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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8020245 | Rollers and disks for carpet cleaning The claimed carpet cleaning apparatus incorporates recesses in a rigid surface of a roller, a hand-operated cleaning device, or a rigid disk. The rigid surface compresses the fibers of the soft surface as the device and the recesses decompress the fibers. The repeat... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7690071 | Rotary brush apparatus A plate for a brush apparatus for a street sweeper has an alignment hole which is used to align a brush segment for securing the brush segment to the plate. A clamp assembly moves downwardly to allow a used brush segment to be removed and moves upwardly to secure a ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7434290 | Extension part and sweeper body for weed mowers The present invention relates to a modified extension part (1) and sweeper body (6) for weed mowers, in which the mentioned extension part (1) is constructed as a cylindrical disc provided with through and through recesses (7) and at leas... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7389557 | Toothbrush An electrically driven toothbrush has a brush holder that is arranged to rotationally vibrate and carry a number of bristles interspaced with arcuate membranes. The membranes serve to aid cleaning of the teeth and to polish the teeth surfaces during use of the tooth... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7354408 | Universal quick change applicator system for massage apparatus Apparatus for the quick and easy releasable attachment of any applicator to the operative head of any massage machine including a generally annular first plate threaded for permanent attachment to the massage machine head, the first plate including a series of openi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7325268 | Wheel cleaner apparatus An automatic wheel cleaner apparatus providing cleaning of the inner side of a motor vehicle wheel having an inflated tire mounted thereto (a mounted wheel) prior to attachment of adhesively attached balancing weights. The apparatus includes: a main frame, a rollers... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7225501 | Brush assembly for a cleaning device A cleaning device for cleaning a surface is provided including a base for movement along a surface, a suction nozzle associated with the base, and a suction source for drawing liquid and dirt from the surface through the suction nozzle. The cleaning device further i... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7203987 | Side brush A side brush, which is adapted to be mounted on the body of a sweeping machine, for use as a brush rotatable about a rotation axis, and which includes a base and a plurality of individual bristle segments detachably mountable thereto, having bristles included therei... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204110 | Hot die cleaning system for quick plastic forming cell A cleaning apparatus for removing metallic buildup from forming surfaces of metal forming dies while the dies are in a press and operating at elevated temperatures. The cleaning apparatus includes a programmable positioner having a robotic arm with an end effector c... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7181799 | Oral-care device and system A device with two or more regions configured to clean or treat a working surface is disclosed. Preferably, the device is an oral-care device with a power cleaning head. The power cleaning head comprises two or more regions, wherein at least one of the regions is con... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7137163 | Power toothbrush and power source A powered toothbrush is provided and includes a handle portion having a neck formed at one end and a head coupled to the neck. The handle portion is adapted to receive a single battery therein in a tight fitting arrangement. The head includes a base, and one or more... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7121937 | Abrasive brush elements and segments A brush segment, a brush element, a brush assembly, and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The brush segment includes a center portion with inner and outer edges. The center portion also includes first and second side edges. A plurality of bristles ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114214 | Baseboard brush A brush that simultaneously cleans and/or polishes floors and baseboards. The brush is adapted to be utilized with conventional buffing machines and will easily fit conventional water control rings. In its cleaning mode, the brush incorporates bristles on its planar... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111356 | Floor cleaning apparatus including self-closing dispenser for dispensing particulate cleaning material A dispenser for dispensing particulate cleaning material onto a floor surface includes a hopper holding the particulate material and having a dispensing aperture defined by a part that is movable with respect to the hopper itself. This moving part also imparts movem... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104725 | Concrete finishing attachment A concrete finishing attachment for final finishing or troweling of concrete using a portable hand power tool, such as an angle grinder, comprised of a central hub formed into a frustrum shape with a hole located centrally for registration with the spindle or arbor ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7081047 | Bristle brush for concrete sanding A brush or pad (10) for a power sander for sanding surfaces includes a base (12) for mounting onto a power sander and a plurality of depending bristles (16) with the bristles having a plurality of hard particles (22), for example diamonds... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066805 | Finger plucker lock A resilient rubber finger and a locking mechanism therefore for use in poultry processing plants for the plucking of feathers off if poultry is provided. The rubber-plucking finger is comprised of an oversized base without an annular recess, and a tapered furrowed s... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059007 | Industrial brush An industrial brush to remove material, of the type known as bowl headed, consisting of a rotating tool which is connected by means of an upper nut (3) to pins or bolts protruding from portable machines . This brush has a bowl shaped head (2) connected... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7025835 | Scrubbing machine passive recycling A floor cleaning machine has one or more barriers immediately behind one or more scrubbing brushes, wherein the barriers capture and control flow of a cleaning solution (and/or other substances) that exits from beneath the scrubbing brush(es) so that such a solution... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6983507 | Toothbrush An electrically-driven toothbrush has a brush holder that is arranged to rotationally vibrate and carry a number of bristles interspaced with arcuate membranes. The membranes serve to aid cleaning of the teeth and to polish the teeth surfaces during use of the tooth... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6957468 | Toothbrush head with anchor-free bristle tufting The invention is directed to a brush head, in particular a toothbrush head, having a bristle carrier and bristles attached thereto, which are seated in the form of tufts in holes in the bristle carrier and fastened by their ends close to the bristle carrier to the b... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6920659 | Toothbrush A power toothbrush including a handle and a brush head with bristles. In one embodiment, the toothbrush includes vibratory means for causing the brush head and the bristles to vibrate, and vibration isolation means for reducing the transfer of vibrations from the vi... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6920661 | Extruded vehicle mounted broom A vehicle mounted broom that has a modular construction, improved sweeping action and versatile mounting capabilities. The broom has brush strips and integral channels formed in a bottom side of the housings that reduce greatly or eliminate rocking of the brush stri... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6735804 | Toothbrush bristle disk A bristle disk for an electric toothbrush is provided. The bristle disk has a bristle carrier and bristles arranged in tufts disposed in an outer row, a middle row and an inner row. The outer row tufts are adapted for cleaning the gingival space between the teeth an... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6582027 | Brush for cosmetic tool or writing instrument and production process for the same Provided is a production process of a brush, comprising a consecutive combination of: (a) a step of bundling a prescribed number of fibers to form a long-size fiber bundle in which the whole is temporarily bound, (b) a step of cutting the long-size fiber bundl... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6551410 | Method of cleaning a semiconductor wafer with a cleaning brush assembly having a contractible and expandable arbor A method of cleaning a semiconductor wafer using a cleaning brush assembly having an arbor with: (1) an expandable member configured to have a non-expanded position and an expanded position, and (2) a cleaning brush, located about the expandable member, h... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6523214 | Quick mount attachment for rotary finishing tool A rotary finishing tool, such as a buffing pad, utilizes a connector assembly for demountable attachment to a powered rotary backing plate. The finishing tool is attached to the front face of a backing disc and the rear face of the backing disc includes a... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6457202 | Sweeping machine brush mounting assembly An improved brush assembly for mounting on horizontally rotating brushes on street sweeping machines. A circular disk carries brush holders holding bristles in the desired configuration. The brush holders are clamped to the disk by a clamp having a clamp ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6422932 | Integrally molded brush and method for making the same An integrally molded brush. A preferred embodiment of the integrally molded brush includes a) a generally planar hub having an outer periphery, where the hub has a thickness of at least 0.05 inches; and b) a plurality of bristles extending from the outer ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6309291 | Brush cutter A brush cutter adapted to be driven in rotary motion by a conventional machine tool. The brush cutter includes an annular wall having a cylindrical outer surface defining a longitudinal center axis. Front and rear faces are connected to opposing ends of t... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6256826 | Self-rotating toothbrush The motorless rotary toothbrush is made of an elongated grip (10) which bears at one end a freely rotating disk (12) on an axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (16) of the distal end of the grip. The disk (12) bears the bristles (20) ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6173470 | Brush attachment for grinder The invention provides a wire brush disc shaped grinder accessory that has segments removed from the circumference of the disc to provide visibility of the work surface while in use and with the bristles of the wire brush arranged in groups around the dis... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6138317 | Rotary surface treatment tool A rotary surface treatment tool is attached to a rotational driver with a kit. The surface treatment tool includes a base with a middle portion around a center hole, and one or more attachment knobs are placed on the front side of the middle portion. An a... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6134740 | Sweeping machine brush mounting assembly An improved brush assembly for horizontally rotating brushes on street sweeping machines. A circular disk carries brush holders for holding bristles in the desired configuration. The brush holders are clamped to the disk by a clamp having a clamp bar that... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6052865 | Air brush vaccum-fan gutter broom A gutter broom (8) for a pavement sweeper is defined by an annular brush disc (24) having a central opening and from which a series of equi-spaced conventional bristle blocks (11) are removably secured. A downwardly depending air foil (18) is secured to t... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6026533 | Rotary brush plate apparatus Rotary brush apparatus usable in the environment of a street sweeper includes a generally circular plate to which are secured brush segments. The brush segments are secured to the plate by pins and lock plates movable vertically upwardly in response to ro... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5983434 | Rotary bristle tool with preferentially oriented bristles A rotary bristle tool having a backing with a plurality of bristles extending therefrom. The bristles have a cross section and preferential orientation to control deflection during rotation of the tool. One embodiment is well suited for refining the insid... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5964006 | Rotary surface treatment tool A rotary surface treatment tool is attached to a rotational driver with a kit. The surface treatment tool includes a base with a middle portion around a center hole, and one or more attachment knobs are placed on the front side of the middle portion. An a... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5903951 | Molded brush segment A molded brush segment having a plurality of integrally molded bristles extending from a generally planar center portion. The brush segment is molded from a moldable polymer such a thermoset polymer, thermoplastic polymer, or thermoplastic elastomer. The ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5901403 | Scrubber brush A brush comprises a sleeve, a cap member, a brushing member, and at least one elastic member. The sleeve has a first end and a second end. The brushing member is movably received in the sleeve at the first end, while the cap member is firmly coupled to th... | 05/11/1999 |
