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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7415747 | Surface cleaning apparatus The invention relates to surface cleaning apparatus for removing contamination from sheet materials such as phototools and liquid crystal display (LCD) screens. The apparatus comprises a base unit having opposing walls for supporting a removable roller cartridge con... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7069615 | Squeegee device and system A toothbrush is disclosed that includes and applicator head and a handle coupled to the applicator head for manipulating the applicator head while cleaning teeth and gums. The applicator head includes a curved squeegee element and bristles that surround elongated wa... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7051394 | Dentition cleaning device and system An electric toothbrush is disclosed that includes and applicator head and a motorized handle coupled to the applicator head for moving the applicator head while cleaning teeth and gums. The applicator head includes a curved squeegee element and bristles that surroun... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6949013 | Peripheral length correction device of metal rings In the peripheral length correction device of metal rings, a metal ring is laid on a driving roller and a driven roller which are displaceable in mutually separating directions. One or both of the rollers are displaced while rotating the rollers, thereby applying te... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6944903 | Dentition cleaning device and system An applicator with squeegee configurations is disclosed. The applicator has a removable cover. In accordance with the embodiments of the invention, the removable cover is sealed through a squeegee edge using a suitable adhesive. The removable cover can be formed fro... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6701080 | Photographic film cleaning apparatus and method A film cleaning apparatus and method includes a cleaning member with at least one self-loading cleaning surface or pad mounted directly over the film, such that when assembled, the cleaning surface or pad applies a force onto the film. The cleaning member... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6678913 | Apparatus and method for cleaning film An apparatus for cleaning film comprising a mounting surface supporting: a first film core for holding film to be cleaned; a first film platter for supporting the first film core; at least one first guide member; at least one first particle transfer rolle... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6675423 | Two roll turret with positive nip web cleaner A web cleaner and cleaner roll system includes a frame having rotatably mounted thereon a web roll for rotation by a web that travels thereover during a web cleaning operation, a turret shaft rotatable in spaced, parallel relation to the web roll, and a p... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6503332 | Web particle removal method and apparatus A part of a drive roller, whose peripheral surface is coated with an elastic body, is immersed in a cleaning liquid, and the rotation of the drive roller causes the surface of the elastic body to be wet with the cleaning liquid. The elastic body wet with ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6452508 | Automatic cleaning device for a vehicle traffic detecting device A vehicle traffic detecting device is provided with an automatic cleaning device. The detecting device has an emitter and a receiver facing each other and respectively emitting and receiving a beam of electromagnetic radiation along opposite ends of a bea... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6286170 | Apparatus for cleaning photo film A method of, and an apparatus for, cleaning a web of photo film during the manufacture is disclosed wherein the web of photo film is transported in its lengthwise direction, and a cleaning tape made of felt is pressed onto an entire area or a side portion... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6283645 | Camera with film debris catching comb A camera has a rear backframe (exposure) opening, including a pair of spaced opposite ends across which successive sections of a filmstrip are moved for each section of the filmstrip to be advanced over the backframe opening. A pair of parallel film rails... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6243904 | Apparatus for cleaning photo film A method of, and an apparatus for, cleaning a web of photo film during the manufacture is disclosed wherein the web of photo film is transported in its lengthwise direction, and a cleaning tape made of felt is pressed onto an entire area or a side portion... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6231681 | Method of cleaning photo film A method of cleaning a web of photo film during manufacturing, wherein the web of photo film is transported in its lengthwise direction, and a cleaning tape made of felt is pressed onto an entire area or a side portion of a surface of the photo film or a ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6223377 | Device for cleaning an elongated record medium The device sprays a mist of cleaning fluid onto the record medium--e.g., motion picture film--and wipes it off, preferably with a soft material such as velvet. Then, the film is dried with air, including thin air jets to spread the liquid evenly, and heat... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6120864 | Anti-static roll cover A transfer roll cover has an inner surface made of conductive and elastic material to fit snugly around and make conductive contact with a transfer roll, and an outer surface made of looped yarns which are attached to the inner surface and have outer loop... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5991954 | Apparatus for cleaning photo film A method of, and an apparatus for, cleaning a web of photo film during the manufacture is disclosed wherein the web of photo film is transported in its lengthwise direction, and a cleaning tape made of felt is pressed onto an entire area or a side portion... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5964007 | Apparatus to clean ink and coating from contact cleaning rolls A method and cleaning system to clean ink and coating from contact cleaner rolls. The contact cleaning rolls are located on a turret and as one contact cleaning roll is indexed sequentially out of contact with the imaging surface and into contact with a p... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5930857 | Apparatus for cleaning a surface of a moving web Apparatus for cleaning a surface of a moving web of material, particularly photosensitive web material. A particle transfer roller is disposed adjacent the moving web, and driven to a pre-determined speed approaching but not greater than a sensed speed of... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5911254 | Cleaning apparatus for photosensitive material A cleaning apparatus for cleaning photosensitive material (1) transported by a transport mechanism (26, 32) is disclosed. The apparatus includes a support portion (15) for supporting the photosensitive material from a back side thereof, a press roller (11... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5841516 | Photographic processing apparatus The present invention relates to a photographic processing apparatus including a construction for cleaning a magnetic recording portion of a photographic film having such magnetic recording portion. The apparatus includes a transporting mechanism for tran... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5806125 | Transparency cleaning device A transparency cleaning device includes a pair of oppositely disposed wiping blades formed of a windshield wiper type soft rubber material, each of the wiping blades being biased to engage a surface of the transparency which passes therebetween, each of t... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5772495 | Method and apparatus for producing photo filmstrip A photo filmstrip (14) of a regular length (L) is produced from photo film web (45) having a predetermined width (W). The photo filmstrip and the photo film web have a back surface, an emulsion surface, a pair of lateral edge faces (45a), and four corner ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5691123 | Method to selectively remove lubricant from one side of lubricant-coated support Elements having a support with lubricant on both sides can be treated to remove substantially all of the lubricant from one side only. Various chemical, mechanical and electrical treatments are contemplated, but glow discharge treatment is particularly us... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5621939 | Apparatus for regenerating recording medium An apparatus for regenerating a recording medium has a feeder which feeds a recording medium, a transporter which transports the recording medium, an immersion bath for containing a cleaning liquid for swelling prints and immersing the recording medium in... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5588763 | System and method for cleaning and producing data bearing cards A magnetically encoded plastic card production system is provided which includes a supply mechanism for supplying a series of blank plastic cards. An encoder is operatively coupled to the supply mechanism which encodes a magnetic strip on each card. A sep... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5450265 | Tape cleaning apparatus of a tape recorder using tapeguide mechanism during record and playback mode A tape cleaning apparatus for a tape recorder includes a cleaning member fixed on one side of the tape running path and a cleaning roller for pressing the tape toward the cleaning member. The tape recorder adopting such cleaning apparatus can remove forei... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5423104 | Film strip cleaner apparatus A film strip cleaner apparatus includes a support plate having a plurality of film guide rollers journaled thereon to define a cleaning path of the film. A cleaning roller carrying arm is pivotally mounted on the support plate and has a pair of spaced apa... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5361444 | Film cleaning apparatus In an apparatus for cleaning a soiled film in which the soiled film is passed upwardly through a wet cleaning station wherein a liquid cleaning agent is applied to the soiled film by means of wick plates which are pressed against the film from opposite si... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5354379 | Apparatus for applying a protective coating to a film strip A method and apparatus are provided for applying a protective coating to a film strip. The apparatus includes a coating unit for applying a coating of a curable liquid material to at least one surface of the film strip, a curing device for curing the coat... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5349428 | Cleaning apparatus for the reduction of blade tuck in removal of spot-causing agglomerate particles A thin scraper blade member is arranged in interference with, and at a low angle of attack with respect to the photoreceptor so that a maximum shearing force can be applied by the blade to the spot-causing agglomerate particles for removal thereof. A slit... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5326179 | Apparatus for producing an information recording card The card producing apparatus which records magnetic data or printed data on many cards, which washes the cards and records predetermined data on predetermined areas of the cards so that there will not develop erroneous recording, and which rejects cards i... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5251348 | Contact cleaner roll cleaning system A contact cleaner roll cleaning system includes a frame supporting the system relative to a moving web, a contact cleaner roll turret on the frame, and a roll cleaner on the frame. The turret supports two or more rotatable contact cleaner rolls, an active... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5241759 | Apparatus for wiping moisture off the sides of running webs of photo-sensitive material Apparatus for wiping moisture off the sides of running webs of photosensitive material in developing machines employs one or more deformable elastic wiping elements in the form of elongated lips or rings which are maintained in contact with the respective... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5059996 | Apparatus for processing a photosensitive element The present invention relates to an apparatus for processing a photosensitive element and, more particularly, for processing an aqueous developable photosensitive element which contains colorant. The apparatus comprises a a primary developing station for ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5048142 | Electromagnetic tape cleaner An apparatus for cleaning electromagnetic tape wound onto dual reels of a tape cartridge is disclosed. A housing is provided having a pair of spindles rotatably supported thereon for receiving respective reels of a tape cartridge. A drive mechanism is dri... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5046678 | Binding tape reel having a tape cleaning tool A reel on which a supply of binding tape is mounted. The reel has a hub adapted to be mounted on a shaft with at least one flange extending radially outwardly therefrom. The flange is adapted to engage a braking member to maintain the binding tape unwindi... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5037216 | System and method for producing data bearing cards An apparatus and method for printing a graphic design on a hard plastic workpiece such as a credit card blank includes a thermal printing element which is supported by a head assembly that has been designed a single link, to have low mechanical compliance... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5006875 | Film processor with absorbent roller to eliminate water spotting A processor for sheets of x-ray film has racks of rollers for transporting the film sheets sequentially through a series of stations including a washing station and a drying station. A pair of squeegee rollers located where the film leaves the washing sta... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4970748 | Apparatus for cleaning magnetic tape An apparatus for automatically cleaning magnetic tape in a cartridge, and in particularl a 3480 type cartridge, has a cartridge nest for receiving and retaining the cartridge, a rotatable take-up hub, a load arm, cleaning apparatus and control apparatus. ... | 11/20/1990 |
