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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120124758 | POWERED BRUSH A powered brush is provided comprising a plurality of automated bristles that are driven in order to facilitate application of shave cream to a user's face while raising hairs off the face and stimulating, exfoliating, lubricating and moisturizing the skin. The powered ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120066848 | RESONANT MOTOR UNIT AND ELECTRIC DEVICE WITH RESONANT MOTOR UNIT A resonant motor unit that has a resonant motor, a control unit, a measurement unit, and an evaluation unit is described. The control unit drives the resonant motor at a driving frequency, short-circuits the resonant motor during at least a first short-circuiting phase ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067369 | Cleaning station A cleaning station that includes a container designed to hold a solvent and having a floor and two pairs of side walls connected to form an enclosure, with a first shelf disposed at a location elevated in relation to the container floor and a second shelf disposed above... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120036654 | TOOTHBRUSH AND BRISTLE AND BRUSH HEAD FOR A TOOTHBRUSH The invention is directed to a bristle for a toothbrush, said bristle being comprised of a plastic monofilament, with the preferably cloverleaf-shaped bristle body having several longitudinal ribs arranged in star shape and projecting laterally from a core section of th... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120005847 | SHOE AND FOOT CLEANING APPARATUS The present invention is directed to a shoe and foot cleaning apparatus. The apparatus includes a mounting unit for installing the apparatus into the ground and an internal frame. Positioned onto the internal frame is a collection plate, a rotational drive system, a mot... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120003906 | Device for the cleaning and care of shaving devices A device 1 serves for the cleaning and care of mechanical shaving devices 6 having a blade 7 arranged in a head part 9 and a handle 8. The device 1 has two or three processing stations 3, 4, 5 for receiving the head parts... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110308545 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING SOLAR SUBSTRATES A method of removing at least a portion of an interaction layer on an electrode region of a solar substrate is provided. The method includes a step of providing a solar substrate including an absorbing region and an electrode region. The absorbing region including an ab... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110297099 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING MANURE FROM A FLOOR The present invention relates to a device for removing manure present on a floor, including a frame, a drive for moving the device over the floor and at least one manure slide which has an upper edge, wherein the manure slide is held by the frame by means of a connectio... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110296634 | WAFER SIDE EDGE CLEANING APPARATUS A wafer side edge cleaning apparatus includes: a cleaning device including a fixing element and a wafer brush disposed beneath the fixing element. The wafer brush is in the shape of a frustum. The frustum has a tapered surface contacting with a side edge of a wafer. The... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110289717 | Hand-held multi-function brush system with sprays The present invention is a hand-held device that integrates and enables one or more or a combination of functions of spraying, cleaning, drying, waxing, polishing and shining of a floor or a surface including that of a vehicle. The present invention has one or more brus... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110284024 | ASSISTIVE DEVICE FOR A MICROBIAL SCRUB BRUSH A system and device for assisting with the cleansing of a medical component with a scrub brush is disclosed. In one embodiment, an assistive device for use with the scrub brush is disclosed. The scrub brush includes an insert disposed therein, the insert including a cle... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110277254 | MOTOR ASSEMBLY A motor assembly, especially for home appliances such as a cleaner, has an electric motor and a cooling system. The motor may be a fractional horsepower universal motor with a stator and a rotor. The cooling system has a cooling pipe thermally coupled to an element of t... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110258792 | SYSTEM FOR AXIAL BRISTLE MOTION IN A TEETH CLEANING MOUTHPIECE The mouthpiece includes a mouthpiece carrier member (14) having upper and lower sections which are adapted to receive the upper and lower teeth of a user. The mouthpiece carrier member has several embodiments which include side members and an intermediate member ... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110247152 | CLEANING DEVICE PARTICULARLY FOR GRASSED AREAS The invention relates to a cleaning device particularly for grassed areas. The cleaning device includes a cylindrical brush in contact with a rear roller to clean the roller. The brush can be adjusted to a working height relative to the chassis of the device, along an a... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110232253 | Turf Conditioning Method And Apparatus Powered turf conditioning brushes having increased efficiency, improved lift, and which minimize the introduction of grain, and their method of use with reel mower cutting units such as those used for precision mowing of golf course greens. Various embodiments are discl... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110220150 | CONE NUT INSIDE DIAMETER CLEANING A cleaning apparatus that includes a device carrier that holds a device, a guide plate that guides the device carrier during extraction or retraction, a carrier support that supports the device carrier, and a ramp that supports and guides the carrier support to a cleani... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110191968 | FLUID DISTRIBUTING BRUSH ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME Disclosed is a brush assembly suitable for use in a wet floor cleaning device. The brush assembly comprises a brush that includes a hollow core. An inner surface of the core is compartmentalized into a number of compartments. An outer surface of the core is furnished wi... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110186078 | Semiconductor Equipment Semiconductor equipment is provided to include a reaction chamber, a movable frame, and at least one cleaning brush head. The cleaning brush head is configured to operate on at least one dirty portion to be cleaned within the reaction chamber. The movable frame is dispo... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110180105 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WET FLOOR CLEANING A floor cleaning device is disclosed. It comprises a brush, which is rotatable around an axis of rotation, and a cover having a cover surface which faces the axis of rotation and has a plurality of ridges constituting liquid channels between them for transporting liquid... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110154587 | Filter cleaning device A filter cleaning device which automatically cleans a filter. The filter cleaning device includes a brush unit to collect foreign substances filtered out by a filter member, a processing unit to process the foreign substances collected by the brush unit, and a storage u... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110154588 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS A surface cleaning apparatus with a removable compartment is provided that allows a dust cup in the removable compartment to be emptied while minimizing handling by the user. The removable compartment is removably secured within the surface cleaning apparatus. The remov... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110146009 | BRUSH BAR FOR A SURFACE TREATING APPLIANCE The invention relates to a brush bar for a surface treating appliance, including a supporting body, at least one retaining member welded to the supporting body and at least one bristle tuft clamped in place on the supporting body by the retaining member. The use of weld... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110138550 | REMOTE CONTROLLED ROBOT FOR CLEANING INNER-WALLS OF DUCT AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM USING SAME The present invention relates to a remote controlled robot for cleaning inner walls of a duct, more specifically, to a remote controlled robot comprising: a cart movable in the duct by remote control; at least one first link pivotally connected to the cart, which is rel... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110142529 | AUTOMATIC BATHING APPARATUS An automatic bathing apparatus that can automatically bath a body, and more particularly to, an automatic bathing apparatus that can automatically and easily soap massage and take a bath when a bathing device contacts with a body by generating a rotation motion using el... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110131741 | Autonomous Floor-Cleaning Robot An autonomous floor-cleaning robot comprising a housing infrastructure including a chassis, a power subsystem; for providing the energy to power the autonomous floor-cleaning robot, a motive subsystem operative to propel the autonomous floor-cleaning robot for cleaning ... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110126367 | Mobile sweeper The invention relates to a mobile sweeper comprising a housing, in which a sweeping roller driven by an electric motor is mounted for rotation, and a sweepings container for receiving sweepings, wherein there are mounted on the housing adjacent to the sweeping roller tw... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110119843 | SURFACE TREATING DEVICE A surface treating device includes a member adapted for engaging a surface to be treated and a driver operatively associated with the member. The driver is adapted for imparting a linear reciprocating motion to the member, wherein the member engages the surface in a man... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110113574 | Grout Cleaning Device A grout cleaning device includes a housing having a front end, a lower region, and a handle; the lower region being separated from the handle. The cleaning device includes a rotatable brush operatively coupled to the housing at the housing front end for scrubbing grout.... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110107530 | BRUSH FOR A MACHINE FOR THE HORIZONTAL AND/OR VERTICAL CLEANING OF SURFACE THAT ARE SEPARATED BY GROOVES, JOINTS, UNEVENNESSES AND/OR PORES AND A MACHINE PROVIDED WITH SUCH BRUSHES A brush for a machine for the horizontal and/or vertical cleaning of surfaces which are provided with grooves, joints, unevennesses and/or pores is provided to move the brush in a plane which is substantially parallel to a surface. This brush is provided with
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| 20110107529 | Side Brush Assembly Mechanism A side brush assembly mechanism for a floor surface maintenance vehicle including a linkage assembly supporting a brush deck, a pivot assembly and a cable connected to the linkage assembly, and a cable tensioning device for retracting the cable. The cable tensioning dev... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110067727 | BRUSH ALIGNMENT CONTROL MECHANISM A method and apparatus for providing uniform pressure, friction and/or contact between a substrate and a cylindrical roller in a brush-type cleaning system is described. The apparatus includes an alignment member adapted to allow pivotal movement of the cylindrical roll... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110010886 | SURFACE TREATING HEAD A surface treating head includes a main body; a brush unit; and a drive mechanism for moving the brush unit relative to the main body between a stowed position and a deployed position. The drive mechanism includes a pressure chamber and a valve unit for varying the pres... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110005012 | ROTARY BRUSH ATTACHMENT A rotary brush attachment for use with a tool, such as a power tool, to remove rust, paint, debris, and other unwanted matter accumulated on the surface of fasteners and other parts used in construction, automotive applications, and industrial applications. The rotary b... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100325821 | CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD A system for cleaning windows in tall buildings, comprises a chassis (7) with means for its mounting on a suspended platform. (3) It also includes a rotating conveyor belt (61) mounted on the chassis and brushes (62) mounted on the conveyor b... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326469 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICTING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY SUBSTRATE The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method of fabricating a thin film transistor array substrate. The apparatus includes a dip strip part for stripping a photo-resist pattern and a thin film formed on a substrate by using a stripper; a removing part for ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100324460 | INTRAORAL APPLIANCE FOR CLEANING TEETH The self-contained intraoral appliance includes first and second substantially rigid bands (12, 14) configured to fit along the outer and the inner surfaces of a row of teeth in the mouth. A motor (20) driven by a battery is connected to the bands through ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100313910 | ROBOT CLEANER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING TRAVELING THEREOF Disclosed herein are a robot cleaner that has an improved traveling performance, and a method of controlling traveling thereof. The robot cleaner allows driving wheels, which move the robot cleaner, and a brush unit, which sweeps dust on a floor, to be rotated in the sa... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100299854 | HYDRO-WASH-ASPIRATOR The subject device of the invention is electric and used for cleaning, especially for washing and waxing cars. The main characteristic thereof is to spray cleaning solution, wash and aspirate the removed dirt and store same. The first, tri-functional operation is perfor... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100293729 | CLEANING APPARATUS FOR SOLAR PANELS A cleaning apparatus for a solar panel, comprising a controlling device and a solar panel, wherein the controlling device is installed either on bottom portion or lower back of the back portion of the solar panel. A driving motor of the controlling device is controlled ... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100263142 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-MODE COVERAGE FOR AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOT A mobile robot operable to move on a surface in a room is provided. The mobile robot includes a shell and a chassis including at least two wheels. At least one motor is connected to the wheels for moving the mobile robot on the surface. A cleaner is operable to clean th... | 10/21/2010 |
