Supercritical noble gases and cleaning methods
US8551257B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F43/081
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cleaning system can include a noble gas, and one or more vessels configured to convert the noble gas into a supercritical fluid, and/or receive and clean an article of manufacture with the noble gas in the supercritical fluid state. A cleaning process can include converting a noble gas into a supercritical fluid state; and cleaning an article of manufacture with the noble gas in the supercritical fluid state so as to remove one or more contaminates from the article of manufacture. A cleaning composition can include a noble gas in a supercritical fluid state, and a textile article of manufacture having one or more contaminates located in the supercritical noble gas.
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