Patents Examined by Douglas Lee
  • Patent number: 11965150
    Abstract: A method is provided for vaporized hydrogen peroxide cleaning of a chamber. The method includes altering a temperature of air in the chamber from an initial temperature to a sterilization temperature over a first time period. The method also includes injecting vaporized hydrogen peroxide into air in the chamber to alter a relative humidity of hydrogen peroxide vapor in the chamber to a sterilization level over the first time period. The method also includes maintaining the temperature at the sterilization temperature and the relative humidity at the sterilization level over a second time period. The method also includes reducing the relative humidity from the sterilization level to a safe level over a third time period. In one embodiment, the method is provided for vaporized hydrogen peroxide cleaning of an interior chamber of an incubation container. In other embodiments, the incubation chamber featured in the method is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: CARON PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Milton Ford Baker, Jr., Dale C. Barnett, Robert W. Dotterer, David N. Figel, Stephen Charles Keiser
  • Patent number: 11963647
    Abstract: A robot cleaner is provided. The robot cleaner according to the disclosure includes a driver including a drive motor configured to cause the robot cleaner to move, a memory storing information on a pollution map for the degree of pollution for each location in a map corresponding to a place in which the robot cleaner is located and information on locations of a plurality of objects on the map, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: identify a pollution source among the plurality of objects based on information on the locations of the plurality of objects and the pollution map, and control the driver to move the robot cleaner based on the location of the identified pollution source on the map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Namki Lee, Changseok Oh, Seunghwan Lee, Chuljoo Kim, Yongheon Shin
  • Patent number: 11950743
    Abstract: A dishwasher (1), in particular a commercial dishwasher (1), which is in the form of a box-type dishwasher and has a treatment chamber (2) which can be closed and in which washware can be treated in accordance with a predefined or predefinable treatment program, wherein a washware detector apparatus (51) is designed to detect the type of washware to be, wherein the washware detector apparatus (51) has an optical identification system, which is oriented toward the washware to be treated, and an evaluation device, wherein the optical identification system is designed to record at least a portion of the light reflected by the washware to be treated as a reflection image, and wherein the evaluation device is designed to automatically distinguish between different types of washware on the basis of the recorded reflection image, wherein the extent of the reflection provides information about the type of washware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Harald Disch, Björn S. Himmelsbach, Markus Heidt, Verena Wiedenhöfer
  • Patent number: 11948778
    Abstract: A conventional substrate processing apparatus for generating plasma cannot generate plasma with high density and thus throughput of substrate processing is low. In order to solve this problem, provided is a substrate processing apparatus including a reaction vessel having a tubular shape and provided with a coil installed at an outer circumference thereof; a cover installed at a first end of the reaction vessel; a gas introduction port installed at the cover; a first plate installed between the gas introduction port and an upper end of the coil; a second plate installed between the first plate and the upper end of the coil; a substrate processing chamber installed at a second end of the reaction vessel; and a gas exhaust part connected to the substrate processing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidehiro Yanai, Shin Hiyama, Toru Kakuda, Toshiya Shimada, Tomihiro Amano
  • Patent number: 11944251
    Abstract: A household dishwasher includes a washing container having a floor, and a spray arm supported for rotation about an axis of rotation and including spray nozzles for applying washing liquor and/or fresh water to a dishwasher load received in the washing container. The spray arm is designed so as to be capable of being disassembled and re-assembled along the axis of rotation, in order to transfer the spray arm from a first mode, in which the spray nozzles point away from the floor, into a second mode, in which the spray nozzles point toward the floor, and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Eisenbart, Michael Georg Rosenbauer, Michael Rupp, Aaron Friedke, Martin Stickel
  • Patent number: 11938589
    Abstract: Disclosed are a dry ice cleaning and recycling device and a method a connecting rod. The device includes a dry ice ejector module, a clamping module, and a box, and the dry ice ejector module and the clamp module are both arranged in the box; the dry ice ejector module includes a spray gun guide rail and a cleaning nozzle vertically and slidably connected to the spray gun guide rail; and the clamp module includes a clamp guide rail and a clamp horizontally and slidably connected to the clamp guide rail. The device further includes a dry ice recycling device, the dry ice recycling device includes a dry ice recycling collector and a condenser pipe, and two ends of the condenser pipe are communicated with the box and the dry ice recycling collector respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Guan Wang, Guohua Chen, Sihao Lin, Junxian Li, Jieyu Zhu
  • Patent number: 11923208
    Abstract: Provided is disclosure for embodiments providing delivery of chemicals for conditioning a brush offline, where the brush is not coupled to a machine that makes use of the brush to clean a surface of an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Bradley Scott Withers, Corey Alan Hughes, Erik Scott Nelson, Steven Kenneth Christie, Brent Allan Best
  • Patent number: 11919055
    Abstract: Air rinsing apparatus and systems for rinsing containers are disclosed. An example air rinsing apparatus includes: a first enclosure having a first inlet port and a first output port; a second enclosure within the first enclosure, the second enclosure comprising a second inlet port and a second output port, the second output port disposed on a same face of the first enclosure as the first inlet port; and one or more air movers configured to: urge first air into the second inlet port, the second enclosure configured to direct the first air from the second inlet port to the second output port; and pull second air from the first output port, the first enclosure configured to direct the second air from the first inlet port to the first output port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: William Mark Feldmann, William Rick Immell, Stanley Coley, Barbara Stefl, James Steven Prows
  • Patent number: 11883552
    Abstract: A method is provided for operating a system to automatically conduct hygiene cycles for a confined space such an interior space of a box suitable for storing and/or carrying packaged food. The system may include a hygiene device that can be attached to the box to conduct the hygiene cycles and a mobile device that can wirelessly communicate with the hygiene device to control the conduction of the hygiene cycles. The method may include automatically collecting information related to the hygiene cycles using the hygiene device and transmitting the collected information to a network directly or through the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Wenbin Wei, Ying Zhang, Zhili Ding, Huarong Yu
  • Patent number: 11883863
    Abstract: Auger cleaned inaccessible floor systems to maximize operational capacity of inaccessible floors. The auger cleaned inaccessible floor system includes a floor having at least one channel beneath the lowest point of the floor extending horizontally at least half the length of the longest dimension of the floor and adapted for receiving an auger cleaner, at least one gate complex that provides fluid communication between the channel and at least one box and further provides access to the floor for the auger cleaner, and at least one box to deliver the auger cleaner to the channel and adapted for equalizing pressure when the inaccessible floor is under water to deliver an auger cleaner for cleaning. Thus, the auger cleaned inaccessible floor system allows cleaning of the inaccessible floor while the inaccessible floor system is in operation increasing the yield from the inaccessible floor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Bristola, LLC
    Inventor: Jared Burma
  • Patent number: 11883698
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air-guiding component (1) for a pipe system, in particular for a pipe system for gaseous media preferably used in an aspirating fire detection and/or air-monitoring system. The air-guiding component (1) comprises a housing (7) having a gas inlet (12a) and a gas outlet (12b), wherein the gas inlet (12a) and the gas outlet (12b) are fluidically connected or connectable to the pipe system in order to form a flow path from the gas inlet (12a) to the gas outlet (12b) in the interior of the housing. A connection region with a port (6) is also provided for fluidically connecting, as needed or optionally, the housing interior to a maintenance/cleaning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Inventor: Herbert Remer
  • Patent number: 11850638
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for cleaning vessels. The vessel cleaning apparatus (10) has a suction lance (20) and a flushing lance (40). The flushing lance (40) is configured to receive fluid, such as cleaning liquid and/or compressed air, and to expel it against an inner wall of a vessel to be cleaned. The suction lance (20) is configured to suck off and lead off fluids present in the vessel as well as cleaning liquid supplied through the flushing lance (40) from the vessel, preferably against the direction of effect of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: AMFOMED AG
    Inventor: Claude Marchand
  • Patent number: 11849835
    Abstract: Cleaning devices are provided that have a surface with areas that provide different cleaning states. The areas of different cleaning states are connected to one another by a deflection member that provides tactile and/or audible feedback to the user when transitioning between the different cleaning states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Inventors: William Harrington, James M. Buckley, Robert F. Smith, Paul Adams
  • Patent number: 11848218
    Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor chamber component cleaning systems may include a receptacle. The receptacle may include a bottom lid that may be an annulus. The annulus may be characterized by an inner annular wall and an outer annular wall. A plurality of recessed annular ledges may be defined between the inner annular wall and the outer annular wall. Each recessed annular ledge of the plurality of recessed annular ledges may be formed at a different radial position along the bottom lid. The cleaning systems may include a top lid removably coupled with the bottom lid about an exterior region of the top lid. The cleaning systems may include a tank defining a volume to receive the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Katty Guyomard, Chidambara A. Ramalingam, Shawyon Jafari, Palash Joshi, Moin Ahmed Khan, Kirubanandan Naina Shanmugam, Subhaschandra Shreepad Salkod, Avishek Ghosh, David W. Groechel, Li Wu, Dorothea Buechel-Rimmel
  • Patent number: 11834632
    Abstract: A cleaning solution for a turbine engine includes water; a first organic acidic component that comprises citric acid; a second organic acidic component that comprises glycolic acid; isopropylamine sulphonate; alcohol ethoxylate; triethanol amine; and sodium lauriminodipropionate. The cleaning solution has a pH value between about 2.5 and about 7.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicole Jessica Tibbetts, Evan J Dolley, Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Denise Anne Anderson, Nathan David McLean, Eric John Telfeyan, Frank Wagenbaugh
  • Patent number: 11823915
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for processing a substrate including a spin head on which a substrate is placed, a container provided to surround the spin head, an upper nozzle member supplying a processing solution downwards, a bottom cleaning member located to be a certain distance from the bottom of the spin head, wherein the bottom cleaning member sprays a cleaning solution to the bottom of the spin head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Semes Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jintack Yu, Jaemyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 11812912
    Abstract: A method for the dosing of cleaning agents in cleaning machines, including the steps: receiving control information items, wherein the control information items are dependent on information about a cleaning machine; determining the progress of a cleaning operation; dosing of cleaning agent depending on the received control information items and the determined progress of the cleaning operation; wherein the information about the cleaning machine can be determined via a sensor-based automatic recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Arnd Kessler, Thomas Weber, Johannes Zipfel, Christian Nitsch, Lars Zuechner, Nadine Franke, Georg Wawer, Alexander Mueller, Clemens Arth
  • Patent number: 11801536
    Abstract: A water wash system (200) for a gas turbine engine (100) having a fan (126) and a front hub (136), the front hub (136) can be rotated with the fan (126). The water wash system (200) generally includes a head unit (202) and a base assembly (204). The head unit (202) includes a mounting structure (206) and one or more wash fluid lines (208) for spraying a wash fluid into the gas turbine engine (100). The mounting structure (206) defines an inner friction surface (252) for contacting the front hub (136) of the gas turbine engine (100). Additionally, the base assembly (204) is operatively connected to the head unit (202) and is configured to press the head unit (202) towards the front hub (136) to fix the inner friction surface (252) against the front hub (136).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Peng Wang, Renwei Yuan
  • Patent number: 11801620
    Abstract: An automatic plant for cleaning moulds for tyres, wherein the moulds are constituted of sectors and cheeks, includes an apparatus for internal cleaning of sectors and cheeks and an apparatus for external cleaning of sectors and cheeks. The apparatus for internal cleaning of sectors and cheeks comprises fixing means for sectors and cheeks in a stable treatment position, a generating device for generating ultrasonic vibrations, transmitting means for transmitting the vibrations from the device to the sector or cheek treated, in such a way as to carry out cleaning of sectors or cheeks by subjecting them to vibrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: KEYMICAL HOLDING INC.
    Inventors: Enrico Bargagli Petrucci, Lorenzo Casesa
  • Patent number: 11788987
    Abstract: Method and systems for managing clear-down are provided. The method can include generating a clear-down trigger associated with an ion mobility spectrometer and operating the ion mobility spectrometer in fast clear-down mode in response to the clear-down trigger. Methods and systems can further provide that where the ion mobility spectrometer operates in fast-switching mode, the ion mobility spectrometer alternating a plurality of times between operation according to a positive ion mode and operation according to a negative ion mode, and further operating according to the positive ion mode for less than about 1 second before switching to the operation according to the negative ion mode, and operating according to the negative ion mode for less than about 1 second before switching to the operation according to the positive ion mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventors: Qunzhou Bian, John J. Carroll