Cleaning and liquid contact with solids inventions 07/09

20090188525 - Apparatus, carrier and method for the plasma treatment of molds: An apparatus for the plasma treatment of molds (2), in particular for contact lens molds, comprises a treatment chamber (50), in which a first electrode (51) is arranged facing a carrier (1;4) for carrying the molds (2) to be treated. The carrier (1;4) forms the second electrode (52) and comprises... Agent: Ciba Vision Corporation Patent Department

20090188524 - Automatic insitu post process cleaning for processing systems having turbo pumps: An automatic method (100) of in-situ cleaning a processing system (211) including a process chamber (213) pumped by a roughing pump (219) and a turbomolecular pump (217) includes the steps of automatically performing a first RF plasma clean (110) (referred to herein as a chamber clean) to clean the process... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20090188526 - Process of cleaning a semiconductor manufacturing system and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device: A process of cleaning a semiconductor manufacturing system, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The cleaning process includes, for example, positioning a ceramic cover on the electrostatic chuck in tight contact with the chuck, and feeding a fluoride-based cleaning gas into a chamber. After the cleaning process, a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090188528 - Bi-directional scrubber: An improved apparatus and method for cleaning is provided. More specifically, the improved apparatus is provided wherein the apparatus has a plurality of rotating heads whereby the heads are used to contact the body and provide cleansing pressure. Additionally, the improved apparatus and method is provided wherein the apparatus may... Agent: Rutan & Tucker, LLP.

20090188527 - Cleaning system and method: A method for cleaning a portion of material comprises identifying a portion of material requiring cleaning. The method places a first absorbent pad on the identified portion. The first absorbent pad comprises a super-absorbent material and a liquid-resistant backing. The method places a first weight on top of the first... Agent: The Caldwell Firm, LLC

20090188529 - Dual use cleaning apparatus and method: The present invention provides a cleaning assembly for use in a media processing device. In various embodiments, the cleaning assembly includes a first roller that at least partially engages a second roller, and a transport path that passes between the first roller and the second roller. There may also be... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090188530 - Method of cleaning flexible substrate: Provided is a method of cleaning a flexible substrate. The method includes the steps of: preparing a flexible substrate and detaching an impurity adhered to both surfaces of the flexible substrate using rotating first rollers disposed on the both surfaces of the flexible substrate; and removing the impurity by transferring... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090188531 - Methods and devices to clear obstructions from medical tubes: A device for clearing obstructions from a medical tube, such as a chest tube, is disclosed in various embodiments. The device features a shuttle member that is magnetically coupled to a guide wire within a guide tube, through the guide-tube wall, so that translation of the shuttle member induces a... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090188532 - Reactor cleaning apparatus: In a reactor cleaning apparatus 1 which cleans an inner wall surface 72 of a reactor 70 which generates polycrystalline silicon, a bell jar of the reactor 70 has a dual structure, a through hole 11 is formed along a vertical direction at a central portion of a substantially disc-like... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090188533 - Composition and method for road-film removal: Optional additional ingredients may comprise at least one polycarboxylic acid chelating agent (preferably an aminocarboxylic acid chelating agent), at least one non-ionic or amphoteric surfactant, at least one hydrotrope, inorganic and/or organic acids and at least one silicate. The alkaline agent may provide a pH (when the finished product is... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20090188534 - Apparatus and method for cleaning glass substrates using a cool hydrogen flame: Contaminants from surfaces of temperature sensitive substrates, such as glass substrates are removed by exposing the surfaces to a hydrogen Surface-mixed diffusion flame for a predetermined duration of time. The predetermined duration of time being insufficient to heat up the surfaces substantially thereby causing damage to the temperature sensitive substrates.... Agent: Lawrence Y.d. Ho & Associates Pte Ltd

20090188535 - Wash pad and wash fluid containment system: A wash pad and wash fluid containment system upon which items such as vehicles or equipment are positioned and supported for collecting wastewater occasioned when washing the items, the system having various combinations of the following: a central trench, left and right side wash pad sections positioned on opposite sides... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090188536 - Ultrasonic cleaning device: An ultrasonic cleaning device includes a liquid tank having a chamber for receiving a liquid and a work piece and having an opening formed in a bottom board for attaching an ultrasonic transducer with an insert, and for allowing the ultrasonic waves or energy generated by the ultrasonic transducer to... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20090183754 - Cleaning module, device and method for cleaning machines for the production of liquid foods: A cleaning module for machines for the production of liquid foods, particularly for coffee makers, including at least one reservoir for cleaning agents to accept cleaning agents, with at least one dosing device having a control connector and at least one discharge chamber, with the dosing device being connected to... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090183753 - Method for evaluation and guaranteeing thermal hygienic effects: The invention relates to a method for assessing and guaranteeing the thermal hygiene effect on items to be washed which are accommodated in a washing chamber of a single-chamber dishwasher or items to be cleaned which are accommodated in a cleaning chamber of a cleaning and disinfecting machine, with a... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090183755 - Cleaning process: A method of machine cleaning dishes in a dishwasher, wherein over the course of a cleaning program, having a pre-rinsing operation and a cleaning operation, two liquid cleansers A and B having the following composition: A: −10 to 75 wt % of builder(s); −0.1 to 10 wt % of enzyme(s);... Agent: Ratner Prestia

20090178692 - Personal cleansing system: P

20090178693 - Extraction process utilzing liquified carbon dioxide: A method for removing contaminants from synthetic resin material includes contacting a particulate synthetic resin material containing at least one contaminant with a solvent other than carbon dioxide. At least a portion of the contaminant is removed from the particulate synthetic resin material and becomes dispersed in the solvent. The... Agent: Dufault Law Firm, P.C.

20090178694 - Substrate processing apparatus: A substrate processing apparatus cleaning method that includes: containing a cleaning gas in a reaction tube without generating a gas flow of the cleaning gas in the reaction tube by supplying the cleaning gas into the reaction tube and by completely stopping exhaustion of the cleaning gas from the reaction... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090178698 - Dishwasher with multiple wash zones: An automatic dishwasher, comprises a wash chamber, a rotating spray arm having an outer periphery or rotation and having at least one outlet for introducing a stream of liquid into the wash chamber, a disperser located within the wash chamber and exteriorly of the outer periphery of the rotating spray... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20090178695 - Liquid cleaning apparatus for cleaning printed circuit boards: A method and apparatus for cleaning printed circuit boards are provided. The method includes providing a cleaning apparatus with a housing having a conveyance mechanism for carrying printed circuit boards through the housing. The cleaning apparatus has at least a prewash station, a wash station and a final rinse station... Agent: Thompson Hine LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090178696 - Cleaning device including a flood chamber: In order to produce a cleaning device comprising a flood chamber for accommodating a workpiece requiring cleaning and a flooding device for flooding the flood chamber with a liquid cleaning agent which is of simple construction and the flood chamber of which can be rapidly filled and emptied again, it... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20090178697 - Multi-directional actuator for a pump: A steam mop having a main body including a water pump for pumping water from a water tank to a steam generator in response to any movement of the mop is provided. Movement of the mop causes a pump actuator to slide within a frame. The actuator has a camming... Agent: Michael I. Wolfson Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20090173358 - Megasonic cleaning with controlled boundary layer thickness and associated systems and methods: Megasonic cleaning systems and methods of using megasonic pressure waves to impart cavitation energy proximate a surface of a microelectronic substrate are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a megasonic cleaning system includes a process tank for containing a liquid, a support element for carrying a substrate submerged in the liquid,... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090173360 - Lithographic apparatus, and device manufacturing method: A lithographic apparatus configured to project a patterned beam of radiation onto a target portion of a substrate is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first radiation dose detector and a second radiation dose detector, each detector comprising a secondary electron emission surface configured to receive a radiation flux and to... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090173359 - Photon induced cleaning of a reaction chamber: The present invention provides a method for in-situ cleaning of walls of a reaction chamber, e.g. reactive ion etching chamber, to remove contamination, e.g. copper comprising contamination from the walls. The method comprises converting the contamination, e.g. copper comprising contamination into a halide compound, e.g. copper halide compound and exposing... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090173361 - String cleaning device and method: A device to clean one or more strings, the string cleaning device comprising a body having a handle at one end of the body and a cleaning region for cleaning on the opposite end, wherein the cleaning region includes a pair of semi-rigid pad adapting portions and a cleaning pad... Agent: Italia Ip

20090173362 - Automated tank cleaning monitoring system: A tank cleaning verification process works in conjunction with a specialized spray head to evaluate cleaning efficacy and to ensure proper cleaning. The system includes an encoder, and one or more pressure sensors to verify proper operation as the tank cleaning system automatically accounts for one or more characteristics of... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090173363 - System for cleaning an oil tank and method of cleaning an oil tank: The invention concerns a system for putting back in suspension a sediment that has, by deposition, formed a layer (3) on the bottom (1b) of a tank (1) with a floating roof (2) containing crude oil, said device comprising: —at least one pipe (11) for sucking out and re-injecting the... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090173364 - Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method using the same: A fluid supply pipe is inserted through a motor supporting member, a spin motor, a rotating shaft, and a plate supporting member. A first flange is integrally formed in the vicinity of a curved portion of a straight portion, extending in the vertical direction, of the fluid supply pipe. The... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090173368 - Drain pump assembly for a dishwasher and associated device and method: A noise-reducing device for a drain pump of a dishwasher is provided, wherein the drain pump includes a pump motor operably engaged with a pump mechanism disposed within a pump body. The drain pump is adapted to remove dishwashing fluid from a sump of the dishwasher. Such a noise-reducing device... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090173365 - Configuration of a cyclone assembly and surface cleaning apparatus having same: A cyclone separator useable in a surface cleaning apparatus comprises a cyclone casing defining a cyclone chamber and having first and second opposed ends and a sidewall extending between the first and second ends. The first end is provided with a fluid inlet and the second end is provided with... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20090173366 - Breakaway knuckle for arm of a car wash: A breakaway knuckle for an arm of a car wash is disclosed. The knuckle allows the arm of a car wash to receive an impact from a vehicle without breaking and return the arm to its original position automatically. The knuckle preferably comprises a joint having a series of inclined... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20090173367 - Unit of washing for machine of cleaning of ophthalmic glasses or other substrates: A washing unit for machines that clean ophthalmic glass (1) or other substrates. It includes, on one hand, two washing lines (22, 23), each able to issue a high-pressure jet of washing liquid in a flared shape of a width substantially equal to or greater than the diameter of the... Agent: The Weintraub Group

20090165815 - Avoiding electrical shorts in packaging: A plasma clean tool that includes a cleaning chamber for cleaning an article by plasma cleaning and a charge shield for surrounding an article to be cleaned is presented. The charge shield prevents charged components of plasma from passing therethrough to charge the article during plasma cleaning of the article.... Agent: HorizonIPPte Ltd

20090165816 - Highly doped iii-nitride semiconductors: A method of forming a highly doped layer of AlGaN, is practiced by first removing contaminants from a MBE machine. Wafers are then outgassed in the machine at very low pressures. A nitride is then formed on the wafer and an AlN layer is grown. The highly doped GaAlN layer... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090165817 - System for roll impregnation: A pre-packaged cleaning system or kit is used for transport, storage and solvent impregnation of one or more fabric rolls used for cleaning components of printing machines. A container holds one or more fabric rolls, and one or more bags containing a solvent. When the rolls are to be used,... Agent: William H. Eilberg

20090165818 - Cleaning compositions containing water soluble magnesium compounds and methods of using them: The present invention relates to cleaning compositions and methods employing a water soluble magnesium compound. Such compositions can be used for reducing scale, rinsing, hard surface cleaning, ware washing, and corrosion inhibition.... Agent: Ecolab Inc.

20090165819 - Method for treating fine structure, system for treating fine structure, and method for producing electronic device: A method for treating a fine structure, includes supplying a liquid to a surface of the fine structure having protrusions on the surface thereof; and thereby treating the surface of the fine structure. The liquid has a smaller surface tension than that of water and is not substantially compatible with... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090165820 - Method of disposing of soiled liquid from a sump assembly for a re-circulating warewashing machine: A sump assembly includes a sump, a divider, and a drain. The sump has a top, a bottom, and a cavity in which rinse water and soiled water are stored. The divider divides the cavity into a first portion and a second portion, which are in fluid communication. The drain... Agent: Ecolab Inc.

20090165821 - Detergents: Disclosed are combination products comprising a packaging means and two separate liquid detergents A and B located in said packaging means. Detergent A contains 10 to 75 percent by weight of detergent builder/s, 0.1 to 10 percent by weight of enzymes, and 24.9 to 89.9 percent of water while detergent... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090165823 - Electrolytic cells: An electrolytic cell for producing hydrogen peroxide includes an anode, a cathode and an intermediate membrane. The anode is associated with a first electrolyte and the cathode is associated with a second electrolyte. The use of two electrolytes associated with the respective electrodes permits the user to select the most... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090165822 - Extraction cleaning apparatus: An extraction cleaning apparatus includes separate cleaning tanks for water and detergent and optionally also for rinse agent. The apparatus is able to sense its direction of travel and/or rate of travel and to control the cleaning liquid composition and/or rate of its delivery onto the floor in accordance therewith.... Agent: Tti Floorcare North America, Inc.

20090165824 - Cleaning apparatus for cleaning component part of magnetic disk drive and cleaning method of cleaning component part of magnetic disk drive: Embodiments of the present invention improve the efficiency of a cleaning process for cleaning a component part of a magnetic disk drive in a magnetic disk drive manufacturing line. According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk part cleaning apparatus is included in a head stack assembly (HSA) cleaning line for... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090165825 - Vacuum cleaner: Disclosed herein is a vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner includes a dust container having an air inlet and an air outlet, a filter inside the dust container, a case part on the filter, and a dust removing part contacting an inner side of the filter while being rotated by air... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090165826 - Washing device for recyclable containers: A washing device for recyclable container comprises a base from which perpendicularly extends a stand. A hose connected to a faucet. The hose connects to a connector. A sub hose connects the connector to a spray tube base from which integrally extends the spray tube. A sliding arm is rotationally... Agent: Inventarium

20090165827 - Aqueous tube cleaning apparatus and method: An aqueous tube cleaning apparatus and method includes a cleaning receptacle and a vertical receptacle, which is taller than the cleaning receptacle. A tube, or bundle of tubes, is placed in the cleaning receptacle, extending through an inlet port from the vertical receptacle, and a gate is closed to clamp... Agent: NovatechIPLaw

20090165833 - Domestic appliance with programmable control module: A dishwasher, the program control of which permits the installation of the program control module in the dishwasher, a subsequent programming of the program control and a change to the rinse program sequence pre-programmed in the program control. An electronic program control for the control of rinsing program sequences is... Agent: Russell W. Warnock Bsh Home Appliances Corporation

20090165828 - Substrate treatment method and substrate treatment apparatus: A substrate treatment method including the steps of: generating droplets of a treatment liquid by mixing the treatment liquid with a gas; and causing the treatment liquid droplets generated in the liquid droplet generating step to impinge on a surface of a substrate being treated. The treatment liquid droplets have... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090165829 - Process for producing gas-containing cleaning water, apparatus for producing the cleaning water and cleaning apparatus: A process for producing a gas-containing cleaning water which contains a specific gas dissolved in water, which process comprises dissolving the specific gas into water under an increased pressure exceeding an atmospheric pressure to prepare a gas-containing water having a concentration of the gas exceeding solubility of the gas under... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090165830 - Ultrasound actuator for cleaning objects: The present invention relates to an ultrasound actuator for cleaning objects, having a propagation volume (3,4,13) for ultrasound, on which one or more ultrasonic transducers (5) are arranged. The propagation volume (3,4,13) is delimited by an acoustic coupling-out window (8) with a coupling face for acoustically coupling an object (1,12)... Agent: Breiner & Breiner, L.L.C.

20090165831 - System for megasonic processing of an article: A system for megasonic processing of an article. In one aspect, the system for megasonic processing comprises a rotary support for supporting an article, a dispenser for applying a fluid to a surface of an article positioned on the rotary support; and a transducer assembly. The transducer assembly comprises (i)... Agent: The Belles Group, P.C.

20090165832 - Spray means for disinfection device: A disinfection device with a spray arm (5) which is rotatable about a shaft in a disinfection space and which is provided with outlet nozzles (15) for spraying the object that is to be disinfected. Said spray arm (5) has in its end portion a nozzle device (8), said nozzle... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C