Timed Control Patents (Class 34/490)
  • Patent number: 6889449
    Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for sanitizing sports equipment which comprises a cabinet which can be sealed, first and second conduits in fluid communication with the cabinet, an ozone generator, and fans for circulating ozone containing gas through the conduits into the cabinet, the fans being operative to circulate the ozone containing gas in a first direction and subsequently in a reverse direction. There is also provided a fluid storage device, the fluid storage device being associated with a spray action to spray the fluid into the cabinet after the ozone has been circulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Inventor: Steve Silver
  • Patent number: 6647642
    Abstract: A cleaning processing apparatus and method of wafers W held by a rotor capable of holding a plurality of wafers W, which is one embodiment of the liquid processing apparatus of the present invention, comprises an outside chamber, an inside chamber arranged slidable between a process position and a retreat position, and a cleaning mechanism for cleaning the inside chamber in the retreat position. The cleaning mechanism includes a cylindrical body arranged in the inside chamber so as to form a substantially cylindrical cleaning processing space between the inside chamber and the cylindrical body, a cleaning liquid spurting nozzle for spurting a cleaning liquid into the cleaning processing space, and a gas supply nozzle for supplying a predetermined drying gas into the cleaning processing space so as to make it possible to clean and dry the inside chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Yuji Kamikawa, Taichi Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 5522159
    Abstract: A drying shed includes at least one drying chamber (2) for accommodating wood (3) to be dried in a known manner, and further includes a drying unit arranged in the drying chamber and comprising a heat-exchange battery (6) and fans (4). The invention is characterized in that respective fan wheels or impellers are intended to be driven by a hydraulic motor. The hydraulic motor may be a reversible motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Utec Sm AB
    Inventor: Kjell Lundberg