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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8065772 | Scrubbing element with welded wire leader A cleaning element for lumen of surgical instruments includes a brush and a flexible metal leader. The brush has a first end, a second end, and a metal core, the metal core defining a longitudinal axis extending throughout the brush. The flexible metal leader has a ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7600286 | Lint roller assembly A lint roller assembly having a holder with a handle and a lint roller support section longitudinally adjacent each other. The lint roller support section is adapted to rotatably support a tubular cylindrical lint removal roller. A tubular cylindrical rigid roller c... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7398736 | Bi-directional conduit traversing vehicle A vehicle (1) for travelling along a conduit (2) such as a pipeline having fluid flowing therein is disclosed. The vehicle comprises a first body carrying a first set of retractable bristles (12) for engaging an internal wall of the conduit such... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7356961 | Configurable device for cleaning the barrel of a firearm, and firearm cleaning kit containing components of device Methods and devices are provided for cleaning firearm barrels, including those of military issue firearms, wherein the methods include a step for removing loose materials from within the barrel, a step for dislodging materials not removed during the first removal st... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356869 | Flexible cleaning tool with replaceable non-woven pad A flexible cleaning tool (22) is disclosed. The cleaning tool (22) includes a handle (24) connected to an elongated flexible support member (26) that includes a plurality of discrete, rotatably interconnected segments (40). A clean... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7311141 | Casing scraper A casing scraper comprises a plurality of blade modules mounted on a mandrel. The blade modules are identical to each other and have castellated ends which are engaged with the couplers to prevent relative rotation between the modules. By manipulation of a thread pr... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7213291 | Cleaning device A cleaning device that may have a body forming a multifunctional plastic receptacle and that may incorporate features providing easy peel back of one turn of depleted adhesive coated sheet material in the cleaning device and facilitating a neat tearing away of the d... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210529 | Casing brush tool A casing brush tool for cleaning interior walls of a well bore casing. The brush tool has a free rotating sleeve mounted on a mandrel with bearings mounted between the sleeve and the mandrel to facilitate rotation. The sleeve carries a plurality of non-axial rows of... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7143829 | Downhole tool A downhole tool for conditioning a casing or liner. The tool includes blades having a a circumferential peripheral edge for 360 degree contact with the casing or liner and are formed from a composite material which comprises a polymeric fiber. Such polymeric fibers ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7124882 | Pipe cleaning kit A cleaning kit operable by a tool for cleaning pipes and fittings to prepare same for soldering. The cleaning kit includes a plurality of sockets including wire bristles attached thereto and for receiving the outer surface of a pipe therealong. The plurality of pipe... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121336 | Well scrubber A cylindrical brush for scrubbing the inside surface of a pipe is made of bristles attached to a springy helix. The diameter of the brush is greater than the inside diameter of the pipe. When the brush is pushed through the pipe the helix collapses and compacts the ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114213 | Free-standing lint roller with case A lint roller with a case is provided. The lint roller has a handle and a roller support section. A case is provided as well to fit over the support section when the lint roller is not in use. The handle has a lip at one end that is the same shape and thickness as a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111351 | Lint roller handle and cover A lint roller which includes a handle, a roller, a roller support section located on an inner part of said handle, an adhesive tape roll and a cover arranged to interconnect with the handle. The cover provides protection for the adhesive tape roll preventing the adh... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100238 | Bendable extension arm A bendable extension arm. A stiffening wire having a first end and a second end is connected at its first end to a wire receptor and at its second end to another wire receptor. A sheath covers the stiffening wire and prevents over bending of the stiffening wire. In ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7044561 | Adhesive wheel balancing weights having a serrated backing strip Disclosed herein is a wheel balancing device having a plurality of wheel balancing weights attached to a top surface of an elongate tape, and a backing strip removably attached to and protecting an adhesive layer on the bottom surface of the tape. The backing strip ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025068 | Applicator, in particular mascara brush In an applicator, in particular a mascara brush, comprising a plurality of bristles which are held between two intertwisted wire sections, with the bristles passing through a helical reinforcing element, it is provided that the reinforcing element is a two-flight he... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7020994 | Gun cleaning kit A universal gun cleaning kit includes a universal handle including a female threaded opening of a first select size. A plurality of elongate rods have different outer diameters. Each rod has opposite near and distal ends. The distal ends are adapted for selectively ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6928686 | Washing apparatus for endoscope A washing apparatus for an endoscope includes a wire brush, a region for housing the wire brush and a driver adapted to advance and retract the wire brush. The wire brush is received in a pipe section of the wire housing region so that the wire brush may be selectiv... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6920662 | Cleaning brush for medical devices A brush for in situ cleaning of one or more passageways defined by a medical device. The brush includes a NiTiNOL shaft attached to a fill section by way of a proximal connector sleeve that is resistance welded to the fill section and the shaft. The fill section is ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6868575 | Cleaning device A cleaning device and method for making which is constructed from a flexible base member of thermoplastic material to which a plurality of fibers are fused and protrude therefrom, and formed into a curvilinear configuration such as a helix-like, or U-shaped-like con... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6857157 | All-in-one fitting brush An all-in-one fitting brush system that is adapted for use in cleaning the ends of pipes and pipe fittings so that proper joints may be made between the pipes and the fittings. The all-in-one fitting brush system includes a handle, a dog leg shaped shank, and a numb... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6827794 | Air gap cleaning method A method of cleaning an air gap in a plumbing fixture by removing the cap from a counter table access and inserting a flexible wire brush into a hose connecting the counter-top access to the drain opening. ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6823552 | Combination clothes drier and duct cleaning brush Combination clothes dryer and duct cleaning brush with a length of twisted strand metal wire approximately fifty inches long, a plurality of first bristles radially emanating from one end of each end of the wire length, a plurality of second bristles radially emanat... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6776231 | Casing scraper A casing scraper comprises a generally cylindrical body (1) adapted for connection at one end to a drill string, having a plurality of scraping or scouring elements (2) disposed around the outer surface thereof. A pipe (6) extends through the cy... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6775872 | Surface-traversing vehicle A vehicle for traversing a surface such as for carrying out an inspection, survey or maintenance operation upon that surface comprises two bodies interconnected by means to move the bodies towards and away from each other, each of those bodies being supported upon a... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6769151 | Scarifying and deburring tool A scarifying and deburring tool includes a body, a handle mounted to the body, and a scarifying brush. The body has a fixing hole in an outer periphery thereof. A deburring scraper and a fixing block are mounted inside the body. The fixing block has a fixing hole in... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6725492 | Cleaning brush for medical devices A brush for in situ cleaning of one or more passageways defined by a medical device. The brush includes a NiTiNOL shaft attached to a fill section by way of a proximal connector sleeve that is resistance welded to the fill section and the shaft. The fill section is ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6641676 | Fluid powered-scouring whip for cleaning remote areas The fluid-powered scouring whip is a length of flexible tubing composed of rubber or plastic. One or more scouring members, such as bristles or tines, extend outward from the tubing. These scouring members are molded or tooled as integral parts of the tub... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6630034 | Firearm bore cleaner A bore cleaner including a first flexible cord having a weighted member attached to a first end, a cleaning tool which is removably attachable to a second end of the first flexible cord in a first bore cleaner assembly, and a second, thicker flexible cord... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6575239 | Well cleaning tool A well cleaning tool adapted for connection to a drill string for removing debris and residues from the inner wall of a well casing, comprises an elongate generally cylindrical member (1) having a plurality of scratching elements (2) in the outer surface ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6546581 | Casing scraper A casing scraper for cleaning the internal wall of a tube 26 such as a well casing has at least three, rigidly connected, axially and angularly spaced scraper bodies 12, 14, 16 each with a scraping surface 13, 15, 17. The radial dimension of the scraper a... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6484345 | Voice prosthesis brush A brush for a voice prosthesis containing a reduced diameter hard cartridge disposed in the distal section of a soft outer body. The brush includes a reduced diameter distal brush section mounted in a rod having a distal end face larger than the diameter ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6464010 | Apparatus and method for cleaning a tubular member with a brush A down hole cleaning assembly and method of cleaning a tubular. Generally, the down hole assembly is connected to a work string concentrically located within a casing string. In one embodiment, the down hole assembly comprises a mandrel operatively connec... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6460617 | Drillable casing brush A casing brush for cleaning the walls of a well casing, the casing brush comprising a body (1) in which are mounted cleaning bristles (2) and an adapter (4) to connect the upper end of the body (1) to the lower end of a bridge plug. The body (1) and the a... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6378236 | Cleaner for elongate bores An elongate bore cleaner, such as would be used to clean the inside of a barrel of a gun. The cleaner includes an elongate member, such as a hollow rod, that has a handle at one end and a cleaning member at the other. The handle is rotatably mounted relat... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6354337 | Oven baster and cleaning brush A baster and cleaning brush set includes a baster and a cleaning brush. The baster has a tube with a tip portion at one end and a compressible bulb at the other end. The bulb is removable from the tube. The cleaning brush includes a handle and a shank fro... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6276017 | Multisize bidirectional scraping device The present invention relates to a device 10 for scraping the inner walls of a pipeline. The device has (i) a flexible shaft 16 of elastomeric material, (ii) a plurality of groups of flexible radial scraping bars 14 which are spaced apart and offset angul... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6209647 | Down hole casing string cleaning device and method A down hole cleaning assembly and method of cleaning a tubular. Generally, the down hole assembly is connected to a work string concentrically located within a casing string. In one embodiment, the down hole assembly comprises a mandrel operatively connec... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6154913 | Flexibly jointed toilet brush A toilet brush is provided which includes an elongated handle having a first axis, a brush head having a second axis, and a flexible joint flexibly connecting the handle to the brush head. The joint is threadedly connected to at least one of the brush hea... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6122792 | Tube and hose cleaning brush The subject invention pertains to a tool that may be used for cleaning the interior of tubing or hoses. The tool comprises a brush or similar cleaning device attached to an end of a length a semi-rigid tube. In use, the cleaning tool is inserted into a a ... | 09/26/2000 |
