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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7264414 | Dispenser assembly for dispensing liquid onto a removable sheet contained by an implement A dispenser includes a cradle (2) including generally upright sidewalls (4, 6), a handle (40) having a top and a bottom, and a plurality of sheets (30) releasably attached to the bottom of the handle (40), such that the plurality o... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7203989 | Buffing ball made of foam material A buffing and polishing ball made of a compressible polymeric foam material is formed by slitting a body of foam material in a substantially uncompressed state (1) from an outside surface of the body in a direction generally perpendicular to the rotational axis and ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7112124 | Rotary blade sharpener A rotary blade sharpener is comprised of a motorized platen positioned in a housing with a surrounding wall and an open top. An abrasive sheet with an adhesive bottom surface is adhered to a disc, which is tightened to the platen by a knob. The disc is color coded t... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6951044 | Paper cleaning buff A paper cleaning apparatus employs a paper buffing roll which has a lightweight hollow cylindrical core mounted between stub shafts. The stub shafts are mounted to bearings and the hollow core is arranged to be driven at approximately 3,450 to approximately 4,450 RP... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6911252 | Structural framing members with integrated flow channels and method of making same The invention concerns a composite part, comprising an elongated foam core and a flow channel media attached to a first elongated side thereof. The flow channel media forms interstices for the passage of resin. At least one fabric layer is secured to the elongated f... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6902471 | Heavy-duty tool with a rotationally driven, disk-shaped hub The invention is based on an insertable tool having a rotationally drivable, disk-shaped hub (10, 12), on which a grinding means (14) forming a cutoff disk, grinding disk, roughing disk, or abrasive disk is secured in the radially outer region. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6490750 | Power brush A hub is disclosed for supporting and retaining at least one surface conditioning article relative to and spaced apart from a rotary shaft. The hub may be a hub of a brush assembly. The hub includes an arbor tube and a pair of plates. Shoulders are provid... | 12/10/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6295687 | Buff section assembly and method of making An assembly of buff or brush wheels with or without spacers is stacked, compressed, and held together as an integrated unit to form an assembly of such wheels having a specified face width which then may be mounted as a unit on a machine arbor or drive sh... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6290781 | Method for removing deposits from hard surfaces A method for cleaning a mirrored glass. The method includes affixing a pad to a portable, power tool; applying a composition containing an abrasive to the pad; applying the pad to the mirrored glass surface; operating the tool in a rotary motion at high s... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6108856 | Molded pad driver A molded pad driver for use with floor maintenance machines including structure that defines a circular disc-like body, the body defining a driving surface that is abuttably engageable with a driven surface of a floor maintenance pad to which it is attach... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6088871 | Cleaning equipment Cleaning equipment according to this invention comprises a pile layer provided on a mount base portion composed of a hard plate body with a handle, a blockish grip portion having flexibility and elasticity, an engaged layer for engagement with a polisher,... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5815876 | Apparatus for cleaning and polishing a surface A cleaning and polishing assembly having a compressible main body with a releasable attachment material on one face and a fibrous working surface on its other face. The fibrous working surface is composed of fibers having a trilobal cross-section. The cle... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5806132 | Locking coupler for floor maintenance pad A coupler is disclosed for coupling floor maintenance pads to a pad driven disc. The coupler has one part which is mounted to or from an integral part of the driver disc and a second part which snaps onto the first part for holding and centering a mainten... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5626672 | Decorating roller for producing contrast effects such as those produced with pads The paint or decorating roller, which is intended to produce contrast effects with substantially unevenly-distributed impressions, such as those produced with pads, without showing an undesirable tendency to slip, is constituted by an array of flexible tu... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5619770 | Rotary pad holder with quick-release mechanism An apparatus for holding a pad to a rotary pad machine. The apparatus includes a base piece and a retainer piece. The base piece includes a plurality of base teeth and is attached to a pad driver disc of the rotary pad machine. The retainer piece includes... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5611101 | Floor polishing pad assembly A composite floor pad assembly includes a pair of interchangeable and reversible floor polishing pads having identical external diameters and central openings therethrough of an identical diameter. An intermediate connecting member having a plurality of h... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5579554 | Drive disk for the tool of a machine for the repair and/or maintenance of floors Drive disk (1) intended for a machine for the repair and/or maintenance of floors, of the type including a motor capable of rotationally driving at least one rotary tool (2) through the use of a drive shaft (3), said disk being produced from a material wh... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5533222 | Floor and baseboard treatment machine A floor machine for cleaning a floor and/or wall and/or downward upstanding from the wall, includes at least one disc having a floor cleaning pad covering a lower surface and wall cleaning material projecting from its periphery. The wall cleaning material... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5461750 | Double curved backing plate with cushioned support for rotary buffing pads A backing plate for a rotary buffing pad assembly provides cushioned support for a pair of curved edge buffing pads mounted back-to-back. The backing plate is adapted for easy reversible mounting and the cushioned pad support prevents damaging contact by ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5400461 | Locking coupler for floor maintenance pad A coupler is disclosed for coupling floor maintenance pads to a driven pad disc. The coupler has one part for mounting on the driven disc and a second part which threads to the first part for holding and centering a maintenance pad to a disc. A lock arran... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5400460 | Microwaveable adhesive article and method of use An adhesive article for use in a microwave oven is provided having a hot-melt or heat-curable adhesive substrate, and a susceptor layer of electrically conductive or semi-conductive microwave absorbing material that is disposed on at least a portion of th... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5396680 | Replaceable cloth assembly for a car washing apparatus A replaceable cloth assembly is provided having a longitudinally extending plastic welt having a pair of spaced apart flaps for receiving a sheet of car wash fabric therebetween. A series of longitudinally extending fasteners project through the welt flap... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5249325 | Brush and bonnet carpet cleaning assembly A rotary clutch shaft of a floor machine removeably receives and rotates a brush block having downwardly protruding circumferentially arranged brushes protruding from the periphery of the brush block. Hooks which protrude from the bottom of the block, rem... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5249329 | Self-centering buffer pad assembly A self-centering buffer pad assembly is constructed of conventional washable buffer pads releasably attached by hook-and-loop material to a support disk permanently covered with hook material; the replaceable buffer pads are lined with the less expensive ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5230120 | One-piece pad holder for a floor buffing machine A one-piece dual durometer pad holder for use in a floor buffing machine has an outer radial portion and an inner radial portion. The outer radial portion is made from a first hardenable material having a first durometer hardness in its hardened state, an... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5201149 | Lamellar end grinding tool A lamellar end grinding tool is described, which has a support plate provided with a central mandrel for placing on a driving machine, as well as a grinding wheel detachably fixed thereto. The grinding wheel comprises a carrier, preferably made from a fab... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5181291 | Pad support assembly for floor polishing machine A pad support assembly for supporting a buffing pad on a floor buffing machine including a pad support member of disk-like construction having a central overhead portion, an annular peripheral portion for engaging the peripheral portion of a pad positione... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5123139 | Buffing pad assembly A buffing pad assembly for use with a motorized drive tool comprising a cylindrical foam pad and a circular backing plate. The foam pad defines a front side and a back side and has a first circular layer of hook and loop type fastening material secured to... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5003659 | Cleaning apparatus A cleaning tool comprising a base having a generally flat side and a handle structure for grasping by a human hand or for receiving an extrusion member for the handle. The base has a plurality of hook-like elements which cooperate with loop like elements ... | 04/02/1991 |
| 5001804 | Self centering buff pad with low temperature tuft bonding thermoplastic adhesive A buff adapted for self centering engagement with a backup pad comprising a circular body with a first fastener portion on its face surface. The buff includes a stiff flexible backing having a generally planar circular central portion and an annular flang... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4999871 | Device for fixing a fibrous material pad and a surface cleaning machine equipped with said device A fibrous material pad fixing device is provided, comprising assemblies of pairs of metal hooks fixed to a support, the hooks of each pair being opposite each other. The invention applies more particularly to fixing a cleaning disc on a surface cleaning m... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4937910 | White board eraser An eraser for removal of dry ink dust and for conditioning of white boards is provided which includes a stack of fabric layers of semi rectangular shape which are fastened to a jacket cover, which is folded over a central core, the fabric layers having ta... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4907313 | Self centering buffing pad with low temperature tuft bonding adhesive A buff adapted for self centering engagement with a backup pad comprising a circular body with a first fastener portion on its face surface. The buff includes a stiff flexible backing having a generally planar circular central portion and an annular flang... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4811449 | Cleaner A cleaner wherein the upper surface of a main body is provided with fasteners each of which includes a stopper arm portion which is opened and closed by slidably operating an opening and closing lever that is engageable with sides of the main body, while ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4805258 | Battery powered walk behind floor burnisher A battery powered walk behind floor burnishing unit (10). The unit includes a main frame (12) supported by wheel means (18, 20, 36), the main frame being capable of supporting a plurality of batteries (14). At least one of the wheels (18) may be driven. A... | 02/21/1989 |
