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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7870635 | Cleaning tool sheet and cleaning tool The present invention relates to a cleaning tool sheet and a cleaning tool capable of use for wiping cleaning by contacting the surface of objects to be cleaned in various locations. In a cleaning tool sheet (1), fiber bundles (3) are laminated on one ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7712178 | Cleaning tool sheet and cleaning tool The present invention relates to a cleaning tool sheet and a cleaning tool capable of use for wiping cleaning by contacting the surface of objects to be cleaned in various locations. In a cleaning tool sheet (1), fiber bundles (3) are laminated on one ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7493670 | Buffing and polishing tool A buffing-polishing tool that attaches to a hand held drill, pneumatic tool or similar machine and may be pre-impregnated with a polishing or buffing compound for cleaning, buffing or polishing wheels, decorative trim and exhaust pipes of cars, trucks, motorcycles a... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7354408 | Universal quick change applicator system for massage apparatus Apparatus for the quick and easy releasable attachment of any applicator to the operative head of any massage machine including a generally annular first plate threaded for permanent attachment to the massage machine head, the first plate including a series of openi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7318245 | Vehicle surface preparation apparatus A passive vehicle surface preparation apparatus includes a mounting assembly and a support arm assembly having support arms pivotally connected to the mounting assembly. The vehicle preparation apparatus further includes a first wiper assembly having a stationary pr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310851 | Cleaning device with disposable cleaning element A cleaning device has a cleaning element having an axis, an axial inner region and an axial outer region and being formed so that at least the axially outer region is bendable to follow a shape of a surface to be cleaned when pressed against the surface, a holding e... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308727 | Polishing system and tool A rotary tool used with a pneumatic or an electric drill, for polishing truck wheels, adjacent the in-situ nuts, has a chuck mounted on a driving shaft, the chuck including an outer cylindrical housing, a centre housing with a replaceable guide bushing, and an annul... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303455 | Method of fabricating a light emitting device including a step for cleaning the surface of an anode layer during manufacture A light emitting element has been fabricated by making a barrier having a curved surface having a radius of curvature at the upper portion or lower portion, washing a surface of an anode with a porous sponge in order to remove minute grains dotted on the surface of ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7264979 | Method of manufacturing light emitting device A high-quality light emitting device is provided which has a long-lasting light emitting element free from the problems of conventional ones because of a structure that allows less degradation, and a method of manufacturing the light emitting device is provided. Aft... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264862 | Soiling detector for fabrics A fabric is formed of yarns having soiling-hiding and soiling-prone characteristics which are visually distinct one from the other in the surface of the fabric once the fabric has been soiled. The soiling-prone yarns comprise yarns formed of multi-lobal fibers or fi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7238093 | Polishing cloth for chemical mechanical polishing, and chemical mechanical polishing apparatus using said cloth A chemical mechanical polishing cloth for chemically mechanically polishing a workpiece. This chemical mechanical polishing cloth includes, on the opposite-to-workpiece face thereof: polishing projections having polishing faces arranged to come in contact with a wor... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7213294 | Paint applicator A paint applicator includes a paint roller having a pivotally adjustable handle. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7203989 | Buffing ball made of foam material A buffing and polishing ball made of a compressible polymeric foam material is formed by slitting a body of foam material in a substantially uncompressed state (1) from an outside surface of the body in a direction generally perpendicular to the rotational axis and ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7192338 | Fixing device, clamping system and allocated tool A tool for co-operating with a fixing device wherein the tool comprises a tool body in the form of a circular disk, with a central opening and a radially inwardly facing locking surface. The fixing device comprises at least one radially outwardly facing projection o... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190114 | Light emitting display device with thin film transistor having organic and inorganic insulating films A light emitting display device comprises a thin film transistor formed over a substrate, a first insulating film comprising an organic material and formed over the thin film transistor, a second insulating film comprising at least one material selected from the gro... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172658 | Cleaning liquid dispensing in a mobile hard surface cleaner A hard surface cleaner includes a motorized scrub head, a fluid recovery device, a primary cleaning liquid component container, a cleaning agent container, a flow control device and a fluid flow path. The flow control device is configured to supply a flow of cleanin... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7152266 | Scrubbing device A scrubbing device for facilitating scrubbing of a surface. The scrubbing device includes a base member being designed for being gripped by a hand of a user. A brush member is rotatably coupled to the base member. The brush member is designed for engaging a surface ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7114214 | Baseboard brush A brush that simultaneously cleans and/or polishes floors and baseboards. The brush is adapted to be utilized with conventional buffing machines and will easily fit conventional water control rings. In its cleaning mode, the brush incorporates bristles on its planar... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7090421 | Applicator assembly for coating fasteners A coating applicator assembly is disclosed for coating fasteners ends protruding from a surface of a structure, the fasteners extending a specific distance above the surface. In detail, the applicator assembly includes a handle. A coating member made from open celle... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7047585 | Power tool A power tool in accordance with the invention includes a housing having a handle connected to the housing in at least one position and extending about the rear of the housing with first and second end portions positioned at least in part off the sides of the housing... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037157 | Method of fabricating light emitting device A light emitting element has been fabricated by making a barrier having a curved surface having a radius of curvature at the upper portion or lower portion, washing a surface of an anode with a porous sponge in order to remove minute grains dotted on the surface of ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033261 | Tool for surface treatment of an optical surface A tool for surface treatment of an optical surface, includes a rigid support having a transverse end surface, an elastically compressible interface which is applied against and overlaps the end surface, and a soft buffer designed to be applied against the optical su... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029377 | Buffing head and method for reconditioning an optical disc A buffing head (34) includes a rotary element (36) for retaining an optical disc (20) and causing the disc (20) to rotate at a first speed. A buffing element (38) contacts a work surface (30) of the optical disc (20),... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017223 | Vehicle washing brush assembly A vehicle washing brush assembly which includes a cylindrical holder configuration having plural cloth or foam pads secured thereto and configured to be centrifugally extended radially outwardly from the holder and into surface treating engagement with a vehicle sur... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6928689 | Roller cage assembly A roller cage assembly for use with a support rod is described. The roller cage assembly has a roller sleeve, a pair of end hub members, and a tube for use with a support rod. Each end hub member has an inner hub, an outer hub, a cavity, and a keeper. Each cavity re... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918819 | Method for defect reduction A method of removing at least one particle from a substrate is disclosed comprising polishing a metallized layer over the substrate using a slurry to remove a portion of the metallized layer and polishing the substrate using the slurry to remove a portion of a barri... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6907639 | Paint roller An improved paint roller for easy removal from a paint roller frame having a paint roller tube, an end cap and a removal interface attached to the end cap. The end cap attaches to, attached within, or is part of the distal end of the paint roller tube. The removal i... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6895631 | Buffing pad wear indicator A buffing pad that includes a substantially conventional buffing pad made of tufted wool that includes a backing plate and a central hub for attachment to the shaft of a rotary power buffer. The tufts or strands of wool are of a first and substantially equal length ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6865769 | Paint edger with improved pad and precision positioning adjustment Various paint applicator pads are disclosed. These include a pad with a tapered edge for applying paint, and those having a generally convex body with a stiff backing portion. These pads include those with two layers of different porosity foams. Preferably, these pa... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6807705 | Polishing pad and system The invention provides a double sided waffle-surfaced foam polishing pad and a polishing system with which it can be used. The double sided feature allows great versatility in the type of polishing that can be accomplished using the same pad. ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6795995 | Automatic vehicle washing apparatus including a microfiber vehicle wash strip An automatic vehicle washing apparatus which includes a wash mechanism and at least one wash strip having one end fixed to the wash mechanism. An exterior surface of the wash strip is formed from a microfiber fabric having fiber filaments of less than 1.00 denier. P... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6651286 | Quick disconnect burnisher pad driver A quick disconnect hub which is secured to the motor drive shaft receives a high pitch threaded pad driver disk to which a burnishing pad is mounted. The hub includes a conically tapered surface, as does the driver disk for centering. A spring-loaded lock... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6640377 | Quick release buffing pad assembly A buffing pad assembly having a right pad, a left pad, a disk securing the two pads together, and an elongated member for releasably attaching the buffing pad to the drive shaft of a buffing motor is disclosed. Each pad has a central aperture. The disk ha... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6551410 | Method of cleaning a semiconductor wafer with a cleaning brush assembly having a contractible and expandable arbor A method of cleaning a semiconductor wafer using a cleaning brush assembly having an arbor with: (1) an expandable member configured to have a non-expanded position and an expanded position, and (2) a cleaning brush, located about the expandable member, h... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6550091 | Double-sided wafer edge scrubbing apparatus and method for using the same A substrate cleaning system incorporating an edge scrubbing roller is disclosed. The system includes a cleaning station having a first brush and a second brush. The second brush is oriented relative to the first brush so as to receive a flat circular subs... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6546584 | Adjustable handle for a paint pad A paint pad holder has a pad holder plate with a housing for mounting a handle on the plate. The housing has a guide recess for receiving a head of the handle, and for pivotally mounting the handle for movement about an axis generally parallel to the plan... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6530830 | Sanding disc A sanding disc particularly useful for smoothing drywall. The sanding disc includes a circular abrasive disc having an abrasive surface, and a circular foam disc smaller in diameter than the abrasive disc which is co-axially adhered to the surface of the ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6523215 | Polishing pad and system The invention provides a double sided waffle-surfaced foam polishing pad and a polishing system with which it can be used. The double sided feature allows great versatility in the type of polishing that can be accomplished using the same pad.... | 02/25/2003 |
