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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7503093 | Method and device for producing bristle products and bristle products Brush ware comprising at least one carrier and bristles made from a moldable plastic material disposed thereon, is produced by providing the carrier with through holes acting like spinning nozzles, to which bristle-shaped molding channels join and a plastic melt for... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7389558 | Brush head for one time use A brush head for one-time use is equipped with a bundle of bristles (11) that is fashioned from flat strip of material (1). ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7377001 | Grooming/cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus includes a handle, a support coupled to the handle and a cleaning element mountable on the support. The support is fixed to the handle or is rotatably coupled to the handle for rotation by a drive motor mounted in the handle. The cleaning elemen... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364042 | Packaging material A packaging material comprising a plurality of flexible strips of material integrally interconnected to one another along one end thereof so as to form a unitary mass and so that the strips of material are intertwineable with one another to form a resilient tuft. Th... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7284293 | Article and method for cleaning uneven, variable geometry surfaces of electronic devices, internal electronic assemblies, or the like This disclosure relates to an article for cleaning uneven, variable geometry surfaces of electronic devices, internal electronic assemblies, or the like. The article comprises a housing having opposing faces with a support mounted to a first of the faces and a clean... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278431 | Device for smoothing keratinous surfaces A skin grooming device comprising a planar surface for removable attachment to a stationary surface, having affixed thereto an undulating abrasive block for use in abrading rough, dead, or dry skin from keratinous surfaces and a method for grooming skin using the de... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7121937 | Abrasive brush elements and segments A brush segment, a brush element, a brush assembly, and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The brush segment includes a center portion with inner and outer edges. The center portion also includes first and second side edges. A plurality of bristles ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7047589 | Dentition cleaning device and system An oral-care device with a power cleaning head is disclosed. The power cleaning head comprises squeegee wiping elements or squeegee wiping elements and bristles. The power cleaning head is configured to rotate, oscillate, vibrate or otherwise move while cleaning tee... | 05/23/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6832819 | Method and device for producing brushes and brushes produced using the same A method for the manufacture of brushes with a plastic bristle carrier and a bristle configuration of individual or bundlewise-combined plastic bristles is proposed, in that the fastening-side ends of the bristles or bundles are melted to a thickening, thickenings o... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6810553 | Disposable brush A disposable brush which is formed of a non-woven fabric or of a pulp of molding. The disposable brush includes a base and a number of projections formed on a first side of the base by allowing portions of the base to project therefrom. ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6616366 | Applicator brush for liquid or pasty means, especially for decorative cosmetics such as mascara and method for producing same An applicator brush for liquid or pasty media, especially for decorative cosmetics such as mascara. The brush comprises a rod-shaped support (11) which is provided with a plurality of injection-molded projections (12) on the outside thereof. The projectio... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6582027 | Brush for cosmetic tool or writing instrument and production process for the same Provided is a production process of a brush, comprising a consecutive combination of: (a) a step of bundling a prescribed number of fibers to form a long-size fiber bundle in which the whole is temporarily bound, (b) a step of cutting the long-size fiber bundl... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6564417 | Cylindrical brush with locking pin A cleaning brush for a power-driven pool cleaner having a rotatable shaft incorporates a flexible web having first and second opposing edges, the first edge having at least one first element extending in the direction of the first edge, and the second edg... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6336242 | Card type paper toothbrush A card type paper toothbrush is formed by cutting a paper plate to be a plane and then bending the plate so as to be formed as a card type paper toothbrush. The plate is installed with handle fold lines and a plurality of brush hair fold lines which are a... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6324716 | Brush A multi-purpose brush incorporating structure which permits the selective performance of a plurality of cleaning operations with a single brush is disclosed. The brush includes a body which has a first series of relatively soft flexible bristles thereon a... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6302269 | Brush implement The invention relates to a brush implement for cleaning the soft spikes of a golf shoe. The brush implement has a head onto which a plurality of thermoplastic nubs are fastened, wherein the nubs are made of a thermoplastic material. An extension may be at... | 10/16/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6151746 | Blow-molded brushware A method for fusing brushware on a thin walled, molded hollow plastic synthetic container is described. Tufts of synthetic materials arc picked and non-working ends thereof fused. The hollow bottle is molded with protrusions extending from a surface there... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6142157 | Applicator system and method for applying a hair product to hair An applicator for a hair product includes a handle having at least a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis, and a brush on the first end of the handle. The brush includes a base and a plurality of brush members extending from the base. The base... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5966771 | Polymeric molded sweeping device A sweeping device such as a head for a broom. The device has a first portion (22), including a socket (18) formed as an integral moulding of a relative hard polymeric material. A bristle portion (24) formed from a relatively soft polymeric material is mol... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5926900 | Unitarily molded toothbrush A unitarily molded toothbrush is provided including a head with bristles integrally molded therewith, the bristles being integrally anchored to a top surface of the head and having a polygonal cross-section defined by at least three faces, at least one of... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5915436 | Molded brush A molded brush having a backing with a plurality of bristles extending therefrom. The backing and bristles are preferably integrally molded. The brush is molded from a moldable polymer such a thermoset polymer, thermoplastic polymer, or thermoplastic elas... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5913347 | Mop head with integral fused brush array A dual-purpose mop head assembly comprising a housing having a threaded recess for threadably engaging a handle on one end thereof, mopping yarns secured within and extending from the opposite end of the housing, and an array of closely packed, brush bris... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5664278 | Vegetable and fruit brush A brush for cleaning foodstuff, especially fragile foodstuff such as ears of fresh corn and mushrooms. The brush has a handle portion which supports many straight rows of bristles. The rows of bristles are not parallel but get closer together near one end... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5657775 | Structure of hairbrush A hairbrush is provided having a comb holder and plurality of teeth raised from the comb holder. A plurality of arched flexible bridging strips are respectively connected between each two adjacent teeth and arranged in rows. Each arched flexible bridging ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5636405 | Finger toothbrush/handle-less toothbrush A dental hygiene device that is a finite one-piece tapered tube with a rectangularly shaped mass of integrally formed molded bristle-like projections. The device is designed to promote dental hygiene in specific situations where a conventional toothbrush ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5581840 | Hairbrush A brush includes a handle, a base plate, a bristle holder, and a plurality of springs. The handle and the base plate are integrally formed. The base plate has a recessed portion defined therein, a locating channel defined around a peripheral wall of the r... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5564153 | Brush element for hair care The invention is directed to a brush element (10) for hair care, in particular for a heat-emitting and/or air-moving hair care appliance, comprising a body (12) and a plurality of bristles (14 to 25) arranged on the body (12) at an angle of inclination (a... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5522174 | Sanitary bug catcher The invention is a hand tool for killing and disposing of bugs that walk, crawl or hop and includes an elongated handle with a trapezoidally shaped paddle on one end. The handle is mounted centrally on one side of the paddle. The other side of the paddle ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5511274 | Integrally fused brush construction There is disclosed therein a tufted construction formed of a thermoplastic sheet which defines a two-dimensional projection of a three-dimensional tufted construction design which has integrally mutually spaced prefused tufts mounted at preselected areas ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5497526 | Tooth brushing device The device is a straddle-type device in which the handle thereof has a pair of elongated arms and a cowling on the distal end thereof. The arms extend from the handle in generally parallel relationship to one another, with a slot therebetween, and the cow... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5349715 | Brush fabric cleaner A tufted brush article and process for manufacturing the same. The article consists of a fabric having upper and lower surfaces with tufts disposed on the upper surface and a tuft receiving member disposed integrally with the tuft on the lower surface. Th... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5345646 | Handbrush for cleaning protheses, particularly tooth prostheses A handbrush for cleaning prostheses, in particular tooth prostheses, has a bristle support provided with a plurality of bristles and a hand gripping part connected with the bristle support. The bristle support, the bristles and the hand gripping part are ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5327611 | Hair brush A snap-together, two piece, injection molded hairbrush includes a brush body and a bristle insert. The brush body includes a head and a handle. The head has a first and second end and a first and second side. The first and second ends and first and second... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5269040 | Brush A brush is disclosed which is adapted to retain a substantial quantity of liquid such as water for scrubbing articles such as wire wheels of an automobile. The brush has a pad with bristles extending upwardly therefrom, each of the bristles consisting of ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5111547 | Method for forming precision liquid/vapor separating bristle assembly A bristle assembly and method for making the same. The bristle assembly is particularly useful for forming into a brush-like arrangement for use in separating the liquid and vapor phases for determining the steam quality in a thermal injection well as des... | 05/12/1992 |
