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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186366 | Portable manual car wash assembly A portable manual vehicle wash assembly including a base removably attachable to a top exterior surface of a vehicle. A hollow pipe is attached to the base and includes an inlet formed at a first end thereof, and an outlet at a second end thereof. The inlet is adapt... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8171945 | Vehicle wash system comprising a plurality of treatment units The invention relates to a vehicle wash system comprising a first treatment unit (2) arranged on a frame (1) so as to be height-adjustable and at least one second treatment unit (3) arranged on the frame (1) so as to be height-adjustable.... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8151809 | Cleaning apparatus for vehicle lamp A nozzle portion having jet nozzles for jetting a cleaning liquid, a nozzle cover covering the nozzle portion from a front side, a piston connected to the nozzle portion, and moved integrally with the nozzle portion and the nozzle cover in a movement direction, and ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8141569 | Concealed fluid distribution conduit system A structural member is designed to define a fluid distribution conduit receiving cavity within its interior volume. An elongate extruded plastic cover snap-fits onto the member to conceal the conduit but permits nozzles and the like to extend therethrough so that fl... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141568 | Breakaway knuckle for arm of a car wash A breakaway knuckle for an arm of a car wash is disclosed. The knuckle allows the arm of a car wash to receive an impact from a vehicle without breaking and return the arm to its original position automatically. The knuckle preferably comprises a joint having a seri... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8118043 | Vehicle washing installation with artificial turf covered wash bay A vehicle washing installation includes a wash bay having a floor for supporting a vehicle to be washed and a washing apparatus for washing a vehicle. An artificial turf covers the floor of the wash bay which functions to pre-filter dirt and debris from the water us... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8069867 | Car wash arch A car wash arch of inverted U-shape with a centrally mounted pendant on the overhead horizontal section, the pendant being of such size and shape as to accommodate a logo or other indicia therein. Light tubes, preferably containing LEDs extend upwardly along the ver... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7987862 | Wash fluid containment system for use on an uneven surface A wash fluid containment system may include side walls that allow the systems to be easily positioned on uneven ground. The side walls are designed to reduce or eliminate binding and/or gaps that occur when conventional systems are placed on uneven ground. In one em... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980258 | Apparatus for cleaning the propulsion means of vehicles A method and apparatus for removing debris from the propulsion system of a vehicle such as a battle tank, including a tank in which the vehicle is positioned, means for lifting the vehicle in the tank, and means to wash the vehicle's propulsion system while the vehi... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971594 | Pendulum-type wheel washer A vehicle wheel washer comprising a pair of spaced-apart, mirror image, depending spray arms with spray heads mounted at the lower ends and directed inwardly toward the wheels of a vehicle which passes between the spray heads. The spray arms are mounted pendulum-typ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7946301 | Laser powered automobile window cleaning system and method A laser powered cleaning system for cleaning pollutants and debris from both sides of automobile windshields and windows. The system includes an electromagnetic interior block having a top surface having a plurality of focused laser beams, and a magnetic exterior bl... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7845362 | Washer fluid system for fuel cell vehicles A washer fluid system provides washer fluid by blending concentrated washer fluid with waste water produced in the operation of a fuel cell. The concentrated washer fluid is stored in a replenishable container. A mixing pump automatically meters the appropriate rati... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7806128 | No water spill automatic steam car wash system An automatic steam car washing system is provided. The automatic steam car washing system according to current application is comprised of a moving station and 10 metal beams that comprise a frame. Car to be washed stays inside of the frame. Pluralities of steam spr... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7784474 | Undercarriage washer The present invention describes an undercarriage washer including a stabilizing skid plate and an outlet that permits non-vertical fluid discharge. The washer is adapted for use with a high-pressure washing fluid. The undercarriage washer includes a rigid tube and a... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784475 | High pressure arch for a vehicle wash system A vehicle treatment apparatus for a vehicle cleaning system includes a frame structure having a pair of vertical side supports that are secured to the ground and are spaced apart from one another. The pair of vertical side supports have a generally horizontal treatm... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7775221 | Vehicle and watercraft wash station A wash station for a vehicle is provided which includes a wash housing having a base with a platform as an upper surface. The platform has a plurality of spray nozzles laterally mounted across the platform. A tower having at least one spray nozzle therein is positio... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7699066 | Device for cleaning subsea surfaces such as ship hulls Device for cleaning of surfaces under water, such as ship hulls, includes a rotary disc furnished with nozzles for discharge of pressurized liquid against the surface to be cleaned. The nozzles are mounted obliquely in relation to the rotational axis of the rotary d... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7617832 | Automatic car wash system An automatic car wash system is provided for processing multiple vehicles simultaneously. The system according to one embodiment includes an elongate path, a plurality of stations for processing the vehicle, at least two detectors for indicating the presence of the ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7540295 | Wash fluid containment system A wash fluid containment system includes an elevated, fluid impervious surface upon which items to be washed are placed for washing. The surface is configured to cause wash fluid to flow to an edge of the surface and off of the surface to prevent buildup of wash flu... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7530362 | Low profile non-clogging non-polluting surface treating pads, assemblies and methods Low profile wash pads, usable alone or with other like pads in a module array, are disclosed whereby one or more motor driven or motorless vehicles may be wheeled onto or across (or other object placed upon) a full drainage impervious washing platform such that subs... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7516747 | Assembly and system for isolation of waste water in outdoor, open-air wash station A system and method for the collection of waste water generated in the course of maintenance or washing of a large object in an open-air, outdoor environment. The system, in its simplest form, includes a wash deck having a drain located within a valley of the deck, ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7509964 | Automotive glass washer arrangement An automotive glass washer arrangement includes a washer pump having an outlet in fluid connection with at least one automotive glass washer nozzle. The arrangement comprises a fluid coupling having a female element with a chamber therein. A replaceable filter is di... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7467637 | Fluid emitting nozzles for use with vehicle wash apparatus Rotating turbo nozzles for use in car wash systems have a nozzle body with a hollow interior in which a nozzle member is rotated in unison with a fluid vortex created by pressurized fluid introduced into the interior of the nozzle body through passageways forming an... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7438075 | Spray arch controller for a carwash A carwash includes a single thru-beam or retroreflective photoelectric sensor that can determine the position of a vehicle's left side, right side, front end and back end. To accomplish this, the sensor is coupled to a spray arch that travels around the vehicle whil... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431240 | Hybrid deicing system and method of operation This invention overcome the disadvantage of the prior systems and produces a high velocity specially formed and constituted pressure aerodynamic stream for efficiently and effectively removing ice from an aircraft. The specially formed stream includes a stream withi... | 10/07/2008 |
| RE40463 | Rollover pressure car wash apparatus and methods of operating same A variable pressure spray type vehicle laundry apparatus in which a carriage is mounted for longitudinal displacement along overhead parallel beams and an inverted L shaped spray arm carrying both horizontally and vertically directed nozzles circumscribes the vehicl... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7390419 | Waste water recovery system A waste water recovery system to filter and recirculate waste water to a wash system including a fluid recovery line, a fluid supply line and a fluid backwash line comprising a filter assembly including a water filtering section to receive waste water from the wash ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383845 | Portable vehicle underbody washing system A portable washing device to be used to wash vehicles, consisting of a water supply tank (1), a gravity-flow supply hose (2) leading to a pressurizing pump (3), the pressurizing pump, a distribution hose (4), an underbody washer mechanism... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380558 | Stationary vehicle cleaning system A vehicle cleaning system in accordance to one embodiment of the present invention includes a horizontally movable carriage suspended above the vehicle, and a vertically moveably support mechanism suspended from said carriage. The support mechanism includes a pair o... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7347213 | Drive-through vehicle car wash with a balanced roof brush An automatic drive-through vehicle wash is provided in which the vehicle is conveyed, by means of a drive, along a conveying stretch between wash rotors arranged on both sides of the conveying stretch. A rotating cleaning element extends transversely to the feed dir... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346956 | Automatic cart wash apparatus An automatic cart wash apparatus. The automatic cart wash apparatus provides improved cleaning of stock carts on a regular basis over manual cleaning by store employees. The automatic cart wash apparatus includes three main stages: a debris removal (vacuum) stage, a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337791 | Rollover car wash for large vehicles A vehicle washer of the rollover type especially suitable for washing large vehicles such as buses and trucks. The washer includes an overhead carriage moving along an overhead guide rail structure and including opposed L-shaped spray arms adapted to wash top and si... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328522 | Drying cabinet comprising a cleaning device A drying system includes a drying cabinet having a plurality of horizontally heating plates, and a cleaning device which can be inserted into the interior of the cabinet. The cleaning device includes a carrier supported on the interior bottom of the drying cabinet a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318442 | Automatic car wash system An automatic car wash system is provided for processing multiple vehicles simultaneously. The system according to one embodiment includes an elongate path, a plurality of stations for processing the vehicle, at least two detectors for indicating the presence of the ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7302894 | Curved entry guide rails for car wash conveyor A vehicle tire entry guide for transitioning vehicles into a car wash lane comprises a pair of smoothly-curved, reversely similar tire guide rails covered with plastic. Each curved guide rail comprises a curved angle iron with stanchions which can be bolted to the c... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300522 | Mobile cleaning and washing plant for shopping trolleys A mobile cleaning plant for cleaning shopping trolleys and similar transport systems includes a container configured to receive the shopping trolleys in hoxizontally stacked rows. The shopping trolleys are fed into an inlet on the container via a device, automatical... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291565 | Method and system for treating a substrate with a high pressure fluid using fluorosilicic acid A method and system is described for treating a substrate with a high pressure fluid, such as carbon dioxide in a supercritical state. A process chemistry is introduced to the high pressure fluid for treating the substrate surface. The process chemistry comprises fl... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287535 | Work washing apparatus A work washing apparatus including a transfer unit for controlling forward and rearward movements of a work, a table moved by the transfer unit, carrying out the washing of the work from upper and lower surfaces thereof and provided with water/air pipes, an upper su... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285169 | Apparatus and method for applying a tire dressing fluid to a tire surface An apparatus for applying a tire dressing fluid to a tire surface is provided. The apparatus includes a tire engagement arm having an applicator manifold and leveling pad. The applicator manifold has an opening for receiving a tire dressing fluid and a plurality of ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282101 | Method for dissolving a solid material in a liquid A method for dissolving a measured quantity of a solute in a solvent. First, a tracer is combined with a solute in known proportions to form a mixture. The tracer is capable of increasing the turbidity of a solvent in proportion to the concentration of the solute di... | 10/16/2007 |
