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Class 15/104.09 - Rotary tool


Subclass of Class 15 - Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Definition: The tool itself is adapted to be rotated in the tube while
No. of patents: 87
Last issue date: 01/11/2011


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NumberTitleIssue Date
7865995Methods and apparatus for reducing buildup of deposits in semiconductor processing equipment
An apparatus for cleaning a gas tube includes an actuator and a plunger head attached to the actuator. The actuator is configured to reciprocate the plunger head along a longitudinal axis of the gas tube between a retracted position and an extended position and to r...
01/11/2011
7398785Method for cleaning a culvert
A tool for cleaning a culvert comprises a rod having a center longitudinal axis, a housing having a center longitudinal axis and coupled coaxially to the rod, the housing having an interior chamber, the housing has an outside dimension that can be accommodated withi...
07/15/2008
7360271Apparatus for cleaning a machine tool
An apparatus and a method for dislodging contaminants from a surface of a machine tool. A machine tool has a spindle and a housing disposed around the spindle. The apparatus includes a support plate, an arbor, and a cleaning member. The arbor is disposed on the supp...
04/22/2008
7361079Pipe deburring tool
A pipe deburring tool (1) comprises a deburring means (2) arranged to deburr the inside surface of a pipe and a cleaning means (3) arranged to simultaneously prepare the outside surface of the pipe upon relative rotation of the tool and pipe. Th...
04/22/2008
7356961Configurable device for cleaning the barrel of a firearm, and firearm cleaning kit containing components of device
Methods and devices are provided for cleaning firearm barrels, including those of military issue firearms, wherein the methods include a step for removing loose materials from within the barrel, a step for dislodging materials not removed during the first removal st...
04/15/2008
7325269Scraper blade interlocking attachment apparatus and method
Attachment apparatus and method for interlocking attachment of a scraper blade with a drive shaft of a scraped surface heat exchanger includes a blade having dual attachment beams and a central locking member, and at least one pin having dual fingers each for interl...
02/05/2008
7237944Scraped heat exchanger having blade with protective rest nub
Attachment apparatus and method for interlocking attachment of a scraper blade with a drive shaft of a scraped surface heat exchanger includes a blade having dual attachment beams and a central locking member, and at least one pin having dual fingers each for interl...
07/03/2007
7211194Gravity pressure vessel and related apparatus and methods
A gravity pressure vessel (GPV) for processing a fluid stream containing organic materials provides several improvements to the art. In one embodiment, a GPV of the present invention sustains the heat energy requirements of a hydrolysis GPV by including therein, a f...
05/01/2007
7128074Scarifier for the interior surface of a pipeline
An apparatus for scarifying an interior surface of a sewer pipe, which includes a vehicle moveable along an interior of the sewer pipe and a scarifying assembly connected to the vehicle having a fluid nozzle assembly. The fluid nozzle assembly has at least one branc...
10/31/2006
7055203Tube cleaning machine
A tube cleaning machine for industrial smooth bore tubes and enhanced tubes in which the machine includes a rotary brush with means for selecting brush rotary speed for optimum cleaning of the smooth bore and enhanced tubes, and in which the machine includes a water...
06/06/2006
7052554Spring shaft for pipe cleaning apparatus
A spring shaft (1) for cleaning pipelines consists of a coil spring (2) with windings (3, 3a, 3b, 3c) of spring steel and with a rotation axis (RA) and a spiral winding axis (WA). In order to give the spring sh...
05/30/2006
7036539Air cooled router bit
A cutter bit includes a body formed integrally with a mounting shank. The body defines a pair of chip boxes with two planar surfaces and a cutting knife mounted to one of the planar surfaces of each chip box. The body defines holes from the chip boxes to the outer s...
05/02/2006
7005012Device and method for brush-cleaning a tube using a spray system taken into the tube
The device includes a spray system for spraying a fluid against the inside periphery of the tube to be cleaned, and two analogous brushing assemblies, each of which include brushing means and a propelling element which cooperates with the inside periphery of the tub...
02/28/2006
6964077Pipe cleaning and deburring tool
A plastic housing has a front shell with inwardly protruding bristles of an exterior wire brush, and a rear shell which retractably receives the outwardly protruding bristles of an interior wire brush. The interior brush is mounted to a shaft which engages the housi...
11/15/2005
6939411Method 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
6928686Washing apparatus for endoscope
A washing apparatus for an endoscope includes a wire brush, a region for housing the wire brush and a driver adapted to advance and retract the wire brush. The wire brush is received in a pipe section of the wire housing region so that the wire brush may be selectiv...
08/16/2005
6917176Gas main robotic inspection system
The present invention provides a long-range, untethered, live, in-pipe inspection system that includes a self-propelled train having a plurality of modules; joint members for interconnecting adjacent modules, data collection components, and wireless communication co...
07/12/2005
6883527Method for robotically cleaning compressor blading of a turbine
The compressor cleaning system includes a track mounted about the inlet of the compressor. A circumferential position assembly mounts an insertion drive assembly which is driven about the track into selected circumferential positions. The insertion drive assembly ca...
04/26/2005
6848143Scavenging metallic debris from buried metal pipelines
A metal-debris magnetic scavenging tool useable inside a buried, horizontal metallic pipeline through an access opening which has been cut into the upper wall portion of the pipeline overhead where the resulting debris has collected. A raiseable/lowerable and rotata...
02/01/2005
6820653Pipe inspection and repair system
A multi-module pipe inspection and repair device. The device includes a base module, a camera module, a sensor module, an MFL module, a brush module, a patch set/test module, and a marker module. Each of the modules may be interconnected to construct one of an inspe...
11/23/2004
6757929Pipe cleaning tool
A tool for cleaning pipe ends. The tool includes a de-burring assembly for de-burring pipe ends with different inside diameters. The de-burring assembly includes a plurality of frustuconical bit members, each having a different outside diameter. Each of the bit memb...
07/06/2004
6613154Well cleaning apparatus and method for its use
An apparatus for cleaning a well casing and a method for its use. The apparatus includes: a coupling having first and second ends, the first end constructed and arranged for connection to a drill stem of a drilling rig having vertical and rotational motio...
09/02/2003
6594849Plumbing device
The invention comprises a drain cleaning apparatus having a flexible forward tubular portion and a rigid real-ward tubular portion. The flexible portion is coupled to a drain pipe of a building connected to the sewer line, after the elbow connection betwe...
07/22/2003
6575239Well cleaning tool
A well cleaning tool adapted for connection to a drill string for removing debris and residues from the inner wall of a well casing, comprises an elongate generally cylindrical member (1) having a plurality of scratching elements (2) in the outer surface ...
06/10/2003
6564823Method and apparatus for testing plumbing installations
A method and apparatus for testing plumbing installations including a tool for making an opening through a test cap or other blockage in a fluid-carrying line of a plumbing system. The tool and cap make the testing method possible. During the rough-in plu...
05/20/2003
6546581Casing scraper
A casing scraper for cleaning the internal wall of a tube 26 such as a well casing has at least three, rigidly connected, axially and angularly spaced scraper bodies 12, 14, 16 each with a scraping surface 13, 15, 17. The radial dimension of the scraper a...
04/15/2003
6544482Chamber cleaning mechanism
The present invention provides a reaction chamber cleaning apparatus comprising a chamber, a blade apparatus comprising at least one annular mounting member, at least four scraping blades attached peripherally about the annular mounting member, and a reci...
04/08/2003
6490748Flexible drill rod
A drill rod for clearing obstructing material from the interior of a tapping pipe used for evacuation of aluminium from a reduction cell of an aluminium smelter by drilling, wherein the drill rod is flexible, whereby it may drill obstructing material from...
12/10/2002
6467121Rotary tube scrubber
A tube scrubber comprises an elongate body symmetrical about its longitudinal axis, having a central core with threaded stem for connection to a rotary driving device, and a plurality of flexible arms or webs extending outward from the central core and te...
10/22/2002
6264537Multi-function pipeline weld removal apparatus
A pipeline and tubular structure renovation apparatus facilitates rapid and economical removal of protrusions into the interior of pipelines and other tubular structures, particularly gas pipelines having excess weld or devices such as nipples, etc. The a...
07/24/2001
6237177Vehicular storm drain cleaning apparatus
The apparatus includes a water tight vehicular body of a low profile. A user controls the vehicle from a forward cockpit. The cleaning apparatus further includes both forward and rearward booms. The forward boom has a slurry trap interconnected to its for...
05/29/2001
6187105Method of removing deposits from a conduit wall
A method of cleaning a conduit including a downpipe by removing deposits from a removal area in the downpipe, comprising the steps of introducing a milling cutter into the conduit below the removal area and rotatingly driving the milling cutter by a flexi...
02/13/2001
6174381Method for cleaning the inner surfaces of pipes mainly from solid deposit and device for realizing the same
A method and apparatus for cleaning the internal surface of pipes mainly from solid sediments, according to which a cleaning element is inserted into the pipe cavity and rotated at a high speed while fluid is simultaneously supplied to the pipe cavity. Th...
01/16/2001
6165281Method for removing glass particles adhered to the inner wall of a glass cartridge of an injection syringe
A method of removing glass particles adhering to an inner wall of a glass cartridge of an injection syringe. A helical brush remover made of polyhexamethylene dodecanediamide or a helical stone remover made of aluminum oxide and titanium oxide is inserted...
12/26/2000
6161563Plumbing tool
A plumbing tool for providing a passageway through a blockage, such as a test cap or other blockage, in a fluid-carrying line. During the rough-in plumbing phase of construction, the drain pipe leading from the plumbing system in a building to the city se...
12/19/2000
6154953Multi-tool system that can be used for connecting pipes
It is of the type comprising a multi-tool system for inspecting, cleaning and replacing members in an oil installation and is one which comprises a support (8) on which there are mounted means (9, 10, 17) capable of laterally shifting at least two devices...
12/05/2000
6138311Apparatus for removing burs from internal wall of tubular members
The invention relates to an assembly for removing burs from an internal wall of a pipe for the purposes of forming a smooth, protrusion free internal wall surface. The assembly has a drive motor with a rotating shaft which carries a cutting tool member on...
10/31/2000
6058547Device for removing objects from enclosed areas
A device for removing objects from a contained area or pipeline. A cutting means comprising at least one rotating, semi-rigid cutting arm of sufficient diameter, length, and material such that it is rigid enough to cut an object while having sufficient fl...
05/09/2000
5991955Apparatus for removing burs from internal wall of tubular members
The invention relates to an assembly for removing burs from an internal wall of a pipe for the purposes of forming a smooth, protrusion free internal wall surface. The assembly has a drive motor with a rotating shaft which carries a cutting tool member on...
11/30/1999
5953782Cutting head for a pipe cleaning assembly
Described is a cutting head for a pipe cleaning assembly. The cutting head has a cutting head housing and at least two cutting head blades pivotally supported at the cutting head housing in the manner of scissors and biassed into a spreaded normal positio...
09/21/1999
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