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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Setsuo Hotani, Wakayama-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Hotani Co., Ltd., Wakayama-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 1/02 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for cleaning a strip, the method comprising electrolytically cleaning a strip by passing the strip between opposed nozzles, one of the nozzles being the anode and the other being the cathode, for ejecting an alkali aqueous solution over the strip, applying a voltage to the nozzles and brushing the strip, in a spray of cleaning water, with a brush roll or brush rolls disposed at a position(s) adjacent to the nozzles downstream thereof in the travelling direction of the strip.