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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2011
Bruce Heymann, Vienna, VA (US);
Ray Tsang, Herndon, VA (US);
Durward I. Faries, Jr., McLean, VA (US);
Tracy Augustine, McLean, VA (US);
Bruce Heymann, Vienna, VA (US);
Ray Tsang, Herndon, VA (US);
Durward I. Faries, Jr., McLean, VA (US);
Ecolab USA Inc., St Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A thermal treatment system for thermally treating objects includes a housing including a top surface, a basin recessed into the top surface and configured to contain a liquid medium, where the liquid medium thermally treats objects placed within the liquid medium, and a ramp structure disposed on the top surface of the housing. The ramp structure is configured to support at least one object such that a first end portion of the object is disposed within the liquid medium while a second end portion of the object is supported by the ramp structure outside of the liquid medium.