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A Cloaking System designed to operate in the visible light spectrum, utilizes optoelectronics and/or photonic components to conceal an object within it.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090217480 | Hopper Assembly with Filter Module for Surface Maintenance Machine A mobile surface maintenance machine with a debris hopper and a filter module providing at least two filter stages for separating dust and debris within the debris hopper, the filter module including a filter shaking mechanism and a housing adapted to seal against the u... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090094785 | SWEEPING BROOM APPARATUS FOR USE WITH A VEHICLE AND HAVING A SOURCE OF HIGH SPEED AIR A sweeping broom apparatus comprises a main body having a debris receiving outlet and connecting means for operatively connecting the main body to a vehicle. A broom shroud has an open bottom defined by a bottom edge. The broom shroud has a front end and a back end, and... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090090385 | PICK-UP HEAD HAVING HOUSED GUTTER BROOMS FOR A MOBILE SWEEPING VEHICLE A pick-up head for a mobile sweeping vehicle comprises a housing defining a substantially hollow interior and a suctioning bottom opening for suctioning dust and small debris. A suctioning front opening is disposed in the front of the housing for receiving debris into t... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090089965 | SWEEPING BROOM APPARATUS FOR USE WITH A VEHICLE AND HAVING A SOURCE OF COMPRESSED AIR A sweeping broom apparatus comprises a main body having a debris receiving outlet and connecting means for operatively connecting the main body to a vehicle. A broom shroud has an open bottom defined by a bottom edge. An airflow obstructing skirt is disposed around the ... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20080250586 | Road sweeping machine including an improved filter device A disclosed road sweeping machine (1) including a filter device (6) and comprising: movement means (2), suitable to allow movement of the road sweeping machine (1), collection means (3), suitable to allow collection of refuse and air i... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080178415 | Oscillating Straight Stream Nozzles A system for removing material from a surface comprises at least one conduit that also has an outlet at a distal end. A straight stream nozzle may be disposed within the outlet and the conduit. Another end of the conduit is fixed with respect to the vehicle and is in co... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080127446 | AUTONOMOUS SURFACE CLEANING ROBOT FOR WET AND DRY CLEANING An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a transport drive and control system arranged for autonomous movement of the robot over a floor for performing cleaning operations. The robot chassis carries a first cleaning zone comprising cleaning elements arranged to sucti... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080083083 | CONSTANT VOLUME HOOD FOR MECHANIZED SWEEPER A hood for a mechanized sweeper comprises an upper surface, an adjustable front flap, an adjustable rear flap, and end skirts. The adjustable front flap is configured to extend perpendicularly downward from the upper surface. The adjustable rear flap is configured to ex... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080010775 | Rotary broom with vacuum dust control A vacuum assembly module mountable to a work machine attachment for providing dust-reducing capabilities is provided. The vacuum assembly module is a self-supported unit and can be mountable to work machine attachments such as rotary brooms, cold planers, and the like t... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20070289086 | Lane Maintenance Machine Suitable for Battery Operation A bowling lane maintenance machine has its operating functions designed and controlled in such a manner that the machine may be battery-operated without loss of performance. Included in the operation are special movements of the machine at the pin deck to flick moisture... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070180645 | Cleaning liquid dispensing in a mobile hard surface cleaner A mobile hard surface cleaner includes a motorized scrub head, a fluid recovery device, a primary cleaning liquid component container, a cleaning agent container, a flow control device and a fluid flow path. The flow control device is configured to supply a flow of clea... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20070124892 | Pavement/surface sweeper having a simplified hydraulic system A sweeper unit well-suited for use for sweeping paved areas includes a debris-retaining hopper with an associated fan assembly that includes an air outlet duct for connection to one side of a pick-up head and an inlet duct for connection between the other side of the pi... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20060185118 | TURF SWEEPER AND DEBRIS REMOVAL MACHINE A turf sweeping machine having a frame, front and rear wheels coupled to the frame and an elongated chute mounted to the frame, the chute having an exit and an entrance at a level proximate to the grass of the turf. Rubber skirts are affixed to the chute and extend down... | 08/24/2006 |
| 20060064844 | Floating deck for use with a floor cleaning apparatus The present invention relates generally to a floor treatment component that is designed such that as it passes over an uneven surface it applies a substantially constant downward force to the uneven surface. Specifically, systems for connecting the floor treatment compo... | 03/30/2006 |
| 20060053583 | Street sweeper with litter hose Provided is a street sweeper for collecting debris from a street surface. The street sweeper includes a chassis mounted on wheels, a rotating broom for removing debris from a street surface, and a hopper for collecting the removed debris. A passageway extends between th... | 03/16/2006 |
| 20050150519 | Method for operating a floor cleaning system, and floor cleaning system for use of the method The invention relates to a method for operating a floor cleaning system having a central suction station with which there is associated a self-propelled and self-steering suction appliance, dirt being picked up from a floor surface that is to be cleaned by means of the ... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050132527 | Apparatus for floor cleaning and treatment The present invention relates generally to an apparatus for cleaning or otherwise treating a floored surface that includes a platform adapted to support the weight of an operator. In addition, one embodiment of the present invention is capable of generally performing 36... | 06/23/2005 |
