Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning inventions 02/07

20070039108 - Electrostatic dust-sticky cleaning device: An electrostatic dust-sticky cleaning device comprises a handle; a driving element being a hollow rectangular box body; a pull rod being slidable in a slot of the box body; an interior of the box body being installed with a unidirectional gear; a driving belt winding around the unidirectional gear; a... Agent: Yu-hung Sung

20070039109 - Toothbrush: Disclosed herein are toothbrushes. The toothbrushes are self-standing and are oriented in an upright position when resting on a support surface. In some arrangements, the toothbrush can have a stamp. A closure of the toothbrush can be removed to expose the stamp. The toothbrush has an ink source that deposits... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070039110 - Flexible conductive static control brush assembly: A flexible conductive static control brush assembly includes first and second brushes disposed on a common backing strip. Each brush includes a plurality of filaments disposed inwardly from opposite edges of the backing strip. Bands overlie outer end portions of the filaments adjacent edges of the backing strip, with the... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070039111 - Golf equipment cleaning apparatus: A golf equipment cleaning apparatus having: a shell member, wherein the shell member includes an outer liner, an inner liner, and a cavity, and wherein the shell member is configured for retaining a bladder member at least partially within the cavity; a bladder member, wherein the bladder member includes an... Agent: King & Partners, PLC

20070039112 - Brush head and toothbrush with the brush head: A brush head and a toothbrush with the brush head are provided. The brush head includes a body having a front end, a back end opposing the front end, and two opposite sides; and a brush member mounted on a surface of the body and being formed with a plurality... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20070039113 - Toothbrush having needle-shaped bristle tapered at one end and manufacturing method thereof: A toothbrush tufted with needle-shaped bristles. The bristles are formed of polyester resin. The bristles are 0.1 to 0.2 mm thick before tapering, 13 to 18 mm long, tapered 4 to 8 mm only on one end with a tapered tip thickness of 0.01 to 0.08 mm, and planted to... Agent: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

20070039114 - Cleaning swab, integrated handle system and method of making same: A cleaning swab has an elongated handle defining a longitudinal axis and having a diameter. The handle has a cleaning head end. A cleaning head is formed from a sheet of non-linting material having a predetermined thickness so as to form a predetermined cleaning head diameter. The material forms a... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (illinois Tool Works)

20070039115 - Surface wiper: A surface wiper having a swivel and swivel lock.... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070039116 - Body scrubbing device: A body scrubbing device (1) having a plurality of scrubbing elements joined together to form a predetermined shape, preferably a ball-shape. The scrubbing elements are preferably a mesh (2) and cloth (3). A rope (4) may be secured to the body scrubbing device (1) so as to easily permit a... Agent: Edward M. Livingston, Pa

20070039117 - Mopping system and method of use: A mopping system and methods of its use are disclosed. A mop assembly includes a mop head that is adapted to be spun around a generally vertical rotational axis thereof when the mop head is fixed within a mop head spinning means of a bucket assembly. When the mop head... Agent: Quickpatents, Inc.

20070039118 - Suction hose supporting structure for upright type vacuum cleaner capable of being converted to canister type: Disclosed herein is a suction hose supporting structure of an upright type vacuum cleaner capable of being converted to a canister type. The vacuum cleaner comprises a main body having a suction port and a discharge port, a suction unit having a dust collecting port and a discharge opening, an... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070039120 - Main body mounting structure of upright type vacuum cleaner capable of being converted to canister type: Disclosed herein is a main body mounting structure of an upright type vacuum cleaner capable of being converted to a canister type. The mounting structure comprises a main body having a suction port and a discharge port formed thereon and including a suction device inside the suction port, a connection... Agent: Nath & Associates PLLC

20070039119 - Vacuum cleaner with headlamp: A cleaning apparatus includes a base having an electric motor. A cleaning head is configured to be removably attached to and fully supported by the base and moved with the head along a surface to clean the surface. The cleaning head has a headlamp for illuminating the surface.... Agent: Stephen D. Scanlon

20070039121 - Upright type vacuum cleaner capable of being converted to canister type: Disclosed herein is an upright type vacuum cleaner capable of being converted to a canister type. The vacuum cleaner comprises a main body having a suction port and a discharge port, a suction unit having a dust collecting port and a discharge opening, and on which the main body is... Agent: Nath & Associates PLLC

20070039122 - Vacuum cleaner with drive assist: A base has wheels, including a drive wheel, for wheeling the base over a floor. A handle, including a handgrip, is connected to the base for propelling the base by manually applying a force to the handgrip. A motor has an output shaft coupled to the drive wheel. A controller... Agent: Stephen D. Scanlon

20070039123 - Vacuum cleaner: This document discusses, among other things, a cleaning apparatus including a housing, at least one fan contained within the housing, a suction inlet in communication with a low pressure side of the fan and defining a suction flow path extending into the suction inlet, and a gas outlet proximate the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070039124 - Exhaust structure of vacuum cleaner: An exhaust structure of a vacuum cleaner prevents reduction in vacuum force by air leakage resulting from inclination of a dust container towards one side, and permits reduction in use of a sealing material. The exhaust structure comprises a main body having a suction port and a discharge port formed... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070039125 - Filter mounting structure of vacuum cleaner: Disclosed herein is a filter mounting structure of a vacuum cleaner. The filter mounting structure comprises a main body of the vacuum cleaner having a suction port and a discharge port, a suction fan at an air passage extending from the suction port to the discharge port, a dust collection... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070039126 - Angle control apparatus for upright type vacuum cleaner: Disclosed herein is an angle control apparatus for an upright type vacuum cleaner. The angle control apparatus comprises a main body having a suction port and a discharge port formed thereon and including a suctioning device inside the suction port, a suction unit having a dust collecting port and a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070039127 - Dust container of upright type vacuum cleaner and supporting structure for cover thereof: A dust container of an upright type vacuum cleaner, and a supporting structure for a cover of the dust container are disclosed. The dust container comprises a circular cover having a suction port and an exhaust port, a guide member attached to a lower surface of the cover to guide... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070039128 - Vacuum-cleaner nozzle: The invention relates to a vacuum-cleaner nozzle for vacuuming an underlying surface, having a suction channel which opens out into a suction mouth. In order to form the vacuum-cleaner nozzle such that it has a relatively pronounced suction action for a sustained period of time, it is proposed according to... Agent: Lipsitz & Mcallister, LLC

20070033751 - Method for shaping a roll cleaning brush, and a cleaning brush shaped according to the method: The invention relates to a method for shaping a roll cleaning brush (1), particularly for working rolls, for use in metal and, in particular, aluminum hot strip mills, comprising a brush lining (2). The inventive brush also comprises a supporting base body (3), which is mounted at one end and... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20070033752 - Dryer duct & drain cleaning device: A dryer duct cleaning apparatus and method for cleaning and maintaining the interior of most types of dryer ducts, including clothing dryer ducts and related vents. The apparatus is made up of a flexible coil connected to a rotating device at one end and a cleaning brush or accessory at... Agent: Wood And Eisenberg, PLLC

20070033753 - Endoscope cleaning pad: A cleaning device for cleaning a medical instrument such as an endoscope, which includes a fabric, wipe, or sponge impregnated with a composition which comprises: an enzyme such as a protease, alcalase, cellulase, lipolase: a surfactant and a humectant present in an amount to ensure that sufficient water is absorbed... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070033754 - Hair brush with curved styling surfaces: A hairbrush (10) has rounded outer surfaces (23, 25) of hinged heads (22, 24) that, when the brush is closed, achieve a closed form that is generally round or spherical in cross-sectional shape. Another aspect of the present invention includes inner head surfaces (26, 28) that support bristles and that... Agent: Steven A. Garner, Esq. Conair Corporation

20070033755 - Squeegee device and system: A device with a squeegee configuration and an absorbent material positioned between protruding squeegee walls for treating a working surface with wiping edges of the squeegee configuration and the absorbent material is disclosed. A device, in accordance with the invention, comprises a curved squeegee and means for coupling the curved... Agent: James A. Gavney Jr. Haverstock & Owens LLP

20070033757 - Toothbrush: The invention pertains to a toothbrush (1) with a brush head (2), from a surface (10) of which bristle clusters (11-17) protrude. According to the invention, at least one bristle cluster (11) is surrounded by an annular depression (21) in the surface (10). The invention improves the mobility of these... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070033756 - Toothbrush having needle-shaped bristles with various end points and manufacturing method thereof: A toothbrush having needle-shaped bristles with various end points and a method of manufacturing the same. The needle-shaped toothbrush bristle, folded in an asymmetric U-shape to outwardly expose both ends thereof at a height difference ranging from 0.5 to 2 mm and disposed on a head portion of the toothbrush,... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20070033758 - Brush provided with retractable bristles to facilitate removal of tangled hair strands: A brush includes a brush body, a plurality of bristles, an operating member, and a biasing member. The brush body includes an upper wall, a lower wall that is aligned with the upper wall along a transverse direction, and that is movable relative to the upper wall, and a guiding... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070033760 - Applicator especially for mascara: In an applicator, especially for mascara, hair dye, or similar cosmetics, comprising an oblong main body connectable to a rod, said main body being made of a comparatively hard synthetic material, also a tubular bristle body having bristle-like, radially outwardly projecting extensions made of a relatively soft synthetic material, provision... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070033759 - Brush for applying cosmetic substances: In a brush for applying cosmetic substances, especially a mascara brush or hair coloring brush, which is injection-molded from plastic as one piece and comprises a first section for connection to a rod and a second section, said second section having a main body from which a plurality of bristles... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070033761 - Standing duster article: A standing duster article consisting of a dusting portion and a spiral handle, wherein the dusting portion is comprised of a segmented intermingled yarn layer, a hot-meltable nonwoven fabric layer, a smooth nonwoven fabric layer, and a nonwoven/woven fabric layer; the segmented intermingled yarn layer is interleaved between the hot-meltable... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070033762 - Deformable crank for windscreen wiper mechanism, comprising an oblong quadrilateral hole: The invention relates to a crank (14) which is intended for the windscreen wiper mechanism of a motor vehicle. The inventive crank is of the type that comprises a horizontal body (16) having a first end (14a) which is linked in rotation to a wiper arm and a second end... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070033763 - Cable swiper: A cable swiper, in particular usable with distance measuring cable sensor, for cleaning a cable passing through in a linear manner, with at least one swiper brush, whose bristles touch the external circumference of the cable, and which are each held with their other ends and in a particularly C-shaped... Agent: Head, Johnson & Kachigian

20070033764 - Cleaning apparatus for cylinder surfaces of a printing machine and spray nozzle for such a cleaning apparatus: A cleaning device for surfaces of cylinders of a printing machine is provided, having at least one nozzle 23 with a nozzle opening 4 for a jet of cleaning fluid 13, a distribution line 22 for cleaning fluids, in which the nozzle 23 is inserted, as well as a cleaning... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070033765 - Hand-holdable vacuum cleaners: There is provided a hand-holdable vacuum cleaner, comprising: an electric motor; an electrical on-off switch for operating said motor; a fan connected to an output shaft of said motor; an airflow pathway comprising an inlet for dirty air, an outlet for clean air, and a collection chamber located in fluid... Agent: John Yun Black & Decker Corporation

20070033766 - Home vent cleaning system: A vent cleaning system capable to being used in the home to remove allergens, dust and other debris and pollutants from our heating and cooling vent system. The vent cleaning system is operable to attach to either a person's vacuum cleaner or a wet/dry vacuum. By attaching the hose to... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20070033767 - Cleaning pad for vacuum cleaner: The claimed invention provides an apparatus for use with a vacuum cleaner nozzle having an intake opening with a flow area that receives a flow of working air. The apparatus comprises a cleaning pad with a structure that permits the working air to pass through the pad. The cleaning pad... Agent: Stephen D. Scanlon

20070022549 - Method and apparatus for cleaning hearing aids: A method and apparatus for cleaning a hearing aid provides a housing having a motor drive and speed control. A rotary chamber is mounted to the housing and driven by the motor drive. A drive shaft can be provided connecting the motor drive and the rotary chamber. The rotary chamber... Agent: Garvey Smith Nehrbass & North, LLC

20070022550 - Lint removal apparatus: A disposable lint removal device that is a ring shape with a flat square, rectangular, circular or other shaped piece of adhesive mounted onto it. Any finger slides into the ring with the mount piece either on top or bottom of the hand. A protective layer is removed from the... Agent: Arnold & Ferrera, L.L.P.

20070022551 - Hair brush: A hair brush comprised of a grip handle section that provides for the embedding of a vegetable bristle section and combing bristles, wherein the vegetable bristle section is a multisided protruding, flower blossom shape, the unique feature of which includes the following. Due to the flower petal-shaped exterior structure, the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070022552 - Dental hygiene device: A dental hygiene device including a finger-receiving portion 12 configured and dimensioned to snugly fit over at least a portion of a finger of a user (not shown) and a handle portion 14 extending from the finger-receiving portion 12, the handle portion 14 being sufficiently long to permit gripping thereof... Agent: Hahn And Moodley, LLP

20070022553 - Microfiber cleaning apparatus with cleaning pad removal feature: A cleaning apparatus is comprised of an elongate handle and a cleaning head at one end of the handle. The cleaning head includes a pair of panels that can be moved relative to each other. The panels support a micro fiber cleaning pad. The cleaning pad can be released from... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20070022554 - Paint roller assembly: A paint roller assembly includes a roller support having head and neck portions and a support tube defining an axis, a coupling unit, and a roller unit. The support tube has a free end, and a plurality of spaced-apart apertures in fluid communication with an axial hole in the roller... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070022555 - Cleaning apparatus: Laminated cleaning apparatus comprising a pad of synthetic material having a front side scrubbing surface with a colored wear indicator attached to the back side of the pad and a hook and loop attachment fabric secured to the wear indicator for mounting the pad and wear indicator combination to a... Agent: Hanes & Schutz, LLC

20070022556 - Wind deflector with symmetrical geometry: A resilient windshield wiper assembly is disclosed which comprises a resilient wind-deflector portion molded or extruded to provide a receiving hollow for insertion of a support beam. The resilient wind-deflector portion has a feature strategically positioned and structurally effective to prevent the resilient portion from being rotated or twisted around... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070022557 - Wiper arm for a windshield wiper device: Disclosed is a wiper arm (10) for a windshield wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle. During operation this wiper arm is able to move in a pendulum fashion in a plane (E) over a windshield and is comprised of at least a first part (12) and a second... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070022558 - Method and apparatus for improving windshield wiper performance using a vibrating windshield wiper blade: A method is provided for improving the wiping capabilities of a windshield wiper by causing the windshield wiper blade to vibrate or oscillate in a direction parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the blade during a windshield wiper sweep. The vibrating mode causes less wear on the blade due to... Agent: Robert K. Tendler

20070022559 - Mop bucket bag insert: An insert is provided for a mop bucket application to capture dirty water and/or clean water during floor mopping. The insert can be made of flexible PVC vinyl or of a similar substance giving the user the ability to quickly install the insert into a mop bucket. When the insert... Agent: Charles Y. Lackey

20070022560 - Central vacuum system and method for treating the system: A method and device for treating a central vacuum system is provided for cleaning, deodorizing, disinfecting, adding fragrance and/or removing static electricity from the tubing network of the vacuum system. The treatment device is a cloth or other object that has been treated with a treating agent. The method includes... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20070022561 - Portable hairstylists' station and method: A portable hair stylists' station includes a case and a vacuum cleaner, the vacuum cleaner including a canister associated with the case and a hose connected to a suction opening of the canister. A method for conducting a hairstyling business is also disclosed.... Agent: White, Redway & Brown LLP

20070022562 - Multi-position cleaning device handgrip: A handgrip for a floor cleaning device is provided. In a first aspect, the handgrip has a handle base, a yoke attached to the handle base, a carrier member pivotally mounted to the yoke, and a grip mounted to the carrier member. The grip has a grip axis oriented along... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070022563 - Water filtered dust collector: The present invention discloses a water-filtered dust collector, which comprises a housing with a handle. A battery package is disposed at one end of the housing, and a suction nozzle is disposed at the other end. A suction nozzle mounting is disposed at the bottom of the suction nozzle. A... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070022564 - Bag hold-down for dust collection system: A vacuum bag hold-down arrangement for a dust collection system maintains a negative pressure in the space between a dust collection drum and a plastic film liner or bag in the drum. A cyclonic separator at the station separates the dust from an air flow and deposits it into the... Agent: Bernhard P. Molldrem, Jr.

20070022565 - Vacuum cleaner equipped with bag compartment including a bag cage: A vacuum cleaner includes a housing, a suction generator carried by the housing, a bag compartment and a bag cage. The bag compartment is defined by a bag compartment wall including an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet. The bag cage is received in the bag compartment. The bag cage... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20070022566 - Floor cleaning apparatus equipped with removable half-plenum: A floor cleaning apparatus includes a nozzle assembly having a suction inlet and a canister assembly having a housing including a dirt vessel receiver, a wall and a compartment. The wall includes an airpath opening. A dirt collection vessel is held in the receiver and a suction generator is held... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC