Using Solid Work Treating Agents Patents (Class 134/6)
  • Patent number: 9207454
    Abstract: A system and method for preventing contamination of an array of fiber optic connectors. The system includes a housing for retaining the array of fiber optic connectors in an adjacent relation and an arrangement for delivering pressurized gas into said housing to prevent external contamination entering said housing and causing debris on a surface of one or more of the connectors. A control arrangement is provided for deactivating air flow after all optical connections are covered and protected from contamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: David Bakhmutsky
  • Patent number: 9192273
    Abstract: A cleaning device agitator system having an agitator and one or more cleaning members. The agitator has first and second ends, a longitudinal axis and one or more agitating devices. One or more friction surfaces may project from the spindle. The cleaning members are adjacent the agitator and adapted to move between a first position and a second position. In at least the second position, the cleaning members engage the agitator, such as by engaging the friction surfaces, to remove debris. Agitator and cleaning members may be incorporated into a cleaning head having an inlet nozzle and a chamber in which the agitator rotates, and there may be an activation mechanism using, for example, a resilient member to move the cleaning members. An overload protection device may be provided, and may adjust its sensitivity depending on whether the cleaning devices are in the first or second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget Electrolux
    Inventor: Henrik Eriksson
  • Patent number: 9179813
    Abstract: A mobile robot configured to travel across a residential floor or other surface while cleaning the surface with a cleaning pad and cleaning solvent is disclosed. The robot includes a controller for managing the movement of the robot as well as the treatment of the surface with a cleaning solvent. The movement of the robot can be characterized by a class of trajectories that achieve effective cleaning. The trajectories include sequences of steps that are repeated, the sequences including forward and backward motion and optional left and right motion along arcuate paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Dooley, James Philip Case, Nikolai Romanov
  • Patent number: 9167947
    Abstract: A mobile robot configured to travel across a residential floor or other surface while cleaning the surface with a cleaning pad and cleaning solvent is disclosed. The robot includes a controller for managing the movement of the robot as well as the treatment of the surface with a cleaning solvent. The movement of the robot can be characterized by a class of trajectories that achieve effective cleaning. The trajectories include sequences of steps that are repeated, the sequences including forward and backward motion and optional left and right motion along arcuate paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Dooley, James Philip Case, Nikolai Romanov
  • Patent number: 9149548
    Abstract: A UV sterilization unit. A plurality of UV lamps are removably mounted to a portable lamp housing. The portable lamp housing is mounted to a wheeled vehicle and may be used to destroy infectious material located beneath or remotely from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: GreenZapr, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael E. Davis
  • Patent number: 9126239
    Abstract: The invention described herein is directed to a skid for cleaning subsea conduits, such as strakes and fairings, and a method of cleaning subsea conduits. This invention may be utilized for the removal of marine growth from subsea conduits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Nikunj M. Patel, Noah Kirk Teichmiller, Kinton Lowell Lawler
  • Patent number: 9114439
    Abstract: A device for disinfecting the soles of shoes or feet is disclosed. The device contains a spool of sanitizing wipe stretched across an opening. The user may step into the opening to sanitize shoe or foot soles, and also may wind the sanitizing wipe spool to reveal a fresh, unused portion of sanitizing wipe. The device may also contain a second opening that allows access to a drying material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Inventor: John David Bove
  • Patent number: 9108412
    Abstract: A cleaning member capable of being attached and detached on a liquid ejecting apparatus, includes a substrate; and an elastic member which is provided on one side surface of the substrate and capable of contact with a liquid ejecting section included in the liquid ejecting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toru Chino
  • Patent number: 9110433
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a control unit that performs two types of stop operations in which an image bearing member is rotated or is not rotated after forming an image. The control unit selects the stop operation according to operation time of the image bearing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Kanazawa, Kentaro Kawata, Takuya Kitamura, Yuji Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 9111966
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus comprising: a substrate holder which holds a substrate having a pattern formed in a surface of the substrate in a predetermined positional relationship with a reference indicator of the substrate; and a cleaner which abuts an adhesive member on the surface of the substrate which is held by the substrate holder and peels off the adhesive member along the surface of the substrate in a peeling direction which is not at right angle to a direction of the pattern, thereby cleaning the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kitagawa, Katsuhiko Miya
  • Patent number: 9073515
    Abstract: A system for removing snow and ice from a roof of a vehicle includes a piece of heavy equipment having at least one arm capable of raising and lowering, and a rotating brush assembly coupled to the at least one arm of the piece of heavy equipment to remove snow and ice from the roof of the vehicle. The rotating brush assembly includes a rotating brush, and a frame including a first portion configured to secure the rotating brush, and a second portion coupled to the first portion and configured to be secured to an apparatus capable of raising and lowering the frame. The first portion of the frame is configured to orient the rotating brush at an angle with respect of a direction of travel of the vehicle. A method of removing snow from a roof of a vehicle is further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventor: James A. Burns
  • Patent number: 9073097
    Abstract: A cleaning case for a portable electronic device such as a mobile phone or tablet computer. The case is adapted to be secured to or receive a lower side or face of the electronic device, and includes a housing with a wipe storage compartment for a reusable screen wipe. The wipe can be pulled from the storage compartment in a flat sheet configuration through a slot in the housing, up and around the housing and device mounted thereon, in order to clean the screen of the device. The housing further includes a retraction means for retracting the wipe back into the storage compartment after use. The case may also be formed integrally with the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Lodge Idea, LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Lodge, Thomas N. Lodge
  • Patent number: 9063429
    Abstract: After a developing step, a substrate is spun at high speeds without supplying a cleaning liquid to a surface of the substrate. This causes a large centrifugal force to act on a developer on a resist film. Consequently, the developer can be removed rapidly from the surface of the substrate. As a result, development can be stopped at an expected timing. Moreover, a circuit pattern having an expected dimension can be obtained. At this time, a dissolved product is also removable with the developer from the substrate. This can avoid failure in development caused by the dissolved product. Consequently, suitably maintained quality of negative development can be achieved with a reduced usage amount of the cleaning liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Miyagi, Tsuyoshi Mitsuhashi, Takehiro Wajiki
  • Publication number: 20150147568
    Abstract: Nonwoven fabrics comprising an organopolysiloxane polymer coating that can impart softness to said nonwoven fabric surface. Also disclosed are disposable absorbent articles comprising said nonwoven fabrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Carola Barrera, Steven Daryl Smith, Robert Joseph McChain, Yonas Gizaw, Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Charles William Neal, John Lee Hammons
  • Publication number: 20150144158
    Abstract: A method of cleaning residue from a surface includes providing a disposable cellulosic wiper including a percentage by weight of pulp-derived papermaking fibers, and a percentage by weight of regenerated independent cellulosic microfibers having a number average diameter of less than about 2 microns and a characteristic Canadian Standard Freeness (CSF) value of less than 175 ml. The microfibers are selected and present in amounts such that the wiper exhibits an average effective pore radius of less than 50 microns. The wiper is applied, with a predetermined amount of pressure, to a residue-bearing surface. The surface is wiped with the applied wiper, while applying the predetermined amount of pressure, to remove residue from the surface, such that the surface has less than 1 g/m2 of residue after being wiped under the predetermined amount of pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel W. Sumnicht, Joseph H. Miller
  • Publication number: 20150144157
    Abstract: A method of cleaning residue from a surface includes providing a disposable cellulosic wiper including a percentage by weight of pulp-derived papermaking fibers, and a percentage by weight of regenerated independent cellulosic microfibers having a number average diameter of less than about 2 microns and a characteristic Canadian Standard Freeness (CSF) value of less than 175 ml. The microfibers are selected and present in amounts such that the wiper exhibits a relative wicking ratio of at least 1.5. The wiper is applied, with a predetermined amount of pressure, to a residue-bearing surface. The surface is wiped with the applied wiper, while applying the predetermined amount of pressure, to remove residue from the surface, such that the surface has less than 1 g/m2 of residue after being wiped under the predetermined amount of pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel W. Sumnicht, Joseph H. Miller
  • Publication number: 20150144156
    Abstract: A system includes an elongated rail including support surfaces and a mounting surface disposed between the support surfaces. Photovoltaic modules can be coupled to the mounting surface and raised relative to the support surfaces. A first maintenance vehicle can include a cleaning head, actuator, motor, and support legs. The support legs can suspend the cleaning head over the photovoltaic modules and can be respectively movably coupled to the support surfaces so as to laterally and sequentially move the cleaning head parallel to the elongated rail and across each of the photovoltaic modules responsive to actuation of the motor. At least a portion of the cleaning head can be vertically movable between a disengaged position spaced apart from the photovoltaic modules and an engaged position in contact with at least one of the photovoltaic modules responsive to actuation of the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Adam FRENCH, Kevin HENNESSY
  • Publication number: 20150144563
    Abstract: Articles containing soil adsorbing polymers, and more particularly, articles, for example nonwovens, such as paper towels, wovens, and/or sponges and/or article-forming components thereof that comprise a durably bonded soil adsorbing polymer, article-forming components used to make such articles, and processes for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Robin Lynn McKIERNAN, Robert Joseph McCHAIN, Steven Daryl SMITH
  • Patent number: 9039967
    Abstract: This disclosure describes example antiseptic applicators that may be used in combination with one or more cleansing, antimicrobial and/or antiseptic agents to reduce or eliminate contaminates on a surface. According to some embodiments, the disclosure describes that the applicators may contain an impermeable layer and a permeable layer, where the impermeable layer prevents contaminates for transferring from a user's hand to the permeable layer and the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Hyprotek, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick O. Tennican, L. Myles Phipps
  • Publication number: 20150136170
    Abstract: A method for removing an adhesive agent from a base plate with a plurality of accessories installed adjacent to the adhesive agent includes certain steps. The steps form a protection layer on the base plate, and the protection layer completely covers the electronic members and completely or partially covers the adhesive agent. The protection layer is solidified and a part of the protection layer is removed to expose the adhesive agent. The base plate is soaked in a removing solution to soften the adhesive agent and decrease an adhering strength of the adhesive agent, the protection layer being resistant to the removing solution to protect the electronic members. The softened adhesive agent is scraped off and the remaining protection layer removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: MING-JEN CHANG, JHIH-KUEI GE, CHANG-CHIN WU
  • Publication number: 20150136174
    Abstract: A new combination cleaning tool construction wherein the same can be utilized for cleaning surfaces, in particular, glass surfaces such as windshields. In particular the invention described herein provides a new combination cleaning tool construction wherein the same can be utilized for cleaning surfaces, in particular, glass surfaces such as windshields or the like, with corner portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Jacob Paro
  • Publication number: 20150136177
    Abstract: A cleaning glove is provided. The cleaning glove is made of leather and may be tanned. The cleaning glove includes an outside surface and an inside surface. The inside surface is formed to receive a hand of a user. The body portion may further include a first side forming a thumb portion and a second side opposite the first side. The present invention includes at least a first side scraper attached to the second side of the body portion. The side scraper includes a rigid material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: James Ryan Rimoshytus
  • Publication number: 20150136175
    Abstract: A hair brush cover for use in covering the bristles of a hair brush having bristles and a handle, the hair brush cover having a net component with a closed end and an open end. An elastic band is adapted around the open end. The open end of the net component is sized and configured to fit over the bristles of the hair brush while the elastic band retains the hair brush cover on the handle thereof. The hair brush cover thereby provides users with a quick and convenient manner in which to remove unwanted hair from within the bristles of a hair brush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Albert Bateh
  • Publication number: 20150136176
    Abstract: A portable power and water supply for hard surface or carpet cleaners is disclosed. The portable power and water supply can include a portable platform with a fresh/waste water tank and two or more power connectors that can be coupled to separate power sources. The fresh/waste water tank can have an internal bladder that separates fresh cleaning water from returned waste water. The fresh/waste water tank can facilitate operation of cleaning tools (e.g., hard surface cleaners and/or carpet cleaners) in buildings with limited or widely spaced water supplies, without the need for long hoses. The power connectors can be coupled to wall power to direct power to the cleaning tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Sean Aldrich
  • Publication number: 20150136108
    Abstract: A splitting apparatus comprising a first splitting blade having a smooth top with a width X and a shoulder angle of less than the friction angle, relative to a point in the middle of the top, and a second splitting blade disposed opposite the first splitting blade, the second splitting blade having a smooth top with a width Y and a shoulder angle of less than the friction angle, relative to a point in the middle of the top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: William H. Karau
  • Patent number: 9034467
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a reticle chuck cleaner for cleaning a reticle chuck of an EUV exposure apparatus includes a substrate having a shape to be carried to the reticle chuck of the EUV exposure apparatus, and an adhesive formed on one of the main surfaces of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masamitsu Itoh, Katsuya Okumura, Taro Inada, Jun Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20150128996
    Abstract: A mobile floor cleaning robot includes a body defining a forward drive direction, a drive system, a cleaning system, and a controller. The cleaning system includes a pad holder, a reservoir, a sprayer, and a cleaning system. The pad holder has a bottom surface for receiving a cleaning pad. The reservoir holds a volume of fluid, and the sprayer sprays the fluid forward the pad holder. The controller is in communication with the drive and cleaning systems. The controller executes a cleaning routine that includes driving in the forward direction a first distance to a first location, then driving in a reverse drive direction a second distance to a second location. From the second location, the robot sprays fluid in the forward drive direction but rearward the first location. The robot then drives in alternating forward and reverse drive directions while smearing the cleaning pad along the floor surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Dooley, Nikolai Romanov, James Phillip Case
  • Publication number: 20150128997
    Abstract: A cleaning device and methods for cleaning medical devices, in particular, stethoscopes, is provided. In one aspect, the cleaning device includes a housing defining an interior chamber and configured to mount a wipe device, the housing including an aperture configured to receive a medical device, and a wipe device mounted within the interior chamber and including at least two rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Zoran Lesic
  • Patent number: 9028616
    Abstract: Provided is a method for cleaning the inside of a pressure tight container for a blasting treatment, wherein the inside of a pressure tight container can be cleaned for a short period of time after a blasting treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryusuke Kitamura, Ryo Shimoike, Hisamitsu Shimoyama, Nakaba Tsutsui, Yoshitaka Yamane
  • Patent number: 9028747
    Abstract: Water treatment compositions are provided that are effective for mitigating corrosion or fouling of surfaces in contact with aqueous systems. The water treatment compositions can include one or more azole compounds, one or more transition metals, and one or more dispersants, in addition to various other additives. The water treatment compositions can exclude phosphorus and still be effective. Methods for mitigating corrosion or fouling of a surface in an aqueous system are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventor: Jasbir S. Gill
  • Patent number: 9023153
    Abstract: A windshield wiper control system includes a movable element configured to move in a first direction and an opposing second direction and one or more actuation devices configured to cause the movable element to move in the first direction. The windshield wiper control system also includes a rotatable cam configured to cause the movable element to move in the opposing second direction when the rotatable cam contacts a stationary surface as the rotatable cam rotates about a cam axis and a wiper mechanism configured to move in the first and second directions and pivot in an arc motion responsive to the rotation of the rotatable cam. The wiper mechanism is further configured to cause the one or more windshield wipers to move across a surface of a windshield in a more linear motion than the arc motion of the wiper mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Raf De Smet
  • Publication number: 20150114430
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus for cleaning a substrate is provided that includes (1) a substrate chuck configured to support a substrate with a front side of the substrate accessible; (2) a buff pad assembly configured to support a buff pad having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the substrate; and (3) a swing arm coupled to the buff pad and configured to position and rotate the buff pad along the front side of the substrate, and control an amount of force applied by the buff pad against the front side of the substrate during cleaning. The substrate chuck, buff pad assembly and swing arm are configured to buff clean the substrate. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Clinton P. Sakata, Hui Chen, Jim K. Atkinson, Brian J. Brian, Jianshe Tang, Yufei Chen, Yunshuang Ding
  • Publication number: 20150107621
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a chuck cleaner includes a support, an adhesive layer, and a support substrate. The support includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion provided between the first portion and the second portion. The support substrate is provided between the support and the adhesive layer. The support substrate includes a first region fixed to the first portion, a second region fixed to the second portion, a third region provided between the first region and the second region and having variable distance from the third portion, a fourth region provided between the first region and the third region and separated from the support, and a fifth region provided between the second region and the third region and separated from the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshihito Kobayashi, Masamitsu Ito
  • Publication number: 20150107620
    Abstract: A method for cleaning an edge of a semiconductor wafer in a wafer edge exposure (WEE) apparatus includes positioning the semiconductor wafer having a resist thereon in a wafer positioning device. A brush bar is positioned adjacent a backside of the semiconductor wafer in the wafer positioning device. The brush bar engages and cleans a backside of the semiconductor wafer while the semiconductor wafer is disposed in the wafer positioning device. A height of an edge of the semiconductor wafer is detected. The focusing position of exposure light radiated toward the edge is controlled on the basis of a height of the edge. Exposure light is radiated towards an edge after the cleaning step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Ming-Chang Wu, Jia-Hung Hsu
  • Publication number: 20150107619
    Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques or systems for particle removal from a semiconductor wafer are provided. Particles, contaminating a semiconductor wafer, have the potential to cause defects, such as scratches into a surface of the semiconductor wafer during chemical mechanical polishing or defocusing during a subsequent lithography stage, for the semiconductor wafer. Accordingly, a mechanic particle cleaner component, such as at least one of a sliver brush roller, a pencil brush, a tape polish, a sonic jet, or a liquid spray component, is configured to apply a mechanical force to an edge region of the semiconductor wafer to detach particles. A chemical particle cleaner component is configured to apply a chemical force to the edge region to detach particles. In this way, particles are removed from the semiconductor wafer before or after chemical mechanical polishing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Jiann Lih Wu, He Hui Peng, Jeng-Jyi Hwang, Chi-Ming Yang
  • Patent number: 9011605
    Abstract: There is provided a substrate cleaning method which optimizes the shape of a roll cleaning member and can efficiently clean a substrate surface with a high degree of cleaning and reduce the number of defects remaining on the substrate surface. The substrate cleaning method performs scrub cleaning of a surface of a substrate with a roll cleaning member, having a large number of nodules on the surface and extending linearly over approximately an entire length of a diameter of the substrate and which forms a cleaning area between it and the substrate surface, by bringing the nodules into contact with the substrate surface while rotating the roll cleaning member and the substrate each in one direction. During this scrub cleaning, the area of contact between the nodules and the substrate surface in the cleaning area is made smaller in a forward-direction cleaning area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoatsu Ishibashi
  • Publication number: 20150101637
    Abstract: A flexible vacuum attachment and method of use is provided for attaching a vacuum section to a vacuum to collect debris from a surface. The vacuum attachment comprises a flexible vacuum nozzle and nozzle opening, An end of the nozzle is attachable to a connector, which is then attachable to a vacuum. The nozzle forms a tube made of flexible material with a suction end. The suction end of the nozzle has a flexible tapered opening that is radially collapsible and foldable in one or more axial directions that can conform to various shapes. The tapered opening may include a rim that extends coplanar to a vacuumable surface. The suction end is capable of beating up and down on a vacuumable surface when operated with a vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: Nicholas VATALARO
  • Publication number: 20150101635
    Abstract: A universal garbage pick-up tool includes a main body, an inner support tube, at least two guard members positioned between the main body and inner support tube, a pushing rod positioned within the inner support tube, a push button operatively connected to a proximal end of each guard member and a proximal end of the pushing rod, and a plurality of spring claws attached to a distal end of the pushing rod. The spring claws are positioned within the inner support tube, and the guard members and the spring claws are released upon the actuation of the push button, thereby allowing the spring claws to extend axially from a distal end of the main body. An adjustment ring may be attached to the distal end of the main body, including at least two pins circumferentially spaced apart. A magnet may be positioned within the push button of the pick-up tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: Lev Y. Shnol
  • Publication number: 20150101636
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus; said apparatus combining mechanical combing action and liquid flow to remove detritus from frond-like structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: Patrick Jeremy Rice
  • Publication number: 20150096592
    Abstract: A grill rod scraping tool for cleaning the top, sides and bottom side of grill rods. The tool comprises of a neck with concave contours and a U-shaped end that enable the prongs and scraper of the tool to scrape the top, sides, and bottom side of the grid iron rods. The concave contours of the neck also allow both left and right handed individuals to operate and rotate the tool with ease. The prongs are angled away from the neck to enable the tool to be used while the grid iron rods are still hot. The grill tool is applied to the grill rod and pushed and pulled along the length of the grill rod to clean residue from food and hardened char.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: John Edwins
  • Publication number: 20150096591
    Abstract: A brush-cleaning apparatus is disclosed for use in cleaning a semiconductor wafer after polishing. Embodiments of the brush-cleaning apparatus implemented with a multi-branch chemical dispensing unit are applied beneficially to clean semiconductor wafers, post-polish, using a hybrid cleaning method. An exemplary hybrid cleaning method employs a two-chemical sequence in which first and second chemical treatment modules are separate from one another, and are followed by a pH-neutralizing-rinse that occurs in a treatment module separate from the first and second chemical treatment modules. Implementation of such hybrid methods is facilitated by the multi-branch chemical dispensing unit, which provides separate chemical lines to different chemical treatment modules, and dispenses chemical to at least four different areas of each wafer during single-wafer processing in an upright orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventor: John H. Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150096594
    Abstract: To provide an apparatus for reclaiming foundry sand and a method for reclaiming foundry sand that can effectively remove binders and so on that attach to returned foundry sand that has been used. Foundry sand that has been used is supplied from a chute for feeding sand 14A to a rotor 16. The rotor 16 is rotated by a driver 20 so that frictional force is generated on the sand in the rotor 16. Then, the sand in the rotor 16 is dropped into the container for washing with water 30 that is located below the rotor 16. In the container for washing with water 30, an agitator 34 is rotated by the driver 20 so that the sand in the container for washing with water 30 is agitated and washed with water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Yusuke Kato, Toshihiko Zenpo, Tomohiro Aoki, Takehiko Matsumoto, Takumi Maegawa, Hirotsune Watanabe, Tomokazu Suda, Masaomi Mitsutake, Hisao Nakane
  • Publication number: 20150096595
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sponge (20) including at least one cavity (22), distinct from the pores of the sponge 5 (20), capable of allowing the introduction of a liquid inside the sponge (20) to impregnate the sponge (20), the cavity (22) preferably having a bottom (24) inside the sponge (20), and emerging on the other hand on a surface (26) of the sponge (20) while forming an opening (28) such that the maximum distance between two points of the contour of the opening (28) is comprised between 3, preferably 5, still more preferably 8, and 25, preferably 20, still more preferably 15 mm or still more preferably 12 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: EURVEST
    Inventors: Pierre Klimis, Alain Luciani, Calude Mancel, Dominique Thiebaud
  • Publication number: 20150096593
    Abstract: A holder for a cleaning pad or the like can include a base and one or more features to inhibit damage to a surface adjacent a surface being cleaned. For example, the holder can include a lip extending downwardly from an edge of the base along one or more sides to inhibit the pad from being coupled to the holder so that the pad extends beyond the edge of the base. The holder can also include one or more contacting features extending outwardly from the base on the side(s) including the lip to space the base and lip from the adjacent surface during use. The contacting features can be one or more wheels horizontally disposed on a top surface of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: Tomas Spangberg
  • Publication number: 20150090291
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing contamination for use with a distance measuring sensor, the apparatus comprising: a distance measuring module mounted inside or outside of a vehicle and configured to measure the distance between the vehicle and objects around the vehicle; a distance-based recognition unit configured to recognize a surround environment of the vehicle based on the distance measured by the distance measuring module; and a contamination removing module configured to measure the level of contamination on the distance measuring module and perform a cleaning with respect to an area where the contamination occurs when the measured level of contamination is above a preset threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Ki In NA, Jaemin BYUN, Myung Chan ROH, Beom-Su SEO, Sung Hoon KIM
  • Patent number: 8992690
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the disclosed technology, a toothbrush head formed of a bristled tread is rotatable about at least one vertically disposed sprocket. The toothbrush head has an elongated neck with sprockets extending axially therefrom. Bristles are wrapped around either or both sprockets. The bristles may be on a single belt wrapped around both sprockets. Alternatively, the bristles may extend from two spindles, each fitted around a sprocket. The sprockets rotate circumferentially within an upper head portion of the device. The bristles spin 360 degrees (full rotation) around the sprockets and within the stationary head. The head portion itself is replaceable or changeable, such that a handle portion may be used by multiple users or replaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Inventor: Alexander Kandemir
  • Patent number: 8992692
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a semiconductor wafer includes a rotary brush to be positioned to clean the semiconductor wafer, and an optical sensing device associated with the rotary brush to sense a separation distance between a reference position thereon and the semiconductor wafer. An actuator is coupled to the optical sensing device to position the rotary brush based upon the sensed separation distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventor: John H. Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150083161
    Abstract: A new and novel method for cleaning optical surfaces by incorporating a textile made from activated carbon fibers as previously used for air filtration in industrial applications and neuclear-biological-chemical environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventor: Steven Glenn Kersting
  • Publication number: 20150087208
    Abstract: In a semiconductor wafer manufacturing apparatus, a rotation module is provided to hold the semiconductor wafer at a plane. The semiconductor wafer is revolved by the rotation module around a first axis. The first axis is substantially perpendicular to the plane. A cleaning module is configured to revolve around a second axis when the cleaning module contacts the surface of the semiconductor wafer. A mechanism is further provided to enable the rotation module and/or the cleaning module to move along a direction substantially perpendicular to the first axis. Consequently, the relative velocities at the contact points between the semiconductor wafer and the cleaning module are changed. Moreover, no relative velocity at any contact point between the semiconductor wafer and the cleaning module is zero or close to zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: CHI-MING TSAI, HAN-HSIN KUO, FU-MING HUANG, LIANG-GUANG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150083162
    Abstract: A cleaning arrangement for a coater that has a plate cylinder, the cleaning arrangement having a cleaning web, a tangential moving mechanism configured to controllably move the cleaning web in at least one direction in a plane defined by the cleaning web, a radial moving mechanism configured to controllably move the cleaning web in at least one direction out of the plane, and a controller coupled to the tangential and radial moving mechanisms which is configured to control the moving of the cleaning web into and out of contact with the plate cylinder in conformity with input signals received by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Tresu A/S
    Inventors: Mads Kylling, Marko Ryynänen, Erik Gydesen, Petri Sirviö