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7621283 Appliance methods and apparatus  
A method includes using a turbine ratemeter in an appliance to meter delivery of a liquid.
7617832 Automatic car wash system  
An automatic car wash system is provided for processing multiple vehicles simultaneously. The system according to one embodiment includes an elongate path, a plurality of stations for processing...
7608150 Coating apparatus and operating method thereof  
A coating apparatus and an operating method thereof that prevent damage to the nozzle of a spinless coater from impurities on a substrate during resin coating of the substrate, and impurities...
7591922 Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method  
A substrate processing apparatus for supplying a treatment liquid onto the surface of a substrate to treat the same. This apparatus is provided with: a spin chuck for holding and rotating a...
7584762 Washing machine with a titration indicator  
A system and method is disclosed for indicating satisfactory times for titrating a chemical solution, e.g., cleaning product, used by a utility device to clean and/or sanitize various types of...
7546841 Apparatus and method of removing water soluble support material from a rapid prototype part  
The support removal apparatus comprising in combination a retention tank having a manifold assembly comprising a plurality of nozzle heads in hydraulic communication with the discharge side of a...
7540293 Dishwasher  
A dishwasher is disclosed, including a sump for receiving wash water for washing contaminated dishes; a main motor for circulating wash water in the sump; a washing pump connected with the main...
7520283 Water level sensor and dishwasher having the same  
A water level sensor and a dishwasher having the same are disclosed, in which water level is sensed for stable supply of washing water. The water level sensor includes a case including a first...
7516746 Status indicator  
A status indicator for a dishwasher that has a front-loading door and an upper basket having a wire frame within the dishwasher is made up of a body and a hook, where the hook is rotatingly affixed...
7513005 Washing method for a dishwasher, and dishwasher for carrying out one such method  
A method for washing and drying items in a dishwasher and a dishwasher are provided. After the dishwasher is placed in a program execution readiness state in which a given washing or drying program...
7490508 Bench scale apparatus to model and develop biopharmaceutical cleaning procedures  
An apparatus for testing a cleaning procedure for a material. The apparatus includes a rack having a seat configured to retain a plurality of test coupons at a predetermined angle, an upper tray...
7479205 Substrate processing apparatus  
The substrate processing apparatus is provided with a gas-liquid mixing nozzle for generating a process liquid mist by mixing a liquid and a pressurized gas, to discharge the process liquid mist to...
7434589 Wafer cleaning apparatus with anticipating malfunction of pump  
Apparatus for and a method of cleaning or processing a wafer anticipates a malfunction of a pump and avoids an abrupt shutting down of the pump during the cleaning or processing of the wafer. The...
7404408 Washer-jet verification apparatus  
A washer-jet verification master is employed to determine the correct alignment of washer nozzles within a production machine. The verification master includes a plurality of targets, which are...
7398787 Automatic dispensing device for laundry care composition  
A non-intrusive device for automatically dosing at least one liquid laundry care composition to an automatic laundry washing machine. The device employs a Venturi tube mechanism or a pump to dose...
7392813 Device for a turbidity sensor for a dishwasher or washing machine  
A device for preventing foam or air bubbles from accumulating in a measuring zone of a turbidity sensor connected in a wash-water circuit of a dishwasher or washing machine includes a main flow...
7387688 Method of operating a dishwasher with a central control unit by measuring the turbidity  
The invention relates to a method of operating a dishwasher with a central control unit by measuring the turbidity of the rinsing liquid and establishing the course of the program as a function of...
7332056 Thin film removing device and thin film removing method  
A thin film removing device and a thin film removing method are capable of removing straight parts of a thin film formed on a square substrate from corners of the substrate, and of suppressing the...
7332041 Residential dishwasher  
A dishwasher that fits within the conventional U.S. residential dishwasher counter space and uses the conventional U.S. residential power supply to achieve within a convenient cycle time the same...
7326304 Control of the pH in washwater recovery system for a glass forming line  
A neutralization system for controlling the pH of the washwater used to clean and maintain polyacrylic bound glass forming equipment is provided. The neutralization system introduces a base...
7325555 Rinsing device for a sensor probe  
A rinsing device for a sensor has a cylinderlike rinsing chamber which has an anterior chamber part connectable to a measuring fluid container and which is configured to receive an immersion tube...
7322370 Device for monitoring a wash process  
A device is provided for monitoring a wash process inside a mechanical washing apparatus, comprising sensor means for measuring physical and/or mechanical parameters of the wash process and...
7318442 Automatic car wash system  
An automatic car wash system is provided for processing multiple vehicles simultaneously. The system according to one embodiment includes an elongate path, a plurality of stations for processing...
7314053 Load sensing system  
A load sensing system for maximizing the cleaning efficiency of particulate raw materials such as sand, gravel, rock, ores, etc., in a log washer by sensing the weight of the aggregate in the log...
7261109 Remotely operated cleaning device, especially suitable for storage tanks on vessels  
Apparatus for remotely operated fluid pumping in work spaces, particularly suitable for the cleaning of enclosed space tanks such as those on marine vessels. The apparatus comprises one or more arm...
7258125 Shopping cart sanitizing system  
The present invention comprises a system and method for removing contaminates from the surface of a shopping cart such as a grocery cart. The system includes subjecting the cart to multiple stages...
7251959 Washwater neutralization system for glass forming line  
A neutralization system for controlling the pH of the washwater used to clean and maintain polyacrylic bound glass forming equipment. The neutralization system introduces a base solution to a...
7246625 Dishwasher  
The invention related a dishwasher provided in a substantially horizontal section of a wash fluid conduit with a section of continuously increasing flow cross section to form a measuring zone of...
7219676 Substrate detecting apparatus  
A substrate cleaning apparatus includes a bath in the form of a vessel filled with a cleaning liquid, a substrate guide disposed on the bottom of the vessel and configured to support at least one...
7204259 Dishwasher operable with supply distribution, dispensing and use system method  
An appliance supply distribution and dispensing system and method for distributing appliance supplies to a home or business and which involves a computerized system which facilitates dispensing or...
7195023 Rapid residential dishwasher  
A dishwasher that fits within the conventional U.S. residential dishwasher counter space and uses the conventional U.S. residential power supply to achieve within a convenient cycle time the same...
7175715 Method and device for determining the deposits of components from a liquid on surfaces, in particular liquid pumping machines  
The invention relates to a method and device for determining the deposits of components from a liquid on surfaces, in particular in liquid pumping machines, comprising at least one body upon the...
7166184 Multi-stage type processing apparatus  
A multi-stage type processing apparatus which can be positioned in a limited space without having a complicated driving mechanism, includes processing units which are stacked in a multi-stage state...
7163590 Method and apparatus for sensing water flow through a dishwasher including a vacuum switch  
A dishwasher includes a water inlet connectable to a water source. A dishwasher element is operable on water received through the inlet. A flow sensor is in fluid communication with the inlet and...
7162896 Apparatus for checking the formation of scale, and water-carrying appliance  
An apparatus allows monitoring the formation of scale. The apparatus makes it possible to determine the degree of water hardness or a tendency of the degree of water hardness to change over time...
7146993 Bracket for dishwasher tub  
A bracket is provided for mounting an object to a tub of a dishwasher. The bracket is mounted on the annulus edge of the pump opening in the bottom of the tub adjacent the pump seal ring. No other...
7143771 Salt truck wash system  
A vehicle wash system having a series of spray assemblies for use in cleaning vehicles such as a highway salt truck. As the vehicle is driven through the vehicle wash system, sensors alert the...
7111517 Apparatus and method for in-situ measuring of vibrational energy in a process bath of a vibrational cleaning system  
Apparatus and method are provided for in-situ measurement of vibrational energy applied to a wafer in a process bath of a vibrational cleaning system. The apparatus may be made up of a test wafer...
7100621 Sidetrack vehicle washer with rotating spray arm  
A vehicle washing apparatus includes a side track extending along a washing bay. A gantry is supported for reciprocal motion along the side track by a gantry motor. Sensors detect the front and...
7074280 Method and system to represent a temperature experienced by a medical device in a medical washing machine  
A method and system to represent surface temperatures. The method and system represent a surface temperature experienced by a medical device during a washing cycle in a medical washing machine. A...
7052577 Annular receptacle for a rotating carrier  
An annular receptacle is described, particularly for a rotating carrier for receiving a disk-shaped object such as a semiconductor.
7045021 Customizable vehicle wash blending system and method  
A customizable car wash blending and method is provided. The method includes the steps of positioning a vehicle adjacent a set of sensors (step 10 ), measuring a variety of parametric data...
7045019 Method for performing site-specific backside particle and contamination removal  
An invention is disclosed for backside particle removal during a semiconductor manufacturing process. Cleaning sites are defined on the backside of a wafer. The cleaning sites are regions of the...
7017595 Unit for detecting an addition of a cleaning agent in a beverage dispenser  
A unit for detecting an addition of a cleaning agent in a beverage dispenser, in particular in a coffee machine. In order to guarantee that a cleaning agent has been added when automatic cleaning...
7004182 Enhanced ultrasonic cleaning devices  
Ultrasonic cleaning devices comprise a sonotrode and a power supply adapted to supply current to the sonotrode, and further include one or more features which facilitate use of the ultrasonic...
6958693 Sensor device and methods for using same  
A sensor device and method of employment is provided. More specifically, a sensor device adapted to detect, identify and/or measure a chemical and/or physical characteristic upon placement of the...
6945262 Analysis equipment for determining physical properties of an organic solution  
Analysis equipment for determining a concentration of an organic component and a caustic component of a reusable organic caustic solution that has been utilized for removing a ceramic coating from...
6945258 Substrate processing apparatus and method  
A cleaning processing system including a wafer transfer device, a wafer detecting sensor for detecting a wafer, a memory for storing the position and direction of an extra wafer present inside the...
6939412 Method and apparatus for sensing water flow through a dishwasher including a thermal sensor  
A dishwasher includes a water inlet connectable to a water source. A dishwasher element is operable on water received through the inlet. A flow sensor is in fluid communication with the inlet and...
6923190 Dynamic oil flusher cleaning system  
An exemplary cleaning apparatus for cleaning a system having a first fluid and a system pump is provided, wherein the apparatus comprises a tank including a second fluid. The cleaning apparatus...