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Patent US8156608 - Cleaning apparatus having a functional generator for producing ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn apparatus is provided, which includes a mobile body configured to travel over a surface, a source of a liquid, a liquid dispenser and a flow path from the liquid source to the liquid dispenser. A functional generator is coupled in the flow path, which comprises an anode chamber and a cathode chamber...http://www.google.com/patents/US8156608?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8156608 - Cleaning apparatus having a functional generator for producing electrochemically activated cleaning liquidAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8156608 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/655,365Publication dateApr 17, 2012Priority dateFeb 10, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS8012339, US20070186368, US20080210572, US20110132749Publication number11655365, 655365, US 8156608 B2, US 8156608B2, US-B2-8156608, US8156608 B2, US8156608B2InventorsBruce F. Field, Patrick J. GronlundOriginal AssigneeTennant CompanyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (237), Non-Patent Citations (59), Referenced by (11), Classifications (25), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCleaning apparatus having a functional generator for producing electrochemically activated cleaning liquid
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