Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| 7837403 | Shampooing brush A brush is configured with a housing provided with spaced apart inlet and outlet port units. The outlet unit controllably discharges fluid, which fills a chamber, formed within the housing through the inlet port and is pressurized therein in response to an external ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7722274 | Oral care toothbrush An oral care toothbrush includes a head mounted to one end of the handle containing a plurality of oral care elements. An oral care accessory is mounted to the opposite end of the handle. An oral care material dispenser is mounted in the head within the cleaning fie... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7641410 | Toothbrush with dentifrice dispenser A cleaning brush with a dispenser for cleaning product. The cleaning product is stored in a cavity, and is dispensed by pressing on a flexible membrane on one side of the cavity. When thus depressed, the cleaning product is extruded through holes in the head into th... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7337784 | Hairbrush for pets and people that releases active ingredients A hairbrush for people and pets releases a perfume, fragrance and/or other active compositions including insect repellant, hair conditioning composition, dye composition, moisturizing ingredients, or antibacterial compounds when brushed or activated by manually depr... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322364 | Hairbrush for pets and people that releases active ingredients A hairbrush for people and pets releases liquid gel perfume, fragrance and/or other active compositions including insect repellant, hair conditioning composition, dye composition, moisturizing ingredients, or antibacterial compounds when brushed or activated by manu... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7293928 | Toothpaste dispensing toothbrush A toothpaste dispensing toothbrush includes an elongated member and a brush section affixed to a first end of the elongated member. An elongated container is coupled to the elongated member and an outer surface of the predetermined portion and an outer surface of th... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7244073 | Travel toothbrush assembly A toothbrush assembly has two main sections, a toothbrush head that incorporates toothbrush bristles and toothpaste holder. The toothbrush head has a bristle end and a shaft with an enclosed channel connecting the bristle end to a threaded end. A flexible tube exten... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237974 | Toothbrush with toothbrush body and toothpaste container A toothbrush has a toothbrush body, and a handle part wherein a toothpaste container can be removably inserted therein. The toothpaste container has a handle shell part which, with the toothpaste container inserted into the handle part, forms part of the outer surfa... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7210600 | Self contained spoon feeder A disposable spoon having a hollow main housing with a spoon that is releasably attached to the main housing. When the user places a food packet inside the main housing, the spoon pierces the food packet. A movable extruder actuator is operatively attached to an ext... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182536 | Antiseptic applicator with mechanism for fracturing multiple ampoules Hand-held applicators for applying antiseptic are provided. More specifically, the present invention relates to a hand-held applicator having at least one flexible elongated hollow body within which at least two antiseptic-filled ampoules are received, and a mechani... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7128492 | Toothpaste dispensing toothbrush A toothpaste dispensing toothbrush includes a toothpaste reservoir in the handle of the toothbrush. A filling port is defined through the aft end of the handle and screw threads are defined on the handle adjacent to the filling port. The screw threads threadably con... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7112003 | Combined toothbrush, toothpaste and mouthwash device A disposable toothbrush containing a small amount of toothpaste disposed within an internal cavity in the head of the toothbrush and a small amount of mouthwash disposed within an internal cavity in the grip of the toothbrush, where the toothpaste is expelled onto t... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7070353 | Toothbrush with a toothpaste container and a dosing trigger A toothbrush has an axially displaceable trigger at the upper end of a handle to force toothpaste into an extension provided with the brush and which is retractable in the hand. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048459 | Liquid ink writing instrument with a shape memory valve The liquid ink writing instrument has a body containing, from its rear end towards its front end, a reservoir for the ink and a front chamber containing a capillary element for transferring ink coming from the reservoir to a writing head. The front chamber communica... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040541 | Portable shopping and order fulfillment system The present invention relates to an improved order fulfillment system. The system is provided with improved data entry system for selecting items for purchase by a customer, and an improved item collection terminal and order delivery system. The portable terminal to... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7011467 | Oral hygiene kit with dispensing toothbrush An oral hygiene kit comprises a paste-dispensing toothbrush assembly and a cooperatively associated floss assembly. The toothbrush assembly comprises a paste-dispensing brush, a paste pump assembly, a piston, and a paste reservoir. The pump assembly is operable to d... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6966720 | Toilet cleaning apparatus A toilet cleaning apparatus comprising a toilet brush head; a toilet brush handle (2) separated from the brush head by a brush shaft (1); a portion of the brush handle being adapted to contain a cleaning fluid and being in fluid communication with the ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962158 | Hair dye applicator A dye applicator that has an elongated container that doubles as a handle and a comb assembly with an internal longitudinal cavity along its spine. The container is removably connected to the comb assembly to permit the dye to pass through the cavity and to the long... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6918711 | Hand-held self-dispensing applicator The applicator includes a housing having an outer surface, and an internal reservoir for holding the dispensable product (e.g., liquid soap or topical skin treatment or any flowable product). Porous qualities of the housing fluidly couple the internal reservoir and ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6679642 | Toothbrush with reservoir A toothbrush having a water reservoir in the handle and squeezable to force water therefrom through a plurality of spaced apart orifices located at the base of bristles that project from the head of the brush.... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6672783 | Fill, refill disposable toothbrush package A fill and refill disposable toothbrush package comprising of a neck having tufts attached thereon at one end at the traditional location where the head placement on a conventional toothbrush, at the opposite end a hollowed opening that can be integrated ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6599048 | Toothbrush for massaging and protecting gums A toothbrush that utilizes a replaceable brush head having rubber gum guard on its top surface and a triangular shaped rubber pad on its bottom surface. The rubber gum guard is shorter than the height of the bristles and is positioned on the peripheral ed... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6572297 | Pressure modulated free ink marker for producing variable line width A liquid marker system utilizes three primary components to permit marking of lines of various widths from a single nib. The three components are a porous nib, a transfer wick and a squeezable container. Operation relies on different squeeze pressures app... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6572296 | Containers simulating collapsible tubes, packages including such containers, and methods of making them A container for mascara or the like, including a substantially rigid hollow inner member with a large open end and a smaller closed end, and a surrounding flexible sleeve extending from the open end of the inner member beyond the closed end of the inner m... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6543950 | Hand-controlled back brush A hand-controlled back brush includes a handle and an arm portion that are rotatably connected to each other at their respective bevel front end and bevel rear end, so that the handle could be rotated relative to the arm portion within the range from zero... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6488429 | Pressure modulated free ink marker for producing variable line width A liquid marker system utilizes three primary components to permit marking of lines of various widths from a single nib. The three components are a porous nib, a transfer wick and a squeezable container. Operation relies on different squeeze pressures app... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6224283 | Hand-held cleaning device A fluid-containing brush (10) has a housing (11) with a generally cylindrical side wall (12) closed at one end by a base (20) carrying brush bristles (25) and at the other by a removable cap (50). The housing (11) defines a fluid reservoir and the base (2... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6179503 | Brush A toothbrush with a toothpaste reservoir and a simple control delivering mechanism which is associated with an elastomeric valve system for dispensing an amount of oral hygienic paste onto bristles on the toothbrush.... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6171004 | Cleaning apparatus A hand held cleaning apparatus for cleaning small jobs that includes a supply of cleaning fluid. The apparatus (10) includes a body (12) with a reservoir (13) for storing a supply of a cleaning fluid (15). The body includes an opening (17) that is sealed ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6129469 | Lotion application device Disclosed is a handled device that aids one in applying tanning oil, lotion, soap or sun screen to their back region and other hard-to-reach areas. The long handle portion allows the user to reach the desired area with enhanced ease. It consists of an elo... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6065891 | Squeezable liquid dispensing brush A squeezable liquid dispensing brush is provided including an inboard extent and an outboard extent. The outboard extent is coupled to the inboard extent with a plurality of bores formed therein. Also included is a plurality of bristles each having an inb... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6036391 | Hand-held applicator for applying a cleaning or polishing solution to a surface A hand-held applicator for applying a cleaning or polishing solution to a surface including a container housing for containing a cleaning or polishing solution, such as cleaning agents, protectants, waxes, soaps, detergents, etc. Moreover, in this applica... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5921692 | Dentifrice material dispensing and refilling system A dispensing and refilling system for dispensing and refilling dentifrice material comprising a dispensing toothbrush having a hollow cavity and a refilling apparatus for refilling the dentifrice material in the dispensing toothbrush. The refilling appara... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5918995 | Toothbrush with pump A pump toothbrush includes a brush portion, a grip portion and an intermediate arm portion. The grip portion includes a container portion for dental cleansing medium and is connected to the brush portion by way of a pump device to feed the dental cleansin... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5915868 | Portable toothbrush with dentifrice Embodiments of a disposable toothbrush are described, which have a self-contained dentifrice package which is kept unopened until the moment of desired use. The toothbrush has a soft, flexible plastic head for breaking the dentifrice package and sharp, ho... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5909978 | Marker pen In a marking pen, the body of the marking pen containing the cartridge is made air tight except for the opening on the distal end to receive the marker nib and a vent hole. The walls of the pen body are made flexible and the vent hole is provided through ... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5846010 | Toothpaste dispensing toothbrush An automatic toothpaste dispensing toothbrush is provided including a toothpaste containment portion. Such toothpaste containment portion is constructed from a resilient collapsible elastomeric material and has a compartment for housing a tube of toothpas... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5827001 | Brush having displacement member forcing material into bristles A brush, in particular a toothbrush, comprises a head (20) including a plurality of bristles (24) thereon and having at least one opening (26) therein feeding to the bristles (24), a container (2) of paste (4) connected to the head (20), and a control mem... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5762433 | Flea powder brush A flea powder brush (10) comprising a handle (12) to be grasped by a hand (13) of a person. A head (14) having a chamber (16) therein extends from one end of the handle (12). A structure (18) is for holding flea powder (20) on the head (14). A first facil... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5758984 | Conditioning and untangling hairbrush A conditioning and untangling hairbrush (10) comprising a handle (12) having a compartment (14) and an interconnecting passageway (16), whereby the compartment (14) holds a hair conditioner fluid (18) therein. An enlarged head (20) is provided having a ch... | 06/02/1998 |
