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Class 15/1.52 - Hand implement


Subclass of Class 15 - Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Definition: Subject matter having means to facilitate the support or
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 04/08/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7355664Multi-domain liquid crystal display device
The liquid crystal display device of this invention includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a vertical alignment type liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules having negative dielectric anisotropy disposed between the two substrates. In ea...
04/08/2008
7337784Hairbrush for pets and people that releases active ingredients
A hairbrush for people and pets releases a perfume, fragrance and/or other active compositions including insect repellant, hair conditioning composition, dye composition, moisturizing ingredients, or antibacterial compounds when brushed or activated by manually depr...
03/04/2008
7322364Hairbrush for pets and people that releases active ingredients
A hairbrush for people and pets releases liquid gel perfume, fragrance and/or other active compositions including insect repellant, hair conditioning composition, dye composition, moisturizing ingredients, or antibacterial compounds when brushed or activated by manu...
01/29/2008
7186207Roller construction for detritus removal
A detritus removal roller construction particularly suited for a lint roller is disclosed having an elongated strip with a backing layer and an adhesive layer overlying one side of the backing layer. The strip has a first end, a second end and two spaced apart sides...
03/06/2007
7150063Vehicle wash mitt
A vehicle washing mitt for covering vehicle washing brushes, such as those at self-service car washes. The mitt is shaped to effectively cover the vehicle washing brush while it is in use. The material used to form the mitt has a soft fibrous external outside and is...
12/19/2006
7112247Canned gas dust remover with air ionizer
In a method and system for removing particles from a surface, a portable, compressed gas can is provided containing a particle removal gas. An air ionizer unit is connected to the gas can. A high voltage potential is selectively actuated at a time when a nozzle of t...
09/26/2006
7100537Ionic pet groomer
A handholdable ion emitting pet grooming brush for grooming pets is provided. It includes a body having an air intake on the top side of the body. A bristle unit is removably attached to the bottom side of the body and there is an opening in the middle of the bristl...
09/05/2006
7052450Silicone rolling pin
A rolling pin including a core, a silicone-containing jacket over the core defining a rolling surface. The jacket may be of such length and so positioned on the core as to define end regions of the jacket extending beyond the ends of the core; the jacket end regions...
05/30/2006
6907888Ion generator and hairbrush using the same
An ion generator includes a needle electrode and a ground electrode cooperable with the needle electrode to generate a corona discharge in the air to produce ions. The ground electrode is disposed so as to surround an imaginary extension of a longitudinal axis of th...
06/21/2005
6901622Lint-removing brush
A lint-removing brush. The lint-removing brush having a handle portion, a lint-removing portion, and lint-removing material attached to the lint-removing portion, where the handle portion is connected to the lint-removing portion. In one preferred embodiment, the li...
06/07/2005
6786222Method for removing particles from a semiconductor processing tool
A method for removing particles from a semiconductor processing tool is provided. The method comprises providing a pick-up wafer for picking up particles from a semiconductor processing tool, inserting said pick-up wafer into said semiconductor processing tool and p...
09/07/2004
6687938Screen delinter
A screen delinter to delint a computer screen or television screen comprises a planar rectangular plastic body. A handle encloses the body leaving one edge of the body exposed. When not in use, the delinter is stored in a case lined with a wool material. ...
02/10/2004
6550639Triboelectric system
Methods and systems for inducing an electric charge in a cleaning sheet for cleaning and removing particles from a surface are disclosed. The systems include a cleaning sheet for collecting and retaining the particles and a charging surface configured to ...
04/22/2003
6446293Vacuum cleaner that charges a duster with static electricity
A device for a vacuum cleaner that has a vacuum source (12) connected to an inlet channel, and an outlet channel for air flowing through the vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner includes a device for electrostatically charging a feather-duster (20) or a mic...
09/10/2002
6332234Dust mop with replaceable electrostatically charged dust collector
A dust mop features a dust collector layer made of electrostatically charged nonwoven fabric. The electrostatic charge (a) enables the dust collector to be detachably mounted to the mop head by electrostatic cling; and (b) improves the dust collecting abi...
12/25/2001
6260224Material collector having electrical power supplies and electrical conductors
A broom type particle collector has a particle pick-up assembly joined to an elongated handle. The pick-up assembly has a non-electrical conductive foam plastic member accommodating a cathode for imparting negative charges or particles and an anode for co...
07/17/2001
6243909Dust mop with replaceable electrostatically
A dust mop features a dust collector layer made of electrostatically charged nonwoven fabric. The electrostatic charge (a) enables the dust collector to be detachably mounted to the mop head by electrostatic cling; and (b) improves the dust collecting abi...
06/12/2001
6182320Video display screen cleaner
A hand held video display screen cleaning tool has a body with a bottom cleaning portion secured to a top gripping portion. A cleaning element is secured to the bottom portion for dusting and removing static charge from a video display screen by pressing ...
02/06/2001
6058550Video display screen cleaner
A hand held video display screen cleaning tool has a body with a bottom cleaning portion secured to a top gripping portion. A cleaning element is secured to the bottom portion for dusting and removing static charge from a video display screen by pressing ...
05/09/2000
6033486Method for cleaning a surface by using a cationic sponge material
A method of cleaning a surface including the steps of providing a cationic sponge material containing cationic radicals. Exposing particles and charges carried by the surface to be cleaned to the cationic radicals. Attracting and retaining particles and c...
03/07/2000
5957090Electrostatic pet hair remover
A device for removing dirt, loose hair, dander, etc. from objects such as household pets comprising an electrostatic generator 12 connected to an electrostatic element 10. The electrostatic element is a high voltage capacitor with extended core dielectric...
09/28/1999
5924153Dust removal device
An apparatus for cleaning electrostatically charged dust particles from a CRT screen. The apparatus includes a base member having a handle. An artificial fleece material is attached to the base member so as to cover an entire surface of the base member. T...
07/20/1999
5906686Fiber optic connector cleaning process
A fiber optic connector cleaning process that is both field deployable, and achieves optical reflectance levels of -60 dB and lower. Specifically, the cleaning process according to the instant invention uses electrostatic dissipative (ESD) cleaning wipes ...
05/25/1999
5876136Writing instrument with brush
A writing instrument such as a mechanical pencil is provided with a brush for eliminating static electricity. The instrument is composed of a barrel and a barrel cap attached to the barrel. A base portion of the brush is fixedly received in a cylindrical ...
03/02/1999
5772779Photoconductor cleaning brush for elimination of photoconductor scum
Photoconductor scumming in an electrophotographic copying machine is substantially eliminated by using a synthetic fiber cleaning brush that is substantially free from low yield strength, low surface energy materials....
06/30/1998
5667565Aerodynamic-electrostatic particulate collection system
An aerodynamic-electrostatic particulate collection system for high-efficiency collection of particulate debris generated in a machining area during machining of a workpiece, especially post-cure machining of a composite workpeice, that includes a vacuum ...
09/16/1997
5598596Resilient club
The present invention comprises a club shaped device having a removable cover which encloses substantially all of the club and is fastened thereto. In one embodiment, the club shaped device is composed of a head and a handle both constructed out of a resi...
02/04/1997
5495633Portable anti-static device
This describes a portable non-pressurized anti-static device for eliminating static cling on clothes on which static electricity has built up. An absorbent material impregnated with an anti-static solution is supported by a frame. A cover, when in place, ...
03/05/1996
5150491Hair brush
A hair brush adapted to prevent charging of the bristles and hair, according to the invention, has a multiplicity of small holes (7) formed in a brush base (2) at each of widthwise opposite end portions thereof and arranged at a spacing in a row longitudi...
09/29/1992
4870466Cleaning device having fur brush, scavenger roller and scraper for electrostatic recorder
A cleaning device for removing residual toner and paper dust from a photoconductive element of an electrophotographic copier includes a fur brush for removing the residual toner and paper dust in contact with the photoconductive element after the latter h...
09/26/1989
4797966Anti-electrostatic brush
An anti-electrostatic brush comprising handle means (1,3:1', 3') leading to receiving means for bristle support means (2,2') with said support means being located in the receiving means and having bristles (21, 21') extending therefrom, characterized in t...
01/17/1989
4610925Antistatic hairbrush filament
Antistatic hairbrush bristle having a nylon or polyester core and a compatible polymeric sheath containing carbon....
09/09/1986
4535432Device for cleaning a phonograph record
A device of the prior art has an elongated arm, on the underside of which is a porous cleaning pad that cleans a phonograph record when the arm is rotated around the record. The novel device is similar, but has a small reservoir pivotably mounted in the h...
08/13/1985
4490870Method and apparatus for cleaning disks containing encoded information
A roller having a core of natural rubber and an electrostatically activatable, mechanically chargeable outer surface is secured to a handle for rotation about its axis. The outer tacky surface is composed of a soft, flexible, open-air cured silicone polym...
01/01/1985
4373224Method for manufacturing a duster and the duster manufactured therefrom
A method for manufacturing a duster and the duster manufactured therefrom are described, the duster head being made of strands of a blend polymer film of a mixture of isotactic polypropylene and polyethylene, which has been processed to be in an electret ...
02/15/1983
4305173Dust catching device
A dust catching device according to this invention comprises a dust catching body which is constructed by shuttling in a zigzag form a certain number of split yarns made of synthetic resin or synthetic fibers bundled in a form of a string so as to form a ...
12/15/1981
4255776Apparatus for neutralizing electrostatic charges and for removing dust from various objects
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for neutralizing electrostatic charges and for removing dust from various objects, comprising a trough shaped member fixed to a handle inside which a piezoelectric transducer is housed, the latter being connected electrica...
03/10/1981
4232871Manual record cleaner
A manual record cleaner that is manually grasped and engaged with a rotating record to provide effective cleaning of the record grooves as well as removal of static electrical charge from the record. A body of the cleaner includes rigid leading and traili...
11/11/1980
4128909Roller for cleaning phonograph records
The Gramophone record cleaner proposed is of the roller type having a sticky surface formed of a rubbery organopolysiloxane elastomer having a relatively low hardness and adapted to pick up dirt or dust and other contaminants from within the grooves of a ...
12/12/1978
4083073Devices for neutralizing electrostatic charges and removing dust and particles from recording discs and the like
A device for neutralizing electrostatic charge and removing dust and particles attached by the charges on a gramaphone record or disc, the device comprising a body; a handle on the body for hand operation of the device adjacent to a surface of the disc to...
04/11/1978
 
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