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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141958 | Device for holding the head of a toothbrush The device for fixedly holding the head of a toothbrush in a processing machine comprises holding parts with a support surface that is formed on a holding flange. The holding flange is inserted between the bristle carrier and the holding plate of the head of the too... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7175238 | Process and arrangements for producing a toothbrush, the toothbrush, and also the use of the toothbrush A method and a device are described for manufacturing of a toothbrush from a starting-material which comprises a handle that runs into a neck part which divides into two equal and diverging arms/head parts, in which the bristle-carrying surface (bottom surfaces) of ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7167054 | Reconfigurable power control for a mobile terminal Power control circuitry that is configurable as either a Low Dropout (LDO) voltage regulator or a switching DC—DC converter for controlling a variable supply voltage provided to a power amplifier of a mobile terminal is provided. The power control circuitry includ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 6988777 | Process for producing a toothbrush The invention relates to a toothbrush which is produced by AFT and has a head part and at least one carrier element connected thereto, in the case of which the front surface of the head part, said front surface being formed by the top surfaces of the at least one ca... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6962160 | Mascara brush A mascara brush serves to apply a mascara mass onto the eyelashes. It comprises a plurality of bristles that are secured between two twisted wire segments and extend out from the wire segments. The free ends of the bristles are tapered wedge-shaped in cross section.... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6588851 | Clamp for retaining bristle bundles of various sizes A method of exerting a uniform force on bristle bundles in a clamp. Holes in a locking plate in a clamp are adjusted such that when the clamp is engaged, a specific force is exerted on the bristle bundles. The adjustment allows the holes to be displaced b... | 07/08/2003 |
| 5893612 | Apparatus and method for rounding fiber ends of brushes Apparatus for rounding the ends of brush fibers made of thermoplastic material includes a system for moving a smooth treatment surface relative to brush fiber ends at a relative speed and for a selected time to cause the brush fiber ends to be heated to t... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5863102 | Method and apparatus to permit attachment of bristles to toothbrushes with resiliently flexible heads and to thereafter permit the trimming and end rounding of such bristles Methods and machines are disclosed to attach tufts of individual bristles to a toothbrush with a resiliently flexible head, wherein the flexible head may be segmented with joints connecting adjacent segments or it may be angled or curved or combinations t... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5431484 | Process and apparatus for producing brushes An apparatus (1) is used in the production of brushes for the preparation of completely processed bristle bundles. Bristle strand material (4) is thereby conveyed with the aid of a feed mechanism (5) to a grinding device (6) where its free ends are proces... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5176427 | Bristle treatment For the treatment of bristles of brushes, the bristles are fixed in spaced manner from the use-side ends, which are cut to size and subsequently treated by a planar abrading surface arranged at right angles to the bristle extension and all of whose points... | 01/05/1993 |
| 4998779 | Apparatus and methodology for producing rounded brush tips Apparatus and methodology for rounding the bristle tips of twisted wire brushes. Each twisted wire brush is mounted in a carrier by means of a spindle which permits the brush to be rotated along its longitudinal axis. The melting of the synthetic bristle ... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4989919 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing compliant brush seals A method and fixture (10) for assembling compliant seals (30) includes an aligning member (12) having a grooved surface (14) for receiving a plurality of loose bristle elements (16). The bristle elements (16) are received within the grooves (26) and align... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4944561 | Process and apparatus for producing bunches of artificial or natural brush material A process for producing brush heads is disclosed which includes providing a bundle of brush material, which is separated into a plurality of bunches of brush material to provide respective brush heads. The plurality of bunches of brush material are insert... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4884849 | Apparatus for manufacture of end brush This invention relates to a new and useful apparatus and method of manufacture of an end brush, comprised of thermoplastic bristles. The apparatus comprises a fiber feed guide eye for fiber skein, a fiber bundle adjustable aperture plate, electric inducti... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4854645 | Brush manufacturing machine Brush-manufacturing machine of the type equipped with a drum (1) for the transportation of the brush bodies (2) along the various processing stations, having the characteristic that the drum (1) is equipped with brush body holders (12-13-14-15) which at l... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4818028 | Universal brush clamp Universal brush clamp characterized by the fact that it consists essentially of first and second elements between which a brush body is clamped, the clamping distance between these above-named elements being adjustable so as to be able to adapt the brush ... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4768837 | Brush body holder An apparatus for positioning or holding a brush body for insertion of bundles of bristles is provided. The apparatus comprises a carrier movable relative to a fixed guide and having a pivotable brush body holding mounted to it. A follower slidably mounted... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4603912 | Brush manufacturing machine A brush manufacturing machine comprising a brush body carrier for holding a brush body by its opposite ends, the carrier including two clamping components disposed in line with each other for engaging the opposite ends of the brush body, the clamping comp... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4255224 | Machine for the manufacture of brushes A machine for the manufacture of brushes having at least one brush head mounting structure for brush heads. The mounting structure is pivotal about two axes and furthermore is longitudinally movable. The machine comprises a bristle bunch holder for holdin... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4218096 | Device for handling brush bodies made of flexible material Device for handling brush bodies made of flexible material, characterized by the fact that it mainly consists of the combination of means for liberating brush bodies one at a time, means which punch holes in this brush bodies and means which maintain the ... | 08/19/1980 |
