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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7348299 | Cleansing bar with distributed polymeric network providing enhanced delivery An article especially suitable for cleansing skin having the general form of a fibrous cleansing bar is described which includes a hydrous lathering composition that at least partially incorporates a fabricated polymer network that is exposed either before or during... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335626 | Darkly colored cleansing article with distributed polymeric network A darkly colored article especially suitable for cleansing skin having the general form of a fibrous bar is described. The article includes a solid or semi-solid lathering composition that at least partially incorporates a continuous fabricated polymeric network. By... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7232364 | Abrasive cleaning article and method of making The present invention provides an abrasive cleaning article, a method of making an abrasive cleaning article, and a method of cleaning a surface with an abrasive cleaning article. In one aspect, the abrasive cleaning articles comprises a substrate, a water-soluble b... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7089859 | Document with integrated coating A coated document with debris-removing characteristics which provides enhanced debris removal when printed using conventional printing devices is provided. The documents described herein may be coated on portions of both faces, and optionally contain self-adhesive l... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7011572 | Scouring pad The scouring pad comprises a wad (10) of looped scouring wire. The wad is constituted by substantially concentric windings of the wire (12) such that it presents substantially the form of a toroidal ring. The pad has means for holding the windings toge... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6998373 | Soap retaining pouch Soap retaining pouch that is approximately five inches tall by three and one half inches wide. The pouch is made of polyester screening having a thread count of approximately fourteen lines per inch or one hundred and ninety six squares per square inch. An elastic b... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6908364 | Method and apparatus for probe tip cleaning and shaping pad A method and apparatus is provided for cleaning and shaping a probe tip using a multi-layer adhesive and abrasive pad. The multi-layer adhesive and abrasive pad is constructed on the surface of a support structure, such as a silicon wafer, and is made of an adhesive... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6754931 | Bathing brush Bathing brush including an annular main body made of elastic and water-absorbent material and several bathing balls fixed on the main body at intervals. Each of the bathing balls includes at least one elastic mesh tube and at least one binding member. The circumfere... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6656565 | Loofah washcloth with gripping area A two-sided washcloth is made of a sheet of loofah that is lined on an outside perimeter with cloth. The washcloth has a convenient set of parallel spaced-apart linear openings also lined with cloth. The surface area of the loofah between the linear openi... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6589107 | Bath ball structure Bath ball structure including a bathing body and a string tying the bathing body. The bathing body is composed of multiple brushing layers overlapping one another and thermally fused with one another at the center thereof. One face of each brushing layer ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6443527 | Manufacture of bath ruffles or sponges A method is provided for manufacturing bath ruffles or sponges. The method includes radially stretching over spaced upright supports one or more lengths of resilient extruded polymeric netting tube to form a telescopically gathered continuous band around ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6227621 | Bathing ball structure A bathing ball structure includes a soft rhombic-shaped synthetic open-mesh material woven into a tubular webbed band of predetermined length, of which the round opening of the webbed band is slipped vertically onto a U-shaped frame and continuously pulle... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6192545 | Scouring apparatus incorporating holder for detachably retaining scouring pad and selectively attachable handle Presented is a scouring apparatus for holding a scouring pad in position for use. The apparatus includes a scouring pad holder formed as a shell symmetrical about a central axis and having a tubular "grasp" portion for engagement by either the fingers or ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6170116 | Abrasive member and cleaning device for probe needle for probe card An abrasive member and a cleaning device for a probe needle of a probe card are obtained which are capable of simplifying an operation of cleaning a probe needle of a probe card and also eliminating the step of employing an organic solvent or the like in ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 5991962 | Scrubbing utensil having brim of large width Two pieces of fabric sandwiching an elastic core therebetween are stitched together along the periphery of the core to form a stitch line and confine the core. The fabric pieces project outward beyond the stitch line over the entire circumference thereof ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5960506 | Pumice scrubbing pad A new pumice scrubbing pad for removing rough and dead skin from feet. The inventive device includes a plurality of filaments which are aggregated to form a pad member having spaces therein. Provided on the outer surface of the filaments is a scrubbing co... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5737794 | Composite abrasive filaments, methods of making same, articles incorporating same, and methods of using said articles A composite abrasive filament, including at least one preformed core at least partially coated with a hardened, abrasive-filled thermoplastic elastomer, exhibits increased abrading life over previously known abrasive filaments. Also disclosed are methods ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5577289 | Scrubber mat device with dual abrasive surface for sink divider wall A flexible rubber-like device that will conform to the divider wall of a kitchen- or wet-bar sink and providing an attached scrubber pad for the purpose of single-handedly cleaning utensils or flat objects such as knives, forks, scrapers, plastic or metal... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5525397 | Cleaning sheet comprising a network layer and at least one nonwoven layer of specific basis weight needled thereto A cleaning sheet comprises a network sheet and a nonwoven fiber aggregate formed by the entanglement of fibers of a fiber web and disposed on at least one side of the network sheet. The fibers of the nonwoven fiber aggregate are further entangled with the... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5518794 | Abrasive article incorporating composite abrasive filament A composite abrasive filament, including at least one preformed core at least partially coated with a hardened, abrasive-filled thermoplastic elastomer, exhibits increased abrading life over previously known abrasive filaments. Also disclosed are methods ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5507968 | Cleansing articles with controlled detergent release and method for their manufacture A cleansing article along with its method for manufacture are provided. The cleansing article comprises a porous pad which includes a controlled detergent release composition comprising: polyacrylamide (preferably having a weight average molecular weight ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5482756 | Nonwoven surface finishing articles reinforcing with a polymer backing Abrasive and polishing belts and discs suitable for offhand and automated article finishing comprising a lofty, nonwoven abrasive web optionally needled to a woven fabric and a polymeric layer coated on the woven fabric opposite the nonwoven layer or if n... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5457843 | Machine optics and paper path cleaner A machine optics and paper path cleaner has a relatively stiff backing sheet and a cleaning sheet attached to the backing sheet at a position spaced from the leading edge. The cleaning sheet is folded, flocked or flapped, knitted or engraved with surface ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5153964 | Machine optics and paper path cleaner A machine optics and paper path cleaner has a relatively stiff backing sheet and a cleaning sheet attached to the backing sheet at a position spaced from the leading edge. The cleaning sheet is folded, flocked or flapped, knitted or engraved with surface ... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5030496 | Low density nonwoven fibrous surface treating article A flexible and resilient, nonwoven, surface treating article formed of entangled synthetic fibers bonded together at points where they contact one another by a binder resin comprising plasticized vinyl resin and polymerized amine-formaldehyde derivative.... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4969225 | Bathing and cleansing article This invention relates to bathing and cleansing articles, and more particularly, to improved scrub brushes specifically made to contain a bar of soap for use for bathing, cleansing, and the like.... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4855068 | Multi-layered cleaning product A multi-layered meltblown web contains a sufficient amount of condensed liquid detergent to wash a load of laundry. The layered construction utilizes high melting temperature materials in the outer layers which provide protection against melting of the le... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4853042 | Process for removing asbestos or other friable coating from a surface A process for removing a friable coating is particularly useful to remove residues remaining after an asbestos coating has been scraped from a surface in a building. Workmen remove such residues from flat or moderately contoured surfaces by scrubbing them... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4853142 | High melting temperature laundry detergent sheet A high melting temperature meltblown web, such as a polyester meltblown web, contains a sufficient amount of condensed liquid detergent to wash a load of laundry and does not exhibit an objectionalbe sticky feel.... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4793941 | Cleaning product An 11×11 inches meltblown web contains a sufficient amount of condensed liquid detergent to wash a load of laundry and does not exhibit an objectionable sticky feel.... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4775422 | Method of cleaning soldering iron and device therefor The invention relates to a method and a device of cleaning a soldering iron having melted solder attached thereto in which the method includes sticking the soldering iron into irregularly entangled strip elements which may be continuous, heatproof and ela... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4665580 | Scrubbing pad A scrubbing pad having an elongated, flattened body with opposed major surfaces of different textures including an abrasive surface such as steel wool, and reticulated foam. The pad has an interior pocket, accessible through a peripheral opening, which is... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4659609 | Abrasive web and method of making same An abrasive polypropylene meltblown web having a very light basis weight and thick fibers is made by depositing the fibers onto a substrate while in a semi-molten state.... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4616374 | Microfloss toothbrush A dental toothbrush has a brush head comprised of nylon mesh or interlaced or fused loops. The brush head may be arranged in rows and in combination with ordinary, well-known bristles. By varying the design of the interlaced mesh and thickness of nylon, t... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4606964 | Bulked web composite and method of making the same A bulked web composite comprises a differentially tensioned reticulated web of elastic material bonded to at least one gatherable web whereby, upon release of the tensioning forces, the gatherable web or webs are gathered by the reticulated web with diffe... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4603069 | Sheet-like article A sheet-like article suitable, for example, for wiping hard surfaces, comprises two sheets of nonwoven fabric or the like having sandwiched betweem them a solid core material which may be a highly porous, optionally liquid-containing, polymer. The two out... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4546515 | Scouring pad and method for producing same A scouring pad is formed by disposing layers of a thermoplastic resin above and below a layer of metal wool. The resin and metal are compressed and heated to a temperature above the melting point of the resin. The resulting pad has mat-like upper and lowe... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4510641 | Scrubbing pad A scrubbing pad having an elongated flattened body with opposed major surfaces of different textures such as steel wool and reticulated foam. The pad has an interior pocket, accessible through a peripheral opening, which is lined with a netting of plastic... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4462135 | Cleaning and abrasive scrubbers and method for their preparation An improved exteriorally hand held cleaning and abrasive scrubber which is capable of providing both a cleaning and an abrasive action, comprising an instrument made up of a hollow cone shaped cleaning section joined at its apex to the apex of a hollow co... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4380092 | Accessory for using steel wool or other abrading materials This disclosure teaches an accessory that can be used to hold steel wool for powered use thereof driven by a power tool. The disclosed accessory utilizes a mat formed of the hook section of the hook and loop fastener, such as is marketed under the Velcro ... | 04/19/1983 |
