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Pizza Pie With Concentric Rings of Crust

A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.

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Class 15/52 - Rotary wiper


Subclass of Class 15 - Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Definition: Machines in which the cleaning instruments are brushes supplemented
No. of patents: 23
Last issue date: 12/04/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7302733Floor cleaning machine using microfiber pad
A cleaning machine for floors and carpets includes a vacuum pick-up in front of the machine for suctioning loose material and debris off the floor. A microfiber cleaning assembly is mounted beneath the machine for cleaning the floor following the vacuum pick-up. The...
12/04/2007
7272870Secondary introduction of fluid into vacuum system
An apparatus and method for minimizing the accumulation of soil and debris within a vacuum system of a surface maintenance machine is disclosed. A secondary fluid, such as pressurized cleaning solution, is sprayed into the vacuum system in order to reduce soil and d...
09/25/2007
7240396Floor cleaning apparatus
A floor cleaner is provided for cleaning a floor, where the floor cleaner has a front and a rear and includes: a sweeper for sweeping the floor; a scrubber, connected to the sweeper and located in the rear of the sweeper, for wetting and cleaning the floor; and a bu...
07/10/2007
7055201Surface treating machine
The invention relates to a surface treating machine which comprises a frame (1) and an undercarriage (2, 3) to enable the machine to move over a surface (S). A head (5) is supported by the frame and includes a drive motor (13) and a tool ...
06/06/2006
7056384Strip brush bowling lane dressing application mechanism
A bowling lane conditioning machine has dressing application mechanism that includes an elongated, non-rotating strip brush which transfers dressing from a dispensing means to another surface, such as a bristle-type, lane-engaging applicator roll, a metal transfer r...
06/06/2006
7013527Floor cleaning apparatus with control circuitry
A floor cleaner is provided for cleaning a floor, where the floor cleaner has a front and a rear and includes: a sweeper for sweeping the floor, a scrubber, connected to the sweeper and located in the rear of the sweeper, for wetting and cleaning the floor; and a bu...
03/21/2006
6979371Detergent 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
6705332Hard floor surface cleaner utilizing an aerated cleaning liquid
A hard floor surface cleaning apparatus includes an aerator, a rotating scrub medium engaging the hard floor surface, a fluid conveyor, and a fluid recovery device. The aerator is configured to produce a foam-like aerated cleaning liquid from a cleaning liquid. The ...
03/16/2004
6585827Apparatus and method of use for cleaning a hard floor surface utilizing an aerated cleaning liquid
A method of cleaning a hard floor surface with a surface maintenance vehicle including the steps of generating a foam-like aerated cleaning liquid, selectively conveying the foam-like aerated cleaning liquid to the hard floor surface and a scrubbing mediu...
07/01/2003
6425169Surface working apparatus
A surface working apparatus includes a surface working head arrangement having a frame member and a plurality of surface working members arranged to depend therefrom in the direction of the surface to be worked, each of the plurality of surface working me...
07/30/2002
6170293Lehr roll cleaning apparatus
In situ lehr-roll cleaning apparatus includes a carriage supported within the space between first and second adjacent rolls, the carriage having a first set of elements contacting the surface of the first roll and a second set of elements contacting the s...
01/09/2001
5979000Motor-driven plate with cleaning tools for floor machine
A head for a floor cleaning machine has a plate rotatable about an upright plate axis and formed offset therefrom with a plurality of downwardly open pockets, respective bearings seated in the pockets, and respective rods rotatable in the bearings about r...
11/09/1999
5964003Scrubber
A scrubber including a longitudinal support having opposed, upper and lower ends. A handgrip is secured to the upper end of the longitudinal support, and a motor is secured to the lower end of the longitudinal support. The motor has an articulating drive ...
10/12/1999
5735959Apparatus spreading fluid on floor while moving
An apparatus of spreading a fluid on the floor includes four rectangular application rotating bodies partially overlapping each other, and four nozzles supplying the fluid provided in rotation areas of the respective application rotating bodies. The rotat...
04/07/1998
5613261Cleaner
A cleaner comprises a driving unit which moves the cleaner, a cleaner unit which cleans an object to be cleaned, a sensor by which a degree of dirt on the object is detected, and a driving controller which controls the driving unit on the basis of the det...
03/25/1997
5611101Floor 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
5287581Cleaning device having at least one rotating cylindrical sponge
A cleaning device for floors or walls, in which water or similar cleaning fluid is continuously applied to the work surface as the device moves along that surface. A power-driven rotary brush is located to exert a scrubbing action on the applied water fil...
02/22/1994
5241724Vacuum cleaner having the function of wet wiping rag
A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a suction opening disposed between front and rear brushes for sucking dirt from a floor. A rag disposed behind the rear brush is rotatably driven about a transverse axis by the reciprocal action of the housing as...
09/07/1993
5199128Method and apparatus for cleaning rubber deposits from airport runways and roadways
A method and apparatus for cleaning rubber deposits from surfaces such as airport runways and roadways is disclosed. The apparatus includes a large vehicle that has the capacity to be loaded so as to effectively add weight to rubber cleaning tires of the ...
04/06/1993
5007210Device capable of suction-adhering to a wall surface and moving therealong
A device comprising a main body and vibration generating means mounted on the main body. The vibration generating means imparts a force in a direction away from a wall surface and a force in a predetermined direction along the wall surface to the main bod...
04/16/1991
4934475Device capable of suction-adhering to a wall surface and moving therealong
A device comprising a main body and vibration generating means mounted on the main body. The vibration generating means imparts a force in a direction away from a wall surface and a force in a predetermined direction along the wall surface to the main bod...
06/19/1990
4252433Method and apparatus for removing a residual image in an electrostatic copying system
A method and apparatus for recovering the residual image from an electrostatic recording surface in an electrostatic copying system which is accomplished by presenting a wiping element in pressure contact with the residual image on the recording surface w...
02/24/1981
3950812Portable wiping machine for wet surfaces
A portable wiping machine for removing water from a wet surface which may be manually moved over the surface and it includes a large drum whose cylindrical surface is perforated and covered with water absorbing material, such as a sponge. The sponge is co...
04/20/1976
 
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