ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,693, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Applied Materials Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"Backflush seal cleaning apparatus" was invented by Benjamin Clay Bradley (Whitefish, Mont.) and Ryan Michael Thompson (Kila, Mont.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Exemplary seal cleaning apparatuses may include at least one support that is configured to receive a seal. The apparatuses may include a tool arm that is positionable within an interior of the seal. The apparatuses may include a pad holder that is rotatably coupled with the tool arm. The pad holder may include a body having a first end and a second end. The first end may define a channel t...