Using Solid Work Treating Agents Patents (Class 134/6)
  • Publication number: 20090205679
    Abstract: A cutter blade cuts an adhesive tape and then returns to its standby position. Thereafter, a cleaning unit moves to a position below the cutter blade, and the cutter blade moves downward to a predetermined height. Herein, a cleaning member impregnated with a wash liquid is pierced with the cutter blade in order to clean an adherent on the cutter blade. Each time the cutter blade cleaning process is executed, the pierced position of the cleaning member with the cutter blade is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Masayuki Yamamoto, Yukitoshi Hase
  • Patent number: 7575812
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cleaning substrate of a substrate processing equipment, which comprises a cleaning layer comprising a heat resistant resin with a storage modulus (1 Hz) at 20° C. up to 150° C. being 5×107 Pa to 1×109 Pa on at least one face of the substrate; and a polyimide resin suitable as the heat resistant resin for the cleaning layer and usable under circumstances possibly involving the generation of serious disadvantages due to silicone contamination, such as for HDD application and some semiconductor applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshio Terada, Hirofumi Fujii, Makoto Namikawa, Daisuke Uenda, Yasuhiro Amano
  • Publication number: 20090199868
    Abstract: A heated surface cleaning pad that can be attached to a bottom portion of a hand tool configured to be used to scrub a heated food preparation surface. According to an embodiment, the cleaning pad is configured to clean a hot griddle surface that has a number of parallel raised ridges. According to another embodiment, the cleaning pad includes a non-woven construction that is impregnated with abrasive particles and/or a liquid cleaner or a dissolvable solid cleaner. In addition, a method of cleaning a hot food preparation surface is provided. According to one embodiment, the method includes the steps of attaching a scrubbing pad to a cleaning tool, contacting the openings in the cleaning surface of the scrubbing pad with the raised ridges of a griddle surface, and scrubbing the griddle surface with the pad until the surface is clean. Moreover, a method of constructing a cleaning pad for cleaning a hot griddle surface is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric R. Cybulski, Arthur V. Lang, Jacob J. Orak, Adriana Paiva, Lowell C. Zeller
  • Publication number: 20090199869
    Abstract: A substrate cleaning apparatus includes two cleaning brushes driven independently of each other. A first cleaning brush makes a cycling movement including an outward movement progressing in a horizontal direction from a position in contact with the center of the rotation of a substrate to the outside of an edge of the substrate, an upward movement progressing in a vertically upward direction from an end position of the outward movement, an inward movement progressing in a horizontal direction from an end position of the upward movement to a position immediately over the center of the rotation of the substrate, and a downward movement progressing in a vertically downward direction from an end position of the inward movement to a start position of the outward movement. A second cleaning brush makes a similar cycling movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Kago, Masaki Iwami, Masahiro Nonomura
  • Publication number: 20090199867
    Abstract: A device for cleaning soles of footwear with a plurality of rotatable horizontal brushes. A motor may be used to drive each of the brushes. A tray for collecting dirt and other debris may be located under the brushes in order to provide a convenient method to remove dirt and other debris from the device after use. Such devices may permit a person or persons to clean mud, snow, sand, dirt and the like from the soles of their footwear without need of removing the footwear from their feet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventor: Bruce Ernest Woods
  • Patent number: 7572342
    Abstract: A system for cleaning semiconductor lithography tools provides for cycling a polished-side down semiconductor wafer through the lithography tool using conventional automated robotics for loading and unloading the wafer from a vacuum chuck of the lithography tool. The vacuum chuck may provide a continuous clamping vacuum feature and may include a vacuum ring that surround the periphery of the vacuum chuck. The chuck and vacuum ring may advantageously be formed of a high accuracy ceramic or plastic such as ZeroDur ceramic. The polished side of the semiconductor wafer includes grooves in a polished surface and which extend inwardly from a peripheral edge of the wafer, the grooves provide gaps between the wafer and chuck allowing the wafer to be released by a slow loss of vacuum-pressure through the gaps. The pristine clean polished surface of the wafer getters contaminating particles from the chuck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Wafertech, LLC
    Inventor: Guy Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20090194119
    Abstract: A brush is provided that includes a handle portion further including a first end and an opposite second end, a plurality of tines extending outward from said handle first end, where the plurality of tines are spaced apart such that a gap is defined between each pair of adjacent tines, and a plurality of bristles extending generally radially outward from each of the plurality of tines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventor: Craig Albrecht
  • Publication number: 20090196909
    Abstract: There is disclosed an article and method of making an article for removing at least one contaminant from a solid surface. In one embodiment, the article comprises carbon nanotubes attached to a support media, such as a nonwoven mixture of PET and cotton. There is also disclosed a method of removing at least one contaminant from a solid surface, such as areas where microbial, particle, or static contamination is undesirable, including hospitals, clean rooms, kitchens, baths, or human hands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher H. Cooper, Whitmore B. Kelley, JR., Vardhan Bajpai, Daniel Iliescu, Thomas H. Treutler, Andrei Burnin, Hai-Feng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20090188528
    Abstract: An improved apparatus and method for cleaning is provided. More specifically, the improved apparatus is provided wherein the apparatus has a plurality of rotating heads whereby the heads are used to contact the body and provide cleansing pressure. Additionally, the improved apparatus and method is provided wherein the apparatus may have a plurality of rotating heads whereby the rotating heads may rotate opposite to each corresponding head wherein a first inner head may rotate clockwise while the second outer head may rotate counterclockwise. However, a first head and second head may be adjacent to one another while still rotating in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction, respectively. The contemplated embodiments of the apparatus may include a reservoir for containment of a cleansing agent that may be dispensed to the first and second head and/or directly onto the object to be cleaned whereby the cleansing agent may help facilitate cleansing of the body to be cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventor: Mitch Junkins
  • Publication number: 20090188527
    Abstract: A method for cleaning a portion of material comprises identifying a portion of material requiring cleaning. The method places a first absorbent pad on the identified portion. The first absorbent pad comprises a super-absorbent material and a liquid-resistant backing. The method places a first weight on top of the first absorbent pad. The method allows a period of time to elapse. The method removes the first weight and the first absorbent pad from the identified portion. In an additional embodiment, the method further comprises spraying neutralizer on the identified portion. The method places a second absorbent pad on the identified portion. The second absorbent pad comprises a super-absorbent material and a liquid-resistant backing. The method places a second weight on top of the second absorbent pad. The method allows a period of time to elapse. The method removes the second weight and the second absorbent pad from the identified portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: Riyo Pets, LLC
    Inventor: Maya P. Jedlicka
  • Patent number: 7566369
    Abstract: Method of de-coating metallic coated scrap pieces, the metallic coated scrap pieces comprising a metallic core layer and a metallic coating layer of which the liquidus temperature of the metallic coating layer is lower than the solidus temperature of the metallic core layer, such as brazing sheet scrap pieces, or from metallic coated scrap pieces of which the upper part of the melting range of the metallic core layer has an overlap with the lower part of the melting range of the metallic core layer. The metallic coating layer is at least partially removed from the metallic core layer of said scrap pieces by agitating the scrap pieces at an elevated temperature T above the solidus temperature of the metallic coating layer and below the liquidus temperature of the metallic core layer, together with abrading particles. The abrading particles are brought into fluidisation during the agitating of the metallic coated scrap pieces, thereby forming a fluidised bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Aleris Aluminum Koblenz GmbH
    Inventor: Adrianus Jacobus Wittebrood
  • Publication number: 20090183323
    Abstract: A device for cleaning an artificial “infill turf” field includes a rotating brush assembly and a basket for receiving waste and infill material. The basket has a bottom with openings that allow infill material to be returned to the field, and a vibrator to promote separation of infill from waste. The device may include wheels connected to the brush assembly in a manner effective to rotate the brush when one or both of the wheels rotate, and a magnet for picking magnetic waste material from the field. The device may include an actuator for adjusting the height of the brushes, and a tow bar that allows the device to be positioned in an “active” orientation to sweep a field, or an “uplifted” orientation to transport the device across curbs or rough terrain. Multiple brushes and/or baskets may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Michael E. Davis, John Kitterman
  • Publication number: 20090184097
    Abstract: A mechanical apparatus maintains and/or cleans support strips of a workpiece support that forms a support plane for supporting workpieces. The mechanical apparatus includes a transport device for moving the workpiece support along a transport axis X and a service device that has a tool for processing the support strips. The service device is movable by means of a mechanical movement unit along a movement axis Y that is arranged at an angle relative to the transport axis X and/or along a movement axis Z that is arranged at an angle relative to the transport axis X and that is different from the movement axis Y, with the movement of the workpiece support along the transport axis X and the movement of the service device along the movement axis Y and/or along the movement axis Z being controllable in a coordinated manner by means of a control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicants: TRUMPF Sachsen GmbH, TRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventors: Wolf Klaiber, Harry Thonig, Klaus Vogel, Eberhard Wahl, Utz Schorn, Martin Petera, Karel Vincke, Norbert Gruhl
  • Publication number: 20090178692
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a personal cleansing system comprising: (1) a scrubbing device containing at least one hydrophobic synthetic polymer; and (2) a liquid personal cleansing composition containing a core shell capsule in which a benefit agent is encapsulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Frank Warr, Emmanuel Julien Aussant, Stuart Bernard Fraser
  • Patent number: 7559994
    Abstract: A process for cleaning electrical insulators supporting a contact rail parallel to a rail track comprises moving a vehicle having cleaning stations with cleaning tools (such as water jets) mounted on them, along a rail track adjacent to a parallel contact rail supported by electrical insulators, said cleaning stations being mounted on a positioning arm(s); positioning cleaning tools in proximity to an electrical insulator, while the cleaning stations rotate around at least a portion of the circumference of the insulator; energizing the cleaning tools; disengaging the cleaning tools from the insulator; and returning the cleaning station to the engagement position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Inventor: Arun Vohra
  • Publication number: 20090173361
    Abstract: A device to clean one or more strings, the string cleaning device comprising a body having a handle at one end of the body and a cleaning region for cleaning on the opposite end, wherein the cleaning region includes a pair of semi-rigid pad adapting portions and a cleaning pad fixably attached thereto wherein the pad adapting portions form a substantially U-shape so as to allow the stings to be moved through the opening formed by the U-shaped formation so as to slidably retain the strings between the cleaning pads attached to the pad adapting portions when the strings are being cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventor: Robert Koszela
  • Publication number: 20090165817
    Abstract: A pre-packaged cleaning system or kit is used for transport, storage and solvent impregnation of one or more fabric rolls used for cleaning components of printing machines. A container holds one or more fabric rolls, and one or more bags containing a solvent. When the rolls are to be used, the bags are perforated, allowing the solvent to flow onto the rolls. Thus, the rolls can be impregnated with solvent immediately before use. Because they are stored separately, the rolls and solvent are not likely to deteriorate even during long periods of storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: POLICROM SCREENS S.P.A.
    Inventor: Arrio Vavassori Bisutti
  • Patent number: 7553379
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing debris from a tool has a head, and the head has a tool-shaped opening with an inner wall. The apparatus further has a blunt point contiguous with the head for inserting into the ground such that a tool in the shape of the opening can be inserted into the opening, contacted with the inner wall, and removed from the opening thereby removing unwanted debris from the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: SCV Quality Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Samuel C. Vickroy
  • Patent number: 7553784
    Abstract: A sheet-like cleaning material for a molding metal die formed by enclosing a cleaning member in at least two layers of sheet-like base materials, characterized in that the cleaning member is formed of one type of tablet-like, granular, or powdery cleaning member or a sheet-like or a plate-like cleaning member. The cleaning material for the molding metal die desirably involves a forming member together with the cleaning member, the sheet-like base materials are desirably formed of sheet-like fiber base materials with a porosity of 70 vol. % or more, and the sheet-like fiber base materials are used as the outermost layer of the cleaning material for the molding metal die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Nippon Carbide Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyohito Hiromitsu, Hiroaki Nomura
  • Publication number: 20090162537
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is a method of fabricating an integrated circuit. The method includes providing a substrate having a metal and dielectric damascene metallization layer and depositing substantially on the metal a cap. After deposition of the cap, the substrate is cleaned with a solution comprising an amine to provide a pH for the cleaning solution of 7 to about 13. Another embodiment of the presented invention is a method of cleaning substrates. Still another embodiment of the present invention is a formulation for a cleaning solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Artur KOLICS, Shijian LI, Tiruchirapalli ARUNAGIRI, William THIE
  • Publication number: 20090151748
    Abstract: A laminated oil absorbing wipe comprises a non-pigmented thermoplastic nonwoven substrate layer and a pigmented thermoplastic nonwoven substrate layer where the wipe has a bulk of between 0.2 mm and 1.0 mm, where at least a portion of the non-pigmented layer is configured to undergo a change in opacity upon the absorption of a bodily oil so that the portion is at least partially translucent or transparent to light and the color of the pigmented layer becomes visible through the partially translucent or transparent portion, and where the wipe has an oil absorption capacity of at least about 1 g/g as measured by the Oil Absorbency Test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventor: Aneshia D. Ridenhour
  • Patent number: 7547671
    Abstract: A removal cleaning agent for discolored sections of titanium building materials which comprises at least a water-soluble inorganic acid salt, an organic acid or organic acid salt, a surfactant and a hydrophilic oxygen-containing hydrocarbon solvent, and optionally an discoloration inhibitor, fluoracarbon resin and polishing material. In the cleaning method for discolored sections of titanium building materials, coating is carried out with a bristle brush and a sponge roller, the coated film sections are polished with a nonwoven fabric or foam resin, optionally after aging, and then the discolored sections are removed by washing with water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Michio Kaneko, Kiyonori Tokuno, Hiroshi Shimizu, Takateru Dekura
  • Publication number: 20090145459
    Abstract: A cleaning implement comprising a heat-compressed erodible foam substrate impregnated with an active agent and substantially free of a chemical controlled release composition. The cleaning implement reduces the loss rate of the active agent and extends the life of the cleaning implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventor: Denis Alfred Gonzales
  • Patent number: 7544252
    Abstract: A method of cleaning a contact surface on an integrated circuit module using a slotted, complementary-dual-housing mechanical cleaning apparatus. The cleaning apparatus includes a spring-actuated device and a replaceable cleaning cloth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Scea, Alex R. Jorge-Ortiz, Paul Drake, John Chang
  • Patent number: 7543352
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for a contoured cooking surface is disclosed. Methods of cleaning a cooking system with the cleaning apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Grill Sponge, LLC
    Inventor: Philip J. Schaaf
  • Patent number: 7540925
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of cleaning greenhouse roofs mechanically to remove the accumulation of dust and grit. The method comprises at least one dust cleaning device moving over a soft roof The cleaning device is controlled to follow the irregular surface of the soft roof with limited pressure to avoid damage. The invention also provides a dust-cleaning system to remove dust and grit from the soft roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Inventors: Gedalyahu Manor, David Jacobs, Yossi David
  • Publication number: 20090126761
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus cleans a peripheral part of a substrate to be processed W. The cleaning apparatus includes a first cleaning part 11 configured to be brought into contact with a peripheral part of a front surface Wa of the substrate to be processed W and rotated in an in-plane direction of the substrate to be processed W, and a second cleaning part configured to be brought into contact with a peripheral part of a rear surface Wb of the substrate to be processed W and rotated in the in-plane direction of the substrate to be processed W. A frictional force to be applied from the second cleaning part 12 to the rear surface Wb of the substrate to be processed W is larger than a frictional force to be applied from the first cleaning part 11 to the front surface Wa of the substrate to be processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Takehiko Orhii
  • Patent number: 7534302
    Abstract: Provided is a method of cleaning a flexible substrate. The method includes the steps of: preparing a flexible substrate and detaching an impurity adhered to both surfaces of the flexible substrate using rotating first rollers disposed on the both surfaces of the flexible substrate; and removing the impurity by transferring the impurity from the first roller to a second roller using the rotating second roller having a relatively higher adhesion than the first roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Gi Heon Kim, Kyung Soo Suh, Kyu Ha Baek, In Kyu You, Seung Youl Kang, Seong Deok Ahn, Chul Am Kim
  • Publication number: 20090120460
    Abstract: A method is provided, which includes applying electrochemically activated acid and alkaline water to a surface as a pre-spray, allowing the electrochemically activated acid and alkaline water to remain on the surface for a dwell time, and after the dwell time, performing a cleaning operation on an area of the surface to which the pre-spray was applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: Tennant Company
    Inventors: Frederick A. Hekman, Bruce F. Field, Peter A. Swenson
  • Patent number: 7531044
    Abstract: A glass sheet washing machine with a broken glass removal system includes a support, a liquid container or reservoir, a pump, a liquid applicator, and a liquid permeable member. The support supports a glass sheet being washed. The liquid reservoir is positioned below the support. The pump is coupled to the liquid reservoir. The liquid applicator is coupled to the pump. The liquid applicator applies the liquid from the liquid reservoir to wash the glass sheet. Excess liquid falls into the reservoir. The liquid permeable member is positioned between the support and the liquid reservoir to catch pieces of glass to inhibit the pieces of broken glass from falling into the liquid reservoir and is moved to remove the pieces from the glass washing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: GED Integrated Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Robert Dickerson, Timothy Robert Hall, Robert R. Shepherd, II, Diana Patricia Foltz, Michael Steven Misura
  • Patent number: 7527696
    Abstract: A debris removal tool is generally provided with a head unit having a base plate, at least one cutting tooth and a drive unit for rotating the base plate. A flex plate may be provided for biasing the base plate with respect to an axis of rotation. The cutting teeth may be removably and pivotably coupled with the base plate. An elongated handle may be provided for use with the head unit and may be pivotably secured there too. Rechargeable and disposable power sources may be used with the drive unit. Various embodiments that incorporate functional grips and brushes are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: CMK Engineering Inc.
    Inventor: Alvin A. Aus
  • Publication number: 20090101169
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to an apparatus for cleaning bulk material, comprising a container for receiving the bulk material, a filling opening which is arranged in an upper region of the container, at least one stirring device which is arranged in the interior of the container and such that it can rotate with respect to the container, and at least one discharge device via which the bulk material can be removed from the container, wherein the discharge device is arranged below the filling opening. According to the embodiments of the invention, at least one feed is provided, via which a cleaning liquid can be introduced into the container, wherein the feed is arranged above the discharge device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Timm Kirchhoff, Arne Haase
  • Publication number: 20090101167
    Abstract: The use of interface-active non-enzymatic proteins for textile washing. Washing compositions for textile washing which comprise interface-active non-enzymatic proteins, and processes for washing using such proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Dieter Boeckh, Volker Schwendemann, Ulf Baus, Thorsten Montag, Marvin Karos, Thomas Subkowski, Claus Bollschweiler, Hans-Georg Lemaire
  • Publication number: 20090101168
    Abstract: This invention provides compositions and methods to durably increase or decrease the wetting properties of a surface. In certain embodiments the methods utilize a polyquaternary ammonium compound to decrease wettability of the surface or a cationic polysaccharide to increase wettability of the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: CAL WEST SPECIALTY COATINGS, INC.
    Inventor: RONALD SWIDLER
  • Publication number: 20090101170
    Abstract: System for soaking absorbing material rolls or sheets (1b, 2b) with a solvent (1a, 2a), such a solvent being contained into a bag made of plastic divided into two separated partitions, one (A) suited to contain the solvent, and the other (B) to contain the sheets or rolls (1b, 2b) of absorbing material. Such a system is able to allow a contact between the solvent and the absorbing material only when one wants to use the absorbing material in order to clean the printing machines, after soaking it with solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventor: Arrio Vavassori Bisutti
  • Publication number: 20090095320
    Abstract: A new composition for removing a photoresist layer and a method for using the same are disclosed. The composition comprises a polar solvent and an oxidant. The composition according to the present invention comprises chemical substances with less toxicity and flammability at lower contents, which makes it more friendly to environment and decreases the expense for disposing the chemical waste. The method for using the composition shortens the time for cleaning and removes the residue more completely, thereby enhancing the electrical conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: ANJI MICROELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shumin Wang, Chris Chang Yu
  • Patent number: 7517841
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to providing a cleansing article. The cleansing article generally includes one or more of a receptacle, a container, one or more segments, a material piece, and one or more of a solid cleanser and a liquid cleanser. The receptacle, the container, the one or more segments, and the material piece are each generally formed of an open cell material. In certain embodiments, the receptacle is used with the one or more segments to increase the activating area of the receptacle. As such, more soapy lather can be created via the one or more solid cleanser and liquid cleanser in comparison to solely using the receptacle. In certain embodiments, the one or more segments are held within the receptacle via the container or via the material piece. As such, the segments being held in such fashion collectively serve as a temporary reservoir for soapy lather created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Inventors: Estella L. Coleman, Michael V. Coleman
  • Patent number: 7517411
    Abstract: A surface treatment device, including a body, at least one actuable vibration component associated with the body, and a contact component associated with the body, the contact component configured to contact a target surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: James Russell Hornsby, Marcellus Rambo Benson, James Augustus Keefe, III, Joseph Lee McGowan
  • Publication number: 20090090386
    Abstract: A method of removing hair from a surface laden with hair comprising moving a hair collection element along the surface in a first direction to collect hair, depositing the collected hair at a first location, gliding the hair collection element along the surface in a second direction away from the first location and removing the collection hair from the first location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: BISSELL HOMECARE, INC.
    Inventor: Tom Minh Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20090090385
    Abstract: A pick-up head for a mobile sweeping vehicle comprises a housing defining a substantially hollow interior and a suctioning bottom opening for suctioning dust and small debris. A suctioning front opening is disposed in the front of the housing for receiving debris into the substantially hollow interior of the housing. A door is mounted on the pick-up head for selectively opening and closing the suctioning front opening. A dust and debris outlet in the housing permits dust and debris to be suctioned from the substantially hollow interior. A gutter broom is mounted within the housing adjacent one end, for sweeping dust and small debris inwardly from the selected one of the left end and the right end and towards the dust and debris outlet. An opening in the housing at the selected end permits the gutter broom to extend beyond the end of the housing, thus allowing the gutter broom to sweep against a curb, for sweeping dust and small debris towards a central path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventor: Roger P. Vanderlinden
  • Publication number: 20090089951
    Abstract: A cloth accessory and methods for the use thereof are disclosed and described. In one aspect, the cloth accessory may include a cover member forming an enclosure with a cavity therein, and a cloth attached to the cover member. The cloth may have a first configuration wherein the cloth is retracted substantially into the cover member, and a second configuration wherein the cloth is extended substantially out of the cover member without becoming detached therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventor: Darren Jones
  • Patent number: 7513956
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cleaning and/or disinfecting floor surfaces. A floor service trolley defines mop cloth container receptacles and a soiled mop cloth receptacle. Rectangular tapered mop cloth containers are supported by the container receptacle and define an upper sealing rim. A closure defines a seal recess containing a sealing member establishing a seal between the upper sealing rim and the closure preventing leakage of liquid from the container when it is inverted. Mop cloths are stacked within the container and are evenly pre-impregnated with cleaning solution by adding cleaning solution to the container of mop cloths, assembling the closure in sealed relation with the container and inverting the container for a sufficient period of time for saturation of the mop cloths by action of osmosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: FILMOP S.r.l.
    Inventor: Zorzo Bruno
  • Publication number: 20090084400
    Abstract: Sheet-like and shaped articles for cleaning surfaces comprising melamine fibers, methods for cleaning surfaces using such sheet-like and shaped articles, the use of such sheet-like and shaped articles for cleaning surfaces, methods for producing such sheet-like and shaped articles using such fibers and the use of such fibers for producing such sheet-like and shaped articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger
  • Publication number: 20090084401
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided to remove matte-sticking adhered to an inner surface of an inclined rear jacket of an exhaust gas hood for collecting exhaust gas discharged during the converter operation in copper smelting. Scraping means 10a˜10f are each provided with a scraping part 20 for scraping off matte-sticking by moving slidably across the inner surface of the rear jacket 8 by driving means 11 from a sidewall of the exhaust gas hood to at least over the centerline L of the width of the rear jacket 8. The scraping means are arranged in pairs at both right and left sidewalls of the exhaust gas hood 6 in multiple levels along the inclination of the rear jacket 8, thereby allowing the matte-sticking adhered to the rear jacket 8 to be removed over almost its entire surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Yasuhiro TSUCHIE, Masahiro Wakayama, Akira Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20090084403
    Abstract: A deposit adhered to a rear surface peripheral portion of a substrate is easily and reliably removed, and a cycle of maintenance such as an exchange or a cleaning of a member required for removing the deposit is extended. An outer peripheral surface of a first cleaning rotational body having a roughly cylindrical shape has an adhesive property, and is brought into contact with a substrate from its side surface to its rear surface peripheral portion. Further, an outer peripheral surface of a second cleaning rotational body, which has an adhesive property stronger than that of the outer peripheral surface of the first cleaning rotational body, is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the first cleaning rotational body, and the substrate, the first cleaning rotational body and the second cleaning rotational body are integrally rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventor: Takehiro Shindo
  • Publication number: 20090084402
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of treating a hard surface with a composition comprising polyalkoxylate trisiloxane. More specifically, it relates to a process of treating an horizontal hard surface, wherein a composition comprising polyalkoxylate trisiloxane is applied onto said hard surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher Andrew Morrison, Robby Renilde Francois Keuleers, Thomas Delaere, Mercedes Labiano Ros
  • Publication number: 20090078281
    Abstract: A floor cleaning apparatus includes a chassis having a forward end and a rearward end. A plurality of floor engaging wheels support the chassis above a floor. A first tank is supported by the chassis for holding a cleaning solution that is dispensed onto the floor. A second tank is supported by the chassis for holding cleaning solution recovered from the floor. A squeegee assembly is supported by the chassis rearwardly of the forward end and in fluid communication with the second tank, wherein recovered cleaning solution drawn into the squeegee assembly is deposited into the second tank. A gas is directed toward the floor rearwardly of the squeegee assembly along substantially the entire length of the squeegee assembly to evaporate cleaning solution dispensed from the first tank and not recovered by the squeegee assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventor: Sean K. Goff
  • Publication number: 20090078282
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed in which a semiconductor substrate having a surface containing contaminants is cleaned or otherwise subjected to chemical treatment using a foam. The semiconductor wafer is supported either on a stiff support (or a layer of foam) and foam is provided on the opposite surface of the semiconductor wafer while the semiconductor wafer is supported. The foam contacting the semiconductor wafer is pressurized using a form to produce a jammed foam. Relative movement between the form and the semiconductor wafer. such as oscillation parallel and/or perpendicular to the top surface of the semiconductor wafer. is then induced while the jammed foam is in contact with the semiconductor wafer to remove the undesired contaminants and/or otherwise chemically treat the surface of the semiconductor wafer using the foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: John M. de Larios, Mike Ravkin, Jeffrey Farber, Mikhail Korolik, Fritz Redeker, Aleksander Owczarz
  • Patent number: 7507296
    Abstract: In a scrubber adapted to clean a semiconductor wafer, the torque of a brush rotation motor is monitored while a scrubber brush is in contact with the wafer and is being rotated by the motor. The position of the brush relative to the wafer may be adjusted based on the monitored torque to regulate the pressure applied to the wafer by the brush. Open loop positioning or closed loop control may be employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael N. Sugarman, Vladimir Galburt
  • Publication number: 20090070946
    Abstract: A cleaning processing part including an edge cleaning processing unit for cleaning an edge of a substrate is provided in an indexer block. An indexer robot provided in the indexer block transports an unprocessed substrate taken out of a cassette to the cleaning processing part before transporting the unprocessed substrate to an anti-reflection film processing block serving as a processor. The cleaning processing part cleans an edge and a back surface of a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Sokudo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Tamada, Masakazu Sanada, Tadashi Miyagi, Shuichi Yasuda