Cleaning and liquid contact with solids inventions 05/09

20090133712 - Methods for cleaning generator coils: A method for cleaning a generator coil, the method including the step of cleaning the generator coil with a vibratory tank cleaning system. The vibratory tank cleaning system may include means for inducing vibrations through a particulate medium. The vibratory tank cleaning system may include a vibratory tank that holds... Agent: Ge Energy General Electric C/o Ernest G. Cusick

20090133713 - Multilayer structural body and method for cleaning the same: It has been difficult to provide a large-sized ceramic member quickly and economically. A multilayer structure is produced by forming a ceramic film on a base which is made of a material that can be shaped comparatively easily. The ceramic film is formed by a plasma spraying method, CVD method,... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090133714 - Method for surface treating substrate and plasma treatment apparatus: A method for surface treating a substrate includes supplying first plasma generated by using nitrogen gas and oxygen gas toward a substrate surface to surface treat the substrate surface in air. In the method, a volume ratio of the oxygen gas to a total supply of the nitrogen gas and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090133715 - Cleaning method: In a process chamber of a substrate processing apparatus, such as an RTP apparatus, a carrier is placed and configured to carry out a contaminant that has been attached to it. In this state, a cleaning gas containing N2 and O2 is introduced into the process chamber, and cleaning is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090133717 - Ceramic sprayed member-cleaning method, program for implementing the method, storage medium storing the program, and ceramic sprayed member: A ceramic sprayed member-cleaning method which is capable of reliably suppressing desorption and attachment of water. The surface of a ceramic sprayed member and water are chemically bonded to each other, whereby the water is stabilized. Water physically adsorbed on the surface of the ceramic sprayed member is desorbed.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090133716 - Methods of post chemical mechanical polishing and wafer cleaning using amidoxime compositions: The invention relates to a method for the removal of residues and contaminants from metal or dielectric surfaces and to a method for chemical mechanical polishing of a copper or aluminum surface. The methods of the invention include using an aqueous amidoxime complex agent. Optionally, the pH of the solution... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20090133718 - Automatic compressor stage cleaning for air boost systems: A method and device for maintaining air boost system performance is provided. One or more stages of the air boost system can be connected by tubing to a cleaning system that includes a fluid reservoir (135, 235) containing cleaning fluid and a means of conveying the cleaning fluid into at... Agent: Borgwarner Inc. C/o Patent Central LLC

20090133719 - Dishwasher and method of controlling the same: Disclosed is a dishwasher, which prevents a washing cycle from being carried out in an insufficient state of washing water caused by the continuous discharge of the washing water due to a siphon action, and a method of controlling the dishwasher. The method includes draining washing water from the dishwasher;... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090133720 - Robotic vacuum cleaning: A robotic vacuum cleaner has a control system arranged for controlling at least frequency or intensity of contact between a cleaning brush of its suction nozzle (3) and each brushable portion of a floor surface (20) to be cleaned, such that, at least for some brushable portions of floor surface... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090133721 - Method and apparatus for touchless cleaning of a chandelier: A chandelier cleaning apparatus includes a tent-like enclosure made of a transparent plastic. In a first embodiment, the enclosure includes a main body having a flat top panel and a flat, imperforate bottom panel. A central aperture is formed in the top panel and a zipper extends from the central... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20090133727 - Dispenser of washing agents for a household washing machine, in particular a dishwasher: A dispenser of washing agents for a dishwasher has a body with a reservoir configured for containing a total amount of a liquid substance sufficient for performing a number of cycles of operation of the dishwasher. The reservoir has a charging passage that can be engaged by a removable plug,... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20090133728 - No water spill automatic steam car wash system: An automatic steam car washing system is provided. The automatic steam car washing system according to current application is comprised of a moving station and 10 metal beams that comprise a frame. Car to be washed stays inside of the frame. Pluralities of steam spraying nozzles, a vacuum nozzle, and... Agent: Yong Chu Kim Brillouet

20090133722 - Apparatus and method for cleaning a substrate: Provided is an apparatus for cleaning a substrate. The substrate cleaning apparatus includes a spin head for supporting the substrate, a first cleaning unit for cleaning the substrate by a polishing process, and a second cleaning unit for cleaning the substrate by injecting a treating solution. Initially, the polishing pad... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20090133723 - Tire washing station: The tyre washing unit comprises a contaminated water container (1), above which a working region (BE) is arranged, through which a vehicle for cleaning is to be driven and on which a spray generator supplied by a central supply system is arranged. According to the invention, at least one extension... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090133724 - Dish washer: A dish washer is disclosed. The dish washer has improved washing efficiency while being constructed in a compact structure. A general dish washer is an apparatus that injects wash water to dishes so as to wash the dishes, and dries and/or sterilizes the washed dishes. The washer according to the... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090133725 - Dispenser of washing agents for a household washing machine, in particular a dishwasher: A device for dispensing washing agents (10) has a body (11) defined in which is a reservoir (13) for a liquid substance that can be dispensed. The reservoir (13) has a charging passage (14) that can be engaged by a plug (20). Operatively set between the body (11) of the... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20090133726 - Portable manual car wash assembly: A portable manual vehicle wash assembly including a base removably attachable to a top exterior surface of a vehicle. A hollow pipe is attached to the base and includes an inlet formed at a first end thereof, and an outlet at a second end thereof. The inlet is adapted to... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20090126760 - System for cleaning a surface using crogenic aerosol and fluid reactant: An apparatus and method are provided to treat for example a semiconductor wafer substrate wherein a delivery means for heat, a cryogen, and a fluid chemical reactant, is disposed in a chamber in which the substrate is disposed for at least one surface of the substrate to be cleaned in... Agent: Boc, Inc.

20090126761 - Cleaning apparatus and cleaning method: A cleaning apparatus cleans a peripheral part of a substrate to be processed W. The cleaning apparatus includes a first cleaning part 11 configured to be brought into contact with a peripheral part of a front surface Wa of the substrate to be processed W and rotated in an in-plane... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090126762 - Cleaning and drying apparatus and a cleaning and drying method: A cleaning and drying apparatus includes a cleaning and drying tank where an organic solvent is stored, a resupplying part configured to resupply the organic solvent in the cleaning and drying tank when a storage amount of the organic solvent in the cleaning and drying tank is equal to or... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090126763 - Method for controlling dish washer: The method includes a water supplying step for supplying washing water to an inside of a dish washer, a washing step for washing dishes by spraying the washing water to the inside of the dish washer, a pausing step for the controller to control the dish washer in the washing... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090126764 - Method and system for collecting paper dust: Methods and systems for collecting dust produced in paper making involve an air inlet passage including an opening to receive dust laden air. The opening to the inlet passage may have a width approximately equal to a width of a paper web in a paper making machine. The air inlet... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090126766 - Dish washer and steam providing unit for the same: A dish washer according to the present invention comprises: a tub putting dishes into; a steam generator providing the steam into the inside of the tub; a steam supplying channel connecting the steam generator and the tub; and a steam discharging part provided on an end portion of the steam... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20090126767 - Dishwasher using electrolized alkaline water: A control system of a dishwasher in combination with an electrolyzed water production apparatus installed independently from the dishwasher, wherein electrolyzed alkaline water stored in a washing tank from the electrolyzed water production apparatus is used as washing water at a washing process and fresh water stored in a rinse... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20090126768 - Steam dish washer: The present invention is related to a dish washer which includes a steam generator. One embodiment of a dish washer according to the present invention may comprise a tub to provide a room for dishes for washing, a sump to hold water for supplying to the tub for the washing;... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20090126765 - Dishwasher having a compartment cover made of low-cost steel, a frame of high-grade steel and a dishwasher tray made of plastic: A domestic dishwasher includes a compartment casing comprising a corrosion-resistant metal, and a frame comprising a metal that is more corrosion-resistant than the compartment casing.... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090120456 - Cleaning method and a vacuum processing apparatus: To provide a technique which cleans an attracting face of a mechanism for electrostatically attracting an object to be processed inside a vacuum processing apparatus and keeps its attracting force constant. The method of the present invention is for cleaning an attracting face of a hot plate which holds the... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090120459 - Apparatus and method for cleaning semiconductor substrates: An apparatus for cleaning semiconductor substrates includes a chamber having a cleaning room and a drying room disposed over the cleaning room. The cleaning room and the drying room are separated or placed in communication with one another by a separation plate. An exhaust path is formed at a central... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20090120457 - Compositions and method for removing coatings and preparation of surfaces for use in metal finishing, and manufacturing of electronic and microelectronic devices: Improved cleaning compositions for removing particles, organic contamination, photoresist, post-ash residue, coatings, and other materials from metal and silicon surfaces including substrates present during the manufacture of integrated circuits, liquid crystal displays, and photovoltaic devices. The cleaning and surface preparation compositions comprise one or more water soluble strongly basic components,... Agent: Design Ip, P.C.

20090120458 - High negative zeta potential polyhedral silsesquioxane composition and method for damage free semiconductor wet clean: A composition for removing particulate matter from integrated circuit substrates, including (a) one or more metal ion-free base; (b) a water-soluble metal ion-free onium salt of a polyhedral silsesquioxane; (c) an oxidizing agent; and (d) metal ion-free water, and a composition obtained by combining ingredients including (a), (b), (c) and... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090120460 - Soft floor pre-spray unit utilizing electrochemically-activated water and method of cleaning soft floors: A method is provided, which includes applying electrochemically activated acid and alkaline water to a surface as a pre-spray, allowing the electrochemically activated acid and alkaline water to remain on the surface for a dwell time, and after the dwell time, performing a cleaning operation on an area of the... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090120461 - Aircraft rinse system: Disclosed is an aircraft rinse system for gently rinsing an aircraft engine even while the aircraft engines are on. The rinse deck has integral nozzles and water storage. Pressurized air can be used to force the water from the storage area in the deck to spray out nozzles that are... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20090120462 - Fabricating and cleaning chamber components having textured surfaces: A method of fabricating a substrate processing chamber component involves forming a component having a textured surface and sweeping a jet of pressurized fluid across the textured surface of the component. The jet of fluid is pressurized sufficiently high to dislodge substantially all the particles from the textured surface. The... Agent: Janah & Associates, P.C.

20090120463 - Aqueous cleaning of liquid residue by etching: The present invention is a method of cleaning an object in an open aqueous cleaning system. The method is directed to an open cleaning vessel into which water used for cleaning a material or object can be introduced. A means is provided for introducing a reactant chemical to the vessel... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20090120464 - Multi-port pumping system for substrate processing chambers: An exhaust foreline for purging fluids from a semiconductor fabrication chamber is described. The foreline may include a first, second and third ports independently coupled to the chamber. A semiconductor fabrication system is also described that includes a substrate chamber that has a first, second and third interface port. The... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090120465 - Dishwasher with a latent heat accumulator: A cleaning appliance is provided for cleaning washware, which cleaning appliance is designed to subject the washware to the action of at least one cleaning fluid in at least one cleaning chamber. The cleaning appliance has a suction-removal apparatus for removing damp air from the cleaning chamber by suction, and... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090120466 - Washing device and washing method: A cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning tank (2) which stores a process liquid used for cleaning a target object (W), a target object holding mechanism (4) which holds the target object (W) in the cleaning tank (2), and a process liquid supply mechanism (3) which supplies the process liquid to... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090120473 - Ozone cleaning system: An industrial cleaning system that produces and distributes an aqueous ozone solution is described. The system provides a centralized system for producing the aqueous ozone solution and distributing the aqueous ozone solution to different application points at different flow rates and concentrations. The system includes an ozone generator for generating... Agent: Polsinelli Shugart PC

20090120474 - Dishwasher with sonic cleaner: A household dishwasher having a sonic cleaner that propagates sonic waves via a stream of liquid to clean off a utensil.... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20090120467 - Commercial dish washer equipped with an auxiliary rinsing water pipe and rinsing step: A dish washer for commercial use is provided. The dishwasher according to current application is used for restaurants, hospital, school and military camp, etc. The dish washer of the current application has an auxiliary rinsing water pipe that is embedded inside of a washing water pipe. The rinsing water supplied... Agent: Eugene Oak

20090120468 - Apparatus for supplying chemical liquid: Provided is an apparatus for supplying chemical liquid. The apparatus includes: a plurality of nozzles, each of which can be moved forward or backward and supplies chemical liquid; a nozzle cover which accommodates the nozzles therein and has an open end to allow each of the nozzles to move into... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090120469 - Behind sink dishwasher: A dishwasher assembly is disclosed including one or more racks for retaining one or more dishware items to be washed. A washer system is provided for respectively washing and drying the dishware item. A dishwasher housing is used for retaining the rack and the washer system. The dishwasher housing includes... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090120470 - Water recirculator in dishwasher: A water recirculator in a dishwasher supplies water to spray arms for washing dishes and also purifies contaminated water after washing the dishes. The water recirculator includes a sump for holding water, a water supply pump connected to the sump, a guide passage for guiding a portion of the water... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090120471 - Vibrating debris remover: A system and a retrofit kit for removing debris from a surface of a material. At least one vibration subunit is provided which is either embedded within or operatively connected to a back surface of the material. The vibration subunits are capable of converting a driving energy to a vibrating... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20090120472 - Substrate cleaning and processing apparatus with magnetically controlled spin chuck holding pins: When a substrate is subjected to bevel cleaning processing, a first magnet plate is arranged at a lower position, and a second magnet plate is arranged at an upper position. In this case, each of chuck pins enters a closed state in a region outside the first magnet plate, while... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090114244 - Edge electrodes with variable power: The embodiments provide structures and mechanisms for removal of etch byproducts, dielectric films and metal films on and near the substrate bevel edge, and chamber interior to avoid the accumulation of polymer byproduct and deposited films and to improve process yield. In an exemplary embodiment, a plasma processing chamber configured... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20090114245 - In-situ chamber cleaning method: An in-situ chamber cleaning method is performed in a chamber having a gas-distributing member, wherein the gas-distributing member comprises a plurality of apertures. A cleaning gas flow is provided through some of the apertures into the chamber while no cleaning gas flow is provided through the remaining apertures. The cleaning... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20090114246 - Methods for treating surfaces: Some embodiments include methods for treating surfaces. Beads and/or other insolubles may be dispersed within a liquid carrier to form a dispersion. A transfer layer may be formed across a surface. The dispersion may be directed toward the transfer layer, and the insolubles may impact the transfer layer. The impacting... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20090114247 - Method of treating flow conduits and vessels with foamed composition: The annular surface between the tubing and casing of an oil or gas well as well as flow conduits and vessels may be contacted with a foamed treatment composition containing a gas, a foaming agent and a treatment agent. The treatment agent may be an inhibitor or removal agent for... Agent: Jones & Smith , LLP

20090114248 - Substrate treating apparatus and method for treating substrate using the substrate treating apparatus: A substrate treating apparatus includes an injecting nozzle which injects a treating solution to dry a substrate. The injecting nozzle discharges the treating solution to the substrate and injects a treating gas to the treating solution discharged from the injecting nozzle by controlling a stream of the treating gas. Thus,... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20090114249 - System and method for contained chemical surface treatment: An apparatus, system and method for preparing a surface of a substrate using a proximity head includes applying a non-Newtonian fluid between the surface of the substrate and a head surface of the proximity head. The non-Newtonian fluid defines a containment wall along one or more sides between the head... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20090114250 - Pipetter cleaning device and cleaning method: Provided are a simple and inexpensive cleaning apparatus and a method for cleaning capable of effectively cleaning the outer wall surface of a pipette. A pipette to be cleaned is positioned in a concave portion of the cleaning apparatus, and a cleaning liquid passed through inside of the pipette strikes... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090114251 - Cleaning compositions for removing organic deposits on surfaces and method of use: The present invention is improved cleaning composition having at least one ketone, water, and a nonionic surfactant and a method of using the composition for cleaning organic residue.... Agent: Robert M. Schwartz, P.A.

20090114252 - Method and apparatus for drying objects in a washer: The present invention provides a washer for washing articles. The washer is comprised of a housing defining a chamber. The housing has side walls and a top wall. A partition divides the chamber into an upper compartment and a lower compartment that is dimensioned to receive articles to be washed.... Agent: Kusner & Jaffe Highland Place Suite 310

20090114253 - Method of substrate processing, substrate processing system, and storage medium: The present invention provides a substrate processing system in which a processing liquid is supplied to a substrate W from a processing nozzle 50a situated above the substrate W so as to process the substrate W, and which makes it possible to prevent unintended dripping of the processing liquid from... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090114254 - Window cleaning system for windows of a motor vehicle: In a window cleaning system for a motor vehicle, having a dual pump (2) and having a valve (7) which is switched by the dual pump (2), a pressure surge which is generated during the switching of the valve (7) is conducted into the dual pump (2). For this purpose,... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20090114255 - Cleaning apparatus and automatic analyzer: A cleaning apparatus includes a plurality of air nozzles that discharge air from above each of the distal ends of a suction nozzle and a discharge nozzle, the suction nozzle sucking in at least some of reaction liquid undergoing a heterogeneous reaction, the discharge nozzle discharging a predetermined B/F cleaning... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090114256 - Ostomy bag cleaning device: An ostomy cleaning device comprises a relatively small tank having a heating element, an inlet port and an outlet port. The inlet port is coupled to a water supply and the outlet port coupled to a hose attachment. A sprayer nozzle attached to the hose attachment. A pressure regulator is... Agent: Delphine M. James