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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141197 | Splash guard for a floor cleaning machine The present invention relates to a splash guard that partially encircles a rotary floor cleaning apparatus allowing for support wheels to maneuver the apparatus when the rotary brushes are not in operation. The splash guard prevents cleansing material or debris from... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7945984 | Cleaning rotor The invention relates to a cleaning rotor (1) having a longitudinal axis (L), a base part (5), which extends concentric to the longitudinal axis (L), a head part (3) and a strut element (9) that extends between the base part and the head ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7921502 | Snow removal system for vehicle rooftops This patent discloses a system to remove accumulated snow and ice from the trailer rooftop of the semi-trailer truck. The system includes tracks, sensors, a control switch, a blade, an axle, a left cogwheel, a right cogwheel, a left motor, and a right motor. The tra... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7540059 | Method and apparatus for stop log slot/guide sealing surface cleaning A stop log slot/guide cleaning method and apparatus is disclosed as a frame with attached scraping or scrubbing devices attached in locations that will contact and shear off attached marine life or debris. A flushing system that using water or compressed air or both... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7496986 | Barber hair or hair stylist clean up hair broom An apparatus for cleaning clipped hair proximate to the chair of a barber or stylist comprising a pivotable brush attached to the bottom of the chair, said brush having a retracted and extended position; said extended position extending parallel to the floor such th... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7421754 | Hose lifter for an underwater pool cleaning device A buoyant hose lifter which selectively attaches to a portion of an existing hose of an underwater pool cleaning device, wherein the buoyancy of the hose lifter may be selectively varied by a user, thereby enabling the hose lifter and the underwater pool cleaning de... | 09/09/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7363674 | Fan blade cleaning tool and method The present invention is directed to a fan blade cleaning tool having a box-shaped housing. The housing has first and second openings on opposing sides, with a passage extending therebetween for receiving a fan blade. A dust gutter extends outwardly from, and adjace... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364380 | Grooming/cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus includes a substrate with outward projecting bristles extending through a sheet or scrim impaled over the bristles. The substrate may be mounted on a support which may carry a handle. The sheets may be single sheets arranged in a stack over the ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363672 | Performance enhancing automatic pool cleaner accessory An automatic pool cleaner accessory is provided comprising a tubular assembly (6) for connection to, or for inclusion in, a pool cleaner suction hose (4). The tubular assembly includes first and second tubular members (8, 9) generally coaxial wi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360271 | Apparatus 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 |
| 7341092 | Way cover improvements A way cover section is shaped with a continuous lateral arc by pre-stressing so that its top panel has a radius in its top panel from one side panel of the cover section to the other. A wiper at the leading edge of the cover sections that may also serve as a bumper.... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337900 | Packaging for widescreen wipers of motor vehicles A package (25) for wiper blades (10) features a folded box (26) as well as an insert (32). In order to prevent the wiper blades (10) from abruptly relaxing during removal from the box (26), the insert (32) is embodied... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328793 | Plunger storage unit A plunger storage unit with a base and a cap secured to the based. The base has a handle receiving void. A handle adapter is received in the handle receiving void. The handle adapter has an inner arc and an outer arc with a land between the inner arc and outer arc. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329327 | Method for glue-bonding toothbrush to closure with corresponding germicidal receptacle Method forming an oral hygiene device with corresponding germicidal receptacle is disclosed; wherein the device can be used to produce transitory oral hygiene devices; wherein the methods entails a toothbrush, a walled center closure, a disk gasket, a corresponding ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314077 | Telescopic cover A telescopic cover which relieves impact caused when a cover member is stopped moving and which is less meandering. A braking mechanism is provided between one of two adjacent cover members of the telescopic cover and the other of the two adjacent cover members whic... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310831 | Disposable protector for engaging a clogged toilet and containing splashes in the clogged toilet occurring during unclogging of the clogged toilet by a plunger A disposable protector containing splashes in a clogged toilet during plunging. A frame includes a non-continuous hoop allowing to the hoop to sealingly conform to just below the rim of the clogged and a handle having a pair of arms generally conforming to, and capt... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7284556 | Cleaning-tissue comb The present invention is a comb, whose staples can be easily kept clean by ripping a tissue on a base of staples. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7254866 | Vacuum cleaner nozzle A cleaning implement for cleaning a soiled surface having soiling particles lodge therein includes a body having a cleaning surface defining first and second cleaning section. The first and second cleaning sections are provided respectively with first and second dis... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240396 | Floor cleaning apparatus A floor cleaner is provided for cleaning a floor, where the floor cleaner has a front and a rear and includes: a sweeper for sweeping the floor; a scrubber, connected to the sweeper and located in the rear of the sweeper, for wetting and cleaning the floor; and a bu... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228653 | Food mixer with attached recipe card holding device The present invention provides a kitchen appliance that includes a food mixer and a recipe card holding device. The recipe card holding device includes a first end that is attached to the food mixer and a second end that holds a recipe card. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228585 | Rail scraper A rail scraper is provided and includes a mounting plate attachable to the front of a dump truck transfer dump body, an extender attached to said plate, and a scraper attached to said extender that can be raised and lowered by said extender. A rail scraper can furth... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225815 | Self-cleaning hair brush A self cleaning hair brush includes a handle (12), a bristle-holding head (14) having a plurality of spaced-apart bristles (16) projecting laterally therefrom, and a combing plate (18) having a plurality of bristle-receiving apertures ( | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207081 | Random motion cleaner A self-propelled floor cleaner is provided having a random motion generator which enhances the maneuverability of the floor cleaner. The random motion generator is rotatably attached to the frame of the cleaner and propels the cleaner across the floor in a random mo... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7203988 | Broom with scuff remover A multipurpose cleaning implement that functions both as a broom and a scuff removing device. The exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plastic base that serves as the attachment point for (i) a plurality of bristles (ii) a handle, and (iii) a dev... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200888 | Splash guard for floor scrubbing machine The splash guard comprises an apron defining a horseshoe shape having an open rear end along a vertical plane. A rectangular frame encloses the open rear end. The rectangular frame has a centre of gravity rearward of the vertical plane, to keep the rear end of the a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7181800 | Duster using to clean car exterior The present invention relates to a duster for use in a vehicle for cleaning the exterior of the vehicle. More particularly, the present invention relates to a duster for use in a vehicle that can maximize cleaning efficiency with a small force since the duster is cl... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159267 | Cap for wiper connector The present invention relates to a cap for a wiper connector of a motor vehicle. A cap for wiper is comprised of a pair of side walls facing each other to form space where at least a portion of the wiper connector is accommodated, a connecting part for connecting th... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159263 | Flexible plate for swimming pool suction cleaner A submersible cleaner includes a valve within a flow passage for interrupting fluid flow and thus drive the cleaned over submerged surfaces to be cleaned. A retractable element moveable between the valve and a wall within the passage reduces a gap formed between the... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140061 | System for preserving paintbrush bristles A system and method for protecting bristles that includes a sleeve sized and shaped to be slideably received over a handle attached to the bristles, the sleeve formed of breathable material to facilitate drying of the bristles, and the sleeve formed of rigid materia... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7111353 | Applicator An applicator mounted on a hand T-bar tool has a split tube removably supported on the bar of the tool and a coating material applying sleeve secured to the tube. The tube and sleeve have upwardly and inwardly inclined opposite ends with bottom lips for applying coa... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7112153 | Retrieval device A retrieval device is connected to a racquet and is structured to allow a user to pick a ball up off of the ground without having to bend down to do the same. The retrieval device includes an elongated retrieval member having a stationary section connected to the ra... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7094293 | Device and method for mechanical cleaning of grooves A device for mechanically cleaning a grooves used to hold a rotor or a stator winding of an electric machine includes an axially moveable device carrier and at least one cleaning tool connected to the device carrier and extending radially from the device carrier int... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7059007 | Industrial brush An industrial brush to remove material, of the type known as bowl headed, consisting of a rotating tool which is connected by means of an upper nut (3) to pins or bolts protruding from portable machines . This brush has a bowl shaped head (2) connected... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7039980 | Pool cleaner A push side pool cleaner (1) has a spheroidal overall shape, within this shape two outer segments (9, 10) serve as wheels and a central zone (8) carries a suction passage (33) and a debris collector (32) also located entirely withi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039979 | Apparatus for maintaining pressure on underwater vacuum cleaning device Apparatus for maintaining pressure on a liquid pool cleaning device has an object for attachment to the liquid pool cleaning device, the object having first and second surfaces, the first surface generating a force due to liquid pressure on the first surface causing... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033308 | Automatic tool changing device for machine tool An automatic tool changing device capable of cleaning a contact surface of a spindle, which is to be in contact with a tool holder, with a simple structure. The device includes a turret having a plurality of grippers on its outer circumference and holding the tool h... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025835 | Scrubbing machine passive recycling A floor cleaning machine has one or more barriers immediately behind one or more scrubbing brushes, wherein the barriers capture and control flow of a cleaning solution (and/or other substances) that exits from beneath the scrubbing brush(es) so that such a solution... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024719 | Sweeper drag shoe A sweeper drag shoe used with a rotary broom in sweeping, whereby escaping debris from under a contact skid is recaptured. The sweeper drag shoe contains a deflection plate that redirects bristle tip movement inwardly to allow the broom to recapture debris which esc... | 04/11/2006 |
