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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6490754 | Low pressure air cleaning system A low pressure air cleaning system that allows a surface to be cleaned easily by blowing particulate matter from the surface including a housing defined by a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a first end wall, and a second end wall. A mo... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6490756 | Blower having fan oriented perpendicular to discharge nozzle A blower having a fan mounted perpendicularly relative to an airflow discharge port. The fan is disposed within a volute formed in the housing at a rear area of the housing. This places the volute slightly behind the user's leg or hip when the blower is s... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6484355 | Passage system of vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner containing an air passage system which is modified to increase the amount and speed of air drawn into the vacuum cleaner without increasing the capacity of the motor, whereby the performance of the vacuum cleaner is enhanced.... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484347 | Steam cleaner A steam cleaner has a housing, a steam generator, a pump, a reservoir, a cap and a filter. The steam generator is mounted in the housing. The pump is mounted in the housing and communicates with the steam generator. The reservoir is detachably attached to... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6481043 | Rotary brush attachment tool for a hand-held vacuum cleaner A rotary brush attachment tool for a hand-held vacuum cleaner having a dust bowl terminating in a nozzle end provides a mechanical force that acts to move foreign matter into the attachment tool from which the foreign matter is drawn into the nozzle end o... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6434785 | Dual filter wet/dry hand-held vacuum cleaner A dual filter wet/dry hand-held vacuum cleaner includes a two-stage filtration system effective to provide liquid and/or dry pick-up while minimizing the frequency with which it needs cleaned out that, at cleanup time, may be cleaned efficiently with litt... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6422835 | Compact, portable combination dust blowing and swabbing apparatus A combination dust blowing and swabbing apparatus is provided having a cylindrical housing having an outer surface and a fan exit nozzle and a fan housed within the fan exit nozzle. A fan inlet nozzle formed by and penetrating the outer surface of the hou... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6360399 | Hand-held vacuum cleaner with interchangeable control panel module An interchangeable control panel module removably mountable to the housing of the powered unit of a hand-held vacuum cleaner may be configured to provide the feature mix of a given product model without requiring redesign of the housing of the powered uni... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6347428 | Hand-held wet/dry vacuum A hand-held portable wet/dry vacuum comprising a cleaning fluid tank, a motor housing and a dirty fluid tank. The cleaning fluid tank is selectively mounted on the motor housing. A siphon, which is controlled by an actuator, is located in the cleaning flu... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6314609 | Mouth powered vacuum A mouth powered vacuum is provide with a cap with a lip at a lower end attached around a mouth of a bottle. The lip is made of a resilient material, so that it can be snapped on and off the bottle without twisting. A curved intake channel is connected bet... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6266846 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner head carries an array of brush bristles in conventional fashion. The bristles surround an inlet through which dust and debris are sucked into the vacuum cleaner during normal brushing action. A skirt is mounted inside the bristles so that... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6231647 | Vacuum cleaner An improved vacuum cleaner having a removable dirt collector inside a substantially enclosed suction compartment is provided with a conditioning pack for deodorizing and/or disinfecting the stored waste matter even when the vacuum cleaner is not in operat... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6216314 | Device for removing accumulated grease from culinary utensils A device for removing excess grease from a cooking utensil includes a hollow housing having a vacuum assembly received therein. The housing includes a nozzle tapered towards a vacuum tip that is in communication with an interior storage reservoir. A drain... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6189178 | Handheld extraction cleaner A handheld liquid extraction cleaner according to the invention comprises a cleaner housing including a forward end, a rearward end, and a top portion and a bottom portion extending between the forward and rearward ends, and a handle for manually manipula... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6185781 | Hand scrub tool with interchangeable scrub drives A compact, hand held carpet and upholstery extractor nozzle is provided having an air turbine and a compact gear reduction operatively connected to and driven by said turbine. At least a pair of scrub modules are interchangeably attachable to said gear re... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6154918 | Portable vacuum cleaner handle construction A vacuum cleaner construction 10 designed to be suspended from a user's forearm wherein the construction 10 includes a vacuum motor unit 11 suspended beneath a main body unit 12 comprising a vacuum hose body member 30 having an inboard end 31 provided wit... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6125501 | Vacuum cleaner using a sheet filter A vacuum cleaner includes a body having an inlet and an outlet and an internal path for air from the inlet to the outlet, a fan in the path, and an electric motor for driving the fan to create a flow of air along the path. The vacuum cleaner includes firs... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125500 | Combination swing broom and vacuum cleaner assembly A new Combination Broom and Vacuum Cleaner Assembly for easy pickup of dirt piles. The inventive device includes an upper handle, a lower handle, a broom portion, a means for creating suction, a vacuum manifold, and an attachment head. In use, the Combina... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125498 | Handheld extraction cleaner A handheld liquid extraction cleaner includes a recovery tank mounted to the forward end of a cleaner housing with a suction nozzle and conduit on a front face of the recovery tank connected to an inlet opening in the recovery tank. A vacuum source is con... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6122796 | Suction cleaning apparatus A suction cleaner comprises a primary cleaner (1) and an auxiliary cleaner (2). The primary cleaner 1 includes a fan (11) for sucking in air, and an air channel (6,7,9) disposed upstream of the fan for directing sucked air through the primary cleaner. The... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6108865 | Portable handheld blower/vacuum apparatus The invention relates to a portable handheld blower/vacuum apparatus having a housing and a blower scroll formed in the housing. An impeller is provided in the blower scroll. Air is supplied to the blower scroll via an air inlet and air is directed away f... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6108864 | Vacuum cleaner having a reusable dirt cup A vacuum cleaner assembly including a motor housing, a motor and fan assembly mounted in the motor housing, and a dirt containment chamber having an air intake at one end. An apertured wall is provided at one end of the motor housing so that the fan is cl... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6108863 | Vacuum cleaner with dual blowing/suction function A vacuum cleaner with dual blowing/suction function includes a main housing having at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet; at least one fan mounted in the main housing and having a suction side adjacent to the air inlet and a blowing the adjac... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6105206 | Portable electrically powered blower apparatus An improved portable electrically powered leaf blower is disclosed that can provide levels of air flow and velocity comparable to those of gasoline-powered blowers, yet that generates substantially reduced noise, eliminates exhaust emissions and emissions... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6094773 | Portable cleaning device for a mountain bike A utility device useful for cleaning mountain bikes or other similar items which may get muddy or dirty at a location remote from the user's home. The cleaning device has a water pump which can selectively be connected through a needle valve to a chamber ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6092260 | Hand-held blower A hand-held blower mechanism includes an elongated housing having an inlet and outlet, and having a nozzle portion at the outlet. A motor is positioned within the housing along a central drive axis which intersects the inlet and the outlet. A centrifugal ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6090055 | Massaging device A massaging device comprising a hollow case (1) which delimits a sealed suction chamber during application of the case on the skin, and a connection of this case (1) to a suction source. This massaging device comprises two parallel inner rollers (12, 13),... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6082379 | Mechanism for cleaning an integrated circuit wafer hot plate while the hot plate is at operating temperature A mechanism for effectively removing unwanted material stuck on a hot plate for holding an IC (Integrated Circuit) wafer at an operating temperature during fabrication of the IC wafer. A cleaning head includes a rough surface, facing a bottom of the clean... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6066211 | Battery-powered electric vacuum cleaner system A battery-powered electric vacuum cleaner system including: a 12-volt battery other than a Nickel Cadmium battery; a belt and pouch for hands-free carrying of the 12-volt battery; a charger for charging the battery, the charger being capable of outputting... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065181 | Portable ticket scratching device with vacuum A lottery ticket scratching device is provided including a housing adapted to contain at least one battery and a motor assembly including a motor mounted within the housing and including a rotor. Also included is a scratch assembly in communication with t... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6052864 | Vacuum cleaner with retractable handle A vacuum cleaner includes an elongate housing which has a front end wall defining an air inlet, a rear end wall defining an inserting hole, and a circumferential wall between the front and rear end walls to define a dust collecting chamber. An air impelle... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6049944 | Web vac A web vac including a rechargeable support member that has a bottom side with a pair of rectangular female electrical sockets recessed within the body member. The support member has a top side with a first extension wand extending outwardly. The first ext... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6039062 | Combined portable umbrella and air blower A combined portable umbrella and air blower comprising an elongate shaft, an umbrella canopy coupled to the elongate shaft for providing protection from adverse weather conditions, and an air propulsion mechanism operably coupled to the elongate shaft for... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6029311 | Vacuum assisted broom A vacuum assisted broom for sweeping floors having a sweeping member, preferably in the form of a plurality of stiff bristles, for bi-directional sweeping of the floor. The sweeping member is operatively mounted within a housing member, which housing memb... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6026541 | Multi-purpose attachment tool for a hand-held vacuum cleaner A multi-purpose attachment tool for a hand-held vacuum cleaner combines the functionality of both a crevice tool and an extension wand in a single instrument. The multi-purpose attachment tool for a hand-held vacuum cleaner includes an insertion end adapt... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6000096 | Gasoline powered parallel tube blower/vacuum Parallel tube type, gasoline powered, blower/vacuums with improved versatility are provided. In one possible feature, a flapper throttle adjacent to the housing for controlling the engine is pivotable from side-to-side with respect to an elongate handle. ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5997657 | Method for removing debris from a hearing aid A hand held tool is used to remove cerumen and other debris through an existing aperture in a hearing aid by evacuating a tip placed in or over the aperture. In one embodiment, the tip is evacuated when a spring-loaded piston in a cylinder coupled to the ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5991973 | Air yard blower A yard blower is provided which includes a housing mounting a source of high volume pressurized air, a hose fluidly communicating with the housing for directing the pressurized air, a nozzle with a rear end connected with the hose for distributing the pre... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5983444 | Vacuum cleaner with a motor casing A vacuum cleaner having a motor casing (G), optionally having a connected filter chamber, and an appliance stem (St), it being possible to plug the appliance stem (St) into a plug receptacle (21) close to the motor casing (G), and a power switch (24), whi... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5974624 | Wet vacuum accessory for a vacuum center The invention provides a wet vacuum accessory for a domestic vacuum cleaner that separates liquid droplets from the suction airstream before the airstream is drawn into the vacuum cleaner intake hose. A suction intake passage is formed between a pair of b... | 11/02/1999 |
