IP Library Granted Patent US 12,433,394
Granted Patent B2
US 12,433,394 · App. 18/391,532 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Wafer cleaning brush

Inventors: Jeong Hye Yoon (Seoul, KR); Sung Taek Kim (Seoul, KR); Chi Hyung Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Yunslab Co., Ltd.
A46B11/06A46B9/025A46B9/026A46B2200/3073
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Patent No.
US 12,433,394
App. No.
18/391,532
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wafer cleaning brush includes: a brush including a hollow formed inside the brush and through which a cleaning liquid is discharged, and a plurality of protrusions formed on an outer surface of the brush; and a film surrounding the outer surface of the brush, wherein the film includes a plurality of holes through which the protrusions pass.

Claims (15)

1. A wafer cleaning brush comprising:

a brush including a hollow formed inside the brush and through which a cleaning liquid is discharged, and a plurality of protrusions formed on an outer surface of the brush; and

a film surrounding the outer surface of the brush,

wherein the film includes a plurality of holes through which the protrusions pass,

wherein a guide having a shape that protrudes inward than other regions is disposed on an inner surface of the film, which faces the outer surface of the brush.

2. The wafer cleaning brush of claim 1 , wherein a material of the film includes various materials such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

3. The wafer cleaning brush of claim 1 , wherein a sectional area of the protrusion is smaller than a sectional area of the hole.

4. The wafer cleaning brush of claim 1 , further comprising a nonwoven fabric disposed on a surface or an inner side of the film.

5. A wafer cleaning brush comprising:

a brush including a hollow formed inside the brush and through which a cleaning liquid is discharged, and a plurality of protrusions formed on an outer surface of the brush; and

a film surrounding the outer surface of the brush,

wherein the film includes a plurality of holes through which the protrusions pass,

wherein the film includes an inclined surface, and

the inclined surface is disposed on an outer side of the hole.

6. The wafer cleaning brush of claim 5 , wherein the inclined surface has a shape in which a distance to the outer surface of the brush gradually becomes farther as the hole becomes closer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2023
From: YOON, JEONG HYE; KIM, SUNG TAEK; KIM, CHI HYUNG
To: YUNSLAB CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0076578 · Jun 15, 2023 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2023010090 · Jul 14, 2023
Related Publication 20240415274A1 · Dec 19, 2024
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