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US 2006/0065290 A1Published application
Working surface cleaning system and method
OwnerJerry Broz, Alan Humphreyinventors
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Abstract
A cleaning device cleaning method is provided wherein the surface of the cleaning device is cleaned of accumulated debris and particulates.
Claims7
A method for cleaning the surface of a cleaning device having a working surface that traps debris, the method comprising:
- visually inspecting a working surface of the cleaning device to detect debris associated with the working surface, the debris including airborne debris and debris embedded into the working surface;
- brushing the working surface with a brush when embedded debris is detected within the working surface;
- rinsing the working surface to remove the debris from the working surface;
- and
- drying the working surface following the rinsing.
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An apparatus for cleaning a cleaning device, the cleaning device having a working surface on top of a substrate, the apparatus comprising:
- a microscope for inspecting the working surface of the cleaning device to detect debris associated with the working surface;
- a brush for brushing the working surface when debris embedded in the working surface is observed during the inspection of the working surface;
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- a rinse device that is used to rinse the working surface to remove debris from the working surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.