Abstract: A method for cleaning particulate contaminants is provided and it relates to the technical field of cleaning methods. The method comprises spraying the nitrogen-argon supercritical mixed fluid on the to-be-cleaned workpiece, wherein the nitrogen-argon supercritical mixed fluid has a temperature of ?120° C. to ?90° C. and a pressure of 4 to 5 MPa, the mass fraction of nitrogen is 50-80%. A Laval nozzle is employed to spray and an inert gas is introduced into the cleaning chamber and vented to displace the gas in the cleaning chamber before cleaning. The nitrogen-argon supercritical mixed fluid is sprayed at a speed of 400-650 m/s; an angle between the sprayed nitrogen-argon supercritical mixed fluid and the horizontal plane where the to-be-cleaned workpiece is located is preferably 30° to 50°. Nitrogen was used as the blowing gas to blow the top of the to-be-cleaned workpiece and remove the contaminants on the to-be-cleaned workpiece.

Abstract: A conventional utility tray or mat I typically a solid object of hard plastic or metal. The present invention is a flexible tray or mat object, permitting the tray or mat to be form fitted to the enclosure or container, and removed by being folded or rolled up, so as to enable effortless removal of the mat or tray, while continuing to contain any objects or fluids that were within or on the tray or mat. Additionally, even when placed on a non enclosed solid surface, the flexible character of the invention allows it to be folded or rolled up and removed, while continuing to contain any objects or fluids that were within or on the tray or mat.

Abstract: A substrate cleaning apparatus includes a substrate rotation supporting section that supports and rotates a substrate; a roll holding section that rotatably holds a first roll cleaning member and a second roll cleaning member each having a length almost equal to a radius of the substrate; a roll rotation drive section that rotates the first roll cleaning member and the second roll cleaning member about respective axes of rotation parallel to a front surface of the substrate; and a roll pressing section that brings the first roll cleaning member and the second roll cleaning member that are rotating into sliding contact with the front surface of the substrate. The first roll cleaning member and the second roll cleaning member are disposed so as to cover different radial parts of the front surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A moving apparatus used in liquid and a cleaning device are provided. The moving apparatus includes a forward portion, a rearward portion, a mode switching member configured to perform position-and-posture switching of the moving apparatus between a second motion state and a third motion state, a processor, and a cleaning member. The mode switching member includes a buoyancy cavity, configured to accommodate at least gas; a first regulating member, configured to regulate a volume of the gas in the buoyancy cavity; and at least one first injection port, provided on or at the forward portion of the moving apparatus and connected to the buoyancy cavity to at least allow gas to enter the buoyancy cavity. The processor is configured to control the first regulating member for increasing or decreasing the volume of the gas in the buoyancy cavity.

Abstract: A material restoration system for restoring material surfaces, the material restoration system comprising: a first composition including at least fifty percent alcohol by volume; at least twenty percent cutting oil by volume; denatured alcohol; C9-11 Pareth-8; Sodium C14-16; Sodium laureth sulfate; Sodium chloride; and Sodium xylenesulfonate.

Abstract: A method for controlling a home appliance depending on a load includes taking a load image with an appliance camera, sending the image from the appliance to the server, processing the image on the server, and generating a processing result. Control data is determined on the server for controlling the appliance based on the result and is then sent to the appliance and/or the processing result is sent to the appliance enabling the appliance to determine data for controlling the appliance based on the processing result. The control data and/or the processing result is received from the server on the appliance and based thereon appliance working programs are controlled. Image processing generating the result includes upscaling the image using a trained generative adversarial network and analyzing the load using a trained neural network. A server, home appliance and system including both are also provided.

Abstract: A self-cleaning sensor guard is provided. The guard may comprise an acoustic duster housing, a dust guard, a proximity sensor, a phase-enabled controller, and an ultrasonic cleaning source. The dust guard may be positioned to impede passage of ambient particulates into the acoustic duster housing. The proximity sensor may be positioned to generate a dust detection signal that is indicative of the presence of particulates on the dust guard. The ultrasonic cleaning source may be oriented to direct multi-phase and multi-frequency ultrasonic cleaning waves towards the dust guard. The phase-enabled controller may be programmed to drive the ultrasonic cleaning source, at least partially in response to the dust detection signal, by superimposing a first acoustic signal and a second acoustic signal.

Abstract: A system including a nozzle coupled to a conduit and arranged to spray a zone of a cooking range exhaust system, a pump configured to provide a cleaning solution to a supply line, and a control box connected to the pump via a supply line. The control box includes a controller and an electronically-controlled valve configured to selectively couple the supply line to the conduit. The controller can be configured to, in response to receipt of a start signal to initiate a cleaning operation, cause the cleaning solution comprising a mixture of detergent and water having a ratio based on a target mixing ratio to be provided to a supply line and cause the electronically-controlled valve to open to facilitate provision of the cleaning solution to the nozzle via the conduit for a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning member has a member cleaning part 30 that cleans a cleaning member 10 that cleans a substrate W; and a measurement part 20 that measures a degree of cleanliness of the cleaning member 10 cleaned by the member cleaning part 30.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a buff process module. The buff process module includes: a buff table on which a processing target object is mounted; a buff head that holds a buff pad for applying a predetermined process to the processing target object; a buff arm that supports and swings the buff head; a dresser for dressing the buff pad; and a cleaning mechanism that is disposed between the buff table and the dresser and is for cleaning the buff pad.

Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: (a) supplying a chlorine-containing gas to an interior of a process vessel, to which an oxide film adheres, under a first pressure; (b) exhausting the interior of the process vessel; (c) supplying an oxygen-containing gas into the process vessel; (d) exhausting the interior of the process vessel; (e) supplying the chlorine-containing gas into the process vessel under a second pressure lower than the first pressure; (f) exhausting the interior of the process vessel; (g) supplying the oxygen-containing gas into the process vessel; and (h) exhausting the interior of the process vessel, wherein the oxide film which adheres to the interior of the process vessel is removed by performing each of (a) to (h) one or more times and setting a supply amount of the oxygen-containing gas in (c) different from a supply amount of the oxygen-containing gas in (g).

Abstract: Systems, methods, and kits for treating one or more surfaces with a liquid. The one or more surfaces may be those of a container, such as a container used to ship food. The systems may include one or more ducts, one or more liquid ejectors, and one or more duct connectors, which may be connected, in any sequence, to form a system.

Abstract: A cleaning system can be used for cleaning the emitting and receiving units in a measurement section of a spectrometer probe. The cleaning system includes a cleaning instrument including a blade, cleaning lamellas extend outward from the blade, a cleaning instrument actuator including a piston imparting linear motion to the cleaning instrument during a cleaning operation and an attachment adapter configured to attach the cleaning instrument actuator to the spectrometer probe at a flow cell window aperture. The adapter includes an adapter body to receive and allow through passage of the cleaning instrument when it is attached to cleaning instrument actuator and to position the cleaning instrument relative to a measurement section between emitting and receiving units of the spectrometer probe.

Abstract: A liquid processing apparatus includes: a stage; a cup that surrounds a substrate placed on the stage; a processing liquid supplier that supplies a processing liquid to the substrate; an exhaust port provided in the cup to exhaust the cup; an annular body provided inside the cup to surround the substrate and form a flow path for a gas flowing into the cup; a lifting mechanism that raises or lowers the annular body relative to the cup to perform a switching between a first state in which the annular body is located at a first relative height to perform a first exhaust and a second state in which the annular body is located at a second relative height to perform a second exhaust; and a drainage port that opens to an upstream side of the exhaust port in each of the first and second flow paths.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a mobile robot and a control method thereof. More particularly, when a movement is detected in an area to be cleaned, a mobile robot learns whether the detected movement is a behavior pattern of causing a foreign material or not. The mobile robot performs a suitable cleaning when the movement of causing the foreign material is found or detected later.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for metal smallware is provided having a washing chamber configured to carry out a washing cycle and suction means connected to the washing chamber and configured to carry out a discharge cycle, a main absorption column having a first side and a second side opposite each other, wherein the first side is hydraulically connected to the suction means and the second side is hydraulically connected to a supply duct. In particular, the main absorption column is configured to cause an interaction between a gaseous mixture supplied by the suction means and an absorption liquid supplied by the supply duct to perform chemical absorption of a solvent present in the gaseous mixture having air and solvent, in the absorption liquid, and reduce the concentration of solvent in the gaseous mixture having air and solvent.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a substrate processing method, and more particularly, to a substrate processing method for removing an oxide film formed on a substrate. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a substrate processing method that processes a substrate loaded into a chamber, includes: supplying a nitrogen-containing gas to an inner space of a plasma generator disposed outside the chamber; activating the nitrogen-containing gas in the inner space; supplying a hydrogen-containing gas to the inner space; and supplying the nitrogen-containing gas activated in the inner space and the hydrogen-containing gas onto the substrate.

Abstract: A system includes a dishwasher having a receptacle for items to be washed, an image capturing facility configured to capture an image of the receptacle of the dishwasher for items to be washed, and an image processing facility configured to determine in dependence upon the captured image a map of an arrangement of the items to be washed. The map includes a division of the receptacle into a number of regions, with each region having a predetermined arrangement of items to be washed from a number of predetermined arrangements of items to be washed. An allocation unit determines a cleaning matrix including an allocation of a treatment specification to each of the regions in the map, and outputs the cleaning matrix. A control apparatus executes a wash program based on the cleaning matrix.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for removing interlaminar adhesives and/or inks on laminated plastic material, which comprises the following steps: a) microperforating the laminated plastic material with at least one microperforation per cm2, b) removing the ink and/or adhesive by adding a washing solution to the microperforated plastic resulting from step a), c) separating the plastic material and the aqueous material.

Abstract: A dishwashing appliance may include a cabinet, a tub, a door, a sensor assembly, and a controller. The tub may be mounted within the cabinet and define a wash chamber for receipt of articles for washing. The door may be movably mounted to the cabinet. The door may be movable between a latched position restricting access to the wash chamber and an unlatched position permitting access to the wash chamber. The sensor assembly may be mounted to the door to detect a position thereof. The controller may be configured to initiate a detection operation. The detection operation may include determining a future-use chamber cycle (FCC) to be initiated at a delayed time period, detecting the door in the unlatched position at the sensor assembly, generating a door-alert signal in response to detecting the door in the unlatched position, and restricting initiation of the FCC following generating the door-alert signal.