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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087120 | Baby bottle cleaning brush with reversible splash guard A baby bottle cleaning brush which includes a reversible cover between the brush and handle that covers the opening of a baby bottle, so when the action of the brush on the lip of the baby bottle opening would tend to spray water, the brush cover envelops the bottle... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7650662 | Cleaning brush A brush using water alone to clean up toilets, baths, kitchens, tableware, kitchen utensils or the like. Phosphate ingredients contained in the higher alcoholic type detergents and nonionic detergents currently in use do enhance the cleansing effect, but are nutriti... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7386912 | Expandable cleaning brush A cleaning and scouring brush generally made from a pair of twisted wire arms, each arm having a cleaning portion shaped to conform to the interior profile of an article to be cleaned. The portions are provided with a cleaning or scouring device such as a sponge, sc... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7370383 | Brush device A brush device for cleaning an interior of a bottle includes a shaft being insertable into an interior of a bottle. Each of a plurality of bristle sets is coupled to the shaft and is positioned adjacent an end of the shaft. Each of the bristle sets is insertable int... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7258078 | Animal tail or limb grooming brush A brush for grooming, brushing, cleaning, fluffing, and combing the tail, limb, or paw of an animal. The grooming brush has a pair of opposing semi-circular brushes on a scissors-like hand operated device. The semicircular brushes are placed around the base of the t... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7069936 | Device, system, and method for applying a cosmetic product, and method of manufacturing device A device for applying a cosmetic product may include a first brush portion including a first twisted core holding bristles having ends extending from the first twisted core, and a second brush portion including a second twisted core holding bristles having ends exte... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7017222 | Bottle-nipple brush A brush assembly for scrubbing an article such as a baby bottle includes a bottle brush that has a recess defined in its handle and a nipple brush that has a scrubbing end that is sized and shaped to at least partially fit within the recess in a storage position. A ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6971181 | Digital display compass for mounting on vehicle rear view mirror A digital display compass for mounting on vehicle rear view mirrors, including a direction sensor module generating signals corresponding to a direction that it is facing attached to the inside of the vehicle windshield, an electronic housing attached to the back si... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6915543 | Ultimate brush A cone hair care brush is provided which enables multiple curls of varying diameters within each lock of hair. Also, the cone hairbrush allows for a root lifter to achieve more body to the overall look of the hair by applying the smallest end of the cone brushhead i... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6892416 | Baby bottle brush The present invention relates to a baby bottle brush for washing a nursing bottle. The brush comprises at least one soft and resilient support member, a washing brush, and a cap inserted into an opening portion of the nursing bottle with the upper end of the support... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6868575 | Cleaning device A cleaning device and method for making which is constructed from a flexible base member of thermoplastic material to which a plurality of fibers are fused and protrude therefrom, and formed into a curvilinear configuration such as a helix-like, or U-shaped-like con... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6857157 | All-in-one fitting brush An all-in-one fitting brush system that is adapted for use in cleaning the ends of pipes and pipe fittings so that proper joints may be made between the pipes and the fittings. The all-in-one fitting brush system includes a handle, a dog leg shaped shank, and a numb... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6845539 | Multipurpose brush A multipurpose brush includes a brush head and a handle coupled to and extending from the brush head. The brush head includes a central core member. The central core member includes a top surface, a bottom surface, a rear surface and a front surface, wherein the cen... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6804852 | Brush A brush for cleaning purposes comprises an elongate block (8), a spigot (10) extending laterally from the block (8), a handle (2) secured to the spigot (10), a plurality of outwardly-extending bristles (6) secured to the blo... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6775874 | Expandable cleaning brush A cleaning and scouring brush generally made from a pair of twisted wire arms, each arm having a cleaning portion shaped to conform to the interior profile of an article to be cleaned. The portions are provided with a cleaning or scouring device such as a sponge, sc... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6760949 | Rotating dish brush A rotating dish brush is described having a handle and a head. The handle includes a neck connected by a pin to the head. The rotating connection of the handle and head are limited by a pair of stops that also function as areas of force transfer from the handle to t... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6745427 | Brush The invention relates to a brush, especially a toilet brush, comprising a brush head and a brush head holder, wherein the brush head can be detachably mounted on the brush head holder, especially in such a way that the two interlock. According to the invention, the ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6473930 | Rotary feeding nipple scrub A scrubber for cleaning a baby bottle nipple is comprised of a handle and a rod rotatably and removably attached to said handle. The rod is attached to a clip having tangs, removably attached to each other and securing a conical scrubbing material therebe... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6349443 | Bottle/nipple cleaning device A cleaning device has a handle. The handle has a wall with a distal end with a recess extending axially into the handle, and an elongated nipple brush secured in the recess, such that the distal end of the brush extends axially beyond the distal end of th... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6298515 | Multi-purpose scrubbing sponge The invention is a multi-purpose scrubbing sponge having a central rigid rod with a brush on one end, a widened base on the other, the rod surrounded by compressible foam and covered in a mild abrasive flexible mesh and a scrubbing mesh skirt, such compre... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6154913 | Flexibly jointed toilet brush A toilet brush is provided which includes an elongated handle having a first axis, a brush head having a second axis, and a flexible joint flexibly connecting the handle to the brush head. The joint is threadedly connected to at least one of the brush hea... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6141816 | Device for cleaning dishes and glasses A device for cleaning dishes comprising a support having an elongated base horizontally disposed at its lower extent with an outboard end and an inboard end. A connector is essentially vertically disposed between a central extent of the base and one end o... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6122792 | Tube and hose cleaning brush The subject invention pertains to a tool that may be used for cleaning the interior of tubing or hoses. The tool comprises a brush or similar cleaning device attached to an end of a length a semi-rigid tube. In use, the cleaning tool is inserted into a a ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6047432 | Disposal brush A disposal brush includes a plate having a hub and a handle for manipulating the disposal brush secured to the hub. Depending from the plate is a support frame carrying elongated bristles thereon. The support frame, which is made at least in part from a r... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5984555 | Dual toilet brush A dual toilet brush (10) comprising an elongate handle (12). A first brush head (14) is connected to a first end of the elongate handle (12) for cleaning an interior surface (16) of a bowl (18) of a toilet (20). A second brush head (22) is connected to an... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5951113 | Integrally fused circular brush construction A hollow brushware article and its method of construction are described. The brushware article is constructed from a thin thermoplastic base having arms radiating from a center portion and tufts integrally fused on the upper surface of the base. The termi... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5926895 | Vacuum cleaner hose cleaning brush The subject invention pertains to a tool that may be used for cleaning hoses from vacuum cleaner machines. The tool comprises a brush or similar cleaning device attached to an end of a length a semi-rigid tube. In use, the cleaning tool is inserted into a... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5727275 | Manual cup cleaning system A manual cup cleaning system including a base member. The base member has a plurality of suction members coupled thereto for releasably mounting the base member onto a receiving surface. A conical member is provided. The conical member has a top surface, ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5709003 | Crank arm cleaning brush with scrub pad A cleaning brush is comprised of a shaft having a crank arm and a handle thereon. A rod is removably or fixedly secured to the bottom of the shaft. A plurality of outwardly projecting bristles are disposed along the length of the rod. A scrub brush is rem... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5621941 | Baby bottle cleaning device including dual brushes A baby bottle brush which near a bottom part of the shaft the main brush is bent to generally conform to the shape of the interior of a baby bottle. A secondary brush or a rod is also affixed to the handle of the brush. The secondary brush or rod holds th... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5615439 | Device for cleaning ducts in medical instruments A device for cleaning the ducts of medical instruments for internal investigation or sample-taking, the device comprising an elongate cylindrical element and a brush provided at a first end of said element, the brush comprising substantially radial brushe... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5608938 | Bottle brush assembly A brush assembly for the improved cleaning of the interior of a bottle includes a cap having a central opening and a twisted, elongated stem passing through the central opening. The stem has a brush assembly at one end and an operating assembly at the oth... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5606759 | Brush assembly of a cup washing machine A brush assembly including a brush holder having a center axle hole fixedly secured to the output shaft of a motor and two elongated slots longitudinally aligned at two opposite ends, a master cylinder brush coupled to the output shaft of the motor for cl... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5538467 | Method and apparatus for eviscerating beheaded fish A method and apparatus for eviscerating a beheaded fish without belly slitting the fish. A brush having a generally cylindrical shape is used to remove the entrails of a beheaded fish. In preferred form, the brush has multiple rows of bristle extending ra... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5513410 | Twin stemmed nursing bottle brush A twin stemmed nursing cleaning brush comprises a junior brush stemmed from the middle or bottom portion of the main brush shaft to provide close contact with the bottle, bottle neck and its outer threads, pacifier, nipple cover and its inner threads when... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5491863 | Combined nipple cleaning and bottle cleaning brushes A utensil that is configured for scrubbing both baby bottles and nursing nipples for such bottles includes a handle that has a recess defined therein, a bottle brush operatively connected to the handle which is sized so as to be able to efficiently scrub ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5440775 | Toilet bowl scrubber A toilet bowl scrubber having a handle with a linear configuration, a first brush connected to one end of the handle, an arm extending outwardly of the handle between the first brush and an opposite end of the handle, and a second brush affixed to an end ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5423621 | Garbage disposal cleaning device A garbage disposal cleaning device having a foldable and/or compressible splatter-guard to shield and prevent splattering of liquid and solid material when the device is being used. The handle of the garbage disposal cleaning device can be bent to make ro... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5339480 | Tint bottle and nozzle cleaning brush A cleaning brush includes an elongated handle having opposed ends and a handle shape for use as a manual cleaning brush. A primary wire stem extends outwardly from one end of the handle and supports a primary bristle array having a generally cylindrical s... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5253386 | Brush for cleaning interior of a tube or the like A brush for a hollow structure with an open end includes brush bristles secured to a twisted wire. In one embodiment, a non-abrasive, heat-shrinking plastic tube is slip-fitted over the twisted wire at a section thereof that is free of brush bristles. The... | 10/19/1993 |
