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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7904989 | Rotary eraser assembly A rotary eraser assembly includes a rotary eraser, two discs, a threaded bolt and a nut. The rotary eraser includes, in each of two opposite sides, a cavity in communication with the aperture and at least one recess in the wall of the cavity. Each of the discs inclu... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7805798 | Thermoformed media for car wash equipment and methods of building and operating car wash equipment using such media A car wash brush comprises an axial core structure and a plurality of foam plastic media sheets attached to the core structure in angularly spaced relationship to one another. The media sheets are preferably made of closed cell, low absorbtivity foam plastic materia... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7469443 | Brush for cleaning wafer In a formulation of a wafer cleaning brush, forming a polymer solution with a plurality of nano-scale porogens or with a synthetic pore forming agent and curing the polymer solution to form a porous polymeric material. ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7323236 | Welt The invention relates to a welt for positioning between adjoining components, in particular components used in the automobile industry. The welt according to the invention comprises a welt core and a laterally protruding welt flap. The welt is characterised in that ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7296320 | Rotary buffing device using extending material A polishing, buffing, compounding, and cleaning device incorporating rotary motion. The outer body of the invention includes two components. At least one of the components has a base and a plurality of projection members extending in a uniform direction away from th... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7266856 | Fabric-strip curtain for car wash installations The invention relates to a fabric-strip curtain for car wash installations, comprising a support bar (2) that is displace back and forth, on which cleaning strips (3) consisting of a cleaning textile are hung next to one another, each of the strips bei... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7219385 | Brush and method for car wash A brush for a car wash has radial arrays of fingers cut from flat sheets of closed cell foam. The finger arrays are stacked atop each other with interposed spacer discs, bonded together to form sections of the brush. A top brush has a center section core formed by t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207876 | Flap wheel and method A flap wheel includes a hub with axially extending slots for receiving discrete packs, each pack including a clip receivable in the slot with walls projecting beyond the slot, and end caps fitting on the ends of the hub and including fingers interlaced with the ends... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195553 | Grinding module A grinding module for a rotating grinding brush includes an elongate body part, at least one abrasive cloth extending from the body part, and a plurality of bristles projecting from the body part essentially in the same direction as the abrasive cloth, the abrasive ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185384 | Wafer cleaning brush A semiconductor wafer scrubber has a brush with a nubless outer surface for cleaning the surfaces of a semiconductor wafer. The nubless brush has a body and rotates around a central axis as it contacts the wafer surface. The brush has a central section with an outer... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7165285 | Appliance for applying lotion with a rotating pad An appliance for applying a lotion, such as a sunscreen, to the skin includes a housing, from which a soft pad extends, and a elongated handle. The pad, which includes a flat application surface, is rotated by a motor in the handle about an axis of rotation perpendi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152269 | Washing device for a car wash unit The invention relates to a washing device, in particular a wash brush for car wash units, which is rotationally or peripherally positioned and powered. The washing device has several essentially horizontal projecting, bristle type wash elements located at its periph... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7051396 | Vehicle cleaning element A vehicle cleaning element of a substantially flat configuration having a first cleaning surface provided by a portion of the flat surface and a second cleaning surface provided by radially projecting prongs or tines for reaching into and pulling out dirt and debris... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7033258 | Floor resurfacing disks for rotary floor resurfacing machines A resurfacing disk which mounts to a rotatable disk mount of a conventional rotary floor resurfacing machine. The resurfacing disk includes a rigid upper disk with four counterbored holes through an upper surface corresponding to four downwardly open holes of each d... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014549 | Polishing pad and method of making the same A polishing pad for polishing curved surfaces has a pad element having an axis, a central opening adjoining the axis and forming an inner edge, and an outer peripheral edge, first engaging means provided on the outer peripheral edge for engaging an outer periphery o... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6875163 | Industrial sponge roller device having reduced residuals An industrial sponge device and a method of manufacturing the same. The sponge is made from a polyvinyl acetal material with a process in which the pores are formed by gas to provide an open pore structure having no fibrils. Additionally, the sponge is purified by a... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6795996 | Vehicle cleaning element A vehicle washing apparatus includes a movable support such as a rotary brush hub having a cleaning element attached thereto. The cleaning element includes a base component having a plurality of spaced slots formed there in and a plurality of cleaning strips extendi... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6793612 | Industrial sponge roller device having reduced residuals An industrial sponge device wherein the sponge is made from a polyvinyl acetal material with a process in which the pores are formed by gas to provide an open pore structure having no fibrils. Additionally, the sponge is purified by an extracting process which inclu... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6684447 | Cleaning sponge roller A cleaning sponge roller is made of a polyvinyl acetal-based porous sponge having elasticity in a wet state and comprises a generally cylindrical roll body and a plurality of protrusions molded integrally on the periphery of the roll body. The cleaning sp... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6655746 | Paint roller and its production process The invention relates to a method for producing a paint roller having a roller body comprised of a synthetic foam with an inner recess for placement on a support arm. The invention is characterized in that the roller body is expanded in a molding tool. To... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6598255 | Cleaning rotary brush A cleaning rotary brush 1 comprises a hard base 3 mounted to a rotary shaft and a plurality of ridged projections 27 formed on and projecting from the working surface of the base 3, the tops of said ridged projections 27 in contact with an object to be cl... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6578227 | Pad for use in a critical environment A cleaning/polishing pad has a first surface with raised, substantially nubs, having a length greater than a width, arranged adjacent each other forming laterally alternating rows of nubs and having troughs interspersed therebetween, a second surface oppo... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6564418 | Flag element for motor vehicle washing brushes and brush making method The present invention relates to a flag element for making motor vehicle washing brushes, the flag element comprising an elongated plate-like element having a central portion therefrom extend fringes obtained by cutting with different lengths the plate-li... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6502273 | Cleaning sponge roller A cleaning sponge roller is made of a polyvinyl acetal-based porous sponge having elasticity in a wet state and comprises a generally cylindrical roll body and a plurality of protrusions molded integrally on the periphery of the roll body. The cleaning sp... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6412134 | Cleaning device and substrate cleaning apparatus A cleaning device for use in a substrate cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The cleaning device includes a cleaning member brought into contact with a surface of a substrate to be cleaned, and a cleaning member holding mechanism for holding the cleaning mem... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6331213 | Brush alignment method A brush alignment apparatus and method of using the same for aligning a hollow cylindrical brush on a cylindrical roller member comprising first and second ends and an outer surface defining a internal cavity, provided with a plurality of orifices extendi... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6308368 | Cleaning pad The present invention relates to a cleaning pad mounted on a rotary pad base of a floor cleaning device when in use. The cleaning pad in accordance with the present invention comprises a base cloth and a fiber layer made by implanting threads made of 70 t... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6289544 | Vehicle washing apparatus A vehicle washing apparatus for mounting on a rotatable shaft which includes a substantially cylindrical surface having an inner face and an outer face, said substantially cylindrical surface having a plurality of spaced apart slots disposed therethrough;... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6279190 | Contact type vehicle laundry element and attachment system therefor A surface treatment apparatus comprising in combination a carrier hub having uniformly spaced parallel slots with narrow outwardly extending openings to receive the aligned heads of a unitary flange like retainer on which are removably mounted a plurality... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6267660 | Rotatable grinding or polishing tool, an apparatus with such a tool and a method for grinding or polishing The invention concerns a rotatable grinding/polishing tool, an apparatus with such a tool and a method for using such a tool. The tool has grinding elements in the shape of grinding/polishing flaps extending radially outward from a roller. Reinforcing sup... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6223383 | Cleaning and polishing pad for floors and the like A pad for a rotary-type floor cleaning and/or polishing machine which comprises a generally disc-like member of hair or fiber mat, etc., which has a perimetral (i.e., circumferential) edge with a series of recesses extending generally inwardly and away fr... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6182323 | Ultraclean surface treatment device The present invention provides a novel porous polymeric device (101) (103) (105) (107) (109) (111) (113), e.g., an ultraclean brush. The device includes an elongated foam member (101, 103), which has an outer surface for removing residual particles from a... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6067685 | Vehicle washing strip A vehicle washing strip is formed of a length of a semi-rigid core material such as a felt of polypropylene, polyester, or other synthetic fiber. The core is surrounded by a cover of a cotton containing pile fabric, such as a cotton terry cloth. The cover... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6035482 | Vehicle laundry implement and replaceable cloth elements for use therewith A rotatable vehicle laundry brush comprising a center shaft and a plurality of axially stacked hollow blow-molded spacers which are pinned and clamped together with felt discs sandwiched between the spacers and extending radially outwardly therefrom so as... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6006391 | Workpiece cleaning element with improved rib configuration A workpiece cleaning element incorporates an injection molded resin core having integral spacers formed at a central portion of the resin core. The resin core is formed from a suitable material that does not leech chemicals or become brittle in the presen... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5996167 | Surface treating articles and method of making same Surface treating articles and methods for the manufacture of such articles are provided. The articles of the invention comprise a rotatable core; a plurality of surface treating segments, the segments having first ends adjacent the core and second ends op... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996166 | Surface decorating roller cover A surface decorating roller cover includes a first substrate portion adapted for being rotatably supported about an axis, a second substrate portion axially spaced from the first substrate portion and adapted for being rotatably supported about the axis a... | 12/07/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5946761 | Vehicle cleaning element A vehicle washing apparatus which includes a cleaning element having a plurality of cleaning strips attached to a base component and a plurality of deep pile, fur-like inserts mounted between at least some of the cleaning strips. The cleaning strips prefe... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5884356 | Rotating brush with flexible cleaning elements made of expanded closed-cell synthetic resin In a rotating brush (1) which is particularly suitable for motorized systems for the automatic washing of vehicles, comprising a support member (2) that can be connected to a rotating device (3) and to a number of flexible cleaning elements (4) that suppo... | 03/23/1999 |
