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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7389632 | Apparatus for distributing small objects in a fill station Small objects are loaded into blisters of a passing packaging film in a fill station of a packaging machine. An apparatus for distributing the objects to the blisters has a pair of generally parallel rods extending along respective axes and having inner and outer en... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7155768 | Electric-motored floor-surface polisher An electric-motored floor-surface polisher includes a pair of pads juxtaposed in the front and rear or lateral direction of an apparatus frame, each pad being slidably supported to the apparatus frame. A drive pulley coupled to an output shaft of an electric motor t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6979371 | Detergent composition for hard surfaces comprising hydrophilic shear-thinning polymer at very low level A detergent composition and/or solution for floors comprising a hydrophilic shear-thinning polymer at very low level for improved cleaning end result. The solution can be used with conventional implements known in the art, including sponges, cloths and/or sponge, st... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6652086 | Image erasing device, and image display apparatus and image recording apparatus equipped with the image erasing device An image erasing device for erasing an image formed erasably on a recording medium is provided. An image display apparatus equipped with the image erasing device, and an image recording apparatus equipped with the image erasing device are also provided. T... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6550089 | Device for picking-up small-sized litter A device for picking-up small-sized litter from floor and other surfaces is generally disclosed comprising a remote-controlled electric motor with power supply (3) located inside a case (1) standing on supporting wheels (2), and attached rolling litter co... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6516488 | Surface sweeping device A surface sweeping device utilizing a brush connected to an arm first end portion. The second end portion of the arm connects to a shaft rotated by a motor. The arm contacts a cam surface during a portion of the rotation of the crank to raise and lower th... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6067929 | Ceiling texturing device A ceiling texturing device, comprising a drive, a drive shaft attached to the drive whereby the drive rotates the drive shaft, adjustable reciprocating device attached to the drive shaft such that the rotating motion of the drive shaft is converted to rec... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5341536 | Scrubbing device A scrubbing device attachable to rotary power sources comprising a stationary portion, a drive portion, an oscillating portion, and an abrasive portion. Rotary power applied to the drive portion causes the oscillating portion to oscillate linearly allowin... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5331703 | Power driven floor and wall scrubber A power driven floor and baseboard scrubber is provided having reciprocating plates with scrubbing pads thereon arranged to clean an area at an intersection of the floor and the baseboard, on a stair step and its riser. A handle is provided for operationa... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5319820 | Apparatus for cleaning blackboards An apparatus for cleaning a blackboard mounted on a wall including a cleaning head pivotally mounted on a vertical rod so as to be slidable vertically along the rod and rotatable about a vertical axis, into and out of cleaning engagement with the blackboa... | 06/14/1994 |
| 4739836 | Arrangement for use in surface treatment The present invention relates to an arrangement for use in surface treatment. The arrangement includes at least two elongate operating members, the underside of the operating members either being formed to allow for surface treatment or having attached th... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4138764 | Device for scrubbing surfaces A device for scrubbing surfaces having two crank-rocker mechanisms wherein a scrubber element is mounted on the rocking link of each crank-rocker mechanism, the scrubber elements having recessed portions arranged so that as the crank-rocker mechanisms ope... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4137601 | Device for scrubbing surfaces A device for scrubbing carpets having an augularly oscillating scrubber mounted on a frame.... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4097953 | Device for scrubbing surfaces A device for scrubbing carpets having two angularly oscillating scrubbers with recessed portions arranged so that as the scrubbers angularly oscillate, they scrub overlapping areas but do not collide.... | 07/04/1978 |