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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8099818 | Window wiping system This invention provides a window wiper of which the movement is not restricted and which is capable of wiping the entire surface of a windowpane, can be manufactured inexpensively, runs smoothly in any desired directions straight, and does not leave unwiped parts be... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8020241 | Squeegee with an integrated track system The invention is a squeegee, consisting of a handle and blade assembly that is mounted on a set of tracks. The blade assembly has a left and a right side mounted roller which are designed to operate inside of each track. The side mounted rollers will allow the blade... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7823242 | Remote controlled apparatus for cleaning of outer window surfaces of high rise buildings and building facades The invention disclosed relates to the remote cleaning of outer surfaces of windows or facades of high rise buildings without the need for workers located outside the building wall. In fact, the cleaning operation effectively duplicates the conventional manual clean... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7725977 | Remotely actuated surface preparation device A remote surface preparation device for preparing a remote surface, such as cleaning the inside surface of an aquarium tank from the outside is provided. The device includes a remotely actuated surface preparation assembly having a body with at least one magnetic el... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7530136 | Power window washer A powered window washer used for scrubbing and cleaning a window or glass of an automobile. The device contains a battery-powered scrubbing head that rotationally spins to scrub away debris from a window. The device further has internally stored washing fluid, which... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7523517 | Window cleaning machine A machine for cleaning a window is provided which may comprise a chassis, window cleaning apparatus or mechanism, and a makeweight wherein the makeweight counterbalances the weight of the window cleaning apparatus by traversing the chassis in the first and second di... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7503091 | Automatic window cleaning apparatus A window cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning mechanism that is mounted for movement relative to a window. The cleaning mechanism includes one or more cleaning tools, such as a brush and a wiper blade, and an onboard hydro-mechanical motor that provides the motive... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7313838 | Powered cleaner/polisher A motorized cleaning/polishing device includes a housing and a carrier with a detachable cleaning/polishing attachment. The housing contains a rechargeable battery, motor and flex mount having flexible pillars to which the carrier is mounted. The carrier is also cou... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313840 | Induction liquid pump and magnetic tank scrubber An induction liquid pump includes a power unit and a circulation unit that are oppositely mountable to a tank with a plurality of fixation units. The liquid pump power unit includes a power induction unit to produce a variable magnetic field. The submersible liquid ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7272870 | Secondary introduction of fluid into vacuum system An apparatus and method for minimizing the accumulation of soil and debris within a vacuum system of a surface maintenance machine is disclosed. A secondary fluid, such as pressurized cleaning solution, is sprayed into the vacuum system in order to reduce soil and d... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7231683 | Window cleaning apparatus The present invention discloses an apparatus for cleaning a window of a structure. The window cleaning apparatus includes a guide track mounted on one side of a window frame and a second guide track mounted on a side of the window frame opposite the first guide trac... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7197786 | Automatic vehicle washing apparatus wash brush An automatic vehicle washing apparatus wash brush includes a cover encircling a rotatable shaft. Spokes extending radially from the shaft fix the cover relative to the shaft. Upon rotation of the shaft, centrifugal forces urge the cover radially outwardly away from ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7007334 | Cleaning device for the surface of a facade A cleaning device (9) for a facade surface (3) of a building (1), comprising at least one elongate wiper strip unit (10) movable back and forth along at least one guide rail unit (6) by means of a stationarily arranged drive motor ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6988290 | Remotely actuated surface cleaning device A remotely actuated surface cleaning device employs an inner component having a resiliently flexible body with a plurality of embedded magnets and a cleaning element to engage a surface to be cleaned. An outer housing containing an electric motor moves a support dis... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6948210 | Automated board eraser An automated erasure system that is suitable for erasure of non-permanent markings from boards is disclosed. The boards being erased can be whiteboards (whether electronic or not) or other boards (e.g., chalkboards). ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6851156 | Window sky scraper An automatic window cleaning apparatus for use with windows on buildings is disclosed. The apparatus would be an electronic system for automatically cleaning the exterior side of windows in buildings, preferably skyscrapers, which would be operated through a control... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6615439 | Cleaning device for the wings of sliding windows or doors A cleaning device for the wings (1, 2) of sliding windows or doors which overlap each other by their front ends in the closed position and which have edge sections (4, 7, 8, 11; 4', 7', 8', 11') embracing a glasswork (3, 3'), with at least the outer wing ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6550090 | Surface scrubbing machine A machine for cleaning outer wall of a high-rise building pushed by a rotating propeller which is at the back of the machine outside a case having rotating brushes chambers, driven by an engine or a motor to press against a wall to be cleaned comprises: a... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6290781 | Method for removing deposits from hard surfaces A method for cleaning a mirrored glass. The method includes affixing a pad to a portable, power tool; applying a composition containing an abrasive to the pad; applying the pad to the mirrored glass surface; operating the tool in a rotary motion at high s... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6283656 | Handheld windshield de-icer A hand operated de-icer for cleaning ice and snow from a windshield of a vehicle including a sprayer that forces an antifreeze liquid from its bottle through a heated nozzle onto the windshield. The sprayer includes a pump with a trigger mounted on the bo... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6170109 | Automatic machines for cleaning outer wall of a high-rise building A machine for cleaning the outer wall of a high-rise building using a pneumatic system or a vacuum system consists of a case divided into three chambers vertically arranged having an opened-anterior side where edges of all chambers having rubber plates or... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6115868 | Cleaning device for planar surfaces The present invention is a device and method for cleaning substantially planar surfaces such as glass-walled buildings. The device includes a boom and a guide structure pivotally connected to the boom to guide the boom in a forward and a reverse direction... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6090221 | System for treating exterior surfaces of buildings A system for treating an external surface of a building, has (a) at least one treatment unit configured to treat the external surface of the building with a pressurized fluid; (b) at least one suspension system for suspending the treatment unit adjacent t... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6024803 | Replenishment of vehicle windshield washer solvent using rainwater Under the invention, collection surfaces are provided in a vehicle. The invention uses the collection surfaces to collect rainwater for a windshield washing system. The collection surfaces become contaminated by agents such as road salt. The invention use... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5890250 | Robotic washing apparatus The present invention relates to a robotic apparatus for applying fluids to the exterior surfaces of vertical, nearly vertical, or sloped surfaces with minimum human supervision. The robotic apparatus is designed to apply fluids to surfaces which may incl... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5885363 | Method of cleaning a glass substrate A squeegee unit is driven to rotate about a rotation axis perpendicular to a glass substrate surface with a motor while a plurality of blades of the squeegee unit contact on the substrate surface. The rotating squeegee unit is moved in a predetermined pat... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5791862 | Suspension support device for an outer wall working machine A suspension support device is provided movably on the upper surface of a building for suspending, by means of ropes, an outer wall working machine having fitting and moving members which can be fittedly engaged in a pair of guide grooves formed verticall... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5715557 | Machine for automatically cleaning the outer wall of a high-rise building An automatic outer wall cleaning machine for a high-rise building comprises a shell, an actuator, two drum brushes and a plurality of suction cup units, in which the shell can be suspended outside high-rise buildings with cables for raising and lowering, ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5707455 | Automated cleaning method of exterior wall of building An automated cleaning method is provided for an exterior wall of a building. Elongated, water-tight or electrically-insulating hollow members are accommodated within upper and lower sash rails constructing said exterior wall so that said hollow members co... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5699576 | Exterior window cleaning apparatus The present invention is directed to a window cleaning device for large building that will clean multiple windows of the building in a single pass. The apparatus consist of a tubular housing having a water dispenser, scrubbing and window drying equipment ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5669986 | Replenishment of vehicle windshield washer solvent using rainwater Under the invention, collection surfaces are provided in a vehicle. The invention uses the collection surfaces to collect rainwater for a windshield washing system. The collection surfaces become contaminated by agents such as road salt. The invention use... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5485645 | Outer wall cleaning robot An outer wall cleaning robot includes an arm pivotable about a first rotation axis and a rotational body supported by the arm for pivotal movement about a second rotation axis. The rotational body can be driven independently of a pivotal movement of the a... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5465446 | High-rise building cleaning machine This present invention is a high-rise building cleaning machine that contains an elevator cage, a pair of washing rotary arms, one or more pairs of winding machines, driving motors, a control box, a water pump, an oil pressure pump, a horizontal brush set... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5456753 | Primer applying and surface wiping apparatus A primer applicator which is movable along a surface of a workpiece such as an automobile window glass panel has a rotatable primer coating roller having an outer circumferential layer of soft resin. A robot arm which supports the primer applicator is act... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5323508 | Cleaning apparatus for roof glazing Cleaning apparatus for the glazing in an atrium-type roof structure (10) comprises an elongate brush (14) rotating about its axis and mounted at opposite ends in carriages (18, 20) running on guide rails (16, 16A) which can move non-synchronously so as to... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5319820 | Apparatus for cleaning blackboards An apparatus for cleaning a blackboard mounted on a wall including a cleaning head pivotally mounted on a vertical rod so as to be slidable vertically along the rod and rotatable about a vertical axis, into and out of cleaning engagement with the blackboa... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5315735 | Opposed roller-type motor vehicle windshield wiper A motor vehicle windshield wiper is disclosed having two spaced wiping rollers bilaterally attached to a windshield and reciprocated by a belt drive assembly over the windshield between a transverse top rail and a transverse bottom rack by means of the co... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5290363 | Method for wiping a windshield A method for wiping and cleaning a windshield for a vehicle includes rotating a pair of circular windshield portions of the windshield against a brush containing moisture, and an apparatus therefor.... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5249326 | Apparatus and method for washing exterior building surfaces A system for washing building windows and other exterior surfaces. The system uses substantially pure water as the washing medium, and uses a novel cable restraint system for restraining an automatic cleaning device against the building surface.... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5216775 | Automatic squeezee pressing device An automatic squeezee pressing device for pressing a squeezee against a window pane with a constant pressing force comprises a squeezee to be pressed against a window pane for cleaning the window pane, a squeezee moving mechanism for moving the squeezee t... | 06/08/1993 |
