US Patent:
20050061355, Mar 24, 2005
Inventors:
Richard Berman - Minnetonka MN, US
Steven Axdal - Cottage Grove MN, US
Allan Holtz - Oakdale MN, US
Jordan Woldu - St. Paul MN, US
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC - Scotts Valley CA
International Classification:
B08B003/12
US Classification:
134001300, 134018000, 134034000, 134102100, 134184000
Abstract:
A cleaning device for cleaning an object includes an inner vessel configured to contain a first liquid and the object. The cleaning device also includes an external vessel configured to contain a second liquid and the inner vessel. The second liquid is acoustically coupled to the first liquid. At least one transducer is acoustically coupled to the external vessel and configured to generate acoustical energy which is transferred to the object through the external vessel, a second liquid, the inner vessel and the first liquid. The first liquid has a dissolved gas concentration of a first gas and the second liquid has a dissolved gas concentration of a second gas.