Class 134: CLEANING AND LIQUID CONTACT WITH SOLIDS ( Manual of U.S. Patent Classification )

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Class
134
CLEANING AND LIQUID CONTACT WITH SOLIDS


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Subclass Title
ClassTitle ===> CLEANING AND LIQUID CONTACT WITH SOLIDS
PROCESSES
1[Patents] . Including application of electrical radiant or wave energy to work
1.1[Patents] . . Plasma cleaning
1.2[Patents] . . . Semiconductor cleaning
1.3[Patents] . . Semiconductor cleaning
2[Patents] . For metallic, siliceous, or calcareous basework, including chemical bleaching, oxidation or reduction
3[Patents] . . Including acidic agent
4[Patents] . Including forming a solidified or hardened coating for cleaning
5[Patents] . Including melting
6[Patents] . Using solid work treating agents
7[Patents] . . In particulate or comminuted form
8[Patents] . . Hollow work, internal surface treatment
9[Patents] . . Longitudinally traveling work, of bar, strip, strand, sheet or web form
10[Patents] . Including regeneration, purification, recovery or separation of agent used
11[Patents] . . Gas or vapor form agent condensed or absorbed on work
12[Patents] . . By distilling, or liquefying vapors of, used agent
13[Patents] . . By crystallizing, precipitating, or eliminating dissolved solids from used agent
14[Patents] . Work in coiled form during treating agent application
15[Patents] . Longitudinally traveling work of bar, strip, strand, sheet or web form
16[Patents] . Including distortion or deformation of work
17[Patents] . . Produced by temperature change, centrifugal force, or fluid pressure shock
18[Patents] . Combined (e.g., automatic control)
19[Patents] . Including work heating or contact with combustion products
20[Patents] . . Carbon removal (e.g., from engines)
21[Patents] . Including use of vacuum, suction, or inert atmosphere
22.1[Patents] . Hollow work, internal surface treatment
22.11[Patents] . . Pipe, tubing, hose, or conduit
22.12[Patents] . . . With pressurized fluid or fluid manipulation
22.13[Patents] . . . With inorganic alkaline material treating agent
22.14[Patents] . . . With organic treating agent (e.g., solvent, surfactant, or reactant yielding soluble product, etc.)
22.15[Patents] . . . With steam utilization
22.16[Patents] . . With inorganic salt treating agent
22.17[Patents] . . With inorganic alkaline material treating agent
22.18[Patents] . . With pressurized fluid or fluid manipulation
22.19[Patents] . . With organic treating agent (e.g., solvent, surfactant, or reactant yielding soluble product, etc.)
23[Patents] . . Work or work parts movable during treatment
24[Patents] . . Movable fluid applying nozzle and/or with plugging or sealing of work passage or opening
25.1[Patents] . Work handled in bulk or groups
25.2[Patents] . . Kitchen or tableware
25.3[Patents] . . Food
25.4[Patents] . . Manufactured articles
25.5[Patents] . . Work stationary or moved countercurrently
26[Patents] . Using sequentially applied treating agents
27[Patents] . . One a neutralizer for another
28[Patents] . . One an acid or an acid salt
29[Patents] . . One a soap or an alkaline agent
30[Patents] . . Including steam, gaseous agent or temperature feature
31[Patents] . Gas or vapor condensation or absorption oowork
32[Patents] . With work or work parts movable during treatment
33[Patents] . . Centrifugal force and/or rotated work body
34[Patents] . With treating fluid motion
35[Patents] . . Caused by heating
36[Patents] . . Plural, separately fed, and either simultaneously applied or admixed, treating fluids
37[Patents] . . Gas or vapor blasts or currents
38[Patents] . Paints, varnishes, lacquers, or enamels, removal
39[Patents] . Carbon removal
40[Patents] . Oils, grease, tar, or wax removal, by dissolving
41[Patents] . Metal base work, acid treating
42[Patents] . Miscellaneous
APPARATUS
43[Patents] . With relatively movable finder and orienter of apertures or passages in work
44[Patents] . Operating or controlling device engaged and moved by work or separate work holder
45[Patents] . . For vehicle or wheel-form work
46[Patents] . . Devices other than valves (e.g., automatic work counters)
47[Patents] . . . Pumps
48[Patents] . . Endless belt or rotary work carriers
49[Patents] . . Through-way work carriers or guides
50[Patents] . . Plural means to supply or apply plural different fluids separately or admixed
51[Patents] . . With means for moving work or work-holder by fluid impact thereagainst
52[Patents] . . Engaging element having rotary swinging, rocking or pivoted motion
53[Patents] . . . External and internal fluid applying means
54[Patents] . . External and internal fluid applying means
55[Patents] . . . External applying jet means
56R[Patents] . Automatic controls
57R[Patents] . . With electric control
57D[Patents] . . . Dishwashing machine
57DL[Patents] . . . . With door latch control feature
56D[Patents] . . Dishwashing machine
58R[Patents] . Electrically controlled
58D[Patents] . . Dishwashing machine
58DL[Patents] . . . With door latch control feature
59[Patents] . With work assembling or disassembling means
60[Patents] . With interstation fluid flow means
61[Patents] . Sequential work treating receptacles or stations with means to transfer work or fluid-applying devices
62[Patents] . . With initial work emptying, inverting, orienting or puncturing means
63[Patents] . . With means for treating work other than with fluids, draining or heating
64R[Patents] . . For sheet, web, strand or bar form work, longitudinally traveling
64P[Patents] . . . Photographic
65[Patents] . . With screw work conveyor
66[Patents] . . With work transfer from one movable carrier to another
67[Patents] . . . Including endless belt type
68[Patents] . . . . With splash, spray or jet applying means
69[Patents] . . . Between plural rotary carriers on same axis
70[Patents] . . With endless belt work transfer means
71[Patents] . . . Horizontal axes
72[Patents] . . . . With splash, spray or jet applying means
73[Patents] . . . . . With work immersing means
74[Patents] . . . . . . With separate movable means to cause fluid motion
75[Patents] . . . . Sequential endless-carrier immersing means
76[Patents] . . Traversing hoist-type work transfer means
77[Patents] . . . Curved or non-rectilinear traverse work-path
78[Patents] . . With rotary or swinging work transfer means
79[Patents] . . . Axially rotary
80[Patents] . . . . Turntable type
81[Patents] . . . . . With synchronized or coordinate valve
82[Patents] . . With guide rails, rods or beams for work or work holders
83[Patents] . . . Vertical, inclined, curved or movable or with rollers or work immersion means
84[Patents] . Plural, separate, work treating or holding receptacles or stations; manual transfer type
85[Patents] . . With movably mounted work holder or receptacle
86[Patents] . . . For motion during fluid application
87[Patents] . . . . Plural, mutually counterbalancing work supports
88[Patents] . . With fluid supplying or movable applying means
89[Patents] . . . With movable means to cause fluid motion
90[Patents] . . . With heater or heat exchanger
91[Patents] . . With valved liquid drain from one or more stations
92[Patents] . . With detachable work holder or receptacle
93[Patents] . With solid agent dissolving or supplying means
94.1[Patents] . With plural means for supplying or applying different fluids at the same workstation
95.1[Patents] . . Means for sequentially applying different fluids
95.2[Patents] . . . With drying means
95.3[Patents] . . . Fluid spraying means
96.1[Patents] . . With nonimpelling plural way liquid outlet (e.g., two way valve) or nonimpelling liquid outlet control coordinated with other control control coordinated with other control
97.1[Patents] . . Coordinated intlet nonimpelling control and noninlet control
98.1[Patents] . . With coordinated or multiple valves
99.1[Patents] . . Plural fluids applying conduits
99.2[Patents] . . . With means for supplying an additive (e.g., liquid detergent)
100.1[Patents] . . . With means for mixing or contacting fluids with each other before applying them
102.1[Patents] . . . . Having steam, air or gas applying conduit
102.2[Patents] . . . . . With pressurized air or gas supplying means for fluid movement
102.3[Patents] . . . . . With drying means
103.1[Patents] . . Having means for recirculating or reversing fluid flows
103.2[Patents] . . Fluid spraying means
103.3[Patents] . . . Movable
104.1[Patents] . Having self cleaning means
104.2[Patents] . With means for collecting escaping material
104.3[Patents] . . Cleaned material
104.4[Patents] . . Foreign material separated from liquid
105[Patents] . With heating, cooling or heat exchange means
106[Patents] . . With heat-generatable liquid-flow pressure means
107[Patents] . . Heat-exchange means external to work-treating chamber, vat or zone
108[Patents] . . Recirculation of treating liquid through conduit means
109[Patents] . With treating fluid purifying or separating means
110[Patents] . . By filter or strainer only (except work-spraying head)
111[Patents] . . . With liquid-moving recirculation, or flow reversing, and straining means
112[Patents] . With brake or clutch
113[Patents] . With alarm, signal, indicating, testing, inspecting, illuminating or display means
114[Patents] . With liquid seal
115R[Patents] . Combined or convertible
115G[Patents] . . With garbage grinder
116[Patents] . With means to operate movably interconnected parts of work
117[Patents] . Movably mounted fluid-holding receptacles
118[Patents] . . Rocking or rolling, bottom supported or shifting axis
119[Patents] . . Rotary or swinging motion
120[Patents] . . . Horizontal axis only
121[Patents] . . . Vertical axis only
122R[Patents] . For sheet, web, strand or bar form work, longitudinally traveling
122P[Patents] . . Photographic
123[Patents] . For vehicle or wheel form work
124[Patents] . With endless belt work conveyer
125[Patents] . . With guide rails for work or work holder (not for belt)
126[Patents] . . With non-endless-belt work conveyer or manipulator
127[Patents] . . With plural endless belts
128[Patents] . . With means to release work held on belt
129[Patents] . . With movably mounted spray or jet applying conduits or nozzle and/or interconnected conveyer and valve
130[Patents] . . With separate movable means to cause fluid motion (e.g., pump, splasher, agitator)
131[Patents] . . With spray or jet applying conduits or nozzles
132[Patents] . Spiral work path and/or spiral work conveyer (e.g., screw)
133[Patents] . With work feeding and/or discharging means
134[Patents] . . Rotary, swinging or pivoted, work support feeding or discharging conveyers (except mere gates or stops)
135[Patents] . With means to hold work holder in draining position above treating liquid
136[Patents] . Work holder in form of valved plunger
137[Patents] . With means to movably mount or movably support the work or work support
138[Patents] . . Movably mounted work holder operable by fluid contact
139[Patents] . . . With separate movable splasher or pump
140[Patents] . . Motor operated apparatus
141[Patents] . . . Fluid motor or turbine
142[Patents] . . Movable support having plural work holders movably mounted thereon (e.g., ferris-wheel type)
143[Patents] . . Interconnected tank closure and other movable element
144[Patents] . . With movably mounted spray or jet applying conduits or nozzles
145[Patents] . . . Immovably mounted on movable work support
146[Patents] . . Interconnected movable work support and valve
147[Patents] . . With movable work support and separate movable means to cause fluid motion (e.g., pump, splasher, agitator)
148[Patents] . . . And spray or jet applying conduit or nozzle
149[Patents] . . Axially rotary chuck, mandrel, rod or axle type holder
150[Patents] . . Work of container-form constituting sole liquid holder
151[Patents] . . With spray or jet applying conduits or nozzles
152[Patents] . . . For work having hollows or passages
153[Patents] . . . Rotary, pivoted or swinging work holder
154[Patents] . . With non-impelling fluid deflector or baffle
155[Patents] . . With means to drain from or supply liquid to the tank
156[Patents] . . Work support having a float and/or swing drive or bias
157[Patents] . . Rotary, revolving, swinging or oscillating motion work holder or carrier
158[Patents] . . . With plural work receiving chambers or holders and/or with cover carried by work receiving chamber
159[Patents] . . . . Horizontal axis
160[Patents] . . . Carried by pivotally mounted links or levers or by strands
161[Patents] . . . Compound motion
162[Patents] . . . Actuating means extending through or carried by tank cover
163[Patents] . . . With liquid impeller mounted on work support
164[Patents] . . Work support reciprocated by pivoted links or lever or by strands
165[Patents] . . Rail or rod form guides for work or work holder
166R[Patents] . For work having hollows or passages
167R[Patents] . . With movably or flexibly mounted spray or jet applying conduits or nozzles
168R[Patents] . . . With movable means to cause fluid motion (e.g., pumps)
168C[Patents] . . . . Conduit cleaner
167C[Patents] . . . Conduit cleaner
169R[Patents] . . With movable means to cause fluid motion (e.g., pumps, followers)
169A[Patents] . . . Automotive parts cleaner
169C[Patents] . . . Conduit cleaner
170[Patents] . . With means to apply fluids both internally and externally
171[Patents] . . With plural fluid-supplying pipes
166C[Patents] . . Conduit cleaner
172[Patents] . With movably or flexibly mounted spray or jet applying conduits or nozzles
173[Patents] . . As pump or element thereof
174[Patents] . . With separate pump, splasher or agitator
175[Patents] . . . Conduit or nozzle attached to or operatively interconnected with treating chamber closure
176[Patents] . . . With fluid discharge reaction nozzle
177[Patents] . . Attached to or operatively interconnected with treating chamber closure
178[Patents] . . Coordinated with valve therefor
179[Patents] . . Fluid discharge reaction nozzle
180[Patents] . . With guiding means to restrict motion to rotation, to swinging, or to an annular closed or to a curved path
181[Patents] . . . With motor therefor
182[Patents] . With non-impelling fluid deflector or baffle other than conduits or nozzles
183[Patents] . . Movably mounted, adjustable or removable
184[Patents] . With movable means to cause fluid motion (e.g., pump, splasher, agitator)
185[Patents] . . Compound motion
186[Patents] . . With means to drain from and/or supply liquid to tank
187[Patents] . . Pivoted (e.g., rotary swinging or oscillating)
188[Patents] . . . Motor operated
189[Patents] . . . Movable in annular path that surrounds work-space
190[Patents] . . . Delivering fluids to work-space through annular, work-space-surrounding conduit
191[Patents] . . . Delivering to conduits or nozzles
192[Patents] . . . Actuating means extending through or carried by tank cover
193[Patents] . . . Plural fluid-moving means (excludes single with plural vanes)
194[Patents] . . . About horizontal axis
195[Patents] . . Through or one-way fluid flow pumps
196[Patents] . . Vertically reciprocable (e.g., dashers)
197[Patents] . . . Actuating means carried by or extending through tank cover
198[Patents] . With spray or jet supplying and/or applying means
199[Patents] . . Work circumposable or opposed fluid-applying jets or plural pipes
200[Patents] . . With closable work-treating chambers
201[Patents] . Miscellaneous
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CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
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900[Patents]PAINT ROLLER
901[Patents]CONTACT LENS
902[Patents]SEMICONDUCTOR WAFFER


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