cleans a semiconductor substrate using a cleaning liquid produced by mixing bubbles of a gas into an acid solution in which the gas has been dissolved to the saturated concentration and which brings the zeta potentials of the semiconductor substrate and adsorbed particles into... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080308136 - Dish washing machien having a steam generator and an over-pressure prevention feature: Dish washing machine including a steam generator. The dish washing machine also includes a tub that defines a dish washing space therein. A water supply supplies water to the steam generator, and a steam flow conduit guides steam, generated by the steam generator, to the dish washing space. An over-pressure... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080308133 - Method and apparatus for wet conveyor car wash and detail: A hand wash cash wash system for motor vehicles based on a fully-wet belt conveyor through a plurality of stations including a manual hand-wash station. The conveyor is adapted for continuous operation in a wet environment and indeed relies on the water from the wash stations for lubrication. The adaptations... Agent: Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver Attorneys At Law

20080308134 - Substrate processing apparatus: The invention provides a substrate processing apparatus capable of removing unnecessary deposition films attached to a bevel portion of a substrate to be processed with high efficiency and at low cost without causing damage to the inner areas of the substrate to be processed having patterns formed thereto and without... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080308135 - Apparatus for cleaning stacked vessels with low head clearance: An apparatus for cleaning vessels stacked on racks with a minimum of head clearance. The cleaning apparatus has a drive unit with a turbine wheel connected to a multi-stage gear train. The output motion of the gear train connects through an angular transmission within a fluid conveying elbow to a... Agent: Michael R. Phillips

20080302387 - Method and apparatus for holding adhesive coated roller cleaning substrates: An exemplary embodiment of a substrate cleaning apparatus includes a hand held hand roller including a roller cleaning member rotationally mounted in a handle and having a tacky peripheral contact surface, the tacky peripheral contact surface adapted to transfer foreign particles during cleaning of substrates. A roller cleaning substrate has... Agent: Law Offices Of Larry K. Roberts, Inc.

20080302388 - Method of cleaning tubes: A method for grit blasting tubes and for blowing swabs through tubes, automatically sensing that the swab has passed through the tube, and logging the event. Also, various methods are used for inserting the swabs into the tubes efficiently.... Agent: Camoriano & Associates

20080302389 - Pig pumping unit: A pumping unit is provided that allows at least four passes to be made simultaneously with a single pumping unit. A single engine is used to drive two pumps, each connected into separate pumping circuits. Fluid flow in each of the pumping circuits is controlled by respective flow control elements... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080302390 - Cleaning a mask substrate: This invention relates to a mask cleaning apparatus 101 and a method of cleaning a mask substrate 110. An embodiment according to the invention is a mask cleaning apparatus 101 with a trap comprising a cold trap 120. An additional heater 130 performs the heating function. The mask cleaning apparatus... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080302391 - Method for cleaning metal mask: A method for cleaning a metal mask is disclosed. The method includes washing the metal mask with an organic solvent that dissolves an organic substance adhered to the metal mask, washing, with pure water, the metal mask from which the adhering substance has been removed, and vacuum drying the metal... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20080302392 - Method and apparatus for automated cleaning of bottling equipment: A method and apparatus 30 are provided for cleaning of bottle filling equipment 10 that has a plurality of elevated valves 18, each valve being in flow communication with filling liquid supply means 14. The method includes storing a manifold 32 that has a plurality of cleaning openings 42 in... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080302393 - Wash ring assembly and method of use: Devices, including a wash ring assembly, and methods are provided for the removal of excess fluid or solids from the exterior or interior of a probe used to transfer fluids, for instance, in an automated assay device. Typically, a probe is used to aspirate and dispense a sample fluid material... Agent: Jones Day

20080302394 - Brush and methods of cleaning a brush: A brush includes a body and a cleaning element. The body includes a plurality of bristles extending outward from said body. The cleaning element is slidably coupled to the body, and includes at least one projection and a retaining element. The at least one projection is substantially radially aligned with... Agent: Robert B. Reeser, Iii C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080302395 - Wet processing apparatus and method for discharging particles along horizontal liquid flow: A wet processing apparatus includes a processing vessel for containing a processing liquid and holding at least one wafer which is immersed in the processing liquid, wherein the processing vessel has an opening, provided on an upper side thereof, for loading and removing each wafer; and a processing-liquid supply mechanism... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080302400 - System and method for removal of materials from an article: The system and method of the present invention removes organic and organometallic materials from an article in reduced pressure atmosphere containing ozone and activated oxygen. A dielectric barrier discharge lamp induces an intermolecular molecule energy transfer to the organic and organometallic material. The dielectric barrier discharge lamp emits vacuum ultraviolet... Agent: Dubois, Bryant, Campbell & Schwartz, LLP

20080302396 - Workpiece surface treatment system: A workpiece surface treatment system (1), which obtains a surface-treated workpiece by sequentially carrying a treatment cell (9) containing a workpiece to a series of apparatuses for operations in the respective apparatuses, is characterized by including: a carrying apparatus (2) for sequentially carrying the treatment cell (9) to a series... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080302397 - Device for cutlery stacking in dishwashers: A device for stacking cutlery pieces is provided by means of which cutlery pieces may be easily accessible and can be housed in a space-saving and tidy manner in the rinsing chamber of a dishwashing machine. The device provides reliable isolation and easy loading and unloading of cutlery pieces. A... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080302398 - Parts washing machine: A parts washing machine comprising a housing defining washing chamber and having an opening associated with a closure which provides controlled access to the chamber through the opening, the chamber accommodating a basket adapted to support components to be cleaned, the basket being rotatable about a central upright axis, a... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20080302399 - Dishwasher comprising a variable device for placing objects that are to be washed: A dishwasher includes a device for disposing pieces of silverware such that objects that are to be washed are, when placed in the washing receptacle of the dishwasher, disposed in a careful and easily accessible manner while keeping production costs low. The dishwasher includes at least one dish basket and... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080295860 - Apparatus and method for cleaning of objects, in particular of thin discs: P

20080295861 - Method and apparatus for reducing deposits in petroleum pipes: An embodiment of an apparatus for removing deposits from a petroleum flow line may include a pipe capable of being attached to a petroleum flow line. The pipe may have a pipe axis that defines a direction for fluid flow in the petroleum flow line. The apparatus may also include... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080295863 - Method and device for processing or treating silicon material: A method for processing or treating silicon material in carrying out a cleaning or purification process comprises the following steps: wetting bulk silicon material, facing a first direction with a first liquid process medium, automatic changing of an orientation of the bulk silicon material by turning bulk silicon material with... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080295862 - Method of and apparatus for cleaning substrate: A substrate cleaning apparatus is capable of individually setting a threshold value for use in making a check of a resistivity during a rinsing process on a recipe setting screen in each process step. Thus, by setting each threshold value depending on the type of liquid chemical to be used... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080295864 - Scavenging cleaning system: A scavenging cleaner utilizing in combination within a cleaner body, a high-pressure liquid cleaner and recycling system, designed for substantially domestic use and in particular for where water use restrictions apply and for the cleaning of hard surfaces of any orientation. The cleaner comprises a reservoir of liquid, a supply... Agent: Brian C. Trask

20080295866 - Brushless type system and method for automatic washing of a vehicle: The method for automatic washing of vehicles in a brushless washing system of the type comprising spraying nozzles arranged in at least a first rototranslational arc structure with respect to a vehicle immobile at a washing position, comprises the steps of acquiring the spatial profile of the vehicle when it... Agent: Ip Patent Docketing K&l Gates LLP

20080295865 - Dish washing machine with steam generator and method of controlling same: Dish washing machine including a steam generator, which supplies steam during the washing procedure to aid in the washing of items in the dish washer, and a method for controlling the same. The dish washing machine capable of discharging residual water from the steam generator to remove impurities in the... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080295867 - Method of cleaning turbo pump and chamber/turbo pump clean process: A method of cleaning a turbo pump is described. The turbo pump is coupled with a CVD chamber of depositing a material and thus accumulates the material therein. The method includes using another pump to pump a reactive gas, which can react with the material to form gaseous products, through... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080295868 - Manufacturing method of a semiconductor device and substrate cleaning apparatus: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device which has a cleaning process for cleaning a surface of a substrate while rotating the substrate. The cleaning process includes the steps of cleaning the substrate surface by supplying a cleaning liquid to the substrate; rinsing the cleaned substrate surface by supplying a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080295869 - Apparatus and method for cleaning outdoor surfaces: The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for cleaning outdoor surfaces. The apparatus includes a cleaning element attached to a handle which also supports a reservoir for cleaning fluid. The cleaning element includes absorbent and scrubbing layers structured to clean various types of outdoor surfaces. A cleaning... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20080295870 - Cleaning devices, systems, and methods: The present invention is directed to devices, systems, and methods for transferring cleaning fluid from a tank to a reservoir located on a cleaning implement. The present invention provides a fluid-transfer system that may include a pump assembly for pressurizing fluid stored in a tank and a filling dock for... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20080295874 - Wet processing apparatuses: A semiconductor apparatus includes a first tank configured to accommodate a first fluid. A second tank is configured to receive overflow of the first fluid into an upper portion of the second tank and to accommodate a second fluid. A cycling system including a first conduit is configured between the... Agent: Duane Morris LLP (tsmc)IPDepartment

20080295875 - Dishwasher: A dishwasher includes a washing container, devices for washing dishes by means of rinsing liquor, and a sorption drying device which is connected in an air-conducting manner to the washing container via an outlet of the washing container and an inlet of the washing container. The sorption drying device is... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080295871 - 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 performing chemical supply, a piping system connected to the chemical... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080295872 - Substrate cleaning chamber and components: A substrate cleaning chamber comprises various components, such as for example, a consumable ceramic liner, substrate heating pedestal, and process kit. The consumable ceramic liner is provided for connecting a gas outlet channel of a remote gas energizer to a gas inlet channel of a substrate cleaning chamber. The substrate... Agent: Janah & Associates, P.C.

20080295873 - Horizontal drying system for automatic vehicle washing system, automatic vehicle washing system in which said drying system is installed and horizontal vehicle drying method: The horizontal drying system for an automatic vehicle washing system of the type comprising at least one first fan adapted to supply at least a first jet of air, has means for moving it along a trajectory represented by an oval cone in the direction transverse to the vehicle.... Agent: Ip Patent Docketing K&l Gates LLP