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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120103363 | PRINTERS AND APPARATUS TO CLEAN PRINTER SURFACES Printers and apparatus to clean printer surfaces are disclosed. An example apparatus to clean a surface in a printer includes an endless cleaning material loop and an advancer to advance the cleaning material loop when the loop is not engaged with the surface and to not... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120066849 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR CLEANING TOOL An optical connector cleaning tool which wipes to clean a joining end face of an optical connector by a feeding movement of a cleaning body. It includes a tool body which incorporates a feeding mechanism that supplies and takes up the cleaning body, and an insertion par... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120037183 | ABSORBENT PROCESS FOR REMOVING EXTRANEOUS LIQUID FROM CONTACT LENS PACKAGING PRIOR TO SEALING Extraneous liquid is absorbently removed from the rim or sealing area of a contact lens package prior to sealing it, so as to promote good adhesion of the foil cover to the rim when the package is sealed. As the package moves through the system, the package rim and an a... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120017384 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR CLEANING TOOL An optical connector cleaning tool according to the present invention includes a tool main body and an extension section that extends from the tool main body, wherein the tool main body includes a supply reel and a winding reel, which perform supply and take-up of the c... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120014689 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS, COATING AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME AND SUBSTRATE CLEANING METHOD A substrate cleaning apparatus includes a substrate holding and rotating unit for holding a center of a rear surface of a substrate and rotating the substrate; a cleaning unit including a first cleaning member, a second cleaning member provided around the first cleaning... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120000024 | AUTOMATED CAMERA CLEANING SYSTEM Embodiments of an automated camera cleaning system are provided. In one embodiment, the automated camera cleaning system includes an optical path, an optically-transmissive lens shield through which the optical path extends, a housing in which the optically-transmissive... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110283471 | Squeegee Assembly for a Floor Cleaning Machine The present application concerns the field of machines for floor treatment, such as cleaning and scrubbing, and in particular relates to the use of a vacuum squeegee assembly for collecting and lifting liquid from a floor surface during treatment. There is provided a sq... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110271468 | Power toilet bowl cleaning attachment An implement for cleaning mineral ring build up in a toilet bowl. The inventive device is an attachment driven by a cordless drill. It consists of a ball covered with a non abrasive material attached to a shaft which rotates the ball to remove mineral ring build up on t... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110271469 | 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... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110271980 | Wiper assembly for sweeping a glass surface on a vehicle A wiper assembly for sweeping a glass surface on a vehicle. The wiper assembly includes a windshield washer assembly connected to the windshield wiper drive arm of the vehicle for controllably dispensing washer fluid directly down onto the glass surface of the vehicle. ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110232013 | CLEANING IMPLEMENTS, CLEANING MATERIAL COMPONENTS, AND RELATED METHODS The invention provides cleaning implements that include head components comprising cleaning surface components and cleaning material support components. The cleaning material support components typically include cleaning material receiving areas that communicate with th... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110225749 | ERASER WHEEL FOR CLEANING VISCOSE The present invention is to provide a eraser wheel for cleaning viscose, which comprises a eraser wheel body and a coupling member. The eraser wheel body has an axial hole and a plurality of slots thereon. The axial hole is located at a central portion of the eraser whe... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110220144 | CLEANING OF AN EXTRACTION APERTURE OF AN ION SOURCE An ion source includes an arc chamber housing defining an arc chamber having an extraction aperture, and a wiper. The wiper is positioned within the arc chamber in a parked position and configured to be driven from the parked position to operational positions to clean t... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110220812 | CLEANING OF AN EXTRACTION APERTURE OF AN ION SOURCE An ion source includes an arc chamber housing defining an arc chamber having an extraction aperture, and a wiper assembly comprising a wiper positioned outside the arc chamber in a parked position and configured to be driven from the parked position to operational posit... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110209727 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING SUBSTRATE A substrate is cleaned by performing a scrubbing process on a surface to be cleaned of the rotating substrate with a roll-shaped cleaning member while holding an outer circumferential surface of the roll-shaped cleaning member in contact with the surface to be cleaned o... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110186077 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEBRIS REMOVAL FROM AN ANTENNA Debris removal systems and methods are operable to remove debris, such as snow, from a surface. An exemplary embodiment has a wiper blade configured to remove debris from a surface in response to a movement of the wiper blade; a spring coupled to the wiper blade, wherei... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110180098 | Apparatus and method for cleaning surfaces A cleaning apparatus and method for cleaning generally upright surfaces, walls and windows of a building has a frame rotatably supporting one or more brushes adapted to engage the upright surface of a building. A davit supported on top of the building is connected to a ... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110162157 | APPARATUS FOR HOLDING A CLEANING SHEET IN A CLEANING IMPLEMENT Cleaning devices which use cleaning sheets affixed in traps are disclosed. The traps comprise first and second jaws, each comprising base and forward portions, each forward position having a forward surface. The forward portion of the second jaw is flexible in at least ... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110162163 | Apparatus Erasing Blackboard through Areas The present invention wipes a writing board through areas. A teacher can wipe an area of a blackboard while writing on another area. Thus, a writing board can be flexibly used with convenience obtained and time saved.... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110162156 | BOWLING LANE CONDITIONING MACHINE The invention relates generally to the conditioning of bowling lanes, and, more particularly to an apparatus and method for automatically applying a predetermined pattern of dressing fluid along the transverse and longitudinal dimensions of a bowling lane.... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110072600 | CLEANING DEVICE OF OPTICAL CONNECTOR An optical connector cleaning device which cleans a connecting terminal surface formed inside an insertion hole of an optical connector, by wiping the connecting terminal surface with a cleaning body, the optical connector cleaning device including: a main body includin... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110047731 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR CLEANING TOOL An optical connector clearing tool (1) includes a holder (2), cleaner (5), and cap (6). The holder (2) includes, e.g., a cylindrical slider (10), a cylindrical body (12) installed to be rotatable and movable in the axial ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110035891 | CEILING FAN CLEANER WITH RATATABLE ROLLER CLEANER The present invention is a ceiling fan cleaning apparatus comprising a roller cleaner (20) enveloping a central hub (22) and rotatable with respect to the central hub (22), the central hub (22) attached at one end to an elongated member (1... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035890 | AUTOMATIC CLEANING APPARATUS An exemplary cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning member, a connecting member, a drying member, and a workpiece holder. The connecting member includes a main housing defining two opposite surfaces and two blocks received in the main housing. The main housing defines a... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110017233 | CLEANING BULLET AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME A cleaning bullet for use in a track can include a compressible body to clean the track, and a motorized device to propel the body through the track. In some embodiments, the motorized device includes wheels rotatably coupled to the device, a motor to drive the wheels, ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100319148 | Cleaning Device A cleaning device includes a case. A collection box is located in the case and the collection box includes an entrance with a door pivotally sealing the door. Two cleaning disks are connected to an underside of the case and driven by two gears connected to a roller. Eac... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100313909 | DOVETAIL TREATING METHOD AND APPARATUS An apparatus for treating a dovetail in a dynamoelectric machine is provided. The apparatus includes a housing, at least two pads for treating, cleaning or polishing a dovetail surface, at least a pair of guide wheels for aligning the apparatus within the dovetail, and ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100282587 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PYROLYSIS OF ORGANIC WASTE A gasification reactor includes a wiper system including at least one wiper blade operable to wipe an interior surface of the reactor. A condenser unit of the gasification reactor includes a scraper system including at least one scraper segment operable to scrape an int... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100275395 | Cleaning machine The invention relates to a cleaning machine with at least one cleaning tool which is adapted to be driven in rotation by way of a drive shaft that is rotatably mounted on a carrier, the drive shaft carrying a torque-transmission member which engages, by way of protrusio... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100212093 | System for Cleaning Surface of Solar Cell Panel There is provided a system for cleaning a surface of a solar cell panel. The system includes a measurement unit measuring a power generation value of a solar cell panel, a reference unit providing a reference value, a control unit comparing the power generation value me... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100180390 | FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE A floor cleaning machine provided with three spaced-apart floor-facing rotationally drivable cleaning heads, each having a working axis of rotation generally perpendicular to the floor surface, the machine being provided with wheel means permitting translational movemen... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100132736 | Test Cell Conditioner (TCC) Surrogate Cleaning Device A test cell conditioner (TCC) surrogate cleaning device for cleaning the pin elements in a socket or electrical interface receptacle of a load board includes a main testing frame, a plurality of trays, testing chip receptacles and one or more pick up devices. Chips to b... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100083450 | APPARATUS FOR CLEANING MAGNETIC STRIPES A magnetic stripe cleaning unit includes a base unit with a cleaning slot and a cleaning material positioned in the slot.... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100043159 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR CLEANING TOOL An optical connector cleaning tool which wipes to clean a joining end face of an optical connector by a feeding movement of a cleaning body. It includes a tool body which incorporates a feeding mechanism that supplies and takes up the cleaning body, and an insertion par... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090307856 | ROTATABLY DRIVEN MOPPING DEVICE A mopping device includes a mopping head having at least one of a mopping cloth, a mopping cover, a mopping bundle, and a mopping pad. The mopping device further includes a handle and a multi-turn actuator.... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090293910 | FLUIDIC SYSTEM WITH WASHING CAPABILITIES FOR A FLOW CYTOMETER A method for cleaning a fluidic system of a flow cytometer having a sheath pump to pump sheath fluid towards an interrogation zone and a waste pump to pump the sheath fluid and a sample fluid as waste fluid from the interrogation zone, wherein the sheath pump and/or the... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090144918 | Stethoscope cleaning assembly An assembly structured to clean the head portion of a stethoscope comprising a housing including a path of travel along which the head portion passes during cleaning. A supply of cleaning fluid is associated with a dispenser assembly which is cooperatively disposed rela... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090142115 | CLEANING UNIT, IMAGE CARRYING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME A cleaning unit includes a cleaning member, an ejection member, a delivering member, and a flicker. The cleaning member contacts an object to be cleaned moving in a given direction, and removes waste material from the object to be cleaned. The ejection member, disposed ... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090094784 | Floor Treatment Apparatus 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... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090025160 | LIQUID-SAMPLE WIPING MECHANISM AND WIPE-MATERIAL HOLDING MECHANISM FOR OPTICAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS After a liquid sample is dropped onto a sample-holding platform 11, a window plate 22 is moved closer to the sample-holding platform 11 to hold the liquid sample between them. Measurement light is delivered onto the liquid sample, and the light tran... | 01/29/2009 |
