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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2024
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Eric Wayne Becker, Phillipsburg, MO (US);
Rodney Chilton, Lake Ozark, MO (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A cleaning apparatus for cleaning electronic substrates includes a rinse module having a rinse station configured to perform a rinse of electronic substrates and a rinse tank in fluid communication with the rinse station and configured to receive effluent from the rinse station. The cleaning apparatus further includes an effluent management and filtration system in fluid communication with the rinse tank. The effluent management and filtration system includes a pump in fluid communication with the rinse tank, the pump being configured to pump effluent from the rinse tank, a first filter in fluid communication with the pump, the first filter being configured to remove larger particles from the effluent, and a second filter in fluid communication with the first filter and the rinse tank, the second filter being configured to break down organics matter from the effluent.