Patents Examined by Eric W Golightly
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Patent number: 11974659Abstract: A suction assembly, toothbrush, and method are provided that suction fluids and debris resulting from brushing. The suction assembly includes a housing configured to couple to the toothbrush so that a portion extends around sides and a back of the toothbrush head and is spaced from the toothbrush head by a gap. The suction assembly further includes a vacuum pump, a collection reservoir, and one or more conduits that couple the vacuum pump, suction head portion, and collection reservoir to apply a suction around the toothbrush head through the gap and deposit suctioned material in the collection reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignees: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Maxine Strickland, Vivek Ashok Kumar
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Patent number: 11978636Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a method for processing a semiconductor structure and a method for forming a semiconductor structure. The method for processing a semiconductor structure includes: providing a semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate being provided with a feature portion, the aspect ratio of the feature portion being greater than a preset aspect ratio, a mask layer being provided on the top of the feature portion; ashing a semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure comprising the semiconductor substrate, the feature portion, and the mask layer; cleaning the semiconductor structure; drying the semiconductor structure; and removing the mask layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Ning Xi
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Patent number: 11970672Abstract: A semiconductor wafer cleaning composition for used in a semiconductor device manufacturing process and a method of cleaning a semiconductor wafer using the cleaning composition are provided. The cleaning composition includes surfactants represented by Formula 1 and Formula 2, respectively, an organic or inorganic acid, and water occupying for the remaining proportion. The cleaning method is a method of immersing a semiconductor wafer in the cleaning composition for 100 to 500 seconds. The cleaning composition and the cleaning method according to the present disclosure provide an incredibility improved removal rate and an effective cleaning power for contaminants, especially organic wax, during a process of polishing the surface of a wafer used to manufacture semiconductor devices, thereby providing a super-cleaned wafer surface, resulting in production of reliable semiconductor devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: YOUNG CHANG CHEMICAL CO., LTDInventors: Seung Hun Lee, Seung Hyun Lee, Seong Hwan Kim, Seung Oh Jin
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Patent number: 11969770Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to an electronic device peripheral cleaning cabinet and a method for cleaning such peripherals. In an example, a peripheral cleaning cabinet includes a cabinet body, a door, a cabinet gas line, and a support shelf. The cabinet body includes an exhaust port. The door is mechanically coupled to the cabinet body. The cabinet gas line includes a gas valve and a nozzle. The gas valve is fluidly coupled to the nozzle. The nozzle is disposed in the cabinet body. The cabinet gas line is configured to supply a gas to flow into the cabinet body. The support shelf is disposed in the cabinet body and is configured to support a peripheral. The support shelf is configured to allow the gas to flow from the nozzle, through the support shelf, and to the exhaust port.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Jesusa Teomarie Tugab, Gerald De Vera, Eugenio Villarico
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Patent number: 11964309Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus includes: a first bath storing a cleaning solution and having a first opening formed in an upper surface thereof; and a first ultrasonic oscillator installed in the first bath and providing ultrasonic waves toward a surface of the cleaning solution exposed by the first opening to form a water film protruding from the surface of the cleaning solution, wherein a substrate is not immersed in the first bath, and a surface of the substrate is placed adjacent to the first opening and cleaned by the water film.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: SEMES CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung Hun Eom, Sung Ho Lee, Ju Yong Jang
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Patent number: 11957768Abstract: A wet wiper for cleaning an oral cavity or an oral appliance. The wet wiper comprises a water insoluble substrate and a physiologically acceptable cleansing composition. Methods for cleansing oral cavities and oral appliances are also provided, such methods comprising the step of contacting the surface of an oral cavity or an oral appliance with a wet wiper of the present invention for a sufficient time to permit cleaning.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Oral Health Technologies, LLCInventors: Robert Eugene Tricca, Malia Mueller Smith
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Patent number: 11953758Abstract: A cleansing solution receptacle provides sterile cleansing solution when reversibly mated with a cleansing device that forces the fresh, unused contact lens solution in a manner that jets the front and back surfaces of an item with sufficient force to prevent air bubbles from clinging to surface areas of the item. Further, the cleansing device submerges the item in the fresh, unused contact cleansing solution for a controlled threshold cleansing time to ensure proper removal of contaminate build-ups on the item. Further still, according to inventive concepts, devices are automatically cleansed and dried to ensure sterility.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Inventor: Austin Greeson
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Patent number: 11953651Abstract: This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.Inventors: Kevin P. McCabe, Robert B. Steffen, Hélène Aguilar, W. Anthony Martin, Susan W. Neadle, Ann-Marie Wong Meyers, Douglas G. Vanderlaan, Dominic P. Gourd, Kristy L. Canavan, Gregory A. Hill
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Patent number: 11955927Abstract: A panel cleaning system is provided which includes an inflatable wiper and a nozzle. In one aspect, the panel cleaning system includes pressurized air, linear actuators, and a panel-cleaning inflatable wiper wherein the pressurized air and the panel-cleaning wiper are configured to clean PV panels. A further aspect includes an inflatable wiper, a heater configured to heat pressurized air before the air flows out of nozzles and multiple air-driven pistons.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Green Grid Inc.Inventors: Chinmoy Prosun Saha, Jeffrey Scott Pickles
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Patent number: 11951516Abstract: A system to perform multi-stage cleaning of material from a space suit worn by an astronaut in a deep space environment includes one or more discharge units installed external to an interior volume of a facility in the deep space environment. Each of the one or more discharge units releases one or more substances. The one or more substances includes water or air and the interior volume of the facility is defined by an interior hatch that is separated from an exterior hatch leading to the deep space environment by an airlock. One or more collection units installed external to the interior volume. Each collection unit traps released material that is released from a space suit based on the multi-stage cleaning to prevent the released material from entering the interior volume.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Jake Rohrig, Julie Strickland, Samuel Anderson
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Patent number: 11947190Abstract: A multi-chamber fluid cartridge is configured for storage of unused cleansing solution to be used by an automated contact lens cleansing device and for storage of used cleansing solution drained from the device. For example, the multi-chamber fluid cartridge may include a first chamber configured to store the unused cleansing solution and a second chamber configured to store the used cleansing solution. After being reversibly mated with the automated contact lens cleansing device, a controlled amount of the unused cleansing solution may be transferred from the first chamber to a reservoir within the automated contact lens cleansing device for performance of one or more cleansing cycles. Upon completion of the cleansing cycles, the used cleansing solution may be drained from the reservoir to the second chamber for storage until replacement of the multi-chamber fluid cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Inventor: Austin Greeson
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Patent number: 11940811Abstract: A cleaning system and a cleaning method configured for cleaning task of solar panels are provided. The cleaning system includes an operation region, cleaning robots, shuttle robots, and a data processing system. The cleaning method includes a first carrying step, a cleaning step, and a second carrying step.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: SUZHOU RADIANT PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jianrong Xu, Jianxiang Lu, Fei Xu
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Patent number: 11937754Abstract: A dual-mode water inlet dishwasher includes a shell, an inner container, a spraying arm, a washing pump, a heating washing pump, and a respirator water tank which are provided in the shell. A water trough is provided in the inner container. A water inlet of the water trough is connected to the respirator water tank. A water outlet of the water trough is connected to the heating washing pump. The heating washing pump is connected to the spraying arm. The respirator water tank is provided with a respirator body and a water tank body. A tap water inlet, a water-tank water inlet, and a washing water port are provided on the respirator body or the water tank body. The tap water inlet is connected to tap water by means of a solenoid valve. The water-tank water inlet is connected to the water tank by means of a water pump.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: GUANGDONG JIENUO HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES CO., LTD.Inventors: Jie Pu, Shuntian Yang, Jianhong Shi
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Patent number: 11925963Abstract: The inventive concept provides a substrate treating method. The substrate treating method includes supplying a dissolving solution onto a rotating substrate; and supplying, after the supplying a dissolution solution, a treating liquid including a polymer onto the rotating substrate to form a liquid film.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: SEMES CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyeong Min Lee, Tae-Keun Kim, Min Hee Cho, Won Young Kang
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Patent number: 11920242Abstract: A temperature control method includes a switchover process, an ignition process, a slope calculation process, a first and a second control processes. In the switchover process, a heat medium to be supplied into a flow path is switched from a heat medium of a first temperature supplied from a first temperature controller to a heat medium of a second temperature supplied from a second temperature controller. In the slope calculation process, a slope of temperature change of the heat medium is calculated based on a temperature of the heat medium at an outlet side of the flow path. In the first control process, the second temperature controller is controlled until the temperature of the heat medium is stabilized to a temperature lower than a set value. In the second control process, the second temperature controller is controlled such that the temperature of the heat medium reaches the set value.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Yuya Minoura, Kaho Enomoto, Hayato Sakai
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Patent number: 11919053Abstract: An example system to clean a continuous substrate includes: one or more high pressure nozzles configured to spray a high pressure, low flow spray of a first cleaning fluid at the continuous substrate to remove particulate matter from the continuous substrate; an agitation bath and a plurality of rollers configured to transport the continuous substrate from a first volume having the high pressure, low volume spray, to a second volume having the agitation bath; an agitator in the agitation bath, comprising at least one of a megasonic transducer or an ultrasonic transducer, and configured to direct energy at the continuous substrate; and a vacuum roller configured to vacuum moisture from the continuous substrate during transporting of the continuous substrate from the first volume to the second volume; a dryer configured to dry the continuous substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventor: Gregory T. Hall
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Patent number: 11920311Abstract: A method of operating an ultra-high pressure liquid jet system includes positioning, relative to a rail, a translatable frame having a liquid jet processing head fluidly connected to an ultra-high pressure liquid pump. The method also includes providing, to the liquid jet processing head, via the ultra-high pressure liquid pump, a pressurized fluid forming a liquid jet that contacts the rail such that the pressurized fluid is at least 20,000 PSI during a rail cutting operation or a re-profiling operation. Steps of the method include providing an abrasive feed system coupled to the liquid jet processing head to provide an abrasive to the liquid jet and translating the liquid jet processing head relative to the rail, thereby performing a processing operation on a linear length of the rail along a direction of translation of the rail.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: RailRestore BVInventors: Joep Jacobs, Johannes Petrus Bernardus Wildhagen
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Patent number: 11919031Abstract: A coating device includes a head, a wiping mechanism, an arm, and a controller. The head includes a nozzle surface for discharging a coating material. The wiping mechanism wipes the nozzle surface. The arm holds the head. The controller controls movement of the head via the arm. The controller relatively moves the head with respect to the wiping mechanism to wipe the nozzle surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Kobayashi, Daisuke Hozumi, Ryota Nagaike, Nobuaki Yamakuchi
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Patent number: 11911226Abstract: An energy production device for a chargeable energy storage is arranged on a fluid conduit of an existing fluid circuit in a device through which a fluid flows. The fluid flow in the fluid conduit primarily serves a predetermined purpose different from that of the energy production device. The energy production device is arranged to produce energy from the kinetic energy of the fluid flow to charge the chargeable energy storage. A module insertable into the device may include the energy production device. The device may be a washer disinfector for processing medical instruments, systems and/or products that include at least one handpiece having a chargeable energy storage. The energy storage is configured as a rechargeable battery or as a power cell and is adapted to be processed together with the handpiece in the washer disinfector.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Aesculap AGInventor: Frederick Lenzenhuber
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Patent number: 11896177Abstract: An extractor includes a fluid recovery system including a suction nozzle, a recovery tank assembly, and a suction source having an inlet fluidly connected to the recovery tank assembly and the suction nozzle through an air conduit and adapted to draw liquid through the suction nozzle and deposit the liquid in the recovery tank assembly. The extractor includes a body provided with the air conduit for movement between a first position wherein suction is unreduced and a second position wherein suction is reduced. The extractor includes a fluid delivery system including a solution supply tank assembly, a fluid distributor, and a conduit for depositing fluid onto a surface. The extractor includes a hydraulic connector operably coupled to the body and adapted to move the body between the first and second positions.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: BISSELL Inc.Inventors: Eric C. Huffman, Charles A. Reed, Jr.