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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431530 | Toothbrush methods and apparatus A toothbrush includes a handle that is sized and configured for grasping, and a head that is provided with bristles. The head may be removed from the handle and replaced. Toothpaste may be contained in the head and forced into the bristles. The handle and a number o... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7311456 | Disposable toothbrush A disposable toothbrush with triple compartment handle, for storing and dispensing three oral hygiene agents. The agents are dispensed via plungers with pistons within the compartments. The cap is sealed after agent inclusion during manufacturing with plungers seale... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7261486 | Cleaning brush A cleaning brush includes a rod, at least one cleaning cloth unit, and at least one plastic wire. The rod includes a passageway, a plurality of water outlets, and a water inlet. The passageway extends longitudinally in the rod and is in communication with the water ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7244073 | Travel toothbrush assembly A toothbrush assembly has two main sections, a toothbrush head that incorporates toothbrush bristles and toothpaste holder. The toothbrush head has a bristle end and a shaft with an enclosed channel connecting the bristle end to a threaded end. A flexible tube exten... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7131783 | Toilet bowl brush with fluid dispenser A toilet bowl brush with an integrated refillable reservoir for storing and dispensing cleaning fluids. The toilet bowl brush, also, has (1) a wide top shield to protect user's hand from contamination during the cleaning process, (2) a non-slip soft handle with a th... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7021850 | Five-surface cleaning brush A five-surface cleaning brush comprises a seat having a top surface, a front surface, an inclined surface connected the top surface and the front surface; and two lateral surfaces; and a plurality of hair beams which are formed on the top surface, front surface, inc... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021851 | Toothbrush incorporating dentifrice dispenser A toothbrush having a conduit leading through the brush body to a plurality of egress apertures positioned within the bristle base of the brush covered by a slide tab having corresponding apertures that can be moved between an aligned open and an offset closed posit... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6997632 | Shower body brush system A head has an open flat circular front face, a rearwardly extending housing in a generally hemispherical configuration with a downwardly extending handle, a front face having a central opening and a circular lip. A water handling assembly includes an annular manifol... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6962456 | Washing brush with incorporated liquid reservoir A brush (1) for washing objects such as automobiles includes a handle (2) and a body (3) with a compartment (4) for receiving washing fluid, such as water, and a number of brush tufts (5). A passage (7) allows introduction o... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6695509 | Golf ball cleaning apparatus A golf ball cleaning apparatus includes a pair of cylindrical chambers defined as an upper chamber removably attachable to a lower chamber. The lower chamber is provided within an internal golf ball cleaning fluid reservoir bounded upwardly by a lower sur... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6270277 | Applicator An applicator comprising a container containing an application liquid and an applicator member of the application liquid held to an opening provided in part of the container, wherein the applicator member comprises an application face material and a cover... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6224287 | Powder-dispensing brush for cosmetic use A powder-dispensing brush includes a powder reservoir, a tuft of hairs secured to the reservoir, in particular by a sleeve. The powder is caused to migrate from the reservoir into the tuft, which includes at least one group of relatively more dense hairs ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6123477 | Device and method for disinfecting the brush heads of toothbrushes In a method for disinfecting the brush head of a toothbrush, disinfecting bristles (20, 200) are mounted on a substrate and are wetted with a disinfectant (15). The wetted disinfecting bristles are inserted between toothbrush bristles (17) of a toothbrush... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6062230 | Tint brush with color distributor A tint brush with a color distributor is provided having an anatomically designed container which has an elliptical shape and is screwed onto a connection pipe with a main tinter body. The container and connection pipe are inclined relative to a vertical ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5482058 | Liquid dispensing comb The liquid dispensing comb comprises a flask containing a liquid and having a neck provided with a thread for receiving a tapped nipple of the comb. The comb has a back with at least one series of parallel teeth each having a lower part. The back has a ce... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5403105 | Toothbrush with plural supply The present invention relates to a toothbrush with a detachable dentifrice dispenser assembly. The brush includes a head portion with a centrally located aperture. The aperture communicates with a corresponding aperture located within the detachable denti... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5304010 | Toothbrush with automatic water supply A device of toothbrush capable of automatic supplying with water, which comprises a hollow body being of suitable size and length, the body is provided with a water inlet at one end thereof; a water controller being provided near the middle position of th... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5297884 | Toothbrush cleaning system A toothbrush cleaning system is incorporated within a toothbrush which consists of a system of conduits provided for forcing water from a water faucet to travel through the system to clean toothpaste and debris from bristle tufts of the toothbrush. The fo... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5271682 | Window cleaning device A squeegee-type cleaning device for washing windows and other structures has a holder with a brush, a support for the holder, a wiper blade adjacent the brush and a fluid supply connected by a hose to the holder. Apertures provided along the length of the... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5215106 | Hair-painting comb device with a container containing a hairstyling solution A hair-painting comb device with a solution container containing a hairstyling solution such as a hair dye or a hair setting solution. The comb device comprises a plurality of comb members each having a sponge member, a plurality of tube members communica... | 06/01/1993 |
| 4993437 | Hair cosmetics coating tool A hair cosmetics coating tool comprising a main cylindrical body, a storage part of a liquid hair cosmetic provided in said main cylindrical body, a brush provided at the top of the main cylindrical body, small holes for supplying the liquid hair cosmetic... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4966484 | Tool for applying hair tonic and the like A hair tonic coating and patting tool including a hair tonic storage tank, a valve device attached to the storage tank, a top shaft attached to the storage tank, a brush support body which comprises a guide hole communicating with a brush fixing hole, a p... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4966175 | Hair cosmetics coating tool A hair cosmetics coating tool comprising a main cylindrical body, a liquid hair cosmetics storage part provided in the main cylindrical body, a brush provided at the top of the main cylindrical body, a supply device for supplying the liquid hair cosmetics... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4916773 | Paint brush with integral cleaning means A paint brush is disclosed herein having an apertured block retaining the heel of a plurality of bristles. A frame is secured to the block on one end and secured to a handle on its other end so as to define a cavity between the block and the handle for st... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4903365 | Resilient scrub brush An article such as a flat scrub brush has a major axis and a minor axis with a concave recess along the minor axis and at each end thereof, which enables the brush to be bent around this axis when used, and to be resiliently returned to its flat shape whe... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4770649 | Brush-type soap gathering and bubble blowing device A soap-solution gathering and bubble blowing device includes a rigid base member having a central opening or air passageway therethrough, and a hollow brush which is supported from the base member and provides an extension of the air passageway. In use, t... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4673307 | Washing brush with adjustable head A washing brush contains a brush body with a central opening, that engages a cylindrical projection, which is positioned in the vicinity of the edge of a cover. The cover is in one piece with a gripping member, which can be connected to a water-carrying m... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4589791 | Device having synthetic bristles butt welded to support plate A device for applying liquid agents by synthetic bristles which, combined into bundles, are fixed on a plastic supporting base, with the supporting base being thin-walled and having several openings at least one of which is surrounded by a bundle of brist... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4181446 | Pre-operative surgical scrubber A brush back having bristles on one face and being bendable to swing the bristles into oppositely extending relation for brushing engagement with an internal or concave surface.... | 01/01/1980 |