Ultrasonic cleaning method and apparatus therefore

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9364870
APP PUB NO 20160045941A1
SERIAL NO

14926575

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Ultrasonic cleaning apparatuses and methods of cleaning substantially planar articles. An apparatus comprises (i) a substantially circular tank; (ii) a plurality of cleaning fluid inlets for delivering a cleaning fluid to the tank; (iii) an intermediate support for receiving an article to be cleaned; and (iv) an ultrasonic generator coupled to the tank for generating ultrasonic waves in the tank and cleaning fluid received therein. The apparatus is configured to remove particles from a substantially planar article and have them carried by flow of cleaning fluid away from the article and out of the tank. Using such an apparatus, a cleaning method comprises introducing a substantially planar article to be cleaned into the tank; introducing a cleaning fluid into the tank through the plurality of cleaning fluid inlets; and exciting the cleaning fluid with ultrasonic waves.

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LAM RESEARCH CORPORATIONFREMONT CA 94538

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
La, Croix Clifford Erik Livermore, US 2 2
Shareef, Iqbal A Fremont, US 19 172
Spyropoulos, Evangelos T San Jose, US 5 5

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