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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117706 | Manual cleaning instrument To provide a compact manual cleaning instrument with which it is simple to collect and discharge dust, with which it is possible to clean in tight spaces, which is silent, and which is comfortable to use. A dust trapping body 3 is brought into contact with a ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7886394 | Bath utility A bath utility includes a frame and several bath balls. The frame has a configuration of a wider top end and a narrower bottom end. The bath balls are respectively bound on the frame by means of several binding members. The adjacent bath balls are leant on each othe... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7685668 | Article for cleaning optical fibers A cleaning device for cleaning the ferrule end surface of an optical fiber that has been installed in a connector, such as a connector coupler or bulkhead receptacle, comprises a cleaning head (22a, 22b, 22c). The cleaning h... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7418756 | Fastener thread cleaning apparatus A fastener thread cleaning apparatus includes a first arm and a second arm each having a first end and a second end. The first and second arms are pivotally coupled together adjacent to the first ends to define a pair of jaws. An abutting side of each of the of the ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7412741 | Apparatus and methods for cleaning cooling slot surfaces on a rotor wheel of a gas turbine The cleaning system includes a plurality of generally dovetail-shaped slot blocks having a slot along a radial inner side, an abrasive media or belt and a backing tube. Upon insertion of the blocks into the dovetail slots of a rotor wheel and aligning the block slot... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413786 | Adhesive roll cleaner An adhesive roll cleaner 1 comprises a core tube and a plurality of adhesive tapes 3 having an adhesive portion A on one side thereof helically wound around the core tube in a layered configuration with the adhesive portion A out. Each of the adhesive ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7401374 | Article for cleaning optical fibers A composition for cleaning the ferrule end surface of an optical fiber that has been installed in a connector, such as a connector coupler or bulkhead receptacle, is made from sintered polymeric particles and/or stranded fibers and is formed into a cleaning head ( | 07/22/2008 |
| 7354336 | Abrading tool and method for refurbishing electrical connector pin contacts An abrading tool for refurbishing pin contacts in situ in an electrical connector is provided. The abrading tool includes a bore defined in a first end for receiving the pin contacts therein and a transverse slot which intersects the bore. A removable abrading eleme... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7290304 | Apparatus for cleaning internal components of electronic equipment A cleaning apparatus with an integrated cleaning sheet for cleaning the internal working components of a piece of electronic equipment along a predetermined media path. The cleaning apparatus includes a base material having a leading end and a trailing end. A cleani... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7254854 | Multi-functional compact line clipper for fishing A multi-functional compact clipper for fishing includes a rotatable base plate and an upper and lower holding plates that form a space therebetween. The rotatable base plate has a pair of upper and lower grooves at one end, an axial end at another end, a stop dispos... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7229346 | Finger-mounted tool device A finger-mounted tool device includes a finger-gripping sleeve formed of a hollow body tube and an abrading member. The hollow body tube is formed of a spirally wrapped progression of a spring material to provide an expanding and gripping nature and is bi-directiona... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7185385 | Lotion applicator device A device for applying lotion to the human body, the device comprising a handle including a gripping end and a blade member attached at an obtuse angle to the handle and tapered at its edges to which lotion is applied. The blade member is made of a pliable, absorptio... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7165285 | Appliance for applying lotion with a rotating pad An appliance for applying a lotion, such as a sunscreen, to the skin includes a housing, from which a soft pad extends, and a elongated handle. The pad, which includes a flat application surface, is rotated by a motor in the handle about an axis of rotation perpendi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7111351 | Lint roller handle and cover A lint roller which includes a handle, a roller, a roller support section located on an inner part of said handle, an adhesive tape roll and a cover arranged to interconnect with the handle. The cover provides protection for the adhesive tape roll preventing the adh... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7083044 | Deep-set paint pan with a form fitted lid The present invention 10 discloses a deep-set paint tray 22 having a cover 24 with a lip 32 positioned on the periphery for engaging the lip 26 of the deep-set paint roller pan 22. The deep-set paint roller pan 22 has... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6979713 | Curable compositions and abrasive articles therefrom A curable composition comprises: blocked polyisocyanate, curative, and a crosslinked copolymer of monomers comprising at least one free-radically polymerizable carboxylic acid and at least one of an alkyl or alkaryl(meth)acrylate. Methods of making the curable compo... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969312 | Hub conditioning and alignment tool The hub conditioning and alignment tool for a wooden car has a cylindrical handle with two opposed faces. A first shaft extends perpendicular to the first face and a second shaft extends perpendicular to the second face. The shafts terminate in tips with depressions... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964078 | Surgical instrument and electrocautery tip-cleaning device A fine surgical instrument tip-cleaning device including a box-like cleaning unit that provides an outer abrasive cleaning surface and internal cleaning surfaces. The internal structure of the device consists of a transverse abrasive cleaning strut, which can be str... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6954964 | Paint brush scrubber The Paint Brush Scrubber is a two sided device, for left and right handed use. It has a multiple notched scrub board on each side and a semicircular cutout on one edge. It cleans regulator and sponge paint brushes, paint rollers, and paint pad applicators. Can also ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6939411 | Method and tool for cleaning a watercraft speedometer A method and tool for cleaning a watercraft speedometer are disclosed. The tool comprises a body, an extraction tip extending therefrom, and at least one edge on the extraction tip that can catch matter in the cavity. The extraction tip is attached to the body and i... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6920663 | Tool for removing hair from a basin drain A tool for removing hair and other debris from a basin drain is disclosed. The tool comprises a shaft having a first end and a second end and a mid-section. The first shaft end forms a handle and the second shaft end forms a hook. A method of using the tool is also ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6910576 | Storage device for storing a coating implement A storage device for storing a roller includes an upper member and a lower member that is pivotally connected along an edge of the upper member, the upper and lower members defining therebetween an enclosed cavity with the storage device in a closed position. The up... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6896741 | Tool for gathering materials including particles and hairs A hand-held cleaning tool comprises a flexible elongated member having at one end a polymer cleaning element and a finger grip at the other end, the polymer being non-abrasive with inherent adhesion for small particles and hair, no aqueous solubility, non-corrosive,... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6833034 | Scuff mark removal tool A scuff mark removal tool used to remove tar, dirt, and rubber scuff marks from an uncarpeted floor surface. The tool has a handle portion and a felt-covered ball attached to the handle portion. The felt-covering on the ball effectively removes the scuff marks when ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6813799 | Cleaning article A cleaning article comprising an elastomer sheet having a synthetic elastomer disposed on the surface thereof as a cleaning surface, wherein the elastomer sheet has a maximum static frictional force of 9.8 to 29 N. With the cleaning article, a carpet, etc. can easil... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6810552 | Cleaning tool for optical connector A cleaning tool for an optical connector includes a cylindrical cleaner and a holding member for holding a proximal portion of the cleaner. The cleaner has a main body with a ferrule insertion hole extending from a ferrule insertion port at its distal end face towar... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6775873 | Apparatus for removing hair from a drain An apparatus for removing hair from a drain consists of an elongate, flexible strip with an attached handle. A number of barbed portions are dispersed along the length of the flexible strip, with the barbed portions alternating along the two sides of the strip. The ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6757928 | Deck gap cleaning tool A deck gap cleaning tool comprises a pole and a cleaning head. The cleaning head comprises an upper portion that is pivotally connected to the pole, and a blade extending opposite to the pole. The blade is configured to be received between deck flooring gaps for cle... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6668414 | Scuff marker removal tool A scuff mark removal tool for removing scuff marks from tile floors with little effort. The scuff mark removal tool includes a flexible ball member having a wall and being adapted to remove scuff marks from a tile floor; and also includes an elongate hand... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6654981 | Cosmetic applicator The present invention provides a cosmetic applicator for applying a cosmetic product having an applicator body with a first longitudinal axis and defining external and internal walls. The internal walls of the present invention define at least one interna... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6576323 | Fabric cleaning article with texturing and/or a tackiness agent Articles designed to clean/refresh soiled fabrics are improved by means of texturing at least one surface and/or by applying tackiness agents. In use, the articles rub against the fabrics, whereupon lint removed from the fabrics is trapped and retained by... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6389632 | Computer mouse cleaner As an article of manufacture a computer mouse cleaning tool is formed by an elongated rod-like body having one converging end portion terminating in a transverse concave radius of a selected dimension. The other end portion of the rod is flattened and bif... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6299688 | Developer nozzle clean combs A developer nozzle used to apply developer and other chemicals to a wafer in the processing of semiconductors is kept free of hardened developer or other chemicals by placing a comb-like device in a position that will let the comb be inserted into the spr... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6298514 | Cleaning tool for electronic and computer equipment This Cleaning Tool for Electronic and Computer Equipment relates to a stick-like device with hook and loop fastener means on one or more of said device's two terminal ends. The Cleaning Tool may be used for removing grease, grime, lint, dust, dirt and the... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6286171 | Apparatus for removing debris from a machined or threaded cavity An apparatus for extracting debris from a machined or threaded cavity. The apparatus may include an extraction member formed at least in part as a coil region and a control region, the coiled region being controlled by the control region while in a cavity... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6260228 | Hand-held device for removing lint balls from a fabric A hand-held device for removing lint balls from a fabric that includes a body, and a pad. The body is fork-shaped and includes a handle, and bifurcations that extend longitudinally from the handle. The bifurcations have grooves that extend longitudinally ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6205608 | Deck crevice cleaning tool A tool for removing debris from the space between adjacent planks of a deck. The tool has a blade attached to a handle, the blade having a thickness less than the space between the deck planks. A pair of wheels for contacting the upper planar surfaces of ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6185778 | Computer mouse cleaning apparatus An apparatus for cleaning a computer mouse having a cavity for housing a sphere and a plurality of internal components is disclosed. The apparatus includes a body having a first end and a second end, the body having a handle portion disposed proximate the... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5985042 | Computer mouse cleaning device The invention is a cleaning assembly for a computer mouse comprised mainly of a sphere. The sphere contains a plurality of non-fibrous projections extending radially from the surface. These projections are of a length sufficient to touch the walls of the ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5970559 | Cleaning tool for cleaning a computer mouse A method of cleaning a computer mouse of the type having a ball that spins within a chamber in contact with two horizontal rollers in mutually perpendicular planes. The method includes removing the ball from the chamber, inserting the cylindrical end of a... | 10/26/1999 |
