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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069521 | Hand-held electrical conductor cleaning apparatus A hand-held electrical conductor cleaning apparatus including a frame having a handle section and a tube section; an abrasive member movably mounted in the tube section; a motor adapted to move the abrasive member inside the tube section; a battery connected to the ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7941888 | Apparatus for cleaning a woodwind instrument The present invention provides an apparatus for cleaning a woodwind instrument including a housing and a motor mounted within the housing, the motor having a rotatable drive shaft extending outwardly from the housing. An elongated cleaning tool is coupled to the dri... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7752699 | Tubing preparation machine A tubing preparation machine is an electrically powered mechanical device housed in one convenient housing assembly. A cutoff assembly is provided that virtually eliminates the need for the reaming and deburring of the cut end of tubing and a cleaner assembly is pro... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7647665 | Apparatus and method for cleaning control rod drive mechanism An apparatus for cleaning a control rod drive mechanism in a nuclear reactor is disclosed. The apparatus may include an inlet opening for inserting the control rod drive mechanism, an outlet opening, a first support ring engaged with a drive mechanism, a second supp... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7412745 | Brushless wire-rope cleaning device A brushless wire-rope cleaner having a base plate, two side members arranged on a base plate at a distance from one another, and a cover extending from one side member to the other side member so that the base plate, the side members and the cover form a channel. A ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7371289 | Cleaning and doping of tubulars Apparatus for cleaning and doping a pin 2 of a tubular 3 during the making or breaking of a string on a well platform. The apparatus comprises a housing 4 having first and second conosed ends 6,7 and arranged in used to be secured at its ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361077 | Tube and duct edge cleaner An apparatus for cleaning a portion of a tubular member comprises a platform; a motor operatively connected to a shaft; a first sliding base driven by the shaft to revolve generally parallel to the platform; a first pinch thumb, including an outer surface, mounted o... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356867 | Rotatable vehicle rim cleaning device A hand-operable brush for cleaning the crevices of vehicle rims includes a handle having adjacent internal compartments and proximal and distal ends. The handle has an outer surface with linear grooves for assisting an operator to maintain a sufficient grip. The dis... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7334289 | Lubricant cleansing apparatus for dry-type wire drawing Disclosed herein is an apparatus for cleaning a lubricant for dry-type wire drawing. The apparatus comprises a case provided with a cover and piercing holes at opposite sides of the case such that a steel wire can pass through the case, a plurality of driving motors... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7294222 | External pipe cleaner Disclosed is a pipe cleaner apparatus that is attached to a pipe fusion machine. The pipe cleaner removes dirt, snow, mud, and other debris from the outer surface of pipe sections prior to the butt fusion process. The pipe cleaner may be a wiper through which the pi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7263737 | Pipe cleaner A tool for simultaneously cleaning inside and outside surfaces surrounding an open end portion of a pipe includes a cleaning arm and a pipe-supporting arm mounted in a head for adjustment of the transverse spacing therebetween. Support portions on the cleaning arm h... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7200889 | Device and process for cleaning electrified contact rail insulators for rail rapid transit systems A device and process for cleaning electrical insulators mounted under an electrified contact rail parallel to a rail track comprises positioning arm(s) attached to a vehicle that travels on the track and a cleaning station with fixed or moveable fingers. The fingers... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7107906 | Device for feeding or removing a printing plate including a pivotal plate storage device having a linearly movable plate support A device for feeding a plate to and/or removing a plate from a printing press includes a plate storage device for holding a new and/or used plate. The plate storage device has a linearly movable plate support. The plate is particularly a printing plate. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7059945 | Pipe weld cleaning machine A pipe joint between welded exposed metal end sections of coated pipe being formed into a pipeline is cleaned before a corrosion resistant film is applied. A cleaning head of a cleaning mechanism is placed with a mounting frame on the pipe in the area of the pipe en... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055278 | Portable tube cleaning system A portable cannon tube cleaning system that includes a trailer designed to be pulled to the field site of a cannon tube to be cleaned; a mechanism securely mounted to the floor of the trailer for providing vertical height adjustment; a main cleaner chassis assembly ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7028361 | Cleaning assembly A cleaning assembly for a pipe. The assembly comprises a sleeve, at least one magnet, and at least one moveable hollow member. The sleeve is moveably disposed on the outer wall of the pipe. The at least one magnet is disposed on the inner surface of the sleeve. The ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026572 | Stripping insulation from flat cables A method for stripping insulation from a region, a so-called window, of a flat cable, a so-called FFC, by means of a laser. The laser used to form the window, preferably a CO2 laser, operates only in the edge region of the window, and in a subsequent step... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7011025 | Flexographic printing plate cleaner A flexographic printing plate cleaner comprises a linear actuator operably mounted relative to a plate cylinder carrying a flexographic printing plate; a frame carried by the linear actuator for movement along a path parallel to an axis of rotation of the plate cyli... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6994823 | Apparatus and method for ventilating endoscope soaking basins The present invention provides an apparatus for removing fumes from an endoscope disinfecting apparatus configured for disinfecting an endoscope with a disinfecting solution. In architecture, the exhaust system includes a fan housing, a fan disposed within the fan h... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6990707 | Cylindrical member maintenance device A cylindrical member maintenance device is comprised of a housing comprised of two hinged halves for being closed around a cylindrical member, such as a stranded steel cable. A rotary helical brush assembly and a rotary longitudinal brush assembly are positioned in ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6986184 | Brush device A brush device has a plurality of different size annular brushes encircling a single cylindrical brush. All brushes are mounted on a drive shaft associated with an electric motor which can be powered by a battery pack or by utility power. The cylindrical brush will ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6983508 | Bolt cleaning system A bolt cleaning system for removing debris from the threaded portions of anchor bolts. The bolt cleaning system includes a shaft member, an inner member attached to the shaft member having an annular member, a first cleaning unit removably positionable within the in... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6960922 | Apparatus for monitoring a sliding contact element in an electrical rotating machine An apparatus for monitoring a sliding contact element in an electrical rotating machine, in particular a generator, includes a holder for the sliding contact element and a sensor for detection of a state variable of the sliding contact element. An evaluation unit is... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6813797 | Adjustable fitting and pipe cleaning brush device The invention is an adjustable wire brush tool for cleaning either the inside or the outside end of a copper pipe or fitting in preparation for soldering the parts together. The tool includes a hollow cylindrical section with a first wire brush on the interior surfa... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6745426 | Copper pipe cleaning system A copper pipe cleaning assembly has an interior cleaning member and an exterior cleaning member, which are easily joined or separated as required, depending on the area of the pipe to be cleaned. ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6735805 | Universal bolt cleaning attachment A motor driven and or mounted cleaning attachment manufactured of a rigid material, having no need for adjustment, for the purpose of clearing multiple bolt pitch diameters and lengths. Consist of plates sandwiched and fastened together. Mounting plate manufactured ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6704964 | Copper pipe cleaning system A copper pipe cleaning assembly has an interior cleaning member and an exterior cleaning member, which are easily joined or separated as required, depending on the area of the pipe to be cleaned. ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6602703 | Photobioreactor A photobioreactor is disclosed for cultivating a photosynthetic organism. This photobioreactor provides innovative features that allow an easy cleaning of the light source. The photobioreactor has a container for containing a liquid culture medium for cul... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6594845 | Brushing tool and method of using the same Tools for brushing an inner surface of a hole are provided including a rotatable shaft, an inlet in fluid communication with a source of pressurized fluid, at least one outlet positioned so as to wet an inner surface of a hole, and a flow path extending b... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6513181 | Device for mechanically cleaning wire rod for drawn metal wires Device for mechanically cleaning wire rod for profiled metal wires, comprising at least one press (3) with gripping jaws (4a, 4b) rotating about the wire rod (2) and supporting an abrasive material (5) , such as steel wool for example, arranged in one or ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6499173 | Culvert cleaning apparatus An apparatus for cleaning culverts and the like, and the apparatus has a longitudinal beam having a first end and a second end, adjustable support legs secured to said first and second ends of the beam, a carriage movably mounted on the beam between the s... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6402851 | Lanthanide oxide dissolution from glass surface A method and product for computer disk drives. Glass substrates are provided having low content of residual polishing particles on the surfaces thereof. An exemplary method includes reduction of residual polishing particle content by immersion of the glas... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6393645 | Adjustable fitting and pipe cleaning brush device The invention outlined in the disclosure is an adjustable wire brush tool for cleaning either the inside or the outside end of a copper pipe or fitting in preparation for soldering the parts together. The tool includes a hollow cylindrical section with a ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6158074 | Pipe cleaning machine An apparatus for cleaning the interior and exterior of a corroded pipe including a pipe shuttle for rotatable holding a pipe being cleaned, a stationary lance assembly for insertion into the interior of the pipe to scrape and clean the interior of the pip... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6153016 | Pipe thread cleaner A pipe cleaner for manually cleaning the threads of pipes of differing sizes includes a body into which is slidably engaged at least one arm with an abrasive member. The abrasive member at the end of the arm extends into an orifice in the body. A single a... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6122790 | Tube end and fitting preparation tool A tube and fitting preparation tool is provided including a base and at least one shaft rotatably coupled to the base. A motor is in communication with the shaft for rotating the same. Mounted on a first end of the shaft is a male brush while a female bru... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6065173 | Cleaning device for copper tubing and copper fittings A cleaning device (10) for copper tubing (12) and copper fittings (14) comprising an outside diameter brush assembly (16) to clean an outer surface of an end of a piece of copper tubing (12) and an inside diameter brush assembly (18) to clean an inner sur... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6023807 | Driving unit for cleaning accessory A cleaning device with adjustable brush bars that are mounted in a cylindrical inner tube and that may be adjusted inwards or outwards in the radial direction by means of an outer tubular piece. A driving unit for such a cleaning device has an open bore i... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6023873 | Gun barrel cleaner A gun bore cleaning system, comprising a cleaning rod with a chamber in handle to accept a capsule of cleaning fluid with a manually operable, resiliant pressure/suction pump with a capability to control and dispense fluid through a hollow rod. An attache... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5946757 | 360° thread cleaner A 360° screw thread cleaner which is a hand operated tool for cleaning the spiral grooves of threads on the exterior of a pipe. It has sliding jaws, which have cleaning bristles, and the jaws adjust simultaneously when a scroll section is rotated either ... | 09/07/1999 |
