A hole cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an elongated member, a looped member, a hook type fastener member and a plurality of cleaning members. The looped member extends from the elongated member and the hook type fastener member extends from the looped member. The looped member comprises a loop to detachably receive at least one of a plurality of cleaning members and the hook type fastener member fastens the looped member to the elongated member. The looped member and the hook type fastener member are configured to securely hold the cleaning member in place. The elongated member, looped member and hook type fastener member form a unitary body. The hole cleaning apparatus is configured to detachably couple with a rotary drive member to provide rotational motion. The rotary drive member is configured to rotate the plurality of cleaning members to clean a hollow object. The rotary drive member could be any device configured to provide rotational motion. The apparatus could be used in paint body shops, machine shops, automotive shops, millwrights, chemical plants, power plants and various manufacturing fields, and by end users such as mechanics, maintenance personnel, plumbers, etc.

A smoking article includes identification information encoded on the smoking article. The smoking article can be used with an electrically heated smoking system having a detector for detecting the smoking article and distinguishing the smoking article from other articles based on the identification information, A cleaning article includes identification information encoded on the cleaning article. The cleaning article cleans an electrically heated smoking system having a detector for detecting the cleaning article and distinguishing the cleaning article from other articles based on the identification information. An electrically heated smoking system for receiving an article configured for use with the smoking system includes: a cavity for receiving the article having identification information encoded thereon, a heating element, a power supply, electrical hardware, and a detector capable of detecting the presence of the article in the cavity and distinguishing the article from other articles based on the identification information.

A reagent bottle cleaning device is provided, comprising a base, a cleaning assembly, and a cleaning block. The cleaning assembly comprises a pushing cylinder and a mounting plate. A plurality of mounting grooves are disposed on the mounting plate. Each mounting groove is provided with a cleaning motor. The cleaning motor is provided with a cleaning screw rod. The cleaning block is provided with cleaning grooves corresponding to the cleaning screw rods. Injecting pumps are disposed between the cleaning block and the cleaning assembly. The injecting pumps are connected to the base by lifting cylinders. Full-automatic quick cleaning of reagent bottles can be realized under the effect of a main control chip.

A bucket cleaning apparatus is provided. The bucket cleaning apparatus includes a frame. One or more primary support members is coupled individually to the frame. A corresponding secondary support member is coupled to each primary support member. A scraper is coupled to one or more of each of the primary support members and secondary support members, wherein each scraper is adjustable with respect to the primary support member or secondary support member to which the scraper is coupled. A bucket may be inserted over the top of the primary support members such that the scrapers on at least the primary support members engage interior surfaces of the bucket to clean out the bucket as the bucket is rotated about the primary support members.

Apparatus (100) for cleaning the interior of a gas container (2) for pressurized gas; said apparatus comprising: a rig (4) comprising container receiving means (6) for suspending said container; an array (7) of elongate arms (8,8,8,8), wherein said array (7) of elongate arms comprises: ii) an endoscope (14) comprising in its first end (10) image capturing means (16); and ii) a blasting arm (18) comprising in its first end (10) a bias ling nozzle (19); wherein said apparatus comprises means (20,20) for independently moving one or more of said elongate arms (8,8,8,8), relative to said container receiving means (6), in such a way that the first end (10,10, 10,10) of said one or more of said elongate arms can be inserted into the interior of a gas container (2), when said gas container is suspended in said rig.

A tool for removing particle residue from a cylindrical container includes a handle, configured to be grasped in the hand of a user to position the tool and to rotate the tool around an axis of rotation aligned substantially parallel to the handle, and at least one blade section extending from the handle at an angle to the axis of rotation. A user manipulates the handle in use to cause the tool to rotate about the axis of rotation so that the leading edge of the blade section moves into and through compacted particle residue within the cylindrical container.

System and method for treatment of a process fluid using ultraviolet light are provided. The system may have a wall, an inlet pipe and at least one length of brushes configured to brush a fluid along a side of the wall, generating a film on the fluid to be exposed to ultraviolet light as the fluid film flows along the wall. The system and method may further utilize at least one channel to provide fluid to the wall.

The present invention relates to a mixing device (1), especially for mixing solids in a mixing vessel (2), comprising a stirring element (4) having at least two helical stirrer blades (7, 8) connected to a motor-driven shaft (5), wherein the stirrer blades (7, 8) have a first portion (10), a second portion (11) and a third portion (12), every one of these portions (10, 11, 12) has a constant gradient (m1, m2, m3) of one steepness or a gradient (m1, m2, m3) which is different from the constant gradient and has a curvature, and at least one of the constant gradients (m1, m2, m3) has a steepness different from the at least one other constant gradient (m1, m2, m3), or one of the different gradients (m1, m2, m3) has a curvature that is different from the at least one other different gradient (m1, m2, m3).

A bucket-scrapping implement having a lower arcuate surface form-fit to engaging an interior surface of a cylindrical bucket, the bucket-scrapping implement comprising two upwardly- and outwardly-sweeping lateral wings adapted to aggregate and facilitate removal of viscous remnant materials from a cylindrical bucket.

A smoking article includes identification information encoded on the smoking article. The smoking article can be used with an electrically heated smoking system having a detector for detecting the smoking article and distinguishing the smoking article from other articles based on the identification information. A cleaning article includes identification information encoded on the cleaning article. The cleaning article cleans an electrically heated smoking system having a detector for detecting the cleaning article and distinguishing the cleaning article from other articles based on the identification information. An electrically heated smoking system for receiving an article configured for use with the smoking system includes: a cavity for receiving the article having identification information encoded thereon, a heating element, a power supply, electrical hardware, and a detector capable of detecting the presence of the article in the cavity and distinguishing the article from other articles based on the identification information.