Patents by Inventor Frank M. Hriadil

Frank M. Hriadil has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5402806
    Abstract: In a cleaning apparatus, a boil sump containing a cleaning solvent within four sidewalls and a bottom. Additionally, the boil sump has a partition extending between two opposing sidewalls that separates the boil sump into a boiling compartment and a cleaning compartment. Furthermore, the partition contains a conduit therethrough that permits the solvent to flow between the cleaning and boiling compartments. The boiling compartment contains a heater that heats the solvent to a boil while the cleaning compartment contains an ultrasonic transducer array for ultrasonically cleaning an object placed in the cleaning compartment. In addition to the boil sump, the cleaning apparatus contains a rinsing compartment for rinsing an object that has been cleaned in the cleaning compartment. The boil sump, as well as the rinsing compartment, are contained in a single, enclosed chamber within the cleaning apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Louis E. Hakeem, Frank M. Hriadil