| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 134157000 |
Rotary, revolving, swinging or oscillating motion work holder or carrier
| 24 |
| 134151000 |
With spray or jet applying conduits or nozzles
| 14 |
| 134140000 |
Motor operated apparatus
| 8 |
| 134147000 |
With movable work support and separate movable means to cause fluid motion (e.g., pump, splasher, agitator)
| 6 |
| 134144000 |
With movably mounted spray or jet applying conduits or nozzles | 5 |
| 20120222710 | DISHWASHER HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE UPPER BASKET - A dishwasher includes a washing container and an upper basket located in an upper region of the washing container for accommodating items to be washed. The upper basket has a floor wall and a side wall that circumferentially bounds the floor wall and projects upward. The upper basket has a static first partial region and a second partial region that is translationally displaceable between at least two positions relative to the first partial region and in parallel relation to the floor wall. The second partial region contains a section of the floor wall and exposes an opening in the floor wall in at least one of the two positions. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120097198 | DISHWASHER, ESPECIALLY DOMESTIC DISHWASHER - Dishwasher, in particular domestic dishwasher, comprising a crockery basket which comprises a, in particular rotating, washing arm which is supplied with water by a water transferring pipe ( | 04-26-2012 |
| 20130247943 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS - A valve is closed while a cleaning liquid is fed into a tubular body of a cleaning nozzle, and a piezoelectric element applies vibrations to the cleaning liquid. This causes droplets of the cleaning liquid to be produced and discharged from a plurality of discharge holes. The droplet diameter of the discharged droplets is in the range from 15 to 200 μm, and the distribution of the droplet diameter is such that the value of where a value of 3σ does not exceed 10% of the average droplet diameter. The droplet speed is in the range from 20 to 100 meters per second, and the distribution of the droplet speed is such that the value of where a value of 3σ does not exceed 10% of the average droplet speed. The droplet flow rate is not less than 10 milliliters per minute. Discharging the droplets of the cleaning liquid from the cleaning nozzle toward a substrate while satisfying these discharge conditions improves cleaning efficiency without damages to the substrate. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20140373883 | CONNECTOR FOR A DISHWASHER MIDDLE SPRAY ARM - A docking system includes basket and wall conduit systems. The basket conduit system includes a conduit and first and second nozzles mounted to opposite ends of the conduit. The second nozzle has a first funnel shape with a first circumference that decreases from an open end of the second nozzle towards the conduit. The wall conduit system includes front and back housings, a sliding plate, and a third nozzle. A sliding aperture is formed through a front plate of the front housing. A nozzle aperture is formed through a back plate of the back housing. The sliding plate slides within a space formed by the front housing and the back housing. The third nozzle is sized and shaped to slide within the sliding aperture and includes a generally cylindrical shape and a second funnel shape with a second circumference that decreases from the sliding plate towards the generally cylindrical shape. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150343495 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATES - An apparatus for treating a substrate includes a spin chuck supporting a substrate, a nozzle movably disposed on the spin chuck, the nozzle providing droplets of a treatment liquid onto a surface of the substrate, and a nozzle arm moving the nozzle above the spin chuck, wherein the nozzle arm moves the nozzle horizontally along the surface of the substrate, and vertically with respect to the surface of the substrate, wherein the nozzle arm moves the nozzle between an edge of the substrate and a center of the substrate, the nozzle moving away from the surface of the substrate while approaching toward the center of the substrate, and wherein droplets provided onto the center of the substrate have a smaller vertical spacing than that of droplets provided onto the edge of the substrate. | 12-03-2015 |
| 134164000 |
Work support reciprocated by pivoted links or lever or by strands | 4 |
| 20130152983 | APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A RACK IN A DISHWASHER - A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a rack for holding utensils for treatment within the treating chamber, a first wheel coupled with the tub, a second wheel coupled with the rack, and a track. The track can have first and second channels in a back-to-back relationship for respectively receiving the first and second wheels to slidably mount the rack to the tub. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130247944 | DISHWASHER WITH A PIVOT SYSTEM FOR A DISH RACK - A dishwasher includes a slide system for sliding movement of a dish rack in and out of a wash chamber, and a pivot system to enable cooperative pivoting of the dish rack and an access door when the dish rack at least partially overlies the door and the door is pivoted from an opened to a closed position. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20140102491 | DISHWASHER WITH A PIVOT SYSTEM FOR A DISH RACK - A dishwasher includes a slide system for sliding movement of a dish rack in and out of a wash chamber, and a pivot system to enable cooperative pivoting of the dish rack and an access door when the dish rack at least partially overlies the door and the door is pivoted from an opened to a closed position. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20160174805 | DISHWASHER WITH A PIVOT SYSTEM FOR A DISH RACK | 06-23-2016 |
| 134138000 |
Movably mounted work holder operable by fluid contact | 4 |
| 20120247518 | THIN PLATE MEMBER WASHING APPARATUS - In a thin plate member washing apparatus, tap water showering down from water flow holes of a water flow plate makes contact with outer rotary blades and inner rotary blades provided in a rotary supporting member, thereby rotating the rotary supporting member. Moreover, the tap water falling on a mesh member held by a mesh member holding portion flows over a front surface and a back surface of the mesh member based on a centrifugal force due to rotation of the mesh member and removes medicinal fluid residue deposited on the mesh member. The medicinal fluid residue removed from the mesh member is directly carried by the tap water and discharged to the outside of the thin plate member washing apparatus through a fluid outlet opening. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130220388 | PAINT ROLLER SKIN CLEANER - An apparatus for cleaning paint roller skins is provided. A rotatable roller skin holder is provided. An elongated hollow housing is attached to and surrounds the roller skin holder and has an end wall at a first end and with an opening at a second end opposite the first end, wherein the opening has a width that is wider than a diameter of the roller skins. A spray mechanism is attached to the housing for providing a spray along the length of the roller skin. A trigger handle is connected to the housing and the spray mechanism supports the housing and controls the flow of fluid to the spray mechanism, wherein fluid drains through the opening in the elongated hollow housing. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140238449 | PAINT ROLLER SKIN CLEANER - An apparatus for cleaning paint roller skins is provided. A rotatable roller skin holder is provided. An elongated hollow housing is attached to and surrounds the roller skin holder and has an end wall at a first end and with an opening at a second end opposite the first end, wherein the opening has a width that is wider than a diameter of the roller skins. A spray mechanism is attached to the housing for providing a spray along the length of the roller skin. A trigger handle is connected to the housing and the spray mechanism supports the housing and controls the flow of fluid to the spray mechanism, wherein fluid drains through the opening in the elongated hollow housing. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20160064256 | SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate liquid processing apparatus includes a cup | 03-03-2016 |
| 134165000 |
Rail or rod form guides for work or work holder | 3 |
| 20080210275 | Rack guiding device and dish washer comprising the same - The present invention relates to a rack guiding device and a dish washer having the same. According to the present invention, a drawing length of a rack is increased substantially by a moving rail which is drawn out of a washing chamber as it slides along a guide rail, and a frictional force between the guide rail and the moving rail is reduced by a bearing member while the moving rail slides along the guide rail. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090050186 | DISHWASHER WITH ADJUSTABLE WASH BASKET - A dishwasher having opposed horizontal slider assemblies employs latches pivotally mounted relative to slide members of the slider assemblies with a handle and a catch. Guides displaced to either side of the latches are affixed to the slide members and include vertical channels for receiving vertical elements included on an elevated wash basket. The vertical elements have upper and lower stops which extend across the slide members, upper and lower glides approaching the opposed walls of the wash cavity at the outer end of the stops and anchors extending inwardly from the glide members and affixed to the wash basket. Latch bolts are also fixed to the sides of the wash basket for engagement by the catches. The wash basket is thereby positionable at more than one vertical location elevated within the wash cavity. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20140014146 | Method and System for Uniformly Applying a Multi-Phase Cleaning Solution to a Substrate - A system for cleaning a substrate includes a carrier and a cleaning station. The carrier is capable of holding the substrate and is movably coupled to a pair of guide tracks extending a length of the system. The cleaning station includes a force applicator and a gate. The force applicator has an applicator length and is operatively coupled to the cleaning station. The force applicator is rotatable and is adjusted to a first height off the surface of the carrier as the substrate is being cleaned. The force applicator has a hollow structure with internal channels and openings dispersed throughout the applicator length to dispense cleaning solution to substrate surface. The gate is affixed to a trailing edge of the force applicator and is set to a second height off the surface of the carrier. The gate includes a gate length that at least spans the applicator length. | 01-16-2014 |
| 134156000 |
Work support having a float and/or swing drive or bias | 1 |
| 20120132236 | DEVICE FOR CLEANING SUBSTRATES ON A CARRIER - An apparatus for cleaning substrates on a carrier, which has in the interior thereof a plurality of longitudinal passages, which run parallel to one another and are connected to the outside at the underside of the carrier via openings. There is provided a plurality of elongated pipes, which are arranged on a pipe holder and are connected in a fluid-conducting manner to a fluid supply. A centring template is provided, which encompasses the pipes and is displaceable in the longitudinal direction thereof between an attachment position in the end region of the pipes away from the pipe holder and a working position, which lies between the attachment position and the pipe holder. The centring template bears against the carrier, such that the pipes are then aligned exactly with the longitudinal passages. | 05-31-2012 |
| 134149000 |
Axially rotary chuck, mandrel, rod or axle type holder | 1 |
| 20120325275 | SUBSTRATE HOLDER - A rotary chuck adapted to hold a substrate. The rotary chuck has a rotatable chuck portion and an edge grip having a movable grip member movably mounted to the rotatable chuck portion, the moveable grip member being substantially free moving so that rotation of the rotating chuck portion causes the moveable grip member to move in a plane substantially aligned with a surface of the substrate to engage the substrate in a engaged position. A resilient element is coupled to the moveable grip member, the resilient member biasing the grip member to a disengaged position. | 12-27-2012 |
| 134143000 |
Interconnected tank closure and other movable element | 1 |
| 20130263896 | SILVERWARE BASKET WITH FEATURES FOR ASSISTING REMOVAL OF THE SILVERWARE BASKET FROM A DISHWASHER APPLIANCE - A dishwasher appliance is provided with a silverware basket. The silverware basket includes a ramp that is configured for urging the silverware basket away from a door of the appliance when the silverware basket is being detached from the door. The ramp can, e.g., assist a user in removing the silverware basket. | 10-10-2013 |
| 134142000 |
Movable support having plural work holders movably mounted thereon (e.g., ferris-wheel type) | 1 |
| 20130174880 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CLEANING ROBOT - A container treatment device includes a container-feeding unit, a container removing unit, a feed line for a product, and a cleaning device. The cleaning device includes either a flushing device for cleaning an exterior surface using a cleaning fluid or an additional tool that can be removed from a storage device by the cleaning device and that can be brought to a position of use and returned to the storage device after use by the cleaning device. | 07-11-2013 |
| Entries |
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| 20080308134 | Substrate Processing Apparatus - The invention provides a substrate processing apparatus capable of removing unnecessary deposition films attached to a bevel portion of a substrate to be processed with high efficiency and at low cost without causing damage to the inner areas of the substrate to be processed having patterns formed thereto and without causing heavy metal contamination. The substrate processing apparatus comprises a rotary stage | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090038657 | DISHWASHER RACK AND COMPACT TYPE DISHWASHER HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed is the compact type dishwasher, including: a washing space for accommodating dishes therein, a lower rack disposed inside the washing space, an upper rack disposed above the lower rack, and having a dish collision preventer for preventing a collision with the dishes placed at the lower rack, and a sub-rack mounted at the dish collision preventer so as to utilize a space formed above the dish collision preventer, wherein the sub-rack includes a plurality of first support members and a plurality of second support members crossing the first support members, and at least one concavo-convex portion is formed at the first support members, thereby enhancing utilization of the space above the dish collision preventer of the upper rack as well as meeting a customer's need for minimizing the size of the dishwasher. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090038658 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher is disclosed which is suitable for mounting within a cavity under a bench. The dishwasher is chassis less and includes no outer wrapper or cabinet and as such is mounted directly to the cavity. Also disclosed are a number of embodiments relating to mechanisms for closing the lid on the retractable drawer wash system and various methods for sealing the lid onto the wash drawer. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090084419 | PAINT ROLLER COVER CLEANER - A cleaning device for paint roller covers having a shell with one or more tapered body sections encircling a central axis between a first substantially circular opening at a wide end of the shell and a second substantially circular opening at a narrow end of the shell, the one or more tapered body sections sized to apply increasing frictional resistance to a paint roller cover when passed therethrough to effectively clean the cover. The cleaning device may include a plurality of notches or relief cuts spaced about a periphery of the narrow end and may include a flange extending from the wide end. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090320887 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher is disclosed which is suitable for mounting within a cavity under a bench. The dishwasher is chassis less and includes no outer wrapper or cabinet and as such is mounted directly to the cavity. Also disclosed are a number of embodiments relating to mechanisms for closing the lid on the retractable drawer wash system and various methods for sealing the lid onto the wash drawer. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100000582 | DRIVE SYSTEMS FOR CONVEYOR-TYPE WAREWASHERS - A conveyor-type warewash machine includes a housing through which racks of wares are passed along a conveyance path for cleaning. A rack drive system includes a rack engaging structure that moves back and forth in first and second directions. When moving in the first direction, the rack engaging structure moves an adjacent rack forward along the conveyance path. When moving in the second direction, the rack engaging structure leaves the adjacent rack substantially stationary. The drive system is configured to move the rack engaging structure in the first direction at a first average speed and to move the rack engaging structure in the second direction at a second average speed. The second average speed is faster than the first average speed so that the adjacent rack spends more time moving forward than being stationary. A seal assembly may be provided about a drive shaft of the drive system. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100000583 | OPERATOR SYSTEM WITH INDEPENDENT CHAIN DRIVE - The invention presented comprises an operation system in which items to be processed by an operator, such as a washer/dryer, bulk sterilizer, or kiln, are fed into and removed from the operator by a continuous conveyor. A microcontroller controls actuators in loading zones distributed along the conveyor that switch the individual loading zones from bypass to push mode to alternately allow the items to remain stationary on the moving conveyor or be moved to a downstream loading zone when in the push mode. In a preferred embodiment, at least one loading zone is located at least partly within the operator. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100043848 | DISHWASHER WITH A STORAGE CONTAINER WITH AN ALTERABLE SUPPORTING DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SUPPORTING MEANS - A dishwasher including a processing chamber and at least one rack-type storage container arranged in the processing chamber. The at least one rack-type storage container includes at least one holding device and supporting devices horizontally arranged on the at least one holding device. The supporting devices support items to be cleaned in the at least one holding device. The supporting devices have an alterable supporting distance. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100051070 | DISHWASHER - The present invention deals with a dishwasher comprising a tub ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100108109 | Device incorporating a chamber through which fluid is adapted to flow and the use of a drawer guide in such a device - A drawer guide is provided for a dishwasher or other device through which there is a flow of liquid or gas. The drawer guide has guide rails and at least one rolling member assembly to guide the guide rails in a displaceable manner on another guide rail. A cage is provided for the rolling members. At least one of the guide rails has a rear rail portion with fluid passage openings that allow liquid or gas to flow through the guide rail when the device is in operation. At least one cage for the rolling members of the drawer guide can include a rear cage portion that is provided with fluid passage openings that allow liquid or gas to flow therethrough when the device is in operation. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100122717 | SHOPPING CART AUTO WASHING SYSTEM - The shopping cart washing machine includes a cart transporting means ( | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100163082 | DISHWASHER - A dishwashing machine including a housing and a pair of retractable pull-out dishwashing system containers mounted one above the other in the housing. The housing having an internal height and the pair of retractable pull-out dishwashing system containers having a total combined height less than the internal height of the housing. The lower container can be height adjustably mounted and the upper and lower containers can have different individual heights. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100170544 | WASHING APPARATUS - Washing apparatus includes a washing chamber having two lateral walls, bottom wall and upper wall, and at the front an aperture for inlet and/or outlet; a main distribution circuit to distribute treatment fluid inside the chamber; a trolley-type movement device, insertable into the chamber, including a frame to support objects to be subjected to a washing cycle in the chamber and on which treatment fluid distribution elements are mounted. The frame formed by hollow tubular elements functioning as a secondary distribution circuit of washing liquid towards the distribution elements; a connector element located on a frame upper part as a secondary distribution circuit delivery element; and a hydraulic connection pipe mounted on the upper wall, to connect hydraulically the main distribution circuit to the secondary distribution circuit connector element, selectively movable vertically between a first position connected to the connector element and a second position separate from the connector element. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100200028 | DISHWASHER, ESPECIALLY DOMESTIC DISHWASHER - A dishwasher including a cutlery basket that has an adjustable compartment. The adjustable compartment receives a cutlery item that is adjustable between a loading position for loading and/or unloading the adjustable compartment and an angled position for carrying out cleaning and/or drying the cutlery item. In the angled position, a first clearance height of the cutlery item is reduced in relation to a second clearance height of the cutlery item in the loading position. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110005555 | WORK WASHING APPARATUS - A conventional invention has a structure of a washing chamber in which the work is set on a table and the entire surface of the work is consistently washed and dried by rotations in an orbital motion and a planetary motion of the washing and drying nozzles which are respectively provided in all four directions—top, bottom, right and left. The conventional invention effectively washes a greater area of the work or the like, but due to limitations of the structure, it can wash only small-sized works or small components. Also, it does not always sufficiently wash and dry large-sized works, and consequently overhaul such works. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110041881 | CLEANING PLANT - In order to produce a cleaning plant for cleaning work pieces which comprises at least one cleaning station in which the workpiece is subjected to a cleaning process in such a manner that the cleaning process can be organized in a flexible manner and easily adapted to changes in the workpiece, it is proposed that the cleaning plant should comprise at least one manipulating device which picks up a workpiece prior to treatment in a treatment area of the cleaning station, supplies the workpiece to the treatment process within the treatment area of the cleaning station and passes on the workpiece after the treatment in the treatment area of the cleaning station. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110061690 | MAGAZINE DEVICE FOR BLOW MOULDS, COMPRISING A CLEANING DEVICE - A magazine device ( | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110094546 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WAFER CARRIER VIBRATION REDUCTION - An aspect of the present invention provides a system and method for controlling a wafer cleaning system having a wafer carrier and a driving portion. The wafer carrier can move along a path in a first direction and a second direction. The driving portion can controllably move the wafer carrier in the first direction and the second direction. The control system includes a vibration sensor portion and a wafer carrier position controller. The vibration sensor portion can detect vibration of the wafer carrier and can output a vibration signal based on the detected vibration. The wafer carrier position controller can instruct the driving portion to modify motion of the wafer carrier based on the vibration signal to reduce the detected vibration. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110192430 | LEVER HANDLE MECHANISM FOR A DISHWASHER - A dishwasher includes a tub, a door coupled to the tub, and a hand lever coupled to the door. The tub has an access opening that permits access to a washing chamber defined therein. The door has a closed position in which access to the washing chamber is prevented. When the door is positioned in the closed position, the rotation of the lever in a first direction about a laterally extending axis advances the lever into contact with the tub such that the door is urged away from the tub. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110240069 | DEVICE FOR TREATING SMALL PARTS - A device for gently cleaning, sterilizing, and drying large volumes of small parts, having a stationary, preferably spherical treatment container optionally having a cooling device and having a rotating inner basket disposed in the interior thereof The inner basket is preferably sealed off from the treatment container and driven by a stepper motor or servo motor. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110297193 | DISHWASHER WITH A DAMPING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DAMPING DEVICE - A dishwasher includes a washing compartment, at least one dishware container, and a guide assembly to allow the dishware container to be moved out of the washing compartment and into the washing compartment. The movement of the dishware container in relation to the washing compartment is cushioned by at least one damping device which is arranged inside the washing compartment. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110297194 | CLEANING SYSTEM - A cleaning system for bottles, including a housing in which at least one transport element having bottle carriers conveys the bottles through different system zones, where at least one sheet-metal wall is provided in the housing as a boundary of the bottle transport path. The sheet-metal wall can be contacted on a bottle contact side by bottles in at least one locally defined wear portion along the bottle transport path, and at least one wear plate is exchangeably arranged in the wear portion of the sheet-metal wall. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110315173 | CLEANING OR CARE DEVICE FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS - A cleaning or care device for medical instruments has a cleaning or care space, at least one connecting device arranged in the cleaning or care space, to which an instrument to be cleaned can be connected, a delivery device for delivery of at least one cleaning or care medium, wherein the delivery device has a frame, on which at least one nozzle for dispensing a cleaning or care medium is provided on the outside of the instrument to be cleaned, the frame being movable relative to the at least one connecting device, to follow essentially a longitudinal axis of an instrument connected to the at least one connecting device, and a magnetic coupling device, which transfers a driving movement generated outside of the cleaning or care space to the frame to move the frame relative to the at least one connecting device. A method for producing a cleaning or care device is also described. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120118337 | Dishwasher Comprising A Cutlery Basket - The present invention relates to a dishwasher ( | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120255587 | PAINT ROLLER CLEANER - A paint roller cleaner has a base for resting in a sink and a knob for receiving on its outside surface the inside surface of a paint-laden paint roller. The knob is adjustable relative to the base, and/or the roller is adjustable relative to the knob, so that the roller is vertical and water filing the roller will evenly and uniformly overflow and clean the roller outer surface. The knob may be an upstanding, tapered, hollow cylinder that rotates about a horizontal axis at its base to adjust its angle relative to the base, wherein the tapered cylindrical surface allows the cleaner to cooperate with variously-sized rollers. In another version, the knob is a hollow sphere, with its top end truncated, and with several spaced-apart vertical slits in its side, like a collet, for flexing/bending to various diameters to cooperate with variously-sized rollers. In another version, the knob is a sphere. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120266923 | Device Having a Renewable Blade Surface For Treating a Target Surface - A device for treating a target surface, such as occurs when cleaning a window. The device has a squeegee blade or other member to apply pressure to the target surface. A sheet movably covers the blade, to present a fresh covering to the target surface with each use. The fresh surface provides for improved removal of the liquid from, or improved treatment of the liquid on, the target surface. Additionally or alternatively, the sheet may comprise a prewetted substrate to apply the liquid to the target surface. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120305036 | DEVICE FOR TREATING SURFACES OF WAFER-SHAPED ARTICLES - A device for liquid treatment of a wafer-shaped article comprises a closed process chamber, and a ring chuck located within the closed process chamber. The ring chuck is adapted to be driven without physical contact through a magnetic bearing. A magnetic stator surrounds the closed process chamber. The closed process chamber has a cylindrical wall positioned between the ring chuck and the magnetic stator during liquid treatment of a wafer-shaped article. Various structures are provided to prevent upward ingress of processing liquid into a gap defined between the ring chuck and the cylindrical wall. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130276840 | SELF-CLEANING SUBMERGED INSTRUMENTATION - Techniques and apparatus inhibit, limit, or remove biofouling and certain inorganic accumulations, to increase the longevity of accurate in-situ oceanographic and other underwater measurements and transducing processes. The invention deters formation of an initial bacterial layer and other precipitation, without harming the environment. The invention integrates an ultrasonic source into a sensor or other device, or its supporting structures. The ultrasonic source vibrates one or more critical surfaces of the device at a frequency and amplitude that dislodge early accumulations, thus preventing the so rest of the fouling sequence. The ultrasonic driver is activated for short periods and low duty cycles, and in some cases preferably while the device is not operating. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130284215 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ISOLATING A RUNNING BEAM CONVEYOR FROM A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE CLEANING ENVIRONMENT - In one aspect, a substrate cleaning system is provided. The substrate cleaning system includes a plurality of cleaning modules; a conveyor for transporting a substrate between the cleaning modules; and a partition assembly that isolates the cleaning modules from the conveyor. Apparatus and methods for isolating CMP cleaning modules from a conveyor are provided, as are numerous other aspects. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20150034134 | ROLL TYPE FILTER CLEANING APPARATUS - Provided is a filter cleaning apparatus for cleaning a roll-type filter including a cleaning tank with a cavity for accommodating a cleaning solution, and a frame that is separable from the cleaning tank and is provided with a fixed portion for fixing a roll-type filter and a supporting portion for supporting weight of the roll-type filter, wherein the supporting portion includes a plurality of through holes through which the cleaning solution passes, and a plurality of supporting members for partially supporting a lower portion of the roll-type filter. | 02-05-2015 |
