B08B CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
Introduced: September 1968
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- CLEANING
- Subclass:
- CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
Description
B08B covers general cleaning methods and apparatus not specific to particular surfaces or objects, along with techniques for preventing fouling (unwanted accumulation of deposits, biological growth, or corrosion). This subclass includes mechanical cleaning processes, chemical cleaning treatments, and combined cleaning systems applicable across diverse industrial and commercial contexts. It encompasses preventive measures such as coatings, additives, and operational methods designed to inhibit fouling on equipment and structures. More specialized cleaning directed at particular substrates, machinery types, or applications is classified in related subclasses.
Scope Notes
Application references: Cleaning agricultural implements Cleaning milking machines or devices Machines for cleaning baking surfaces of bakers’ ovens Apparatus for cleaning systems used for the production of frozen sweets, e.g. ice-cream Machines for washing fruits or vegetables, e.g. coffee, cocoa or nuts , Helmet visors with cleaning means, e.g. wipers Devices specially adapted for cleaning shavers or razors Devices for cleaning brushes after use Cleaning devices for beverage-making apparatus Hand tools for cleaning toilet bowls Domestic washing or cleaning Cleaning devices specially adapted for surgical instruments Cleaning devices for bed-pans, urinal or other sanitary devices for bed-ridden purposes Devices for cleaning balls Cleaning or maintenance of golf clubs, putters, shoes or other golf accessories Devices for cleaning handles or grips of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like Apparatus for cleaning bowling balls, pins or alleys Arrangements for cleaning spraying plant or spraying apparatus Cleaning of work in metal-rolling mills Cleaning dies, ducts, containers or mandrels , Devices for cleaning metal products in connection with metal-working without essentially removing material Mechanical cleaning, e.g. skimming of molten metals Grinding a surface for cleaning purposes, e.g. for descaling or for grinding off flaws in the surface Cleaning of grinding wheels Devices for means for dressing, cleaning or otherwise conditioning lapping tools Abrasive or related blasting with particulate material, e.g. sand-blasting Cleaning of articles shaped from ceramic compositions, slag or mixtures containing cementitious material Cleaning of moulds or cores used to shape or join plastics Cleaning of extrusion moulding apparatus used to shape plastics Cleaning of plastic objects made by additive manufacturing Cleaning ink jet nozzles Implements or apparatus for removing dry paint from surfaces, e.g. by scraping or by burning Cleaning of vehicles, not otherwise provided for Preventing hull fouling Cleaning devices for hulls Cleaning aircraft Cleaning or disinfecting devices combined with refuse receptacles or refuse vehicles Cleaning devices for conveyor screws and conveyors Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles Cleaning beverage-dispensing apparatus Cleaning of fibres or filaments made from glass, minerals or slags, e.g. for reuse Preventing or removing incrustations from coke ovens Detergent compositions; Use of single substances as detergents; Soap or soap-making; Resin soaps Cleaning or de-greasing of metallic material by chemical methods other than electrolysis Cleaning fibres Cleaning carding surfaces Cleaning of running surfaces of open-end spinning machines or arrangements Arrangements maintaining drafting elements free of fibre accumulations Auxiliary apparatus combined with or associated with looms for treating warp, e.g. cleaning Laundering Cleaning streets, permanent ways, beaches or land Devices or arrangements for removing snow, ice or debris from gutters or for preventing accumulation thereof Cleaning of building forms Parts, details or accessories of swimming or splash baths or pools, specially adapted for cleaning Methods or apparatus for cleaning boreholes or wells Cleaning of, preventing corrosion or erosion in, or preventing unwanted deposits in, combustion engines Cleaning wind motors Devices or arrangements for removing water, minerals or sludge from boilers Cleaning furnace tubes; Cleaning flues or chimneys Stoves or ranges having self-cleaning provisions, e.g. continuous catalytic cleaning or electrostatic cleaning Cleaning or removing snow from solar heat collectors Devices for removing incrustations from furnaces Cleaning heat-transfer conduits, e.g. water tubes of boilers Cleaning arrangements for small arms and ordnance Preparing specimens for investigation by cleaning Preventing of contamination of analytical optical means Cleaning of geophysical equipment or seismic cables Cleaning spectacle frames or lenses, sunglasses, goggles or contact lenses Cleaning or inspecting masks, photomasks, reticles, mask blanks or pellicles Machines or apparatus for cleaning watches Cleaning record carriers Cleaning of electric incandescent lamp vessels Devices for removing snow or ice from lines or cables Cleaning arrangements in combination with photovoltaic modules Cleaning the conductive pattern of printed circuits Process and apparatus for cleaning semiconductors ,
Related Keywords
10 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B08B 1/00 Cleaning by methods involving the use of tools
- B08B 11/00 Cleaning flexible or delicate articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto
- B08B 13/00 Accessories or details of general applicability for machines or apparatus for cleaning
- B08B 15/00 Preventing escape of dirt or fumes from the area where they are produced; Collecting or removing dirt or fumes from that area
- B08B 17/00 Methods preventing fouling
- B08B 3/00 Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam
- B08B 5/00 Cleaning by methods involving the use of air flow or gas flow
- B08B 6/00 Cleaning by electrostatic means
- B08B 7/00 Cleaning by methods not provided for in a single other subclass or a single group in this subclass
- B08B 9/00 Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto