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| 20080210262 | Cleaning Method and Apparatus - A method for cleaning an interior surface of a processing equipment using a treatment liquid, the processing equipment including a pipe section defining pipe section first and second ends, the pipe section defining a pipe section volume delimited by the pipe section first and second ends, the pipe section being initially at an initial internal pressure. The method includes introducing a predetermined volume of the treatment liquid, the predetermined volume being substantially smaller than the pipe section volume circulating the predetermined volume of the treatment liquid through the pipe section by simultaneously reducing an internal pressure within the pipe section at a location substantially adjacent the pipe section second end and increasing an internal pressure within the pipe section at a location substantially adjacent the pipe section first end. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090000647 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS CLEANING OF A PLURALITY OF PIPE CONDUITS OR PIPE CONDUIT SYSTEMS - Illustrated and described are a method and a device for the simultaneous cleaning of a plurality of pipe conduits or pipe conduit systems, particularly in each case having different pipe cross sections, wherein the cleaning takes place with a liquid cleaning medium, which is taken from a reservoir by a feed pump and fed to the systems to be cleaned. The invention makes provision for the cleaning medium stream to be fed to the first system to be cleaned and after leaving the first system to be cleaned, as cleaning medium stream, to be divided into two component streams, one component stream of which is used for cleaning the second or further system and the other component stream is again fed to the reservoir. In addition the second or further system to be cleaned is assigned a feed pump, whose speed and direction of rotation are variable for determining or regulating the cleaning method. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090032065 | SYRINGE WASH STATION FOR ANALYTICAL APPLICATIONS - An apparatus and method that address carry-over and contamination resulting from incomplete washing/flushing of syringe surfaces routinely exposed to samples and/or reagents. Specifically, the apparatus and method provide for washing the interior of a syringe barrel as well as interior and exterior surfaces of a syringe needle. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090038648 | Apparatus and Method for Reprocessing Lumened Instruments - Methods and apparatus for liquid, gas, and gas plasma sterilization of items. The apparatus includes two chambers and a holder to connectorlessly secure a lumened instrument such that a first portion of the lumened instrument lies in the first chamber and a second portion of the instrument lies in the second chamber, a liquid medium contained within the two chambers, and pumping means for simultaneously increasing fluid pressure within the first chamber of said container while decreasing fluid pressure within the second chamber of the container in a reciprocating fashion. The pumping means displaces at least a total internal volume of the liquid medium through the lumen for a given highest volume of a lumened instrument during each stroke. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090050180 | Clean in place gassing manifold - A clean in place gassing manifold comprises a gassing module comprising a hub, the gassing module and the hub being formed as a unitary device; and a complimentary clean in place module for coupling the gassing module, the complimentary clean in place module comprising a head that inserts into the hub of the gassing module. The gassing module coupled with the complimentary clean in place module allow a cleaning solution to be pumped through the coupled modules at and above a minimum flow rate and a minimum velocity for effective cleaning. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090090393 | CLEANING FIXTURES AND METHODS OF CLEANING ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY PLENUMS - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of cleaning one or more fluid plenums of an electrode assembly is provided. According to the method, a plurality of fluid ports in communication with the fluid plenum are isolated and differentiated into respective sets of plenum input ports and plenum output ports. The input and output ports are engaged with respective cleaning fluid couplings. A cleaning fluid is directed through the fluid plenum by creating a fluid pressure differential ΔP=P | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090101176 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT A CLEANING PROCESS - A method for carrying out a cleaning process in coating systems. Such a coating system comprises a horizontally, rotationally mounted drum container for receiving the product which is to be coated and polygonal and perforated lateral areas which are sealingly covered, respectively, by an air duct. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method. The invention is characterised in that a cleaning lance, which can be displaced axially, automatically passes through the air duct arranged on the outer wall of the drum container for cleaning and/or drying, and it cleans and/or dries the inner wall of the air duct. | 04-23-2009 |
| 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. | 05-07-2009 |
| 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 the tubes in place. The vertical receptacle is then filled with a fluid, and the pressure created by gravity forces the fluid through and around the tubes, cleansing the inner and outer surfaces of the tubes. | 07-02-2009 |
| 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 tube or by exhausting the cleaning gas at an exhausting rate which substantially does not affect uniform diffusion of the cleaning gas in the reaction tube from at a point of time of a period from a predetermined point of time before the cleaning gas is supplied into the reaction tube to a point of time when several seconds are elapsed after starting of supply of the cleaning gas into the reaction tube; and thereafter exhausting the cleaning gas from the reaction tube. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090199873 | Vortex Inhibitor Dispersal Pig - A pipeline pig—that moves by pressurized gas flow and provides for distribution of treating liquid subsisting in a lower portion of a pipeline—having a longitudinally extending nozzle located at a forward end of the pig, an array of helical-shaped louvers located on the discharge side of the nozzle and arranged circumferentially, and two perforated sealing elements that create a cavity that serves as a low pressure plenum. The louvers create a vortex effect and the perforated sealing elements allow vapor and liquid in front of the pig to be drawn into the cavity and discharged through the ports and back into the discharge of the nozzle. In this manner, liquid subsisting at a bottom portion of the pipeline is dispersed to achieve a complete 360° coating application of the interior cylindrical wall of the pipeline. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090205683 | Method of Washing Paint Gun - A paint gun is washed by adjusting the spray pressure of washing solution, the pressure of atomizing air, and the pressure of the patterning air so that the washing solution sprayed from the paint nozzle is shaped so as to wash the front surface of the paint nozzle. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090211609 | PAINT-METERING CYLINDER - Paint-metering cylinder for supplying a paint discharge nozzle with a paint material for painting plants, painting plants, and method for rinsing paint-metering cylinder. The paint-metering cylinder includes at least one rinsing device having at least two rinsing agent outlet openings. | 08-27-2009 |
| 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 more wash fluid reservoirs, a compressed gas supply, one or more pumps, two or more valve-controlled probe lines and a controller for opening and closing the valves and actuating the pump(s) at desired time intervals. The invention further concerns a method of cleaning a liquid handling probe using the claimed apparatus and comprising sequential steps of pumping wash fluid and compressed gas through the probe. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090283116 | Jetted Fluid System Cleaning Device and Method of Use Thereof - One embodiment of a jetted fluid system cleaning device may comprise an inlet port, an outlet port, at least one tube, and a sanitation system. The inlet port is adapted to receive a fluid and may be adapted to couple to a jetted bathtub faucet. The at least one tube may be coupled to the inlet port and adapted to transport the fluid from the inlet port to the fluid outlet port whereupon the fluid outlet port may be adapted to release the mixture to a jetted system intake port. The sanitation system in one embodiment may be operatively coupled to the at least one tube and adapted to insert a cleaning solution to the fluid to create a solution-fluid mixture. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100018555 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING THE CONTENTS FROM A PIPE - Method of removing the contents from a pipe ( | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100037919 | Sample deposition device - A device for collecting a sample and for depositing the sample in a sample-receiving port of a measuring apparatus comprises a first connection element ( | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100043831 | Rain Gutter Member - A gutter member includes an inlet operatively coupled to a gutter trough. The inlet is configured to receive matter such as water and non-water matter from the gutter trough. The gutter member further includes an outlet operatively coupled to a top of a downspout. The outlet is configured to pass water to the downspout. The gutter member further includes a reservoir configured to collect non-water matter. The reservoir is located between the inlet and the outlet and is lower than the gutter trough relative to the earth. The reservoir includes an exit port door configured to move between a first position in which a substantial amount of the non-water matter is retained in the reservoir and a second position in which the non-water matter is released from the reservoir. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100051061 | METHOD OF WASHING PIPEWORK - The invention concerns a method of washing pipework comprising a high point ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100078046 | Apparatus and method for cleaning passageways such as endoscope channels using flow of liquid and gas - Apparatus and methods are disclosed for cleaning interiors of passageways in endoscopes or other luminal medical devices by flow of liquid and gas therethrough. The liquid flow may include rivulets, droplets or other liquid entities which move on the internal surfaces of the passageways, and may include a three-phase contact interface between liquid and dry solid and gas. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100078047 | Method and composition for cleaning tubular systems employing moving three-phase contact lines - A method, composition and apparatus for cleaning an internal surface of a narrow diameter channel. The method includes:
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| 20100083987 | Cleaning device comprising a cleaning head and method for cleaning hose-type tube filters - A cleaning device ( | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100083988 | METHOD OF CLEANING PIPES BY ACTION OF A FLUID UNDER VERY HIGH PRESSURE - The invention relates to a method of cleaning a pipe ( | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100095986 | METHOD OF CLEANING MICRO-FLOW PASSAGES - To improve cleansing quality of wall surfaces of micro-flow channels in a micro-flow channel cleansing method. During cleansing of wall surfaces of micro-flow channels having at least one branching channel, by causing cleansing fluid to flow therethrough, the cleansing fluid is caused to flow through the at least one branching channel such that there is no residual fluid on the wall surfaces thereof. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100101610 | PIPELINE CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A cleaning apparatus useful for cleaning the interior of a pipeline contains: (A) a platform of a dimension sufficient to be inserted through an opening in the pipeline, the platform containing one or more portions; (B) a fluid interrupter having one or more parts to provide a surface to contact fluid flow and thereby interrupt fluid flow, the fluid interrupter constructed and arranged to be attached to the platform; a downstream side of the fluid interrupter being supported by members connected to the platform to dispose the fluid interrupter against fluid flow; (C) runners attached to the underside of the platform to contact an inner diameter of the pipeline; whereby the supported fluid interrupter, platform and runners redirect fluid flow between an underside of the platform and an inner surface of the pipeline; and (D) a device located downstream of the fluid interrupter to constrict the volume of the redirected fluid and increase its flow rate; whereby fluid flow is increased to move solid waste in the pipeline; and method for utilization of the cleaning apparatus to assist in relocation of solids in a pipeline for extraction therefrom, such as sewer lines or storm drains. The apparatus may further have opposing support members on an upper face of the platform; a rudder to orient disposition of the apparatus; one or more ballasts to correct any listing of the apparatus during use; and/or one or more seals or skirts that help the sled better form to the pipe. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100147332 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PIPELINE CLEANING USING CONTROLLED INJECTION OF GAS - A method of cleaning sediment from a liquid-transporting pipeline comprises injecting gas into the pipeline. The injected gas forms a bubble in the pipeline and the bubble travels in a direction towards a discharge of the pipeline. Resulting turbulence at a trailing surface of the bubble causes sediment in the pipeline to become entrained in a liquid phase trailing the bubble. The bubble and sediment entrained in a liquid phase trailing the bubble are conveyed to the discharge of the pipeline. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100192982 | PIPE SCARIFYING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention disclosed and claimed herein relates to a subterranean pipe tractor for moving and controlling a pipe scarifier. The subterranean pipe tractor comprises a scarifier connector that reversibly connects a scarifier to the pipe tractor; a drive mechanism for propelling the scarifier through the pipe when the scarifier is connected to the pipe tractor; and a power source that powers the drive mechanism. The power source of the pipe tractor may be an on-board power source or an external power source. The pipe tractor may include a hydraulic pump and an on-board electric generator powered by the power source. The subterranean pipe tractor may include local controls for controlling local functions and remote controls used to control remote components, such as a high-pressure fluid source. The subterranean pipe tractor may optionally include a scarifier lift mechanism for lifting one end of the scarifier. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100218789 | SUBMERGED MEMBRANE SEPARATION APPARATUS, CLEANING METHOD FOR DIFFUSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MEMBRANE SEPARATION - A membrane separation method is useful in purifying clear water, sewage, etc. and can reliably remove obstruction of an air diffusing apparatus with a simple operation of only opening and closing a valve, a submerged membrane separation apparatus to be used for the same, and a method for cleaning an air diffusing apparatus. The submerged membrane separation apparatus includes a separation membrane module, an air diffusing apparatus, and a gas supplying apparatus, wherein an air diffusing apparatus is arranged in one treatment tank, two header pipes (A and B) are placed as the gas supplying pipes, the connecting port a and the header pipe A and the connecting port b and the header pipe B for each of the air diffusing apparatuses are respectively connected, on-off valves are arranged in four parts, and the end of downstream sides of the header pipes A and B are open to the atmosphere. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100294316 | Tube Cleaning Device - A tube cleaning device with a shaft having a front end and a rear end defining a length therebetween is provided. The tube cleaning device has a plurality of projections extending from the shaft in a spiral configuration around the length of the shaft. The shaft and the plurality of projections are made of metal and have a polymeric coating thereon. The shaft and the plurality of projections may be composed of stainless steel. The polymeric coating is a natural or synthetic rubber material. A method of making the tube cleaning device and a method of using the tube cleaning device are also provided. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100313914 | Pipe Clearing Systems - A method of clearing a pipe of contents with an air system. The method may include providing air by the air system at high pressure and low velocity until the contents begin to move within the pipe, providing air by the air system air at low pressure and high velocity until a majority of the contents are removed from the pipe, and continuing to provide air at low pressure and high velocity until substantially all remaining contents are removed from the pipe. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100326475 | PIPE CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Pipe cleaning apparatus is provided, including a compressed air supply unit, a liquid supply unit, and a control unit. The compressed air supply unit generates compressed air and supplies a target pipe to be cleaned with the generated compressed air. The liquid supply unit pumps a liquid and supplies the target pipe with the pumped liquid. The control unit controls the compressed air supply unit and the liquid supply unit to be alternately supplied with the compressed air and the pumped liquid at a predetermined interval. According to the pipe cleaning apparatus, since the target pipe is alternately supplied with the compressed air and the pumped liquid which have different compression and expansion ratios, the compressed air and the pumped liquid simultaneously undergo compression and expansion to then move forward. In addition, a force of oscillatory movement applied to sludge or scale deposited on the interior surface of the pipe and a movement rate are increased. Therefore, the removal efficiency of the sludge or scale can be improved. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110030734 | RIGID LANCE CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - A rigid lance cleaning system includes rigid tubular lances that are movable between retracted and extended positions for delivering a cleaning fluid. Flexible hoses are connected to respective rigid tubular lances for delivering the cleaning fluid. A hose reel is configured to dispense the flexible hose when the rigid tubular lances extend and collect the flexible hoses when the rigid tubular lances retract. A frame movably supports the rigid tubular lances and a drive system is configured to selectively extend and retract the rigid tubular lenses. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110083704 | CLEAN IN PLACE GASSING MANIFOLD - A clean in place gassing manifold comprises a gassing module comprising a hub, the gassing module and the hub being formed as a unitary device; and a complementary clean in place module for coupling the gassing module, the complementary clean in place module comprising a head that inserts into the hub of the gassing module. The gassing module coupled with the complementary clean in place module allow a cleaning solution to be pumped through the coupled modules at and above a minimum flow rate and a minimum velocity for effective cleaning. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110100401 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOVING CONTAMINATING PARTICLES FROM CONTAINERS - A method and a device ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110114131 | PROCESS VESSEL WITH APERTURED TUBE - Provided are vessels having at least one tube with at least one aperture formed therein to input fluid, to extract fluid, or both, to or from the interior or exterior of the vessel. Such fluids may contain solid materials. The fluid may be exerted or expelled out of the at least one aperture so as to prevent formation of undesirable or collateral materials, such as ash or slag, or to reduce the formation or accumulation of such materials, or even to reduce or remove any collateral materials otherwise might be created and deposited within the process vessel. Fluid may also be extracted through one or more apertures. In other embodiments, one or more apertured tubes are disposed exterior to the process vessel so as to enable removal of material accumulating on the exterior of the vessel or application of material on the exterior of the vessel. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110120499 | Method and System for an Injectable Foam Pig - This invention relates to a method and system for inserting a larger diameter foam pig into a tubular member, such as a pipe or pipeline, through a smaller diameter access connection when the tubular member contains a pressurized product flow. A foam pig sized appropriately for the tubular member is reduced in size so as to reside within a canister or vacuum-packed bag within the canister. The canister is located above an access connection to the tubular member. The reduced size foam pig is then injected from the canister through the small diameter access connection. As the foam pig enters into the interior space of the tubular member, the pig expands and turns and travels downstream of the access connection. The expanded foam pig has a diameter substantially equal to that of the tubular member and a volume substantially greater than that of the foam pig prior to its injection. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110220151 | Method and Apparatus for Washing Downhole Tubulars and Equipment - A washing assembly having at least one nozzle in fluid communication with at least one fluid source. The at least one nozzle is angled slightly inwards and downwards towards the internal bore of the washing assembly. The washing assembly is placed in functional relation to a wellbore. The tubular within the wellbore is passed along the washing assembly and through pressurized fluid supplied thereby, whereby NORM and other materials are washed from the tubular down into the wellbore. Further, the methods disclosed include use of the disclosed washing assembly or other washing assemblies used for the purpose of removing material from downhole tubular and like materials. The washing assembly is positioned within a wellbore such that it is sufficiently retained therein. A fluid source is coupled to the washing assembly to provide pressurized fluid thereto. The fluid provided may be augmented with cleaners or other chemicals to aid in the removal of the NORM and/or other material contained on the tubulars, and/or to aid in neutralizing the NORM. The pressurized fluid is introduced into the wellbore and the tubular is extracted through the exerted fluid. The NORM and other material is washed down into the borehole. One or more washing assemblies may be positioned along the length of the wellbore as needed. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110303245 | HYDROJET CLEANER AND METHOD FOR CLEANING THE INTERIOR OF A COILED TUBULAR DEVICE - A hydrojet cleaning device ( | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110308552 | SEWER CLEANING METHOD - A sewer pipe is cleaned of collected solids by providing a water supply hose at a first location on the pipe and by driving a jet nozzle head to a second location along the pipe using jets directed along the pipe. At the second location the head is changed for a second head attached to a cable and is pulled back to the first location by the hose. The nozzle is then pulled back to the second location by pulling the cable while nozzles directed along the pipe toward the second location drive the solids forwardly to the second location for extraction. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120000490 | METHODS FOR ENHANCED PROCESSING CHAMBER CLEANING - Methods and apparatus for cleaning a showerhead and other chamber components used in a chemical vapor deposition process are provided. The methods comprise establishing a thermal gradient in a chamber having a showerhead assembly with deposited material thereon, providing a halogen containing cleaning gas to the chamber, wherein the thermal gradient causes a turbulent or convective flow of the cleaning gas, removing the coating of deposited material from the showerhead assembly by reacting the halogen containing cleaning gas with the deposited material, and exhausting reaction by-products from the chamber. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120012136 | PLUNGERS AND DEVICES FOR STORING PLUMBING TOOLS - A plunger that operates by a piston to drive a purging flow at relatively high pressure is disclosed. The plunger includes features so that the exterior of the plunger remains in a dry and sanitary condition. An optional storage unit is also disclosed where the storage unit includes at least one UV element. Where the UV element decreases the amount of pathogens on the plumbing tool. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012137 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY FLUSHING A BULK DISPENSING SYSTEM IN A CLEANING APPLIANCE - A household cleaning appliance includes a bulk dispensing system configured to receive a removable cartridge containing multiple doses of treating chemistry and configured to deliver a charge of treating chemistry from the cartridge to a treating chamber and a water supply configured to be selectively coupled to the bulk dispensing system to flush at least a portion of the bulk dispensing system. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120031436 | CLEANING THE SHELL SIDE OF A HEAT EXCHANGER CORE - A method is disclosed for cleaning the shell side of the core of a heat exchanger formed of a set of tubes passing through transverse plates which include two end plates and at least one baffle plate. A hole is first formed in an end plate in a region between core tubes. A lance is next inserted into through the hole and used to jet the section of the core between the end plate and the first baffle plate. A boring tool inserted through the hole in the end plate is then used to drill a hole in the baffle, allowing the cleaning process to be repeated for further sections of the core. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120067377 | WASHING DEVICE FOR WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS AND WASHING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a washing device for a water treatment apparatus and a washing method thereof that can wash hard to reach areas with hands inside the water treatment apparatus. A washing device for a water treatment apparatus according to an aspect of the invention may include: circulation members connected to passages of the water treatment apparatus to circulate wash water through the passages of the water treatment apparatus; and a circulation module connected to the circulation members and circulating the wash water through the passages of the water treatment apparatus and the circulation members to thereby wash the passages of the water treatment apparatus. A washing method of a water treatment apparatus according to another aspect of the invention may include: a wash water inflow operation in which wash water flows into circulation members; and a circulation washing operation in which a circulation modulation is operated to circulate the wash water through passages of the wash treatment apparatus. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120067378 | Method for Removing Foreign Matter from a Digital Hydraulic Pressure Controller - Foreign matter is removed from a digital hydraulic pressure controller having two portions connectable to each other and each including two valve arrays with a plurality of individually switchable valve means having different flow cross-sections and connected in parallel within a valve array. One valve array of each pressure controller portion can connect a supply line to a controller output line and the other valve array can connect the output line to a drain line. The two pressure controller portions are connected, the valve means having the largest flow cross-section of the valve array of the one portion on the supply line side is opened, the valve means o having the largest flow cross-section of the valve array of the other portion on the drain line side is opened and the opened flow path is flushed through the pressure controller with pressurized working fluid, while the other valve means are closed. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120097192 | Multifunctional cleaning tool - A method of cleaning a tubular with a cleaning tool that includes the steps of disposing the cleaning tool in the tubular, the cleaning tool having a main body with a first end, a second end, an inlet, an outlet, and a propulsion relief assembly disposed proximate to the second end. The method further includes the steps of sufficiently pressurizing fluid behind the tubular to propel the cleaning tool along the tubular, and increasing the pressure of the fluid to actuate the propulsion relief assembly, whereby fluid is jetted out the outlet and out of the propulsion relief assembly. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120103368 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING ELONGATED TUBES - Methods, apparatus and other embodiments associated with cleaning elongated tubes are presented. An apparatus includes a rail, a lance a cart and a door. The rail has a left side and a right side. The lance sprays material into elongated tubes. The first cart supports the lance the cart can move in the rail in a forward direction and in a reverse direction. The first door is movably attached to the rail and moves to an open position when the cart moves in the forward direction and moves to a closed position when the cart moves in the reverse direction. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120118328 | AUTOMATIC PORTABLE FLUID DISPERSAL DEVICE - The present disclosure includes an automatic portable misting apparatus for the dispersal of fluids. The misting apparatus is customizable to a specified use and is highly portable. The misting apparatus includes a pressurizable fluid tank, an automatic air compressor mounted to the fluid tank, a fluid conduit and a hose or wand coupled to a plurality of nozzles. Fluid may be distributed in the form of a corresponding number of fine spray streams, and a valve for controlling the flow of fluid from the fluid tank to the fluid conduit. The fluids dispersal apparatus is easy to operate, easy to maintain, unobtrusive and economical. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120234357 | METHOD FOR COMPOSITION FOR CLEANING TUBULAR SYSTEMS EMPLOYING MOVING THREE-PHASE LINES - A method for cleaning an internal surface of a narrow diameter channel includes steps of flowing a liquid cleaning medium and a gas through the narrow diameter channel under a flow regime that creates surface flow entities in contact with and sliding along the internal surface of the narrow diameter channel, said surface flow entities having three-phase contact lines and associated menisci, said surface flow entities detaching contaminants with which they come in contact from the internal surface of the narrow diameter internal surface of the narrow diameter channel; and rinsing the internal surface of the narrow diameter channel to remove residual liquid cleaning medium and detached contaminants from the channel. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120273008 | PIPELINE DECONTAMINATION PROCESS EMPLOYED IN THE OIL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION AND DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM USED TO PROCEED WITH THE DECONTAMINATION OF PIPELINES - Pipeline decontamination process employed in the oil exploration and production and decontamination facility used to proceed with the decontamination of pipelines used in oil exploration and production, wherein a pipeline (T) to be decontaminated is submitted to a hydro-blasting phase for the purposes of removal of the material added to the internal wall of such pipeline. Such hydro-blasting process occurs in a closed circuit and where the water used for such process is submitted to filters for the retention of solid residues. Such hydro-blasting process is conducted in the presence of vacuum, which is used to promote the suction of residues removed, in conjunction with the volume of water used. The hydro-blasting process is taken into effect by employing a hydro-blasting spear ( | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120279521 | DISPENSE NOZZLE CLEANER - A dispense nozzle cleaner includes a cleaning rack having apertures for placement epoxy dispense nozzles including nozzle holes having residual epoxy, spray nozzles, and alignment members for aligning the spray nozzles with the epoxy dispense nozzles. A pressure source coupled to a solvent reservoir in a lower chamber and a pressure source coupled to an upper chamber delivers a pressurized cleaning solution including a solvent or solvent mixture for epoxy from the solvent reservoir to an inlet side of the spray nozzles that are within a middle chamber for urging the pressurized cleaning solution through the spray nozzle to be sprayed from its outlet so that the pressurized cleaning solution sprayed flows through the full length of the epoxy dispense nozzle including through the nozzle hole, thereby removing at least a portion of the residual epoxy. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120285488 | Apparatus and method for cleaning passageways such as endoscope channels using flow of liquid and gas - Apparatus and methods are disclosed for cleaning interiors of passageways in endoscopes or other luminal medical devices by flow of liquid and gas therethrough. The liquid flow may include rivulets, droplets or other liquid entities which move on the internal surfaces of the passageways, and may include a three-phase contact interface between liquid and dry solid and gas. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130008471 | Device for Unclogging Pipe - A flexible tubing system includes flexible tubing and a balloon. The balloon is located at the flexible tubing's distal end and between the opening of the proximate end and the opening of the distal end. The distal end of flexible tubing is inserted into a pipe so that the balloon is surrounding by pipe walls. The balloon is inflated by forcing air or liquid into an air/fluid injection port at the proximate end of the flexible tubing until the balloon creates a substantially airtight blockage in the pipe, thereby creating an interstitial space between the inflated balloon and the clog. Then, air or fluid is injected through the opening at the proximate end of the flexible tubing to exit at the opening of the distal end of the flexible tubing thereby pressurizing the interstitial space and forcing the clog to move away from the balloon to unclog the pipe. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130042894 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING HEAT EXCHANGER TUBES - A hose reel assembly, system and method for cleaning tubes, particularly heat exchanger tubes, which system includes independently rotatable inner and outer drums. The inner drum is rotated in a first or second direction by a first motor assembly to wind a hose disposed in a gap between the drums, off of or onto the inner drum. A second motor rotates the outer drum causing rotation of a nozzle on the hose about the hose's longitudinal axis and at speeds of about 100 to about 1600 rpm. The nozzle delivers a water jet at pressures of up to about 55,000 psi to cut through deposits in the bores of the exchanger tubes. The nozzle is mounted on an indexer movable within the heat exchanger and a camera and joystick on a remote console enables an operator to view the cleaning operations and manipulate the nozzle in relative safety. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130125929 | Preventive Maintenance Apparatus and Preventive Maintenance Method for Inner Surface of Piping - A preventive maintenance apparatus has a movable body and a water jet peening apparatus (WJP apparatus). The movable body installs a jet nozzle for driving and floating bodies on a base body. The movable body suspended in cooling water in a reactor pressure vessel jets high-pressure water from a high-pressure pump from the jet nozzle, advances in the cooling water, and is inserted into a pipe with the cooling water filled which is connected to the reactor pressure vessel. The posture of the movable body in the pipe is controlled by buoyancy adjustment of the floating bodies and the movable body can easily pass through a curve pipe portion. The high-pressure water from a high-pressure pump is jetted from jet nozzles of the WJP apparatus and for the inner surface of a vertical pipe portion, the WJP is executed. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130146095 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING GAS INJECTORS - An injector cleaning apparatus with a concentric dual flow introducer and a flow-dispersing injector seat along with a method of cleaning an injector. The concentric dual flow introducer has concentric cleaning fluid flowpaths configured to communicate with a central passage and a plurality of peripheral passages of a gas injector. The input-side injector engaging interface of the concentric dual flow introducer and the flow-dispersing injector seat each have a compressible sealing portion having compressibility sufficient to yield under fluid cleaning surges attributable to initiation and termination of cleaning fluid flow through the injector cleaning apparatus along with resiliency sufficient to prevent abutment of the gas injector and a rigid facing portion of the input-side injector engaging interface and output-side injector engaging interface respectively. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130146096 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING AND STERILIZING PRODUCT LINES - System and method for cleaning a product line of a fluid dispensing system. The cleaning system includes a first container that contains liquid and a second container that contains gas such that the cleaning system is attached to the product line of a liquid dispensing system so that cleaning fluid can be pumped through the line that has gas pockets therein. The gas pockets work to create sheer within the product line in order to clean biomass and other contaminates from within the product line. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130186433 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE REGENERATION - A method for rendering a microfluidic device suitable for reuse for nucleic acid analysis is provided. The method may include flowing a nucleic acid inactivating solution into a microfluidic channel of the device by pumping; and then flowing a wash solution into the channel by pumping, thereby displacing the nucleic acid inactivating solution from the channel, whereby any residual nucleic acid from a prior use of the device is inactivated. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130199576 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CLEAR A LIQUID FUEL SUPPLY LINE - A system to clear a liquid fuel supply line in a turbomachine includes a valve configured to control a flow of cleanser into the liquid fuel supply line. The system also includes a controller configured to control the valve to allow the flow of cleanser when liquid fuel is not being supplied to a combustion can of the turbomachine through the liquid fuel supply line. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130220380 | HOT AIR INJECTOR CLEANING SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A system and process for cleaning a flow passage of a dirty device, such as a fuel injector, are provided. The dirty device has one or more flow passages undesirably clogged with deposit layers of carbon, sulfur, and other contaminants. The device is placed within a thermal chamber heats the device to a first temperature. A fluid supply provides pressurized fluid having an oxidizer, and a heat exchanger heats the pressurized fluid to a second temperature. A conduit is coupled between the heat exchanger the flow passage of the device. The device is heated at the first temperature by the thermal chamber and heated fluid at the second temperature is supplied to the flow passage of the device. The thermal chamber can provide heat to the heat exchanger and the device simultaneously for a period of time. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130220381 | LINING MATERIAL REMOVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Apparatus for removing lining material from the inside of a cylindrical structure comprising a traveler received within the structure and movable along its length and having a securing means, a rotatable nozzle assembly connected to the traveler, the nozzle assembly comprising one or more nozzle lines each terminating in a nozzle head that rotates, the nozzle assembly being configured in a manner that each nozzle head is suitably spaced from the lining material to be able to deliver a jet of fluid under pressure to the lining material, a nozzle rotation means for rotating the nozzle assembly, and a conduit means in fluid communication with the nozzle assembly suitable for delivering a flow of fluid to the nozzle assembly under sufficient pressure to cut the lining material in the structure. A method employing the apparatus for removing lining material. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130239994 | Hose Cleaning Apparatus and Method - A cleaning apparatus for a hose comprises: a wash basin comprising an intake manifold, an exhaust manifold, and a basin drain port; a fresh water reservoir connected to the wash basin via a fill valve; a sprayer fluidly connected to the exhaust manifold via a conduit and configured to spray liquid; a pump fluidly connected between the basin drain port and the intake manifold and configured to pump the liquid from the basin drain port to the intake manifold; a drain port fluidly connected to the pump via a drain valve; a blower fluidly connected to the intake manifold via a three-way valve and configured to blow air; an air intake port fluidly connected to the blower; and a controller configured to control the pump, the blower, the fill valve, and the drain valve. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130269731 | METHOD FOR CLEANING A NOZZLE OF A MATERIAL DEPOSITION SYSTEM - A method for cleaning a nozzle of a material deposition system configured to deposit material on an electronic substrate includes: performing a deposition operation with a material deposition system configured to position an electronic substrate under a deposition head movable by a gantry, to supply material to a chamber of the deposition head, to extend a piston of the deposition head from the chamber, the needle terminating in a needle orifice, and to push a volume of material out of the chamber by an actuator of the deposition head to form a desired volume of material at the needle orifice that is deposited on the electronic substrate; and cleaning the needle orifice with air directed to the needle orifice. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130298945 | Washing Treatment Apparatus And Wash Treatment Method - A washing treatment apparatus and a washing treatment method are provided. A washing treatment apparatus washes in a washing container an object to be washed including a tubular portion, and a main body portion to which one end portion of the tubular portion is connected. The washing treatment apparatus includes a washing solution supply unit which pressurizes and supplies a washing solution to the washing container, a penetration hole portion which is provided on the washing container and includes a penetration hole into which the tubular portion can be inserted, an outlet hole portion which is provided on the washing container and includes an outlet hole through which the washing solution supplied into the washing container flows out to adjust pressure of the washing solution in the washing container to predetermined pressure. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130319470 | NOZZLE CLEANING DEVICE, NOZZLE CLEANING METHOD, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A nozzle cleaning device is capable of uniformly cleaning a nozzle from a front end of the nozzle to an upper part thereof. The nozzle cleaning device includes a storage tank, a liquid discharging portion and an overflow discharging portion. The storage tank has a cylindrical inner peripheral surface and is configured to store therein a cleaning liquid that cleans a nozzle used in a substrate process. The liquid discharging portion is configured to discharge the cleaning liquid into the storage tank toward a position eccentric with respect to a central axis of the cylindrical inner peripheral surface to store the cleaning liquid within the storage tank and configured to form a vortex flow of the cleaning liquid revolving within the storage tank. The overflow discharging portion is configured to discharge the cleaning liquid that overflows the storage tank. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130340794 | THREADED PIPE CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A pipe thread cleaning system includes an air delivery system, a fluid delivery system, and a thread cleaner having a housing. A pipe support assembly includes an inflatable seal associated with an open end of the housing. A fluid supply assembly includes a rotating stem having a first end positioned inside the housing and having a hub associated therewith, and a second end positioned outside of the housing. A wand is fluidly coupled with the hub and has a fist portion extending radially from the hub, and a second portion extending parallel to the sidewall and including an opening configured to direct a volume of cleaning fluid and gas onto threads of the threaded pipe. A handle is associated with the rotating stem and configured to rotate the rotating stem relative to the housing such that the wand directs a volume of cleaning fluid and gas towards the threads. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140053874 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING FLUID CONDUITS - A method of cleaning a fluid conduit in a hydrocarbon production installation is described. The method comprises introducing a flexible hose into a fluid conduit system through a pressure control device, and running the flexible hose into a conduit to be cleaned while a fluid stream flows in the conduit. At least one substance is cleaned from the conduit by pumping a cleaning fluid into a bore of the flexible hose and expelling the cleaning fluid from the flexible hose into the conduit through at least one outlet in the flexible hose. The substance is carried the at least one substance in the fluid stream to a conduit outlet. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140060586 | MEDIUM PRESSURE STEAM INTERVENTION IN AN OLEFIN CRACKING FURNACE DECOKE PROCEDURE - Described herein is a method for removing coke deposits in radiant tubes of an olefin cracking furnace and removing accumulated spalled coke from one or more outlet elbows of the olefin cracking furnace without performing a cold shutdown of the furnace. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140083464 | ASSEMBLY FOR IMPROVING REMOVAL FROM A PIPE OF DEBRIS SUCH AS ROOTS AND SCALE USING A WATER JET NOZZLE - A carriage for receiving and retaining at least one water delivery nozzle. The carriage comprises a body defining a space which receives and retains therein the at least one water delivery nozzle. The carriage includes support means extending from the carriage body which when the carriage is inserted in a pipe engages an inner surface of the pipe. The carriage further comprises at least one formation which enables the nozzles to be disposed at a predetermined angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the pipe in which the carriage travels. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140144471 | Contamination Control, Rinsing, and Purging Methods to Extend the Life of Components within Combinatorial Processing Systems - Methods and apparatuses for controlling contamination within processing modules and extending the life of system components within processing modules of combinatorial processing systems are disclosed. Methods include injecting a purging fluid into distribution lines within a processing module after one step of a process recipe. Further, injecting a flushing fluid into the distribution lines after the purging fluid is introduced therein. Furthermore, injecting the purging fluid and the flushing fluid into the fluid distribution line multiple times before initiating a next step of the process recipe. Finally, injecting a purging fluid into the distribution lines before initiating a next process step. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140166054 | CLEANING DEVICE FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USE - A cleaning device includes a flushing chamber having opposite proximal and distal ends, and a length extending between the proximal and distal ends. An inlet port of the cleaning device is in fluid communication with the flushing chamber and configured for fluid connection to a source of fluid. The flushing chamber is selectively openable along its length to an open position, in which the distal end portion of the medical instrument is insertable into the flushing chamber, and selectively closable along its length to a closed position, in which the distal end portion of the medical instrument is enclosed and fluidly sealed within the flushing chamber. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140190523 | CLEANING DEVICE FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USE - A cleaning device for a medical instrument including a flushing chamber, the flushing chamber having a lumen sized and configured to accept a distal end portion of the medical instrument during a cleaning process. The flushing chamber has an inlet port and an outlet port. Proximal and distal sealing members of the flushing chamber seal about the medical instrument when the instrument is inserted into the lumen of the flushing chamber. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140196750 | PREPARATION METHODS FOR TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE DELIVERY SYSTEMS - A delivery device for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve includes a support shaft around which a compartment is defined, an inner shaft extending through the support shaft and adapted to slide relative to the support shaft along a longitudinal axis thereof, the inner shaft having a lumen therethrough, and a distal sheath operatively connected at a distal end to the inner shaft and slidable therewith. The compartment may receive the valve in an assembled condition, and may be selectively covered and uncovered by the distal sheath. A first flow path may provide flow communication between the lumen of the inner shaft and the compartment. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140202498 | COOLING HOLE CLEANING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Blockages of turbomachine cooling circuit cooling holes resulting from coating processes can be removed by introducing a cleaning agent into the cooling circuit. The cooling circuit can be connected to a cleaning agent supply under pressure, adding force on the blockage to chemical action by the cleaning agent. The cleaning agent is chemically reactive with the coating material and substantially chemically non-reactive with the underlying material of the cooling circuit and other parts of the turbomachine. A neutralization agent can also be introduced to reduce toxicity and/or action of the cleaning agent. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140209126 | Uni-Directional Pipeline Pig and Pipeline Assemblies | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140246057 | Apparatus and Method for Cleaning Microsurgical Instruments - A cleaning apparatus for microsurgical instruments has a flush chamber closed off at one end by a first plug adapted to liquid-tightly grip one end of the instrument, allowing a portion of the instrument to extend past the first plug and out of the flush chamber. The other end of the flush chamber is closed off by a second plug having an inlet port. Liquid injected through the inlet port on the second plug passes through an internal passageway formed in the instrument and exits the instrument through the portion that extends past the first plug. In another embodiment the instrument has an internal passageway and an end cap through which flushing ports are formed which communicate with the passageway. A first plug having an inlet port is liquid-tightly attached to the end cap and liquid injected into the first plug passes through the plug, through the flushing ports and through the passageway to clean detritus from the instrument. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140251383 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING FLUID ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR OF A TUBE, AND SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATING THE INTERIOR OF TUBES - A treatment system that treats the interior of one or more tubes of a tube bundle. The system circulates treatment fluid within the tubes being treated. A manifold distributes the treatment fluid among the tubes being treated in the case of treatment of more than one tube where the tubes are to be treated simultaneously. A device is provided that both seals the ends of the tubes being treated and forms a passage by which the treatment fluid is introduced into and removed from the tubes. The treatment system can be a tube cleaning system that removes foreign material from the interior of the tubes. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140261559 | PIPE MATERIAL REMOVAL APPARATUS AND METHOD - Apparatus for removing material lining the inside surface of a cylindrical structure, the apparatus comprising: a support for supporting the structure in a horizontal orientation; an elongate horizontal boom for being inserted into the structure; a nozzle assembly connected to the boom member, the nozzle assembly comprising one or more nozzles wherein each nozzle is suitably spaced from the lining to deliver a jet of fluid under pressure to the lining; a conduit in fluid communication with the nozzle assembly suitable for delivering a flow of fluid to each nozzle under sufficient pressure to cut the lining material adjacent the nozzle; and a rotation mechanism cooperating with the support to passively enable the structure to being rotated while supported by the support or to actively impart rotation to the structure while supported by the support, wherein the rotation of the structure is about a central longitudinal axis of the structure. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140290700 | Apparatus and Method for Reprocessing Lumened Instruments - Apparatus and methods for processing an item, such as a lumened instrument, secured in a connectorless fashion in a push/pull reprocessor. The push/pull reprocessor includes a container having a first chamber and a second chamber and a pressure sensor in each chamber such that the method includes the step of generating a flow of a liquid, such as ozonated water, back-and-forth upon the item or additionally through a lumen in the case of a lumened instrument. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140299158 | PIPE CLEANING APPARATUS, USE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A debris removal method includes at least any one step of varying i) flow, ii) turbulence, and iii) pressure, within a pipe gas stream. Another embodiment is a cleaning system including a viewer to view inside pipe, and a turbulator associated with the viewer, to vary in a gas stream any of flow, pressure, and turbulence. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140305473 | REFRACTORY MATERIAL REMOVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Apparatus for removing coked refractory from the inside of a cylindrical structure used in a fluid catalytic converter. A body is received within the structure and movable along its length. A rotatable nozzle assembly delivers jets of water under high pressure to the surface of the coked refractory to disintegrate it by hydrodemolition. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140311528 | CLEANING TOOL AND A METHOD FOR TREATING AN INNER SURFACE OF A CASING - The present invention relates to a cleaning tool for cleaning and treating an inner surface of a downhole casing. The cleaning tool comprises a tool housing, a mechanical cleaning tool section comprising mechanical cleaning elements for releasing elements of the inner surface of the casing in order to clean the casing to become substantially free from rigid debris and other precipitated materials, and a jetting tool section for ejecting an enzyme-containing fluid onto the cleaned inner surface. The jetting tool section comprises a fluid chamber comprising the enzyme-containing fluid, and a nozzle head comprising at least one nozzle. The invention further relates to a method for treating an inner surface of a casing by means of the cleaning tool. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140338705 | DUCT CLEANING CLAMP AND DUCT CLEANING ACCESS DOOR - The present invention is directed to a magnetic duct cleaning hose clamp for attaching an airflow hose to a HVAC duct to be cleaned. The improved duct cleaning hose clamp includes: a planar clamp base; a plurality of magnets arranged around the periphery of the back surface of the clamp base; a compressible sealing member located between the magnetic attachment pads on the back surface of the clamp base; at least one handle portion extending from the front surface of the clamp base; a duct cleaning hose mounting portion protruding from the front surface of the clamp base; and a duct cleaning hose mounting portion defining an airflow aperture which is in fluid communication with a remote HVAC duct cleaning base unit. The present invention further includes magnetic duct access door of similar construction to the clamp. The magnetic access door provides for frequent access to a variety of different kinds of duct. The design of the improved clamp and the improved access door allow for creation of an efficient magnetic attraction seal with a metallic duct and easy manual removal of the clamps or access doors of the invention by tilting the clamp or access door via the handles on its front surface. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140360533 | CLEANING OF PIPELINES - A pipeline cleaning system can include a pipeline cleaning apparatus with at least one fluid director that causes fluid which flows through the fluid director to repeatedly change direction. A method of cleaning a pipeline can include inserting a pipeline cleaning apparatus into the pipeline, flowing a fluid, thereby causing the fluid to be discharged from the pipeline cleaning apparatus into the pipeline, and a fluid director of the pipeline cleaning apparatus repeatedly changing a direction of discharge of the fluid from the pipeline cleaning apparatus. A pipeline cleaning apparatus can include a housing adapted for insertion into a pipeline, and at least one fluid director that repeatedly changes a direction of discharge of fluid from the pipeline cleaning apparatus, in response to flow of the fluid through the apparatus. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150096598 | METHOD FOR CLEANING PASSAGEWAYS USING FLOW OF LIQUID AND GAS - Apparatus and methods are disclosed for cleaning interiors of passageways in endoscopes or other luminal medical devices by flow of liquid and gas therethrough. The liquid flow may include rivulets, droplets or other liquid entities which move on the internal surfaces of the passageways, and may include a three-phase contact interface between liquid and dry solid and gas. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150107628 | DERMATOME SWIVEL DOUBLE ACTION VALVE - A dermatome having a handle and an attachment including a valve, where the valve may include a first bobbin at least partially defining a first flow path and a second flow path, a second bobbin at least partially defining a first flow path, an inlet port at least partially defined by the second bobbin and an outlet port at least partially defined by the first bobbin. The ports of the valve may open in response to an application of a mechanical act to the attachment and the ports may close in response to the absence or removal of the mechanical act. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150122294 | VIEW DEFINITION ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT - A view definition enhancement system for gastrointestinal endoscope diagnosis and treatment (ESCGV) comprises a washing bottle ( | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150136180 | ASSEMBLY FOR ENGAGING AND ACTIVATING A BARGUN DURING CLEANING OPERATION - The invention concerns an assembly ( | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150305608 | ENDOSCOPE CLEANING/DISINFECTING APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE CLEANING METHOD - An endoscope cleaning/disinfecting apparatus includes an endoscope connection section, a liquid supply conduit, a gas feeding conduit, a first gas feeding section, a first exhaust section, and a control section that performs a step of filling the gas feeding conduit with a cleaning liquid, a step of opening the first exhaust section, a step of allowing a gas to flow from the first gas feeding section to the endoscope connection section and feeding a two-phase gas-liquid fluid with which the gas feeding conduit is filled into the conduit of the endoscope and a step of closing the first exhaust section a predetermined time after allowing the gas to flow. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150328668 | SUBSTRATE LIQUID TREATMENT APPARATUS, METHOD OF CLEANING SUBSTRATE LIQUID TREATMENT APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - A substrate liquid treatment apparatus includes: at least one processing unit that processes a substrate with a treatment liquid; a storage tank that stores the treatment liquid; a circulation line through which the treatment liquid discharged from the storage tank into the circulation line is returned to the storage tank; a branch supply line that is branched from the circulation line to supply the treatment liquid to the processing unit; a recovery line that returns to the storage tank the treatment liquid having been supplied to the substrate in the processing unit; a distribution line connecting the circulation line and the recovery line; and a shutoff valve, provided on the distribution line, that is opened when cleaning of the recovery line is performed. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150336139 | DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM CONNECTORS - A lumen device decontamination system includes a lumen device container defining a lumen device receiving area and a fluid connector connected to the lumen device container so as to deliver a decontaminating fluid to the lumen device receiving area. The fluid connector includes a fluid passage suitable for conducting flow of the decontaminating fluid and a means for connecting the fluid connector to a lumen port of a medical device positioned in the lumen device receiving area. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160008857 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH PRESSURE WATER TREATMENT OF THE INSIDE OF A PIPE SECTION | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160059280 | Surgical Instrument Sanitizer Apparatus, System, and Method of Use - A cleaning system includes a surgical tool assembly having a longitudinal shaft and a sleeve surrounding the longitudinal shaft. The system includes an injector head and body that receive the assembly. The head has an inlet coupling that fluidly couples to a pressurized fluid source. The body couples to the head to house the assembly between the head and the body. The body has an outlet coupling to fluidly couple to a vacuum source. When the assembly is housed between the head and the body, at least one fluid pathway is formed between the inlet coupling, the head, the shaft and the sleeve, the body, and the outlet coupling. A positive pressure fluid source is coupled to the inlet coupling and a vacuum source is connected to the outlet coupling to establish a pressure differential across the fluid pathway sufficient to draw the fluid therethrough. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160073615 | POULTRY FEED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITH FEEDING DEVICES HAVING ROTATABLE ATTACHMENT PARTS WITH DROP TUBES HINGEDLY CONNECTED THERETO - A poultry feed distribution system includes a feed storage, a conveyor line and feeding devices. Each feeding device has an attachment part that is rotatable around the line. The attachment part has a drop tube of the device hingedly connected thereto. The attachment part together with the hinge connection to the drop tube is rotatable around the line between a feeding and a cleaning position, with an inlet of the drop tube getting distanced from the line when the attachment part together with the hinge connection to the drop tube is rotated from the feeding to the cleaning position. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160089702 | METHOD OF CLEANING A FOOD OR BEVERAGE DISPENSER - A food and beverage dispenser for dispensing food and beverage products may have a clean in place (CIP) system that functions with minimal to no operator interface and disassembly. The dispenser may include one or more product barrels and an ingredient supply refrigerator. A nozzle cap containing a cleaning/sanitizing agent may be placed on a dispensing valve of the dispenser, and a CIP connector may be connected to a BIB connector after disconnecting the BIB connector from a BIB package. The CIP connector completes a CIP circuit that places the product barrel in fluid circulation with a water source and optionally another sanitizer source to help clean the dispenser in place. A heater may be included in the CIP circuit to heat the circulating fluid. A microcontroller or other computer processor may control the CIP process. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160101375 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IN SITU CLEANING OF TUBE SETTLERS IN WATER CLARIFICATION - Apparatus and method to remove sediment from tubes of a tube settler assembly used in water clarification. A series of tube laterals extends beneath the area of the tube settler assembly and allows air to escape from air exit holes in the tube laterals. An air supply provides air to the tube laterals. The air released from one tube lateral may be released by a second tube lateral at a time different from the time of air released by the first tube lateral. The air entrained in liquid rises and dislodges sediment in the tubes of the tube settler assembly. A flow deflector may be located below the structure supporting the tube settler assembly to deflect rising air into the tube settler assembly which would otherwise be blocked from air entry. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160107366 | INJECTION DEVICE COMPRISING A CENTRAL ROD MOVABLE IN A CLEANING POSITION - An injection device having an inlet for receiving a fluid, an outlet for injecting the fluid and a chamber therebetween. A hollow control rod is provided in the chamber and includes a duct extending through said control rod. A central rod extends in the duct and is movable between a retracted position and an active position. The central rod and the duct being arranged to prevent fluidic communication between the duct and the chamber when the central rod moves between its retracted and active positions. The central rod and the control rod are further movable relative to each other into a cleaning position, in which the duct is placed in fluidic communication with the chamber. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160129485 | Method and apparatus to control sample carryover in analytical instruments - A method and apparatus are disclosed which enable the reduction of sample carryover in the measurement cell of an analytical instrument. A sample cell is defined as a region sealed within a first o-ring. Located outside of said sample region is another o-ring which seals and defines a seal wash region as the region between the first and second o-ring. After the fluid sample is injected into the measurement cell a pressure is applied to the seal wash region, forcing the first o-ring to the innermost extent of the groove in which it sits, expelling any trapped solvent and removing from the measurement cell a significant dead volume while the cell is flushed and prepared for a new sample and corresponding measurement. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160157956 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLEANING A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A method for cleaning a surgical instrument with a cleaning fluid, the surgical instrument having at least one channel. The method including: applying a pressure to the cleaning fluid, flushing the channel by means of the cleaning fluid, and varying the pressure during the flushing. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160174784 | AIR BAR CLEANING TOOL, SYSTEM AND METHOD | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160195565 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WASHING A PIPETTING-DISPENSING DEVICE | 07-07-2016 |
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| 20180021820 | PIPETTE CLEANING METHODS AND APPARATUS, NEUTRALIZING LIQUID VESSELS, AND METHODS OF REDUCING CARRYOVER | 01-25-2018 |
| 20180021823 | UNIVERSAL GLASS PIPE CLEANER | 01-25-2018 |
| 20220134372 | HOSE ASSEMBLY - A hose assembly includes a first conduit, a second conduit, a nozzle assembly, and a valve assembly. The first conduit defines a first fluid path through the hose assembly. The second conduit is received within and extends partially through the first conduit. The second conduit defines a second fluid path through the hose assembly. The nozzle assembly is coupled to a first end of the first conduit. The valve assembly is fluidly coupled to the first conduit and the second conduit. The valve assembly is fluid coupled to a second end of the first conduit opposite the first end. The valve assembly is adjustable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the valve assembly provides water into the first conduit. In the second position, the valve assembly provides pressurized air into the second conduit. | 05-05-2022 |
