Cleaning and liquid contact with solids inventions 09/09

20090235952 - Device and method for wet treating plate-like substrates: P

20090235953 - Methods for removing concrete accretions from mixing drum: A device for removing accretions of cured concrete from within a mixing drum is herein disclosed. The device includes an impact tool mounted upon a boom that may be inserted into the interior of the mixing drum. The impact tool is mounted upon the boom such that it may be... Agent: Leffert Jay & Polglaze, P.A.

20090235954 - Method and a washing system for washing turbines: A method for cleaning turbines on-line comprises extracting water from air directly at a turbine site having a turbine and treating the air and the extracted water to obtain extremely clean water having a conductivity of less than 3. This extremely clean water is then fed to the turbine to... Agent: Jack Paavila

20090235955 - Apparatus and method for the rapid thermal control of a work piece in liquid or supercritical fluid: A surface cleaning apparatus comprising a chamber, and a thermal transfer device. The chamber is capable of holding a semiconductor structure therein. The thermal transfer device is connected to the chamber. The thermal transfer device has a surface disposed inside the chamber for contacting the semiconducting structure and controlling a... Agent: Perman & Green, LLP

20090235956 - Vacuum cleaner with removable dust collector, and methods of operating the same: A vacuum cleaner includes a dust collector that compresses dust stored inside a dust container to minimize the volume of the dust. The dust collector would include one or more pressing plates that are used to compress the dust stored in dust collector. Various methods are used to control movements... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090235957 - Method for controlling dishwasher: A method for controlling a dishwasher is disclosed. The control method basically includes a preliminary washing operation for spraying wash water required to hydrate waste adhered to dishes, a main washing operation implemented plural times for washing the dishes contaminated by the waste, a rinsing operation implemented after the preliminary... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090235958 - Degreasing system: A cleaning system used for cleaning small parts, and more specifically for degreasing small parts, is provided that comprises a top work station, a bottom work station, and a grid tray having a grid portion. The top and bottom work stations can be assembled into a container and may employ... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090235962 - Water-conducting domestic appliance comprising a detergent dosing system with fill level detection: A water-conducting domestic appliance, in particular a domestic dishwasher, the water-conducting domestic appliance including a washing compartment for receiving items therein that are to be subjected to a washing cycle by the water-conducting domestic appliance; and a detergent dosing system, the detergent dosing system having a detergent dispenser with a... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090235963 - Water-conducting domestic appliance comprising a detergent dosing system that has a dosing device: A water-conducting appliance, including a compartment for receiving items therein for washing; and a cleaning agent dosing system having a dosing device for dosing at least one cleaning agent, in particular a liquid cleaning agent, into the washing compartment, the dosing device including a dosing chamber for holding a cleaning... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090235959 - Assembly and device: An assembly comprising a unit dose element (4) of soluble or dispersible composition useful in ware washing, and a chamber (2) therefor, the chamber having an inlet for water at a upper position of the chamber, and an outlet for water at a lower position of the chamber, the inlet... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus

20090235960 - Filter assembly of washer: A filter assembly of a washer is disclosed, by which laundry can be prevented from being damaged by friction with the filter assembly in a manner of efficiently filtering off particles contained in water in the course of washing the laundry. In a washer including an inner wall having an... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090235961 - High-pressure apparatus and method for removing scale from a tank: A rotating and telescoping cleaning system improves high pressure water cleaning of the inner surfaces of vessels or tanks. Vessels can be vertically divided with dividing plates with centered through-holes. Synchronized and controlled transverse and rotary movements of water jets result in a controlled spiral or helical cleaning track along... Agent: Tim Cook

20090229629 - Stripper for copper/low k beol clean: The present invention is a chemical stripper formulation for removing photoresist and the residue of etching and ashing of electronic device substrates, comprising: deionized water, acetic acid, polyethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether and ammonium fluoride. The present invention is also a process for removing photoresist and the residue of... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20090229630 - Low current switch for motor car anti-theft lock: A selectively controllable heated wash system for a vehicle surface includes a wiper system control module operatively disposed in the vehicle and may be adapted to receive at least one sensed input. A fluid heating module is controlled by the wiper system control module, the heating module adapted to heat... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090229631 - scraper machine: The invention relates to a machine for scraping away sediment or the like deposited on the bottom of a gallery. The machine comprises: a first movable body suitable for moving over the bottom portion of the wall of the gallery; first movement means for moving said first movable body; scraper... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090229632 - Apparatus and method for cleaning pipelines, tubing and membranes using two-phase flow: An apparatus and method for cleaning passageways and the like with a two-phase mixture of gas under pressure and an aqueous cleaning solution. The two-phase cleaning mixture is generated in a module and is passed out of the module at a predetermined rate that determines droplet size, velocity and droplet... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090229633 - Cleaning agent, cleaning method and cleaning apparatus: A cleaning agent or a rinsing agent having no flash point which comprises a chlorine-free fluorine-containing compound have a vapor pressure at 20° C. of 1.33×103 Pa or more and one or more components having a vapor pressure at 20° C. less than 1.33×103 Pa and optionally an additive such... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090229635 - Cleaning method for substrate processing system, storage medium, and substrate processing system: A cleaning method for a substrate processing system capable of appropriately cleaning a housing chamber. In the substrate processing system, the number of execution times of product processing is accumulated, if the product processing to be executed next corresponds to first product processing for a subsequent lot, a time interval... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090229636 - Methods for removing coatings from a metal component: Methods for removing coatings from metal components, such as metal components used in aircraft and other aerospace vehicles and the oil industry. The method may include removing an outer layer of a coating with a first stripping operation, removing an inner layer of the coating with a second stripping operation,... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20090229634 - Substrate processing apparatus: A substrate processing apparatus comprises a control unit executing a first recipe for substrate processing. After the substrate processing is completed through the execution of the first recipe, if a predetermined time is elapsed in a state that a next substrate to be processed is not carried into the process... Agent: Brundidge & Stanger, P.C.

20090229637 - Method of preventing pattern collapse during rinsing and drying: A system and method for preventing a pattern formed on a substrate from collapsing during a rinsing and drying phase of a fabrication operation includes determining a plurality of process parameters associated with a rinsing chemistry used during the rinsing operation. The process parameters define the characteristics of the rinsing... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20090229638 - Method of dielectric film treatment: A method and system for cleaning a surface of a substrate after an etching operation includes determining a plurality of process parameters associated with the surface of the substrate. The process parameters define characteristics related to the surface of the substrate such as characteristics of the substrate surface to be... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20090229639 - Particle purge system: A particle purge system purges particles from an electronic device. The electronic device is inverted and secured to an interface plate included with the system. A clean purge fluid is injected into an inlet of the interface plate to release and remove particles in the electronic device. The particle purge... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC C/o Westman, Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090229640 - Cooking apparatus with plasma cleaning: A cooking apparatus includes a case in which a cooking chamber for cooking food is provided, a heating source provided in the case, a fan configured to circulate air in the cooking chamber; and a plasma discharger provided in the case and configured to generate plasma in order to remove... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20090229641 - Treatment liquid supply apparatus and substrate treatment apparatus including the same: A treatment liquid supply apparatus supplies a treatment liquid to a predetermined object for treatment of a substrate, and recovers the supplied treatment liquid for reuse. The apparatus includes: a first tank in which the treatment liquid to be supplied to the object is stored; a second tank in which... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090223536 - Cleaning apparatus, cleaning tank, cleaning method, and method for manufacturing article: Ultrasonic generating unit of a cleaning tank in a cleaning apparatus applies ultrasonic waves to cleaning fluid supplied into the cleaning tank from a supply port and fluid jetting unit having openings at locations corresponding to areas to be cleaned of an article to be cleaned jets the ultrasonic-applied cleaning... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090223537 - Ultrasonic jet-pump cleaner: A method of in-situ cleaning of a portion of a boiling water reactor nuclear power plant. In one aspect, the method includes identifying a jet pump for the boiling water reactor nuclear power plant for cleaning, providing an ultrasonic cleaning tool that has a transducer, inserting at least a portion... Agent: Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

20090223538 - Method for cleaning a workpiece with the aid of halogen ions: The invention relates to a method for cleaning turbine blades, for example, in a cleaning chamber into which a process gas containing especially fluoride ions is introduced. According to the inventive method, contaminated process gas is directed into an analysis chamber where a plasma is ignited and is analyzed using... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090223539 - Solar wafer cleaning systems, apparatus and methods: Solar wafer clean systems, methods and apparatus capable of receiving wafer combs that have been treated with a wire-saw cutting device and providing final clean solar wafers while the wafers are on the beam (before or without any pre-cleaning) are disclosed. Embodiments of methods and apparatus produce clean solar wafers... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20090223543 - Produce cleaning device: A produce cleaning device includes a housing having access mechanism for accessing an interior portion thereof. Water dispensing mechanism is connected to such housing and a source of water. First valve mechanism intermediate such source of water and such water dispensing mechanism is for turning on and off water flow.... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20090223540 - Steam mop pad with pocket: A fabric steam pad for use with a steam mop of at least one layer of fabric with an border overlapping a portion of the inner surface of the steam pad to form an interior cavity pocket with a drawstring or an elastic band around the perimeter of the fabric... Agent: Michael I. Wolfson Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20090223541 - Surface cleaner system: A surface cleaner system includes a base assembly having a housing movable along a surface, a pump supported by the housing and operable to pressurize a fluid, and a prime mover supported by the housing. The prime mover is coupled to the pump to drive the pump. The surface cleaner... Agent: Michael, Best & Friedrich LLP

20090223542 - Cleaning apparatus using ultrasonic waves: Disclosed herein is a cleaning apparatus using ultrasonic waves. The cleaning apparatus to separate contaminations from a wafer includes a housing receiving an oscillator therein, and a rod coupled to a surface of the oscillator to transmit ultrasonic waves produced from the oscillator to a cleaning solution applied onto an... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090217942 - Fountain head flush: An apparatus for cleaning a drinking fountain head. The apparatus comprises a substantially hollow bottomless container member for holding a cleaning solution and having each of a predetermined height, a predetermined shape and formed of a predetermined material. There is a sealing member disposed on an inside bottom periphery of... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20090217940 - Removal of particle contamination on patterned silicon/silicon dioxide using dense fluid/chemical formulations: A cleaning composition for cleaning particulate contamination from small dimensions on microelectronic device substrates. The cleaning composition contains dense CO2 (preferably supercritical CO2 (SCCO2)), alcohol, fluoride source, anionic surfactant source, non-ionic surfactant source, and optionally, hydroxyl additive. The cleaning composition enables damage-free, residue-free cleaning of substrates having particulate contamination on... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20090217941 - Shower head flush: An apparatus for cleaning a shower head. The apparatus comprises a substantially hollow container member having a predetermined shape and formed of a predetermined material for holding a cleaning solution. Such substantially hollow container member having a bottom portion and a sidewall portion extending upwardly from such bottom portion. The... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20090217943 - In-line stripping apparatus and method therefor: A method for stripping paint hangers in a paint conveyor system. The system comprising a plurality of operation stages for operating on articles coupled to the paint hangers, and with the paint hangers supported from at least one conveyor line. The method comprising: Performing operations on articles at operation stages,... Agent: Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP

20090217944 - Mobile vehicle washing apparatus: A mobile vehicle washing apparatus in which the length, width and height of the apparatus may each be adjusted to the size of the vehicle to be washed and for easier transport. The frame dimensions may be adjusted by a system of cranks found on each frame member that may... Agent: Lambert & Associates, P.l.l.c.

20090217945 - Method and device for cleaning slabs, thin slabs, profiled elements, or similar: Disclosed is a method for removing loose scale and other foreign matter from the top and/or bottom face of a cast product (3), such as a slab, thin slab, profiled element, or similar, with the aid of flowable media which are sprayed onto the cast product (3) by means of... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20090217948 - Dishwasher and method of controlling the same: There is provided a dishwasher and a method of controlling the dishwasher. The dishwasher includes a temperature detecting unit for detecting a temperature of washing water supplied, a rinse dispensing unit for dispensing rinse when washing water is healed up to a rinse dispensing temperature, and a control unit for... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090217949 - Extraneous matter removing system for turbine: An object of the present invention is to effectively remove extraneous matter adhering to turbine blades without disassembling equipment. A turbine in accordance with the present invention is provided with a pressure gage for detecting the pressure in a steam chamber between a stator blade and a moving blade. In... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090217946 - Method for in-situ cleaning and inspecting of a tubular: A method for in-situ cleaning and inspecting of a tubular, comprising: deploying a closable housing to a tubular, hydraulically opening the closable housing and then hydraulically closing the closable housing around the tubular. Marine growth is removed from the tubular using a marine growth plough and high pressure water from... Agent: Buskop Law Group, P.C.

20090217947 - Nebulizer rinse system and method of use: A method for providing rinsing of a nebulizer comprises directing a second rinsing liquid followed by a nebulizing gas to a gas receiving port of the nebulizer through a valve assembly, the valve assembly being connected to a gas transport line configured to transport at least one of the nebulizing... Agent: Suiter Swantz PC Llo

20090217950 - Method and apparatus for foam-assisted wafer cleaning: A foam-assisted wafer-cleaning and drying method and apparatus based on forming a funnel-shaped space between the base plate of the apparatus and the wafer to be cleaned and supplying a foam cleaning liquid to the aforementioned space through the central opening of the base plate for displacing the cleaning liquid... Agent: Boris Kesil Multimetrixs, LLC

20090217951 - Apparatus and method for cleaning a liquid handling probe: The present invention concerns an improved apparatus for cleaning the interior of a liquid handling probe to reduce the amount time and the volume of wash fluid required to clean the probe and minimize carryover of material between different samples. In addition to the probe, the apparatus includes one or... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090217952 - Paint brush cleaner: The present invention relates to a paint brush cleaner including an open ended cover (10) into which a paint brush (B) can be inserted handle end first. A connector (13) is provided for connection to a source of cleaning fluid. The paint brush cleaner is also provided with means for... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090217955 - Automated motorcycle wash: The automated motorcycle wash of the present invention is designed to wash motorcycles ranging in length from 7 feet up to an 11 foot chopper. It will hold a motorcycle positioned within the wash bay securely in place while running a complete 2-step pre-soak cleaner application, a high pressure rinse,... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20090217956 - Medical instrument cleaning/disinfecting system: A medical instrument cleaning/disinfecting system 1 comprises an endoscope 20 in which the opening portions 25g and 25h of a plurality of tube paths 25a and 25b including the aspiration tube path 25c are provided in the proximal portion 21; and the cleaning/disinfecting apparatus 2 provided with the cleaning bath... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090217953 - Drive roller for a cleaning system: A drive roller for use in a semiconductor substrate cleaning system is provided. In one embodiment, a drive roller includes an outer ring having a disk-shaped body, wherein the disk-shaped body has an inner cylindrical, an upper wall, and an outer cylindrical wall defining a cavity within the disk-shaped body.... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20090217954 - Tubular measurement system: A tubular measurement system for in service cleaning, inspecting, and measuring of a tubular, comprising: a first and second housing portion connected using hinges operable by hydraulic actuators. At least one high pressure water jet unit and a marine growth plough is disposed on a cleaning end of the housing.... Agent: Buskop Law Group, P.C.