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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7866329 | Apparatus for cleaning paint rollers A roller cleaning apparatus for cleaning and/or drying a roller such as a paint roller by directing jets of solvent against the surface of the roller—to spin the roller to expel liquid from the roller by centrifugal force. A jet spray manifold with a riser conduit... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7806129 | Nap paint roller cleaner The present invention is a device for cleaning a soiled paint roller. The device comprises a housing supported by at least two leg members. The housing includes an opened top, a plurality of sidewalls and a bottom wall. A spindle is interiorly mounted to the bottom ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7640941 | Brush and roller cleaner A brush and roller cleaner includes a hollow canister to receive a spray wand. A control knob pivots with respect to the canister to direct pressurized liquid from apertures of the spray wand. A top cap assembly mates with the canister in one of two positions, 180 d... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7624744 | Paint roller tool An apparatus for covering and cleaning a cylindrical paint roller pad includes a painting shield having a semi-cylindrical side wall; mounting means for rotatably mounting the pad so that the painting shield side wall is spaced from a first segment of the pad side w... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7461664 | Roller cover end plug The plug is proposed for insertion into a hollow core of a roller cover to keep water from traveling through the hollow core, the plug comprising a body sized and configured to be received in the hollow core, and the body incorporating a peripheral lip thereon to ke... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7412980 | Machine for cleaning glasses or similar articles A washing machine for glass lenses (11) or other similar items of the type including a conveyor (1) has a bearing surface (10) for moving the lenses through a washing chamber (12) made of a succession of washing means (21). The tra... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412982 | Cleaning probe and megasonic cleaning apparatus having the same A cleaning probe capable of providing uniform cleaning to an entire wafer while not damaging the edge portion of the wafer, and a megasonic cleaning apparatus having the cleaning probe are provided. The cleaning probe comprises a front portion located near the cente... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409960 | Cleaning fluid container The invention aims at improving a cleaning fluid container (3) for a cleaning device (RV) for personal needs, in particular for cleaning a shaving head (SK) of a dry shaving apparatus (R), with a housing (20), with an inlet port (15) provided on... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7328788 | Contact lens care system An integrated lens care system including a lens case for contact lenses and a container for dispensing a lens care solution. The container includes a docking site where the lens case can be stored and then removed for use, and a retainer mechanism for releasably sec... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325557 | Roller and paintbrush cleaning kit A paint roller includes a spindle adapted to hold a rotatable cylindrical paint pad, and an arm connecting the spindle to a handle. A semi-cylindrical cover curves about the roller's spindle. A liquid manifold is integral with the cover to deliver a curtain of liqui... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325556 | Transparent combination package for cleaning, spin drying, displaying and storing a paint roller This invention has two components, a side delivery spray wand and a transparent plastic package with two compartments. One compartment serves for storage and display of the spray wand, and for guiding and limiting the wand's use in delivering the spray to the paint ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323066 | Paint accessory cleaning device and method A device and method for cleaning paint accessories and particularly roller covers and/or other paint accessories simultaneously or individually. A spray head has a fluid inlet engageable to a source of fluid and a fluid collection chamber in communication with the f... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7261110 | Shaving apparatus cleaning device A shaving apparatus cleaning device includes a reservoir for holding a supply of a cleaning fluid and a cleaning receptacle for receiving the shaving apparatus. The reservoir has a discharge orifice through which the cleaning fluid is allowed to flow from the reserv... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7216655 | Wafer container washing apparatus A semi-conductor handling equipment cleaning method and apparatus are configured for use with wafer carriers. The cleaning apparatus comprises a base portion having first and second apertures and configured to support the wafer carrier in sealing contact about the f... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207342 | Portable pacifier cleansing device A portable cleansing device (20) for cleaning small items, such as a pacifier (80), with pressurized liquid. The invention consists of a container (22) with a lid (46) that is removably attached to the container for maintaining liquid-tig... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7188724 | Case for vinyl roller tool A rolling tool case for holding and transporting a tool. The case includes two sections which are jointed to enclose the tool body in an interior cavity. The handle of the tool extends through an opening hole in the top of the case. The tool's handle may be gripped ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7147826 | Method and apparatus for transporting biological samples A container assembly and method for storing, treating, transporting and stabilizing a biological sample includes a container, a closure member and a sample holder removably received in the container. The sample holder can be a platform-like device dimensioned to be ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6959838 | Toy water gun with distributor wheel The present invention is directed to a toy gun system that may include a toy gun having a housing with a nozzle, wherein the toy water gun may be adapted to discharge an output stream of liquid through the nozzle. The toy gun system may further include a wheel fabri... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951311 | Pool cleaning tool A pool cleaning tool for producing one water jet directed toward an area to be cleaned and a second water jet directed away from the area to be cleaned includes a substantially rigid water conduit having an upper end and a lower end. The lower end has an opening the... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6910576 | Storage device for storing a coating implement A storage device for storing a roller includes an upper member and a lower member that is pivotally connected along an edge of the upper member, the upper and lower members defining therebetween an enclosed cavity with the storage device in a closed position. The up... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6904920 | Method and apparatus for cleaning containers A machine for cleaning containers such as flat media carriers has inside and outside arrays of nozzles arranged to spray a cleaning solution onto containers supported on a spinning rotor in a chamber. The cleaning solution, a mixture of water and a detergent or surf... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6874641 | Hydrodynamic bearing A self-cleaning filter assembly includes a cylindrical cartridge filter element supported on a coaxially mounted hydrodynamic bearing for rotation of the cartridge filter element about its longitudinal axis. The cylindrical cartridge filter element includes a hollow... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6739347 | System for spin-cleaning closed-end filter cartridges The spindle assembly is self-centered on the end of the cylindrically shaped cartridge filter by a three-point grip on the perimeter. A similar spindle assembly is attached to the other end of the cartridge filter such that its axis of rotation is the same as the ax... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6715501 | Filter cleaning device and system Disclosed herein are novel devices and methods for cleaning filters, preferably pool filters. The subject device and methods provide the advantages of cleaning the entire circumference of a cylindrical pool filter while minimizing the spray of water and debris onto ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6698439 | Processing apparatus with sealing mechanism A processing apparatus includes an inner cylinder 25 (a processing chamber 23) accommodated in a carrying unit for carrying an object to be processed and further seals up the object with the inner cylinder 25 or a first stationary wall 34 to process the o... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6578590 | Rotative cleaning and sanitizing device The present invention 10 discloses a device for cleaning and sanitizing objects such as food products 86, cartridge filter elements 64 and other such objects that could benefit from the advantages of being circumferentially sprayed with a fluid or a clean... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6575180 | Spa filter cleaning and rinsing device A filter cleaning and rinsing device for spas, pools, and Jacuzzi's that attaches to a garden hose for cleaning or rinsing a cartridge type spa filter by placing the filter on an inclining armature of the device. The armature sprays water inside the filte... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6572710 | Brush force control method for a substrate cleaning apparatus A method of cleaning a substrate supported on an upper end of a spindle by first positioning a brush at a fixed elevation over the substrate. Next, the spindle is moved upward to bring the substrate into contact with the brush. Thereafter, a cleaning forc... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6523557 | Megasonic bath In a substrate bath that processes substrate wafers using megasonic energy, a tank that is provided with reflecting surfaces that direct the megasonic energy to those portions of the substrates that would otherwise be sonically shadowed by the cassette th... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6497241 | Hollow core spindle and spin, rinse, and dry module including the same A spindle includes a hollow central shaft having an upper end and a lower end. The hollow central shaft defines a channel for transmitting fluid through the spindle. A wafer backing plate is disposed at the upper end of the hollow central shaft. The wafer... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6450185 | Paint roller cover washer A roller cover washer is provided, including a hollow pipe handle connected by a swivel-type adaptor to a water supply. The handle terminates in a water outlet end including a threaded end coupled to a T-connector and having pipe extensions perpendicular ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6408862 | Centrifugal paint roller cleaner A centrifugal paint roller cleaner is provided wherein a used paint roller brush with fresh paint on it is rotatably secured within a cylindrical housing member and liquid is introduced into the housing member as a high energy single jet spray via an inje... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6217670 | Method of manufacturing coated fluid tubing A method of manufacturing fluid tubing such as fuel or brake tubing utilizes fluid tubing which includes a metal tube with a longitudinal axis, a corrosion resistant metal coating over the metal tube, a binder layer over the metal coating and a plastic co... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6156213 | Embedded spin-clean cartridge-type water filters A water filter includes a cartridge filter element mounted on a coaxial bearing so it can be spun. During normal operation, a pressure tank enclosure allows the outside of the cartridge filter element to be submerged. Filtered water is then collected by a... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6152155 | Filter cleaning device A filter cleaning device having a base with a central aperture. A threaded male and female vertical post is coupled together as a single combination post and is mechanically fastened to the base within the central aperture. A filter is insertably retained... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6116255 | Paint roller washer and spin dryer Disclosed herein is an apparatus whereby a paint roller can quickly be cleaned, fluffed, and rendered damp-dry with the operator and cleaning area completely shielded from the splatter of solvent and paint. The washing and spin drying actions are produced... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6019111 | Paint roller cleaning system A paint roller cleaning system for cleaning a paint roller in a confined and controlled environment thereby preventing outside contamination. The inventive device includes a housing, a first cover attached to a portion of the open end, a second cover pivo... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5989419 | Spinner for cleaning cartridge-type water filters A cartridge-filter cleaning spinner comprises a handheld spindle rod that can accommodate a variety of filter sizes. The spindle rod has two inward pointing slip-ring hand-tightened hubs. A cartridge filter is loaded on the spindle rod by removing one of ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5935342 | Paint roller cleaner A paint roller cleaner consists of a tubular body holding a paint roller covered, with a traversing nozzle spraying a liquid whereby the roller is cleaned after use.... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5932028 | Paint roller cleaner assembly A paint roller cleaner assembly includes a clear cylindrical tube having a cap on one end for receiving a fluid supply line. Located at the other end of the tube is a connection means for detachably connecting a base having a plurality of legs for maintai... | 08/03/1999 |
