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7594971 Method of cleaning and sterilizing medical instruments  
A novel method of cleaning and disinfecting organically contaminated articles such as, for instance, medical instruments, wherein the cleaning cycle consists of two sections divided by removal and...
7585374 Method for cleaning water-bearing domestic cleaning appliances  
A method for controlling a program-controlled water-bearing domestic cleaning appliance, especially a washing machine, which comprises a program control device that controls a water supply and...
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...
7578887 Apparatus for and method of processing substrate  
An apparatus for processing a substrate through successive steps including spin-drying the substrate with a single processing facility while preventing the substrate from being contaminated by a...
7571732 Ignition control of remote plasma unit  
A method of maintaining a remote plasma unit for cleaning a semiconductor-processing apparatus includes: (i) detecting if the semiconductor-processing apparatus is in an idle state; (ii) if the...
7568489 Method of and apparatus for eluting impurities  
Impurities can be eluted simultaneously from a plurality of local areas of a surface layer of a semiconductor substrate. A supporting unit supports the substrate, and a sample plate is disposed on...
7563329 Monitoring of cleaning process  
A method for monitoring a cleaning process for a medical instrument, includes the steps of placing the instrument in a cleaning chamber; placing a soil standard in the cleaning chamber; cleaning...
7555363 Multi-function robotic device  
A multi-function robotic device may have utility in various applications. In accordance with one aspect, a multi-function robotic device may be selectively configurable to perform a desired...
7534469 Semiconductor-processing apparatus provided with self-cleaning device  
A CVD apparatus comprising an optical unit detecting the mass of contaminants adhering to an inner surface of a CVD reactor by irradiating an inner surface of the reactor with light having...
7534305 Method for controlling resin regeneration of dishwasher  
A method of controlling a dishwasher having a water softening function performed by a water softener is disclosed. The method includes the steps of loading in the dishwasher an item to be washed,...
7531044 Glass washing machine with broken glass removal system  
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...
7527061 Dishwasher and method for controlling the same  
A dishwasher and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, the dishwasher including washing part comprising a sump for accommodating wash water for washing contaminated dishes, a washing...
7524380 Energy efficient dishwashing  
Disclosed is a method for controlling a dishwasher, including sensing weight, volume, and location of items disposed in dishwasher compartments, communicating sensed data to a controller,...
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...
7507297 Cleaning method and cleaning apparatus  
A cleaning effect is improved by cleaning a component that has a recess structure by using a cleaning medium of a liquefied gas or a supercritical fluid. By the cleaning method of removing adhering...
7503090 Glass washing machine with conveyor and brush speed control  
A glass sheet washing machine comprising a conveyor for moving a glass sheet along a path of travel at a controlled linear speed and a brush rotatable at a controlled rotational speed positioned...
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...
7481892 Method for adapting a rinsing program in a dishwasher machine, and corresponding dishwasher machine  
A method for adapting a rinsing program in a dishwasher machine, and a dishwashing machine configured to perform the method, the method enabling the rinsing program run of a dishwasher machine to...
7473323 Method and apparatus for cleaning a milk line system  
A method and apparatus for cleaning and disinfecting a milk line system and for determining the extent to which a milk line system is rinsed with a cleaning fluid, whereby in one or more places in...
7470767 Preparation of ultrapure polymeric articles  
Ultrapure olefinic polymeric articles of manufacture can be prepared by a process comprising: providing olefinic polymeric material containing impurities, subjecting the olefinic polymeric material...
7438766 Robot cleaner coordinates compensation method and a robot cleaner system using the same  
A coordinates compensation method of a robot cleaner using an angle sensor compensates coordinates of the robot cleaner with reference to absolute coordinates of a recharging station, so as to...
7435447 Method and system for determining flow conditions in a high pressure processing system  
In a high pressure processing system configured to treat a substrate, a flow measurement device is utilized to determine a flow condition in the high pressure processing system. The flow...
7431774 Filter assembly of dishwasher  
A filter assembly for a dishwasher is provided. The filter assembly includes a water circulator for supplying washing and rinsing water under pressure to the filter assembly, and at least one...
7410543 Substrate processing method  
Resists can be removed while metal contamination of wafers, etc. and generation of particles, and growth of oxide films are suppressed. A substrate processing method comprises feeding a processing...
7401613 Clean-in-place automated food or beverage dispenser  
The invention relates to a method of in place cleaning of an automated food product dispenser comprising an interface connection configured to establish a supply of a milk-based fluid from a...
7396418 Process for removing particles from reticle  
A process for removing particles from a reticle is described, wherein the process is performed by using a pellicle particle detector (PPD) and a particle removing tool disposed in front of the PPD...
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...
7377283 Coiled tubing wellbore cleanout  
A method and apparatus for substantially cleaning fill from a borehole is described variously including running a coiled tubing assembly into the wellbore, creating a fluid vortex by circulating...
7371288 Dishwasher and method for controlling the same  
A dishwasher and a method for controlling the same, performing a main washing cycle depending upon an amount of food residue on used dishes or a pollution level thereof, are disclosed. The method...
7341067 Method of managing the cleaning of heat transfer elements of a boiler within a furnace  
A method of cleaning a heat transfer element within a boiler furnace is provided. The method includes the steps of allowing a furnace to operate and deposit ash on a heat transfer element,...
7323016 Regulation of a wash column in a melt crystallization process  
The present invention relates to the use of an optical line detector for regulating the position of the wash front and/or of the build-up front of the crystal bed of a wash column in a melt...
7320330 Method for operating a dish washing machine, and a corresponding dish washing machine  
A dish washing machine includes a washing tub with a spraying device in the tub fitted with spraying openings supplied with washing liquid from a pump coupled thereto for spraying the washing...
7300524 Substrate cleaning method  
A substrate cleaning apparatus includes an indexer, a front surface cleaning unit for cleaning the front surface of a substrate, a back surface cleaning unit for cleaning the back surface of the...
7300522 Mobile cleaning and washing plant for shopping trolleys  
A mobile cleaning plant for cleaning shopping trolleys and similar transport systems includes a container configured to receive the shopping trolleys in hoxizontally stacked rows. The shopping...
7270716 Method of selecting contact lens and/or care system therefor  
It is intended to provide a method of selecting a contact lens suitable for a wearer and/or a care system therefor, by which the occurrence of problems (for example, worsening in the feel during...
7261110 Shaving apparatus cleaning device  
A shaving apparatus cleaning device includes a reservoir for holding a supply of a cleaning fluid and a cleaning receptacle for receiving the shaving apparatus. The reservoir has a discharge...
7255749 Substrate cleaning method and substrate cleaning apparatus  
In a cleaning treatment of a substrate using an aqueous solution of ammonium fluoride or a mixture of an aqueous solution of ammonium fluoride and hydrofluoric acid as a cleaning liquid, the...
7250087 Clogged nozzle detection  
Sound detection techniques and sound discrimination techniques are used to analyze the real time sounds generated during the operation of cleaning heads operating within a vessel to determine if...
7250086 Method of using a solid rinse additive dispenser for dispensing a use solution in a dishwashing machine  
A preferred embodiment method for dispensing a use solution from a solid product into a dishwashing machine includes placing a solid product in a dispenser. The product dispenser ( 10 ) for...
7241347 Adaptive drain and purge system for a dishwasher  
A dishwasher operates to sense the need for a drain or purge operation based on dynamic characteristics of a respective washing operation such that an adaptive system is defined. In accordance with...
7232494 Stop start wash cycle for dishwashers  
A method of washing dishes in a dishwasher that includes a Start Stop sequence in a wash segment of one or more of the dishwashing cycles. The Stop Start sequence includes the steps of pausing the...
7231930 Valve assembly cleaning device  
A valve assembly cleaning device includes a conduit fluidly couples the liquid propane regulator and valve assembly to a propane tank. The cleaning system includes a first tube selectively coupled...
7210488 Solids separation system  
A solids removal system for use in removing sand and silt from well production fluids. The system has a manifold assembly provided with jetting nozzles, which is installed in a liquid and...
7186299 Method of rinsing and drying semiconductor substrates  
A method for cleaning and drying semiconductor wafers improves device yield by providing more advanced control of the ratio of drying fluid to cleaning fluid, for example the ratio of N2 vapor to...
7182819 Methods for cleaning a chamber of semiconductor device manufacturing equipment  
Methods for cleaning a chamber of semiconductor device manufacturing equipment are disclosed. An illustrated method comprises supplying cleaning gas into a chamber to start a cleaning process;...
7169236 Method of monitoring membrane cleaning processes  
Methods and systems for monitoring and controlling the cleaning of membrane separation systems or processes are provided. The present invention uses detectable amounts of one or more inert...
7165284 Water jet reversing propulsion and directional controls for automated swimming pool cleaners  
A pool or tank cleaner that is propelled by means of one or more water jets is directed in one or more predetermined systematic scanning patterns of either straight, curvilinear, or combinations of...
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...
7163589 Method and apparatus for decontamination of sensitive equipment  
Ultrasonic solvent cleaning processes can effectively decontaminate sensitive equipment. The disclosed decontamination liquids meet the following criteria: a. It is compatible with a wide...
7163588 Processing a workpiece using water, a base, and ozone  
Contaminants such as photoresist are quickly removed from a wafer having metal features, using water, ozone and a base such as ammonium hydroxide. Processing is performed at room temperature to...