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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080098550 | Self-cleaning brush with a flexible matrix A brush assembly includes a handle and a brush head attached to the handle. The brush head includes a base with a plurality of integral bristles and a matrix. The matrix is made of sponge, foam or other compressible material. As the brush is used on a person or an anima... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080078043 | SELF-CLEANING HAIR BRUSH WITH REPLACEABLE PRELOADED BRISTLE MAT A brush for hygienic purposes includes a handle with a lower and an upper portion and a head. The upper portion is sized and shaped to capture the head. Preferably the head is a removable cartridge and includes a flexible base with a plurality bristles and a pad with ho... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080052854 | SELF-CLEANING HAIR BRUSH WITH REPLACEABLE PRELOADED BRISTLE MAT A brush for hygienic purposes includes a handle with a lower and an upper portion and a head. The upper portion is sized and shaped to capture the head. Preferably the head is a removable cartridge and includes a flexible base with a plurality bristles and a pad with ho... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080052849 | SELF-CLEANING HAIR BRUSH WITH REPLACEABLE PRELOADED BRISTLE MAT A brush for hygienic purposes includes a handle with a lower and an upper portion and a head. The upper portion is sized and shaped to capture the head. Preferably the head is a removable cartridge and includes a flexible base with a plurality bristles and a pad with ho... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20070261187 | Self-cleaning hair brush A hair brush with a cleaning element for removing entwined hair from the brush after use. The cleaning element of the brush includes a plate(s) with opening through which the bristles protrude. When the plate is expanded, the plate pushes any hairs entwined in the brist... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070199170 | Self-cleaning hair brush A hair brush with a cleaning element for removing entwined hair from the brush after use. The cleaning element of the brush includes a plate(s) with opening through which the bristles protrude. When the plate is expanded, the plate pushes any hairs entwined in the brist... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20070151053 | Grooming/cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus includes a handle, a support coupled to the handle and a cleaning element mountable on the support. The support is fixed to the handle or is rotatably coupled to the handle for rotation by a drive motor mounted in the handle. The cleaning element ma... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20070151052 | Grooming/cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus includes a handle, a support coupled to the handle and a cleaning element mountable on the support. The support is fixed to the handle or is rotatably coupled to the handle for rotation by a drive motor mounted in the handle. The cleaning element ma... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20070113364 | Broom provided with protective casing A broom (10) having a stick (20) insertable on a top side (11′) of a shaped batten (11) from the bottom side (11″) of which there extend bristles (12) adapted for sweeping surfaces. The broom (10) is provided with a c... | 05/24/2007 |
| 20070101529 | Adjustable bristle broom The adjustable bristle broom is a broom of which the bristles (32) are vertically, up or down, adjustable. The broom is comprised of an elongated handle (12) that connects the bristle housing (16), the connection is made through an upper lip (26<... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070056130 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING PAINTBRUSH BRISTLES A system and method for protecting bristles that includes a sleeve sized and shaped to be slideably received over a handle attached to the bristles, the sleeve formed of breathable material to facilitate drying of the bristles, and the sleeve formed of rigid material to... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070033758 | Brush provided with retractable bristles to facilitate removal of tangled hair strands A brush includes a brush body, a plurality of bristles, an operating member, and a biasing member. The brush body includes an upper wall, a lower wall that is aligned with the upper wall along a transverse direction, and that is movable relative to the upper wall, and a... | 02/15/2007 |
| 20060288512 | Cleaning attachment for a brush An elastic fabric member (16, 16′) closely surrounds a base portion (12, 12′) of a hairbrush (10, 10′) from which the bristles (B, B′) of the brush extend. Fabric member (16, 16′) includes openings (22) through which the bris... | 12/28/2006 |
| 20060265822 | Grooming/cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus includes a handle, a support coupled to the handle and a cleaning element mountable on the support. The support is fixed to the handle or is rotatably coupled to the handle for rotation by a drive motor mounted in the handle. The cleaning element ma... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060248671 | Retractable nail brush A retractable nail brush for artificially enhancing nails is disclosed, comprising a body with a lengthwise oriented slot, a bristle mount operably configured to slide into and out of the body, a plurality of bristles secured to the bristle mount, and a slide retainer o... | 11/09/2006 |
| 20060026783 | Pet grooming tool with cotton swab bristles A cleaning apparatus including a support with a plurality of conventional bristles inter dispersed with a plurality of bristles with an absorbent tip is provided. The bristles with absorbent tips preferably comprise cotton swabs mounted on a stick that is received in po... | 02/09/2006 |
| 20050273962 | Brush with sliding collar A brush has a slidable collar that effectively shortens the bristles to a desired plurality of lengths. The collar preferably slides with respect to a support in a manner that effectively locks the collar in predetermined positions. The locking mechanism can be purely f... | 12/15/2005 |
| 20050229348 | Sweeper stand and guard system and method A system for cleaning includes a handle, a head connected to the handle, and a stand incorporated with the head. The stand selectively supports the system in upright position with the head directed to the ground and the handle directed upward. The system also includes a... | 10/20/2005 |
| 20050066457 | Grooming/cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus includes a handle, a support coupled to the handle and a cleaning element mountable on the support. The support is fixed to the handle or is rotatably coupled to the handle for rotation by a drive motor mounted in the handle. The cleaning element ma... | 03/31/2005 |
| 20050066464 | Grooming/cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus includes a substrate with outward projecting bristles extending through a sheet or scrim impaled over the bristles. The substrate may be mounted on a support which may carry a handle. The sheets may be single sheets arranged in a stack over the bris... | 03/31/2005 |
| 20050050664 | DUSTING BRUSH A dusting brush includes a brush holder, a sliding sleeve slidably mounted on the brush holder, two symmetrical ornament shells mounted on the sliding sleeve to move therewith, and a plurality of bristles mounted on the brush holder. Thus, the dusting brush can be opera... | 03/10/2005 |
