Cleaning and liquid contact with solids – Processes – Including application of electrical radiant or wave energy...
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-02
2007-10-02
Kornakov, M. (Department: 1746)
Cleaning and liquid contact with solids
Processes
Including application of electrical radiant or wave energy...
C134S001300, C356S237200, C250S341800
Reexamination Certificate
active
10351839
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for cleaning, detecting, and/or removing contamination from the surfaces of nominally transparent materials utilizing internal illumination of those surfaces with at least one electromagnetic radiation beam at an angle of incidence equal to or greater than the critical angle for total internal reflection. With appropriate selection of light sources and materials, the technique is effective at detecting and removing water, ice, particles, films and a variety of contaminants.
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Bross Samuel W.
Dube George
Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, LC
Kornakov M.
Metastable Instruments, Inc.
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