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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325995 | Applicator for a dispensing appliance The applicator for a double cartridge includes an adapter for connection to a mixer attached to a double cartridge as well as a dispensing slot, the side of the enclosure that is turned towards the glued substrate forming an angle with the longitudinal axis of the a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7281903 | Device for varying the pressure of the fluid delivered by a jet washer Device for varying the delivery pressure of a jet washer comprising a positive-displacement pump operated by a single-phase electric motor powered by alternating current and having a delivery nozzle of predetermined cross-section, and electronic means for controllin... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7114869 | Ball joint system for drywall finishing tools The present disclosure describes drywall tools that employ rotatable joints, e.g., ball joints, and methods of using such tools. One particular implementation of a drywall tool includes a body having a recess adapted to pivotably receive a rounded connector of a han... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6969691 | Doctor blade for removing water A doctor blade for removing water from a mating member, such as a grooved elastic belt in the press part of a papermaking machine, comprises a resin-impregnated fibrous laminate, in which at least a part of the warp of a base material in the laminate, which comes in... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6926457 | Depilatory wax applicator An applicator including a wax container reservoir, acting at the same time as a handle, at the mouth of which there is a head attached which, acting as the applicator means proper, centers its features around the fact that, after a sector for attachment to the conta... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6877923 | Apparatus and method for applying a flowable media A flowable media dispensing device is shown that includes a removable sealing device that seals a dispensing opening of the dispensing device when not in use, and is removed to expose the dispensing opening during application of the flowable media. The use of a seal... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6874965 | Drywall finishing head with tensioner assembly A drywall finishing head is provided for applying mastic material over a tape joint between adjacent wallboard surfaces. The finishing head includes a coater connected to a pneumatic applicator for delivering the mastic material. A wiper blade extends across the len... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6869492 | Adjustable drywall mud applicator A drywall mud applicator, designed to quickly and easily apply a first layer of mud or mastic material to a joint in preparation for applying drywall tape thereto. The applicator includes a main housing comprising two side plates pivotally connected to an intermedia... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6196742 | Mud applicator and pneumatic accessory tool for use therewith A mud applicator for applying mud to wall board includes a housing having a front open surface through which mud can pass, a plate movably connected within the housing such that the plate moves toward and away from the front open surface and a pneumatic d... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6146039 | Mud box for joint compound application A mud box includes a bottom surface with an outlet orifice, sides, a cover pivotally attached along one edge, and a handle attached to the cover for positioning the box on a surface and applying extruding pressure to the cover for ejecting material throug... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5924598 | Drywall mud storage and distribution system A drywall mud storage and distribution system which includes in a preferred embodiment, a mud container and pump mounted on a portable frame, a flexible mud conduit connecting the pump to a portable pressure tank for dispensing drywall mud to the pressure... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5882133 | Glue applicator for laminate flooring A glue applicator for the installation of laminate flooring on subfloors has three laterally spaced nozzles for applying separate beads of glue onto the back of a plank of laminate flooring. Two nozzles are spaced for applying separate beads of glue along... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5873666 | Wax applicator A wax applicator for use in a depilatory waxing procedure. The wax applicator has a body portion (10) with a mounting part (11) for the mounting of the body portion to a wax container (T). A flow passage (13) leads from the mounting part (11) to a narrow ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5743668 | Adjustable tip caulking tube An adjustable tip caulking tube including a tapered nozzle having an open inner end and an open outer end. The open inner end has a diameter greater than a diameter of the open outer end. The open inner end couples with an opening in a front end of a caul... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5670182 | Mastic applicator A mastic applicator includes a guide mechanism mounted to the applicator so that the applicator is maintained in alignment with outside corners during application of mastic. The guide mechanism includes a pair of corner guides which have guide surfaces al... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5387044 | Screen filler applicator for the screen printing industry A liquid coating applicator employs a disposable and replaceable squeegee blade adapted to permit the simultaneous dispensing and spreading of controlled amounts of screen filler onto screen printing stencil surfaces. The squeegee blade is removably attac... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5184909 | Dispenser for sealants with specific bristle arrangement A dispenser for a container of pipe sealant and the like comprising a dispensing closure for preventing the lateral spread of a compound contained by the container as it is dispensed and having a bristle assembly which prevents removal of the compound aft... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5143264 | Flat finishing box apparatus for dispensing material in a variety of swath widths The flat finishing box has attachable/detachable heads each of which comprises a structural part incorporating a mouth and to which an edge assembly and edge assembly adjustment apparatus are attached. Heads are provided for dispensing mud in each of the ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5133117 | Device for applying spreadable coatings A device for applying a substantially uniform thickness of a spreadable coating on a substantially planar surface has a handle, a roller attached to the handle, and a spacer on the outer peripheral surface of the roller for engaging the surface to be coat... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5122006 | Trowelling bar arching adjustment apparatus The apparatus adjusts the arching of the trowelling bar used in the heads of flat finishing boxes. The trowelling bar and the guide strip in which it is mounted form an assembly which, for use with the subject apparatus, is straight in its free state. The... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5069610 | Drywall finishing tool adapter Adapter for a mastic applicator and finishing tool flat box having a guide plate and corner guide assembly adapted to be mounted on opposite side and end walls of the flat box. Each corner guide is slidable between an extended position in which it has an ... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5035352 | Adjustable apparatus for spreading mortar and method therefor This invention discloses an adjustable apparatus for spreading mortar onto bricks or blocks. The apparatus utilizes augers and is readily adjusted to extrude beads of mortar onto the proper portions of bricks/blocks having different widths. A trowel membe... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4958951 | Hot wax hair remover apparatus A system for heating and applying a depilatory wax to skin for removal of hair. The system includes a reservoir which stores a supply of the wax and a dispenser coupled to the reservoir. The depilatory wax is essentially solid at room temperature but beco... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4830594 | Epoxy applicator for corners An epoxy applicator having a housing for receiving epoxy material to be spread against a floor wall interface, said housing having a bottom open end and a partially open back end; supports on the housing for supporting the housing on the floor and against... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4804321 | Spreader tool for cementitious mix A spreader tool for use in spreading a bed of predetermined thickness of cementitious material on the floor surface prior to laying tiles wherein the tool is composed of a frame having front, rear and side walls and which is open at the top and the bottom... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4516868 | Mastic applicator and adjustable blade assembly A mastic applicator or "flat box" for use in application of mastic to tape drywall joints includes a container for storing and dispensing mastic. The container has a pressure plate which both supports the apparatus from a handle and applies pressure to fo... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4433928 | Adjustable cosmetic wiper A wiper for a cosmetic applicator in which the size of the wiper orifice is adjustable.... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4378170 | Panel edge potter A hand held honeycomb edge potter utilizing air pressure and piston means for the expulsion of the potting compound, the honeycomb edge potter further incorporating a wire element which functions to shave or dress the material to the desired configuration... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4332494 | Adjustable cosmetic wiper A wiper for a cosmetic applicator in which the size of the wiper orifice is adjustable.... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4202260 | Automatic sandwich making apparatus An apparatus for automatically making sandwiches consisting of an upper and lower breadpiece with foodstuff disposed therebetween. The apparatus comprises an upper and a lower support with a lower and an upper breadpiece dispenser and a foodstuff dispense... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4194848 | Adjustable cosmetic wiper A wiper for a cosmetic applicator in which the size of the wiper orifice is adjustable.... | 03/25/1980 |
| 3964835 | Device for forming marking stripes on road surfaces There is described a device comprising, in combination with a wheel supported structure adapted to be moved on the road surface, an assembly having vertically elongated compartments for storage of long pot-life viscous components adapted to co-react when ... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3936533 | Method for applying contrast coloured marking lines to the surface of roads A method is disclosed for applying rather viscous line marking material to road surfaces whereby simultaneously with the manufacturing of marking strips in the same continuous motion crossribs from the same material are shaped on the marking strips. The m... | 02/03/1976 |
