Patent · US Expired

Method of cleaning pressing and/or curing apparatus

US5573598A · kind A · utility

0Cited by
40References
16Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateMar 6, 1995
Grant dateNov 12, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 6, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D2111/20
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of cleaning a pressing and/or curing apparatus includes providing a cleaning mat on the interior of the apparatus and subjecting the cleaning mat to elevated temperature and/or pressure. The cleaning mat is pre-treated with a cleaning composition which preferably includes sodium carbonate. The method obviates and/or reduces the need to disassemble a pressing apparatus (e.g., remove die sets) for periodic cleaning.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.