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| 20080236638 | DISHWASHER PUMP APPARATUS WITH A SOUND ABSORBING LAYER - A dishwasher pump apparatus includes a liquid pump member, a motor operably connected to the liquid pump member and a cooling fan configured to cool the motor. The cooling fan includes an outer fan housing. Example dishwasher pump apparatus can further include an outer sound absorbing layer at least partially encapsulating at least one of an outer motor housing and the outer fan housing. Further examples, the outer fan housing can include an exhaust portion defining an exhaust path. An inner sound absorbing layer can line an inner area of the exhaust portion. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090032075 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LIQUID CHEMICAL DELIVERY - In a first aspect, an apparatus for chemical delivery to a scrubber is provided. The apparatus comprises: a liquid delivery module comprising: a first input adapted to receive a first input flow of a dilutant; a second input adapted to receive a second input flow of a chemistry; one or more flow couplers coupled to the first input and the second input, and adapted to combine the first input flow and the second input flow into a combined flow; a mixing element coupled to the one or more flow couplers, and adapted to mix the combined flow such that a homogeneity of the combined flow is increased; a flow splitter coupled to the mixing element and adapted to generate at least a first output flow and a second output flow from the combined flow; a first output coupled to the flow splitter and adapted to direct the first output flow toward a first scrubber dispensing element; and a second output coupled to the flow splitter and adapted to direct the second output flow toward a second scrubber dispensing element. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090090401 | Appliance with Multiple Source Wash Aid Pump - An appliance for washing articles such as clothing or utensils, comprises a wash chamber, a wash aid dispensing pump fluidly connected to the wash chamber, multiple wash aid reservoirs and at least one wash aid coupler to fluidly couple the multiple wash aid reservoirs and wash aid dispensing pump. Wherein the wash aid coupler acts as a valve to selectively dispense the wash aid in at least one of the wash aid reservoirs to the wash aid dispensing pump to achieve a more complex cycle of the appliance. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090188536 | Ultrasonic cleaning device - An ultrasonic cleaning device includes a liquid tank having a chamber for receiving a liquid and a work piece and having an opening formed in a bottom board for attaching an ultrasonic transducer with an insert, and for allowing the ultrasonic waves or energy generated by the ultrasonic transducer to be effectively applied to the liquid and the work piece received in the liquid tank. The insert includes an outer thread formed on a downwardly extended shank, and the ultrasonic transducer includes a peripheral fence having an inner thread for engaging with the outer thread of the insert and for solidly securing the ultrasonic transducer to the bottom board of the liquid tank. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090272411 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARGING A CLEANING SOLUTION USED FOR CLEANING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SUBSTRATES - Inventive methods, systems and compositions of cleaning integrated circuit (“IC”) substrates are described. The cleaning methods of the present invention include: charging a solution, which contains at least a solute selected to promote cleaning of the IC substrate, to produce a charged solution, such that at least a portion of the solute is present as clusters in the charged solution; and conveying the charged solution for cleaning the IC substrate. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090277483 | MEGASONIC CLEANING MODULE - Disclosed herein is a megasonic cleaning module. The megasonic cleaning module includes a vibrator having a piezoelectric element mounted therein for generating ultrasonic waves by the vibration of the piezoelectric element, a first vibratory rod having a diameter gradually decreased to concentrate the longitudinal ultrasonic waves generated from the vibrator, and a second vibratory rod for progressing the longitudinal ultrasonic waves, generated from the first vibratory rod, in the transverse direction. The size of the second vibratory rod at one side thereof where the second vibratory rod is coupled to the first vibratory rod is less than that of the second vibratory rod at the other side thereof, with the result that the longitudinal ultrasonic waves are not prevented from affecting the wafer. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090283118 | Vibration-type cleaning device for contact lenses - A vibration-type cleaning device for contact lenses comprises an adaptor that is provided with a support part thereon for supporting a contact lens case and a base that is provided under the bottom of the adaptor. The base is connected with the adapter via a positioning element so that the base can be attached to or detached from the adaptor. The base is provided with a vibrator therein and the vibrator is connected with a power source. Consequently, the vibrator can be driven under the control of a user to vibrate the contact lens solution and the contact lenses in the contact lens case and the cleaning effect of the contact lenses in the contact lens solution can be enhanced through vibration. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090288689 | ULTRASONIC CLEANING SYSTEM FOR REMOVING HIGH DOSE ION IMPLANTED PHOTORESIST IN SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE - Disclosed is an ultrasonic cleaning system for removing a high dose ion-implanted photoresist in supercritical carbon dioxide. Specifically, the ultrasonic cleaning system includes one or more ultrasonic horns mounted inside a high pressure reactor to be operated in supercritical carbon dioxide and having a cross-section enabling uniform processing of an overall surface of a wafer, so that ultrasonic waves can be superposed in the high pressure reactor and uniformly distributed over the surface of a support provided as a cleaning target in a cleaning bath, thereby minimizing damage to a fine pattern on the surface of the support while effectively removing a high dose ion-implanted photoresist. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100043850 | Apparatus for Cleaning Golf Accesories, in Particular Golf Clubs and Golf Balls - The invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning golf accessories, in particular golf clubs and golf balls, having a housing ( | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100078049 | DISHWASHER MACHINE COMPRISING A WATER POINT ON THE PUMP PRESSURE SIDE - A dishwasher includes a plurality of spray arms, a recirculation pump driven by an electric motor and a water diverter. The water diverter is disposed on a pressure side of the recirculation pump and is operable to generate flow from an inlet to at least one of a plurality of selectable outlets associated with the spray arms. The water diverter includes at least one blocking element, a drive element driven together with the electric motor of the recirculation pump and configured to move the at least one blocking element, and a transmission disposed between the blocking element and the drive element. The transmission is configured to convert a continuous movement of the drive element into a discontinuous movement of the blocking element. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100108110 | Dish washing machine - Disclosed herein is a dish washing machine including a sump unit capable of supplying, to an injection nozzle, wash water flowing in accordance with operation of an impeller, without using a separate channel member. The dish washing machine includes a body provided with a washing tub, a sump unit arranged in the washing tub, and at least one injection nozzle to inject wash water into the washing tub. The sump unit includes a sump housing, an impeller arranged in the sump housing, to pump wash water from the sump housing, and a guide member, to which the sump housing is mounted. The guide member guides the wash water pumped by the impeller directly to the injection nozzle. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100108111 | ULTRASONIC CLEANING APPARATUS - It is an object of the present invention to provide an ultrasonic cleaning apparatus having a high cleaning efficiency by restraining lowering of the sound pressure applied to the object to be cleaned per unit time while securing the uniformization of the sound pressure in the entire area in the cleaning tank. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100163083 | ULTRASONIC CLEANING DEVICE - An ultrasonic cleaning device is provided which can easily cope with an increase in a diameter of a cleaning surface of an object to be cleaned. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100163084 | Micro Bubble Generating Device and Silicon Wafer Cleaning Apparatus - A micro-bubble generating device is provided with a micro-bubble generating mechanism and a leading conduit provided with a widening section and a tube part, the widening section and the tube part in communication with each other in the leading conduit. The widening section has a hollow shape which has an axis Z as a central axis, and has base surfaces and a peripheral surface, and communicates with a nozzle of the micro-bubble-generating mechanism via one base surface of the widening section, and communicates with the tube part via the other base surface. The cross section orthogonal to a flow axis Z of the micro-bubbles of the widening section is larger than the cross section orthogonal to the flow axis Z of the tube part. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100175727 | Washing machine - An automatic washing machine includes a remaining water discharging passage to drain remaining water from a pump case by connecting a drain line with an inner part of the pump case. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100180920 | AGENT SUPPLY DEVICE - In a agent supply device, a agent supplying unit is driven to supply a treatment agent to a head portion provided on a hair processing device after a cleaning unit cleans the head portion. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100236588 | WATER-BEARING DOMESTIC APPLIANCE WITH A WATER DIVERTER - A water-bearing domestic appliance, in particular a dishwasher or washing machine, at least having a water diverter which has a fluid distributor body which has at least two passage openings. The invention is characterized in that the passage openings are accommodated in an adjustable manner in an accommodation container which is arranged between a washing liquor outlet region and a washing liquor discharge region of the pump pot. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100288316 | Household Device Having an Improved Shaft - A water-guiding household device, in particular, a dishwasher, equipped with an improved drive shaft which is arranged in the wet running pump. A coating made of a chrome-nitrogen compound is applied to the drive shaft according to a PVD method. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100313920 | ULTRASONIC CLEANING DEVICE - An ultrasonic cleaning device includes a drain connecting member adapted to be engaged with a drain hole of a sink, and having a valve seat, a valve member having a valve portion angularly movable relative to the valve seat between an opened position to be disengaged from the valve seat to thereby allow for liquid communication between a reservoir of the sink and the drain hole, and a closed position to be engaged with the valve seat for interrupt the liquid communication, and an ultrasonic generating unit disposed in the valve member for exerting ultrasonic vibration on liquid within the reservoir. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110030741 | OUTPUT ADJUSTMENT CIRCUIT, ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER DEVICE COMPONENT, AND ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER DEVICE - Provided is an ultrasonic transducer device component that can change a transducer with another one having the same frequency or a different frequency without adjustment inside a generator main body or a change of the generator main body. An ultrasonic transducer device component according to the present invention comprises: a connection unit | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110048475 | MEGASONIC CLEANING WITH CONTROLLED BOUNDARY LAYER THICKNESS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Megasonic cleaning systems and methods of using megasonic pressure waves to impart cavitation energy proximate a surface of a microelectronic substrate are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a megasonic cleaning system includes a process tank for containing a liquid, a support element for carrying a substrate submerged in the liquid, and first and second transducers positioned in the tank. The first transducer is further positioned and/or operated to initiate cavitation events in a bulk portion of the liquid proximate a surface of the substrate. The second transducer is further positioned and/or operated to control an interface of fluid friction between the substrate and the bulk portion of the liquid. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110079253 | Ultrasonic Cleaning Apparatus - The invention provides an ultrasonic cleaning apparatus in which unevenness of sound pressure among a plurality of oscillating elements is solved by emitting uniform ultrasonic waves, the rate of removal of fine particles is improved, and the uneven cleaning is avoided. The ultrasonic cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning bath that stores an object to be cleaned and cleaning solvent; a plurality of oscillating elements attached to the cleaning bath; a plurality of oscillators connected respectively to the plurality of oscillating elements for exciting the plurality of oscillating elements; and a controller connected to the plurality of oscillators for controlling the plurality of oscillators to output signals having the same phase or substantially the same phase to the plurality of oscillating elements. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110094548 | MEGASONIC MULTIFREQUENCY APPARATUS WITH MATCHED TRANSDUCERS AND MOUNTING PLATE - A megasonic processing apparatus matches the fundamental resonant or higher-level harmonic frequencies of megasonic thickness-mode transducers to the fundamental resonant or higher-level harmonic frequencies of a plate or other mounting structure upon which the transducers are mounted. The multifrequency transducers are piezoelectric transducers operating in thickness mode at different operating frequencies. The thickness of the mounting plate at the transducer locations is selected to provide a resonant or harmonic frequency matched to that of its corresponding transducer. Two or more megasonic transducers are bonded to the same radiating surface. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110108072 | HYDRAULIC CONNECTING ELEMENT OF A WATER-CONDUCTING DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - A water-conducting domestic appliance having a connector, a neck, and a connecting element that has at least one section formed by elastic material and an insertion end, wherein the connecting element connects the connector to the neck. A supporting ring is arranged at the insertion end, and the connecting element has an insertion region with an insertion rounding on the insertion end, wherein the insertion rounding runs tangentially into a sealing region. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110132415 | WASHING DEVICE - A washing apparatus includes a drive mechanism, a washing tub being configured to contain a washing article for washing and to be rotated by the drive mechanism, a casing that covers the washing tub, a liquid supply flow path for supplying the cleaning liquid for washing, a liquid discharge flow path, an air flow path, a detection portion being configured to detect whether or not the casing is filled with the cleaning liquid based on the cleaning liquid flowing into the air flow path, and a pump being configured to send the cleaning liquid to the liquid supply flow path, wherein the cleaning liquid is supplied to the casing in a condition that the casing communicates with the outside of the casing, after the washing article is put into the washing tub, and wherein the cleaning liquid is circulated, and wherein the washing tub is rotated, when the casing is filled. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110155189 | DOMESTIC DISHWASHER - A dishwasher, in particular a domestic dishwasher having a detergent-solution pump for pumping dirty washing liquid out of a washing compartment; a discharge line connected to the detergent-solution pump on a pressure side thereof; a venting shaft located above the topmost liquid level of the washing compartment in fluid communication with the discharge line; and a first valve operationally disposed within the venting shaft, with the first valve being closed when the detergent-solution pump is operating and open when the detergent-solution pump is not operating, the dishwasher comprising a bypass line for operationally connecting the detergent-solution pump and discharge line, with the bypass line operationally venting the detergent-solution pump. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110186095 | DISH WASHING MACHINE - A dish washing machine capable of smoothly discharging dirt contained in wash water out of a sump so as to prevent the emission of bad smells from the dirt and prevent the propagation of bacteria. The dish washing machine includes a sump to receive and pump wash water, a sump housing forming an external appearance of the sump, a drainage pump coupled with the sump housing to discharge wash water and dirt, and a drainage channel disposed in the sump housing to guide wash water and dirt to the drainage pump. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110197938 | MULTIPLE WASH ZONE DISHWASHER - A dishwasher having a tub defining a wash chamber for washing dishes and a dish rack located within the wash chamber. The dishwasher also has a spray arm assembly configured to spray a first flow of wash liquid toward the dish rack, thereby providing a first wash zone. A spray manifold provided within the wash chamber is configured to provide a second flow of wash liquid toward the dish rack, thereby providing a second wash zone. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110203620 | DISHWASHER USING OZONE WATER - The present invention relates to a dishwasher ( | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110232698 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine having a simple, leak-tight drain line that can be easily assembled on the wash tub of the washing machine is disclosed. The washing machine includes a valve part that is connected to the wash tub in a sealed fashion and designed in one piece together with the wash tub. The valve part has a drain valve, an outlet connection having a drain opening, and a pipe part connected to the outlet connection and to a drain pump for water transfer. The drain valve can float in the wash water and is moveably disposed inside the valve part to seal the drain opening when wash water is located inside the wash tub and when the drain pump is idle, and to open the drain opening when no wash water is located inside the wash tub and when the drain pump is operating. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110240070 | Offset Inlet Dishwasher Pumps - A dishwasher pump assembly according to one example embodiment includes a pump having a housing and a pumping chamber within the housing. The pumping chamber includes a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid inlet has a center axis. The assembly also includes a motor having a shaft operably coupled to the pump for rotating the pump. The shaft has a center axis that is offset from the center axis of the fluid inlet. Other embodiments, assemblies and methods are also disclosed. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110247664 | CLOSED-CIRCUIT INSTALLATION FOR THE SURFACE-TREATMENT OF COMPONENTS IN A LIQUID BATH - The installation comprises a bath storage reservoir ( | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110259378 | ACOUSTIC CLEANING OF OPTICAL PROBE WINDOW - The present invention relates to a system for removing deposits from measuring instruments measuring chosen characteristics of a fluid medium contained in a pipe or container, the measuring instrument comprising a window ( | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110284041 | Ultrasonic Wave Generating Apparatus For Preventing Scale From Being Produced in Pipe and Removing the Same From the Pipe - An ultrasonic wave generating apparatus includes: a generator including an electric power supply, a controller that generates a control signal, a liquid crystal display indicator, and a transducer drive circuit; and transducer portions. The generator includes: the controller having an internal memory or a port to which an external memory is inserted, and formed of a microcomputer to control the generator and the transducer portions; thyristor portions that are arranged respectively in the front and rear ends of the transducer portions, in which two thyristors are connected in series in the respective thyristor portions; snubber circuit portions that are connected in parallel with the respective thyristor portions; at least one transducer that is connected with the controller and is included in the transducer portions; and choke coils that are connected with one end of the respective transducers in the transducer portions. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110290286 | ULTRASONIC GENERATOR AND ULTRASONIC CLEANSING APPARATUS - To provide an ultrasonic generator capable of detecting any of a state operated without a water load, abnormality of an ultrasonic transducer and abnormality of a cleaning bath. The ultrasonic generator according to the present invention includes a signal source | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110297195 | Cleaning Vessel - A cleaning vessel ( | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120017952 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher comprises a wash chamber, a water circulation system for passing water into and out of the wash chamber, and a water-collecting sump member ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120042913 | CLEANING APPARATUS USING ULTRASONIC WAVES - Disclosed herein is a cleaning apparatus using ultrasonic waves. The cleaning apparatus to separate contaminations from a wafer includes a housing receiving an oscillator therein, and a rod coupled to a surface of the oscillator to transmit ultrasonic waves produced from the oscillator to a cleaning solution applied onto an upper surface of the wafer. The oscillator includes a piezoelectric device bonded to a diffusive layer consisting of a near-field region and a far-field region. The rod has a diameter-reduced portion to amplify the ultrasonic waves produced from the oscillator, thereby enabling the efficient removal of the contaminations on the wafer to be cleaned. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120055521 | SEGMENTAL ULTRASONIC CLEANING APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SCALES AND SLUDGE ON TOP OF TUBE SHEET IN HEAT EXCHANGER - Disclosed herein is a segmental ultrasonic cleaning apparatus configured to remove scales and/or sludge deposited on a tube sheet. The segmental ultrasonic cleaning apparatus includes a plurality of segment groups arranged in a ring shape on a top surface of a tube sheet along an inner wall of the steam generator, in which each of the segment groups includes an ultrasonic element segment and a guide rail support segment loosely connected to each other by metal wires through hand holes located at a lower portion of the steam generator, such that ultrasound waves radiated from an ultrasonic transducer in each of the ultrasonic element segments travels along the surface of the tube sheet, with the segment groups tightly connected in the ring shape by tightening the metal wires via wire pulleys of flange units. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120060873 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING WAVELENGTH, METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING TOTAL AMOUNT OF DISSOLVED GASES, AND METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TOTAL AMOUNT OF DISSOLVED GASES - A method of detecting a wavelength includes inserting at least two sound pressure sensors in parallel with each other into a liquid to which waves are applied, the sound pressure sensors formed into a bar-like shape and having the same sensitivity, establishing a first synchronized state in which waves detected by the sound pressure sensors are synchronized with each other, moving the sound pressure sensors relative to each other in a longitudinal direction, to break the first synchronized state and then establish a second synchronized state in which the waves detected by the sound pressure sensors are again synchronized with each other, and detecting a wavelength of the detected waves according to a quantity of the relative movement of the sound pressure sensors between the first and second synchronized states. The method easily detects a wavelength of waves applied to the liquid and the detected wavelength is usable to evaluate and control a total amount of dissolved gases in the liquid. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120186611 | DAMPENED PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR A DISHWASHER - A dishwasher incorporates a dampened pump assembly including a housing having a base to which is mounted a pump and motor unit configured to develop a flow of washing fluid during operation of the dishwasher. A mass damper is mounted to the housing, with the mass damper substantially conforming to the shape, directly abutting and being rigidly fixed to a portion of the housing at a position offset from the pump and motor unit. The mass damper provides added weight, generally in the order of 1-6 lbs, to the pump assembly which reduces vibrations throughout the dishwasher caused by operation of the pump and motor unit. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120192903 | WATER DIVERTER VALVE AND RELATED DISHWASHER - Gravity and flow operated diverter valves are disclosed for diverting liquid flow from one source to either of two output destinations, the valves including a housing defining an inlet opening through a base wall, a first outlet opening through a first upper wall and a second outlet opening through a second upper wall. A valve member is movably suspended within the housing by a first end when no liquid is flowing into the inlet opening. The valve member is pivotable in a first direction to seal the first outlet opening and pivotable in a second direction to seal the second outlet opening. On successive liquid flows into the inlet opening the valve member automatically and alternatingly seals the first outlet opening and the second outlet opening. Related dishwasher designs are also disclosed. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120211034 | PUMP FOR A HIGH-PRESSURE CLEANING APPLIANCE - A pump for a high-pressure cleaning appliance for delivering cleaning liquid is provided. The pump has a pump housing with at least one pump chamber into which at least one piston plunges. The pump chamber is connected via at least one inlet valve to a suction line and via at least one outlet valve to a pressure line. A bypass line leads from the pressure line to the suction line. An overflow valve is arranged in the bypass line. The valve body of the overflow valve is connected to a control element which, in dependence upon the flow rate of the cleaning liquid, displaces the valve body to a closed or an open position. A rear housing component and a front housing component of the pump housing are joined together. The bypass line opens into a suction line section of the suction line, which extends between the housing components. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120255588 | SELF REGULATING FLUID BEARING HIGH PRESSURE ROTARY NOZZLE WITH BALANCED THRUST FORCE - A high pressure rotary nozzle having a rotating shaft operating within a fixed housing wherein the of axial force which acts upon the shaft due to the fluid pressure at the shaft inlet is balanced by allowing passage of a small amount of the pressurized fluid to be bled to an area or chamber between the outside of the opposite end of the shaft and the inside of the housing where the fluid pressure can act axially in an opposing direction upon the shaft to balance the axial inlet force. The balance of axial forces is self-regulating by controlling escape of the fluid through a tapered or frusto-conical region between the shaft and housing. This further provides a fluid bearing between the two surfaces and allows use of interchangeable rotating jet heads having jet orifices which can be oriented in virtually any desirable configuration including axially forward of the nozzle. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120279531 | ULTRASONIC AIR BLANKET REFLECTOR - An air blanket reflector, which is placed inside and next to the walls of an ultrasonic tank, reflects ultrasonic energy. The air blanket reflector has a relatively thin metal plate, such as 14 gauge stainless steel, facing the interior of the tank and an air-filled cavity on the opposite side of the thin metal plate. The thin metal plate reflects ultrasonic energy away from the walls of the tank to reduce the amount of ultrasonic energy absorbed by the tank. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120279532 | DEVICE FOR CLEANING AQUARIUMS - A cleaning device for aquariums comprises a water-tight enclosure configured to be submerged under water and a water pump comprising an inlet for receiving water and an outlet pipe for expelling water. The outlet pipe comprises a central axis. A power source is disposed within the water-tight enclosure for powering the water pump. An adjustable nozzle comprises a nozzle outlet in fluid communication with the outlet pipe, and the adjustable nozzle is configured to be rotated about the central axis of the outlet pipe to selectively adjust a position of the nozzle outlet. In one example, water volume flow or water velocity flow expelled from the nozzle outlet can be selectively adjusted via rotational adjustment of the adjustable nozzle relative to the outlet pipe. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120279533 | THIN PLATE MEMBER WASHING APPARATUS - In a thin plate member washing apparatus, when a rotary arm member supporting a mesh member holding portion is rotated using a rotary handle, tap water flows over the surface of a mesh member, and medicinal fluid residue deposited on the mesh member is removed. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120285494 | Pet Waste Removal Device - A pet waste removal device including an elongated hand held boom having an open bottom shield disposed at a bottom end of the boom for positioning over a pile of animal waste. A motor driven agitator is disposed within the shield and driven by a motor to rotate between a counterclockwise and a clockwise rotation to mechanically break up pet waste. Fluid jet nozzles are supplied water via a garden hose connection and are arranged to direct water jets into the shield to wash away the pet waste as it is broken up by the agitator. A chemical dispenser for dispensing a chemical solution can also be provided. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120298154 | ACOUSTICALLY INSULATED MACHINE - Acoustically insulated machines have an internal source of noise and an insulation member. The insulation member may include a plurality of porous, sound absorbing layers and a plurality of dense or facing layers attached to faces of the sound absorbing layers. The dense or facing layers each have a density that is greater than the densities of the sound absorbing layers. The insulation member may be oriented such that one of the dense or facing layers faces toward the internal source of noise. The insulation member may be configured such that most of the low frequency sound energy generated by the internal source of noise is not reflected back into the machine. That is, the dense or facing layer may be configured to allow a majority of low frequency sound energy from the internal source of noise to pass into the insulation member. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130032180 | DISHWASHER WITH IMPROVED DRYING AND INSULATION PROPERTIES - The dishwasher ( | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130032181 | DISH WASHER AND AIR BREAK THEREOF - The present embodiment relates to a dish washer. A dish washer according to an aspect of the present invention includes a washing tub formed with a washing space; an air break disposed in one side of the washing tub and guiding flow of washing water; and a sump supplying the washing water to the washing tub, wherein the air break includes a water supply passage flowing water supplied from the outside, a water chamber storing the water flown through the water supply passage, an air passage flowing the air in the outside of the washing tub, and a flow adjusting member flowing the air of the air passage into the water chamber. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130056041 | Megasonic Precision Cleaning of Semiconductor Process Equipment Components and Parts - Apparatuses are provided for cleaning a processing component using megasonic energy including megasonic tanks, scanning megasonic plates, megasonic jets, and megasonic sweeping beams etc., in combination with selective chemistries to remove sub-micron particulate contaminants from the surfaces of the processing component that is used in cleaning semiconductor, medical, or any other processing substrates. The apparatus includes a processing chamber having a carrier element that is configured to support the processing component. The carrier element includes a mechanism to flip the processing component within the processing chamber during cleaning. A fluid supply assembly supplies a fluid to a surface of the processing component and a beam assembly equipped with a megasonic transducer is used to provide high frequency megasonic acoustic energy to the fluid during cleaning. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130056042 | DISHWASHER WITH DETERGENT DISPENSER - The application relates to a dishwasher ( | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130068265 | TWO LEVEL CONDUIT DOCKING PORT MECHANISM FOR A DISHWASHING APPLIANCE - A two level conduit docking port for a dishwashing appliance is described. The docking port is provided having an upper port and a lower port, either of which is opened depending upon the position of a sliding valve that moves along the vertical direction. Movement of the valve to open either the upper port or the lower port is caused by contact between a protrusion on the sliding valve and a conduit attached to a height-adjustable rack. As such rack is pushed into the wash chamber of the dishwasher, the valve is moved vertically depending upon the vertical level of the rack. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130068266 | DISHWASHER WITH MULTI-PIECE TUB - A dishwasher having a treating chamber for receiving dishes for treatment according to an automatic treating cycle within the treating chamber that includes a shell partially defining the treating chamber and a base structure supporting the shell as well as a liquid recirculation system mounted to the base structure and configured to recirculate liquid within the treating chamber. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130098408 | WASHING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE THEREIN - A method of washing an object to be processed, using water containing at least either one selected from a hydrogen radical and a carbon radical, and a novel method capable of exerting sufficient washing effect without using chemicals, by a washing apparatus ( | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130125935 | ULTRASONIC CLEANING DEVICE - An ultrasonic cleaning device including an ultrasonic transducer ( | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130174881 | HAND-HELD TANK FOR CLEANING CHANDELIERS - An apparatus for cleaning chandeliers includes a hand-held tank for holding hot water and a base supporting the hand-held tank. The base has a hollow interior. The tank has sidewalls, at least one of which is transparent. An air and water pump and a battery are mounted in the hollow interior. The battery is in electrical communication with the pump. A first inlet admits ambient air into an inlet of the pump and a second inlet admits water into the inlet. At least one air and water-emitting nozzle is formed in a sidewall of the tank. A pump outlet is in open fluid communication with the at least one water-emitting nozzle. The at least one nozzle discharges agitating water and bubbles into the hot water or above the water line, depending upon the water depth, to help dislodge chemicals and grease from chandelier parts immersed in the hot water. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130263899 | MOTOR PUMP UNIT FOR A HIGH-PRESSURE CLEANING APPLIANCE, AND HIGH-PRESSURE CLEANING APPLIANCE - A motor pump unit for a high-pressure cleaning appliance is provided, in which the cleaning liquid conveyed by the pump assembly is used for cooling the motor, comprising a motor housing which surrounds the motor, and a cooling channel which surrounds the motor and through which the cleaning liquid can flow for heat dissipation. To provide a motor pump unit having a level of electrical safety which is higher than that of a conventional motor pump unit, the cooling channel surround the motor housing, and the motor pump unit comprise at least one thermally conductive spacer element by way of which the cooling channel is spaced from the motor housing. A high-pressure cleaning appliance is also provided. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130276842 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING AND DISINFECTING ALLOGRAFT MATERIAL - There is disclosed a system for cleaning and disinfecting allograft material. In an embodiment, the system includes a sterile bag and a motorized paddle blender. The sterile bag having an outer wall configured to withstand blending forces, at least one paddle contact section, and an allograft retaining section separate from the at least one paddle contact section. The motorized paddle blender having at least one paddle configured to apply blending forces on the sterile bag on the at least one paddle contact area, a motorized portion to actuate the at least one paddle, and a door component configured to hold the sterile bag adjacent the at least one paddle. The at least one paddle and the allograft retaining section are configured to prevent the paddle from contacting the allograft material when the blending forces are applied on the sterile bag on the at least one paddle contact area. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130284217 | Substrate Cleaning System Using Stabilized Fluid Solutions - A substrate cleaning systems are provided. One system includes a proximity head system for applying a meniscus to a surface of a substrate during a cleaning operation. Also provided is a container for holding the solution, the solution being mixed from at least a continuous medium, a polymer material, and a solid material, the polymer material in the solution imparting a finite yield stress to the material, such that the solution is maintained in a stable elastic gel form. A pump coupled to the container is also provided for moving the solution from the container to the proximity head system, where the pump applies at least a minimum shear stress on the solution. The pump provides agitation that exceeds the finite yield stress causing the solution to flow. A conduit is provided between the container and the proximity head system. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140034095 | 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 a stroke. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140083471 | Cleaning Apparatus - An apparatus is for cleaning of articles, for example brushes. The apparatus comprises a container which is arranged for receiving a cleaning liquid, a lid which is arranged for closing the container, and means arranged for holding the articles at least partly fixed in an upper portion of the container. At least one paddle wheel is arranged rotatable in a lower portion of the container. The container comprises one or more wall portions which partly are surrounding the at least one paddle wheel and provide means arranged for guiding a flow of cleaning liquid from the at least one paddle wheel towards the upper portion of the container. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140102493 | ULTRASONIC CLEANING APPARATUS - An ultrasonic cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning tank, a control device and a plurality of ultrasonic transducers. The cleaning tank includes a bottom surface. The ultrasonic transducers are located in the cleaning tank and are inclined relative to the bottom surface so that ultrasonic waves from the ultrasonic transducers concentrate in a same region within the cleaning tank. The control device is located outside of the cleaning tank and electrically connected with the ultrasonic transducers. The control device controls the ultrasonic transducers to emit out the ultrasonic waves. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140150832 | MALE MEDICAL IMPLEMENT CLEANING DEVICE - A cleaning cap for a medical implement having a male protrusion. The cleaning cap includes a housing defining an inner cavity defined by an inner wall and distal end that encloses the inner cavity, and an opening opposite the distal end. The inner wall has a recess near the opening to the housing. The recess has a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the inner wall near the recess. The cap further includes a movable piston having a forward nose and rearward end surrounded by a flexible flange that extends outward and toward the opening to abut the inner wall near the recess of the housing to maintain a cleaning solution in the inner cavity prior to receipt of the male protrusion into the inner cavity. The rearward end of the movable piston configured to couple with a distal end of the male protrusion to move the piston toward a distal end of the housing opposite the opening of the housing to provide a portion of the cleaning solution to the male protrusion. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140174488 | CLEANING DEVICE WITH MULTILAYER SUPPORT - A cleaning device includes a cleaning tank, a vibrator, and a number of loading plates. The cleaning tank contains cleaning liquid. The vibrator is received in the cleaning tank. The loading plates are received in the cleaning tank, and are stacked one by one in the cleaning tank. Each of the loading plates supports a workpiece in the cleaning tank. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140216508 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATES USING ACOUSTIC ENERGY - A system, apparatus and method for processing substrates using acoustic energy. In one aspect, the invention can be a system for processing flat articles comprising: a support supporting a flat article; a dispenser applying liquid to a first surface of the flat article; a transducer assembly comprising: a transmitting structure having a longitudinal axis; a first set of transducers acoustically coupled to the transmitting structure in a spaced apart manner on a first side of the longitudinal axis; a second set of transducers acoustically coupled to the transmitting structure in a spaced apart manner on a second side of the longitudinal axis; the transducers of the first and second sets staggered along the longitudinal axis; and wherein when the dispenser applies liquid to the first surface of the flat article, a film of liquid is formed between the transmitting structure and the first surface of the flat article. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140230863 | AUTOMATIC FILM WASHOUT SYSTEM - Provided is an automatic film washout device includes a housing defining a rinsing chamber and a drain in fluid communication with the rinsing chamber. A drum is rotatably coupled to the housing and is configured to be engageable with the photosensitive material for washout thereof. A booster pump is operatively coupled to the housing and includes a pump inlet and a pump outlet, the pump inlet being fluidly connectable to the pressurized fluid source to receive fluid therefrom at an inlet pressure, the pump being configured to elevate the pressure of the fluid exiting the pump via the pump outlet. A plurality of nozzles are coupled to the housing and in fluid communication with the pump to receive fluid therefrom. The plurality of nozzles are configured to direct fluid into the rinsing chamber for washout of the photosensitive material. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140230864 | TABLE TOP DISHWASHER - A table top washing machine comprises a tub ( | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140261582 | SEAL RING NOISE REDUCTION FOR APPLIANCE PUMP - An appliance pump is provided having a seal ring that can reduce or eliminate noise that can occur when e.g., the pump experiences air or an under-primed condition. The seal ring uses one or biasing members to urge the seal ring into a position to prevent rattling or other vibrations that cause such noise. The present invention also includes seal ring having such construction. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140332042 | DISHWASHER WITH RACK CORNER SPRAY SYSTEM - A dishwasher includes a rack provided with interior and exterior corner nozzles to direct washing fluid onto interior and exterior surface portions of an object placed in a corner of the rack. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150101644 | INDEXING PASSIVE DIVERTER FOR AN APPLIANCE - A passive diverter is provided that does not require a dedicated motor to switch between multiple outlet ports. The diverter uses a flow of fluid provided by a pump to switch between different outlet ports. In a dishwashing appliance, fluid from the pump that supplies one or more spray assemblies can be used to cause the diverter to switch between different fluid outlets and e.g., different spray assemblies. A separate motor to power the diverter is not required, which allows a savings in costs and space. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150298177 | ULTRASONIC APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED HOLDING DEVICE, FOR CLEANING COMPONENT SURFACES - An ultrasonic apparatus for cleaning component surfaces ( | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150343499 | MEGASONIC MULTIFREQUENCY APPARATUS WITH MATCHED TRANSDUCER - A megasonic processing apparatus matches the fundamental resonant or higher-level harmonic frequencies of megasonic thickness-mode transducers to the fundamental resonant or higher-level harmonic frequencies of a plate or other mounting structure upon which the transducers are mounted. The multifrequency transducers are piezoelectric transducers operating in thickness mode at different operating frequencies. The thickness of the mounting plate at the transducer locations is selected to provide a resonant or harmonic frequency matched to that of its corresponding transducer. Two or more megasonic transducers are bonded to the same radiating surface. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160029871 | DISHWASHER - A sealing apparatus seals between a pump chamber and a bottom surface of a washing tank of a dishwasher. The sealing apparatus includes a packing member disposed along a top portion of the pump chamber and a protecting member which fixes some portion of the packing member to the pump chamber to prevent the packing member from moving when the bottom surface of the washing tank and the pump chamber are coupled to each other. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160066765 | TURBINE FLUID DIVERTER FOR AN APPLIANCE - The present invention provides a dishwasher appliance and a diverter for a dishwasher appliance. The diverter uses a turbine powered by a flow of fluid from a pump to switch between different outlet ports. In a dishwasher appliance, fluid from the pump that, e.g., supplies one or more spray assemblies can be used to cause the diverter to switch between different fluid outlets and the different spray assemblies or other fluid-using elements. A separate motor to power the diverter or cycling of the pump to change the position of the diverter is not required, which allows a savings in energy usage, costs, and space. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160082483 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING AND DISINFECTING ALLOGRAFT MATERIAL - There is disclosed a system for cleaning and disinfecting allograft material. In an embodiment, the system includes a sterile bag and a motorized paddle blender. The sterile bag having an outer wall configured to withstand blending forces, at least one paddle contact section, and a free-floating mesh bag configured to retain the allograft material. The motorized paddle blender having at least one paddle configured to apply blending forces on the sterile bag on the at least one paddle contact area, a motorized portion to actuate the at least one paddle, and a door component configured to hold the sterile bag adjacent the at least one paddle. The at least one paddle and the allograft retaining section are configured to prevent the paddle from contacting the allograft material when the blending forces are applied on the sterile bag on the at least one paddle contact area. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20180021819 | MULTI-USE PRESSURE WASHER SYSTEM | 01-25-2018 |
