Patent ID: 8726919

Claim:
A system for cleaning a substrate having surface contaminants thereon, comprising: a carrier capable of holding the substrate and movably coupled to a pair of guide tracks extending along a length of the system; and a cleaning station including a force applicator and a gate, wherein the force applicator has an applicator length and is operatively connected to the cleaning station above a surface of the carrier and the pair of guide tracks, wherein the force applicator is rotatable, the force applicator is set to a first height off the surface of the carrier as the substrate is being cleaned, the force applicator having a hollow structure with a plurality of internal channels and openings dispersed throughout the applicator length of the force applicator, the plurality of channels and openings configured to dispense a cleaning solution to a surface of the substrate, and wherein the gate is affixed to a trailing edge of the force applicator, the gate set to a second height off the surface of the carrier, the gate having a gate length that extends to at least span the applicator length.