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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7520019 | Pleated fabric washer/buffer element, method of manufacture and method of attachment A car wash brush is constructed using elements of pleated synthetic material. In one form, radially-pleated fabric discs are stacked on a shaft. In another form, a single length of material is laterally pleated and punched to form a continuous pattern of holes along... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7413786 | Adhesive roll cleaner An adhesive roll cleaner 1 comprises a core tube and a plurality of adhesive tapes 3 having an adhesive portion A on one side thereof helically wound around the core tube in a layered configuration with the adhesive portion A out. Each of the adhesive ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7197786 | Automatic vehicle washing apparatus wash brush An automatic vehicle washing apparatus wash brush includes a cover encircling a rotatable shaft. Spokes extending radially from the shaft fix the cover relative to the shaft. Upon rotation of the shaft, centrifugal forces urge the cover radially outwardly away from ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 6920796 | Device used for detecting clamping force of processed object and method thereof A device used for detecting the clamping force of a processed object and a method thereof are proposed. The device comprises a detection unit, a basis component and a pressure detection component disposed on the basis component. The basis component having the pressu... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6378161 | Cleaning element A cleaning element (1) for use in the fuser section of electrostatographic reproduction or printing apparatus. The element includes projections projecting from an outer surface to form a pile (5). The cross section of each projection has a cross section h... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6125496 | Pad and roller assembly for cleaning semiconductor wafers A cleaning pad and roller assembly for cleaning semiconductor wafers. The pad may be a felt sheet with a pair of tabs located at opposite ends. The roller may be polyvinylchloride and may have a drive gear at one end and a clamp at each end. Each clamp is... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6061867 | Method and device for eliminating peeled-off surface portions of an ink-repellent layer of an offset printing plate A method and a device for eliminating peeled-off surface portions of an ink-repellent layer of an offset printing plate. With known plate-cylinder washing devices such peeled-off surface portions of an ink-repellent layer cannot be eliminated from the off... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5928176 | Medical swab There is provided a medical swab comprising a thin stick comprising a drawn plastic stick and a sphere-like fiber lump formed on at least one end of the stick; the fiber lump has a fiber winding portion which is formed by winding a part of the fibers arou... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5813082 | Pad and roller assembly for cleaning semiconductor wafers A cleaning pad and roller assembly for cleaning semiconductor wafers. The pad may be a felt sheet with a pair of tabs located at opposite ends. The roller may be polyvinylchloride and may have a drive gear at one end and a clamp at each end. Each clamp is... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5471703 | Apparatus for applying paint Apparatus for applying paint to walls includes a paint roller, a rotating tube and a rag which is wrapped around and secured to the tube. The tube may be made of a flexible material, and has openings for securing the rag to the tube. A plurality of openin... | 12/05/1995 |
| 4893439 | Abrasive article containing helically crimped fibers Abrasive article comprising an open, lofty nonwoven web comprising helically crimped synthetic organic fibers. The article can optionally contain stuffer box crimped fibers and melt bondable fibers. The presence of helically crimped fibers brings about gr... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4692975 | Paint roller A paint roller is comprised of a thermoplastic tubular core and a cover fabric heat-fused thereto without an intermediate adhesive. The fabric is wound around the core in a helical path, and the core is heat-softened in the zone of winding to fuse the fab... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4686918 | Method and apparatus for making tufted buffing pads of varied density A method and apparatus is disclosed for making improved tufted buffing pads of varied density across the face surface thereof. The apparatus comprises a tufting machine for placing pile in a spiral or circular pattern on a backing pad to form the buffing ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4627127 | Cylindrical brush Cylindrical brush and method of making thereof. The brush comprises an inner layer formed from a first strip of fabric helically wound to form a hollow cylinder, an outer layer formed from a second strip of fabric helically wound over said first strip, a ... | 12/09/1986 |
