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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7357700 | Riding floor polishing and grinding machine for treating concrete, terrazzo, stone and similar surfaces The invention is a riding floor polishing and grinding machine that uses one or more gangs of polishing heads (242) to treat concrete and similar surface flooring (208). A compact vehicle (210) equipped with a front loader arm (235) is fi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7000605 | Engraver apparatus and method A concrete engraver apparatus including a carrier for use with a hand-held engraver. The hand-held engraver is detachably mounted to the carrier. The carrier has wheels and a handle attached to an enclosure. The enclosure includes a vacuum mount for attaching a vacu... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6776698 | Wheel cleaning device A wheel cleaning device for cleaning and/or polishing a rim or any other exposed part of the wheel during traveling of the vehicle. The device includes a mounting support for securing the device to the wheel axle so as to be in a stationary relationship relative to ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6213260 | Brake pad and methods of braking and resurfacing a rotatable brake member A brake pad operates to both resurface the braking surface of a rotor, and then automatically continue functioning as a normal brake pad. The rotor resurfacing is accomplished on the vehicle, employing all the components of a vehicle brake assembly, creat... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5971838 | Rail-scraper devices and installations An abrasive block 1 used for scraping wet leaves, snow or ice from a rail R of a railway track in order to enhance traction, is urged onto the rail R by a piston 2 under oil-pressure within a cylinder 3. The pressure is created via a diaphragm 11 which se... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5695388 | Mobile platform recovery system for bridge maintenance A self-contained mobile painting and maintenance platform for recovery of steel grit blast media used in the pressurized cleaning of bridge structures prior to repainting. The painting and maintenance platform is positioned on vehicle with deck extensions... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5634841 | Methods and apparatus for removing scratches and/or stains from vehicle windshields An apparatus for removing scratches and/or stains from a vehicle windshield includes a cylindrical sponge having a radial opening which is dimensioned to fit snugly over a windshield wiper blade with the windshield wiper arm connected to the blade through... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5571043 | Mobile platform recovery system for bridge maintenance A self-contained mobile painting and maintenance platform for recovery of steel grit blast media used in the pressurized cleaning of bridge structures prior to repainting. The painting and maintenance platform is positioned on vehicle with deck extensions... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5527211 | Advanced rust remover This is a method of removing contaminants from an engine pulley by removably attaching an abrasive strip to a belt which is positioned in a pulley groove, for example. The abrasive of the strip faces the pulley. Running the engine causing the abrasive str... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5063713 | Surface abrading and particle collection device A device for abrading road markings along a road surface and for collecting the particulate therefrom. The device includes a frame 11 to which is appended a series of independently controllable abrading devices 18A-D capable of independent actuation by an... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4900094 | Adjustable plunge-cut road saw mechanism A heavy vehicle has fixed cross braces mounted on its frame perpendicular to the direction of the vehicle, and close to the surface of a road. Movable cross braces fit within these fixed cross braces, and support a circular cutting tool that can be extend... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4854199 | Portable brake disc resurfacing tool An improved portable brake disc resurfacing tool of the type which is mountable on an automobile wheel hub assembly for resurfacing brake discs without removing the disc from the automobile wheel assembly includes a generally rectangular framework having ... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4709736 | Tractor mounted rotary cutting equipment Tractor mounted rotary cutting equipment of a type suitable for use in grinding down tree stumps to below surface level is provided. The cutting disc of the equipment is driven by an hydraulic motor through a flexible coupling and the hydraulic motor is, ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4361988 | Brake disc grinding method and apparatus The invention provides a method of apparatus for refinishing a vehicle brake disc. The brake disc is rotated while in place on the vehicle and is brought into contact with one or more abrading discs, which are rotated as well, thereby grinding the brake d... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4086732 | Apparatus and method for refinishing the end surface of a railroad axle A grinding apparatus for refinishing the end surface of a railroad locomotive axle without removal of the axle from its operative position in the locomotive which includes a frame having a mounting plate which is adapted to be detachably connected to the ... | 05/02/1978 |
