Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning inventions 03/07

20070067930 - Cordless pool cleaning robot: A cleaning robot for a swimming pool has a body unit with a battery power pack, adapted to move along the floor and/or walls of the pool. The robot may comprise a tail portion adapted for floating on the surface of the pool. The tail portion may have a float... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070067931 - Cleaner for suction coagulator: A cleaning device for cleaning a tubular device such as a coagulator has a generally cylindrical sidewall and a prong emerging from a base. To use the cleaning device, the coagulator tube is inserted onto the prong and rotated. The device has wipers that will wipe and clean the device... Agent: Peter F Weinberg Gibson Dunn And Crutcher LLP

20070067932 - Cleaning glove and method of cleaning: A cleaning glove and method of cleaning a surface. The cleaning glove comprises a first layer and a second layer that are partially sealed together to form an expanded hand portion between the first layer and the second layer. The partially sealed first layer and second layer form an access... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070067933 - Toothbrush that provides enhanced cleaning and comfort: A toothbrush includes cleaning element support members that enhance cleaning and user comfort while brushing. The cleaning element support members permit a head of the toothbrush to be comfortably received and manipulated within the user's mouth. The toothbrush head includes a first flexible cleaning element support member positioned at a... Agent: Colgate-palmolive Company

20070067934 - Multi-use and decorative bathing implement: A multi-use bathing implement for use in cleansing and exfoliating skin and as a toy, a holder of soap or like products, and a decoration. The bathing implement includes a toroidal sponge component and can also have a removable attachment component. The donut-shaped sponge component is preferably made of mesh... Agent: Howson And Howson

20070067935 - Mop assembly having therein a rotatable device to allow a mop head to rotate relative to stick and a positioning device to allow the stick to be positioned when not in use: A mop assembly includes a rotatable device to allow the mop head to rotate relative to the stick so that the user will no longer need to manually rotate the mop head to continue cleaning the floor using the clean side and a positioning device to allow the stick to... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070067936 - Paint roller frame: A yoke type paint roller frame having a pair of arms joined at one end and each one terminating at the opposite end on which a roller of selected length can be journalled. A cross bar is connected to respective ones of the pair of arms at a preselected location... Agent: David W. Carrithers Carrithers Law Office, PLLC

20070067937 - Sponge for cleaning animal food bowls: A sponge having a predetermined shape in the form of an animal paw selected from a group consisting of a cat, dog, monkey, mongoose and ferret and a method of forming a sponge for use as a cleaning aid for at least one of an animal bowl, an animal dish... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070067938 - Wiper system for wiping a windscreen: The invention relates to a wiper device (1) to wipe a windshield (5) of a motor vehicle with a wiper arm (10) and two connecting rod levers (8), wherein the connecting rod levers (8) are connected to the wiper arm (10) in a plane at fastening points (9) so they... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070067939 - Exclusive jointer of car windshield wiper arm: The present invention is to provide an exclusive jointer of car windshield wiper arm, which comprises a upper cover body and a chassis; wherein, said upper cover body having a round groove cut with V-shaped cross-section is concaved near the bottom side of the front side; a trapezohedron receptacle with... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070067940 - Joint apparatus of car windshield wiper arm: The present invention is to provide a joint apparatus of car windshield wiper arm, which comprises a upper cover body and a chassis; wherein said upper cover body having a round groove cut with V-shaped cross-section is concaved near the bottom side of the front side; a guiding gap is... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070067941 - Joint device for wiper arm of car windshield: The present invention relates to a joint apparatus of car windshield wiper arm, which comprises a gripping cabin and a chassis; wherein, said gripping cabin having a hollow opening perforates through at the junction of the top surface and the front side; a vertical elastic hook is erected at the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070067942 - Receptacle for vacuum cleaner accessories: A clip- or sheath-type holder includes a partial plug-in part and a snap-on part for housing a combination of small parts or individual accessories for the vacuum cleaner. The holder is permanently fixed to the bow of a tubular handle such that the user has all the accessories at hand... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070067943 - Vacuum cleaner with ultraviolet light source and ozone: The present disclosure provides a vacuum cleaner including a nozzle base having a main suction opening and a housing pivotally mounted on the nozzle base. An airstream suction source is mounted to one of the housing and the nozzle base for selectively establishing and maintaining a suction airstream flowing from... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070067944 - Vacuum cleaner with dirt collection vessel having a stepped sidewall: A vacuum cleaner is provided including a nozzle assembly with a suction inlet and a canister assembly. A suction generator and dirt collection vessel ate carried on one of the nozzle assembly and canister assembly. The dirt collection vessel includes a base wall, a stepped sidewall and a dirt collection... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20070067945 - Vacuum cleaner with two stage filtration: A canister vacuum cleaner comprises a base, a recovery tank, and a clean solution tank. The vacuum cleaner can be used for dry vacuuming, wet vacuuming, and can distribute cleaning solution to a floor surface and has means for a fluid distribution system and a recovery system. The clean solution... Agent: Mcgarry Bair PC

20070067946 - Suction brush of vacuum cleaner: A suction brush of a vacuum cleaner includes: a body configured to communicate with a dust collection device and including at least one suction port; a cover configured to cover a top of the body; and at least one rolling pin configured to be rotatably coupled at a bottom of... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070067947 - Implement: An implement comprising a first handle, on which are disposed control elements for the implement, and a second handle. The first handle is adjustable between a first operating position for a two-handed operation in which the implement is adapted to be guided by both the first handle and the second... Agent: Robert W. Becker & Associates Suite B

20070067948 - Central vacuum units with an acoustic damping pathway: Central vacuum units are provided with a canister having a sidewall forming a hollow interior, a vacuum motor disposed within the hollow interior, an exhaust port in fluid communication with the hollow interior, and an acoustic damping pathway. Examples of the acoustic damping pathway can include a plurality of acoustic... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070067949 - Brush assembly for vacuum cleaner and vacuum cleaner employing the same: A brush assembly for a vacuum cleaner includes a brush body having a suction pathway in fluid communication with a cleaner body of the vacuum cleaner; a brush having a suction port in fluid communication with the suction pathway of the brush body, the brush being disposed to rotate at... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070061983 - Surface cleaning apparatus: The invention relates to surface cleaning apparatus for removing contamination from sheet materials such as phototools and liquid crystal display (LCD) screens. The apparatus comprises a base unit having opposing walls for supporting a removable roller cartridge containing at least one cleaning roller and one adhesive roller. Progressive insertion of... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20070061984 - Method and device for repairing or reinforcing an underground pipe: A method for reinforcing or repairing a pipe pulls a liner assembly with a flexible smooth bore liner and a semi-rigid helix that gives non-collapsible characteristics within the damaged pipe for both linear pipe sections and curved pipe sections. The existing pipe is first cleaned with a specially designed brush... Agent: Mathew R. P. Perrone, Jr.

20070061985 - Foldable wiper plate: A foldable wiper plate includes a first plate wing pivotable about a first axis, and a second plate wing pivotable about a second axis differing from the first axis. The first plate wing includes a first lock-in device that releasably interlocks the first plate wing with the second axis.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070061986 - Mitt for removing lint and pet hair: A mitt having two different working surfaces and a multi-step process for collecting and removing lint, pet hair, and the like from target surfaces using the inventive mitt, are provided. The inventive mitt is made up of a hollow flexible body having a palm side surface coextensive with a back... Agent: Holland & Bonzagni, P.C.

20070061987 - Flat mop cover for a mopping device, in particular for floor cleaning: The invention relates to a flat mop cover for a flat mopping device, comprising a large area backing textile (1) having longitudinal edges and transversal edges and having a mopping side (4), which is active in cleaning, and a top side (7), which is used to attach the mop cover... Agent: Ecolab Inc.

20070061988 - Adjustable trowel assembly: An adjustable trowel assembly capable of distributing spreadable material along the work surface at various depths and/or different groove patterns formed in the material by simply adjusting the two overlapping sliding plates of the assembly relative to each other. More particularly, the instant invention is drawn to an adjustable trowel... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.A.

20070061989 - Adjustable concrete step tool: The present invention is directed to a tool for troweling masonry steps which employs a convenient arrangement for swiftly positioning the trowel blade with a slight and easily repeatable consistent slope. To ensure uniformity, the present invention has an adjustable member which rides along the form of the step immediately... Agent: Invent This! Inc. The Law Office Of Anthony R. Carlis

20070061990 - Device for cleansing the skin, a kit including such a device, a method of making such a device and a method of using such a device: A skin cleanser device may include a cleanser member including a cleanser surface configured to be moved in contact with skin. The cleanser surface may be defined by an elastically deformable synthetic material other than a foam, and may include cavities that include undercuts.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070061991 - Cleaning implement comprising melamine foam: The present invention relates to a cleaning implement (1) suitable for hard surface cleaning comprising heat-compressed melamine foam, wherein the heat-compressed melamine foam has been heat-compressed at about 250° C. to about 300° C., for about 1 minute to below about 3 minutes.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070061992 - Apparatus for precise placement of paint medium: An apparatus for precise placement of paint medium with a miniature size paint application palette knife, and a miniature palette knife with multiple blade configurations to produce various effects, and a miniature palette knife that because of its miniature paint application surface permits the placement of painting medium in fine... Agent: Paul Carson Plyler

20070061993 - Windshield wiper assembly having a body made of spring steel: A windshield wiper assembly includes a pair of leaf spring elements. The leaf spring elements are supported generally parallel to each other with a space therebetween. A squeegee is supported within the space between the leaf spring elements. A windshield wiper arm bracket is fixed to an intermediate portion of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070061994 - Windshield wiper assembly having a body made of spring steel: A squeegee for a windshield wiper assembly includes a body having a first pair of cut-out portions on opposite sides thereof. Each of said first pair of cut-out portions receives a leaf spring element of a windshield wiper assembly therein. A blade for contacting a windshield of a vehicle is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070061995 - Drop in liner for a mop bucket to prevent cross contamination caused by harsh chemicals: In combination with a mop bucket having a wringer attachment secured to a top rim portion thereof for wringing excess liquid from a mop, which excess liquid is drained back into an interior portion of the mop bucket prior to a use of the mop. The improvement comprises a molded... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070061996 - Heat exchanger: A heat exchanger for use with a carpet cleaning system having combined exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine and other hot exhaust gases expelled from a vacuum pump as a single input to a heat exchanger for heating the carpet cleaning fluid. A heat exchanger control system permits constant... Agent: Charles J Rupnick

20070061997 - Electric vacuum cleaner: In an electric vacuum cleaner including a communicating tube forming an air trunk which communicates to a suction opening which suctions dust and a vacuum cleaner main body having a communicating tube attachment member attaching the communicating tube, a strain gauge is attached to a floor surface side of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070061998 - Vacuum cleaner: Disclosed herein is a vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner comprises a main body, a dust container installed to the main body, and a handle formed at an outer periphery of the dust container and having a fastening part to allow the dust container to be detachably fastened to the main... Agent: Nath & Associates PLLC

20070061999 - Vacuum cleaning nozzle: An air-powered vacuum cleaning nozzle has an agitator brush rotated by an air turbine powered by a source of suction air. A plurality of air inlet openings are formed adjacent the agitator brush. A generally flat friction drive belt extends from a bearing shaft of the air turbine to the... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20070062000 - Vacuum cleaner with cleaning pad: A vacuum cleaner has a suction nozzle, a housing connected to the suction nozzle and a suction fan and motor assembly mounted to the housing. A dirt collecting receptacle is mounted to the housing and is in communication with the suction nozzle and suction fan and motor assembly. A support... Agent: Jay F. Moldovanyi Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070056124 - Automatic swimming pool cleaners: Automatic swimming pool cleaners are detailed. The cleaners may employ filter bags with novel stiffeners to help retain their optimal debris-collection shapes in use. They additionally may include bags made of material having sanitizing properties or additives, allowing water sanitization to occur as water flows through the bags themselves. Cleaners... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070056125 - Water conservationist: The Water Conservationist is a unique battery operated motorized cleaning device that will do the labor of a many household chores for the consumer. It is unique in the fact that it conserves water while doing all these chores. The stem and actuator in the water compartment controls the amount... Agent: Katherine Williams

20070056126 - Apparatus for cleaning internal components of electronic equipment: A cleaning apparatus with an integrated cleaning sheet for cleaning the internal working components of a piece of electronic equipment along a predetermined media path. The cleaning apparatus includes a base material having a leading end and a trailing end. A cleaning sheet is disposed proximate the leading end of... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20070056127 - Toilet cleaning implement: A toilet cleaning implement having a plunger with an elongated handle and a compressible cup attached to one end of the handle. The cup defines a cavity open at one end. An elongated rod is longitudinally slidably mounted to the handle and movable between an extended position and a retracted... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle & Citkowski, P.c

20070056128 - Toothbrush: A toothbrush includes a head and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements for enhanced cleaning of the teeth. The tooth cleaning elements include cleaning elements that define a radial array arrangement for better retention of the dentifrice. A radial array may be strategically disposed in an off-axis arrangement within other... Agent: Colgate-palmolive Company

20070056129 - Cleaning device for golf accessories: A device for cleaning golf accessories may include an elongated handle, a removable brush assembly slidably inserted within one end of the handle, and a removable scraper block connected to the same one handle end but within an upper portion of the handle directly above the removable brush assembly. The... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070056130 - System and method for preserving paintbrush bristles: A system and method for protecting bristles that includes a sleeve sized and shaped to be slideably received over a handle attached to the bristles, the sleeve formed of breathable material to facilitate drying of the bristles, and the sleeve formed of rigid material to support the handle and the... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070056131 - Wiping plate: Disclosed is a wiping plate (1) for accommodating a replaceable wiping cloth (2). Said wiping plate (1) comprises an essentially plate-shaped support plate (3) with an elastically resilient foam member (4) that can be fixed to the bottom face thereof. The foam member (4) is provided with at least one... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070056132 - Paint roller: A paint roller comprises a liquid-impermeable tubular core member 6 with an engaging element 9 having a male structure of a separable fastener and a height of 0.3 to 4.0 mm on a surface thereof, and a cover member 8 with a female structure and a loop on the inner... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070056133 - Surface finishing tool: A tool for spreading material such as drywall compound generally comprises a plate, a handle, and a frame. The plate includes a first edge and second edge that are substantially parallel to one another. A frame is coupled to the first edge of the plate, and a handle is coupled... Agent: Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070056134 - Mechanized rotary brush cleaner for sedimentation tanks: An arrangement for cleaning algae and other debris from the various surfaces within a sedimentation tank includes one or more mechanized rotating scrubbing brushes. In contrast to conventional arrangements that use rectangular, non-mechanized brushes, the rotational brush elements of the present invention are more effective and efficient at removing a... Agent: Wendy W. Koba

20070056135 - Electric vacuum cleaner: In a partition wall 26 positioned between a coarse dust air passage 31 through which coarse dust that has been separated in a separating section 16 and passed through an approximately straight cylindrical separating main body part 17 passes with sucked air and a fine dust air passage 32 through... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070056136 - Vacuum cleaner with noise suppression features: A vacuum cleaner includes a cyclonic airflow chamber that facilitates the separation of contaminants from a suction airstream. The airflow chamber includes a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet, with the chamber inlet being fluidically connected with at least one of a suction nozzle and an above-the-floor cleaning tool. An... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070056137 - Belt disengaging device for a vacuum cleaner: A vacuum cleaner comprises a motor-driven rotatable agitator coupled with a shaft of the motor through a belt. A belt disengaging device for a vacuum cleaner comprises a pin that is movable through an arc of less than 180° between an engaged position and a disengaged position, at which the... Agent: Mcgarry Bair PC

20070056138 - High volume brush cleaning apparatus: A method for the rapid removal of unwanted debris from a substrate such as an electronic component like unfired greensheets employs a high velocity straight through brush design. This brush employs a large chamber housing and vacuum slots, which create a high velocity vacuum draw for the rapid removal of... Agent: Delio & Peterson, LLC

20070056139 - Vacuum cleaner having brush motor using deceleration rate: A vacuum cleaner includes: a main body; a suction brush configured to draw particulates into the main body; a motor installed at the main body; and a decelerating unit configured to connect a driving shaft of the motor with an impeller to transfer a rotation force of the driving shaft... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070050930 - Cleaning shoe for coatedpipe: A cleaning shoe designed to remove coating and irregularities from the interior of cast iron or pipe or the like utilized a generally rectilinear frame or core having at least one surface which is designed to remove such coating or irregularities from a rotating pipe when brought into contact with... Agent: Robert J. Veal

20070050931 - Toothbrush: An oral care implement, such as an electric toothbrush, is ergonomically configured for the anatomical structures of children. In one embodiment, a toothbrush is provided with three dimensional sections in visually appealing or recognizable shapes for promoting more frequent of brushing by children. In another embodiment, a toothbrush includes user... Agent: Colgate-palmolive Company

20070050932 - Device for sealing a beverage-dispensing apparatus: This invention relates to the beverage-dispensing field. In particular, the invention relates to devices and methods for maintaining the cleanliness of taps through which beverages are dispensed.... Agent: Patrick J. Halloran, Ph.d., J.d.

20070050933 - Variable diameter filaments: The present invention discloses filaments with varying diameter along its length. This variation in diameter along the length of the filaments, when assembled into a toothbrush tuft improves both the interproximal cleaning and the scrubbing effectiveness of the toothbrush.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070050934 - Cleaning tool sheet and cleaning tool: The present invention relates to a cleaning tool sheet and a cleaning tool capable of use for wiping cleaning by contacting the surface of objects to be cleaned in various locations. In a cleaning tool sheet (1), fiber bundles (3) are laminated on one side face of a base sheet... Agent: Sherman & Associates

20070050935 - Paint roller frame: An improved paint roller frame made from a single length of rod having a first 90 degree bend delimiting a first segment formed at one end thereof and adapted to form an axel about which a paint roller can be rotatably mounted, and second and third bends delimiting second and... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20070050936 - Window and lens glass cleaning system: In a window and lens glass cleaning system for a window/lens glass of a motor vehicle, a washer nozzle, a heating element and a nonreturn valve are in each case arranged on or in a retaining part. The retaining part is fastened on a wiper arm which can pivot over... Agent: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

20070050937 - Mobile robot system having a plurality of exchangeable work modules and method of controlling the same: Disclosed is a mobile robot system having a plurality of exchangeable work modules, thereby providing a mobile robot capable of performing various functions at a low cost. The mobile robot system comprises a plurality of work modules, which perform different works, respectively; a module station for connecting the plurality of... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070050938 - Steam cleaner and steam cleaner nozzle attachment: This invention is to a steam cleaner and steam cleaner nozzle attachment. The steam cleaner nozzle attachment has a scrubbing implement that is very effective in cleaning essentially any type of substrate that is in need of cleaning. It is particularly effective in removing water insoluble materials from a substrate... Agent: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.l.p.

20070050939 - Vacuum cleaner with final filtration compartment for reducing noise: A vacuum cleaner is provided including a housing having a nozzle assembly with a suction inlet and a canister assembly with a dirt collection vessel receiver. A suction generator is carried on the housing. A dirt collection vessel is received in the receiver. A final filtration compartment is provided on... Agent: King & Schickli, Pllc

20070044258 - Wiping device with drive, unit for treating floors with the device and processes for wiping a flat surface with the device and the unit: The invention relates to a novel wiping device for cleaning surfaces, characterized in that a motor drive is arranged inside a web width covered during wiping movements.... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070044259 - Automatic window cleaning apparatus: A window cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning mechanism that is mounted for movement relative to a window. The cleaning mechanism includes one or more cleaning tools, such as a brush and a wiper blade, and an onboard hydro-mechanical motor that provides the motive force for moving the cleaning mechanism. The... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070044260 - Foldable brush: A foldable brush includes a housing, a support seat movably mounted in the housing, a bristle unit mounted on the support seat to move therewith, a rotation member rotatably mounted on the housing and connected to the support seat to drive the support seat to move in the housing axially,... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070044261 - Scrubber mat: There is disclosed a scrubber mat having a backing, a plurality of loops and an attachment device. The plurality of loops may be attached to a front side of the backing. The attachment device may be attached to a back side of the backing. There is also disclosed a process... Agent: SocalIPLaw Group LLP

20070044262 - Sealant hand tools: A hand tool set having a) a first hand tool with a knife end and a claw end for preparing surfaces for better accepting putty or putty like materials and b) a second hand tool that smoothes and shapes a seal or sealant placed in the prepared surface. The first... Agent: Robert J Jacobson Pa

20070044263 - Microfiber chalkboard eraser: The microfiber chalkboard eraser has a central core fully covered by a microfiber cleaning sheet with a finger holder cap covered on its top. The microfiber cleaning sheet cleans the chalkboard cleaner and reduces the air borne chalk dust compared to commonly used chalkboard erasers. The microfiber cleaning sheet has... Agent: Craig W. Schmoyer Cascio, Schmoyer & Zervas

20070044264 - Compact collapsible squeegee: A compact collapsible squeegee for wiping fluids from smooth surfaces including a telescoping handle having a hinged joint at one end and a wiper support attached to the hinged joint to pivot from a closed position with the wiper support substantially parallel to the telescoping handle to an open position... Agent: Canady & Lortz

20070044265 - Liquid-dispensing attachment for vacuum cleaners: A wall-mountable mounting bracket and fluid-dispensing attachment for a vacuum cleaner. The attachment can be used to dispense cleaning fluid to an area to be cleaned. The fluid is sucked up along with dirt by the vacuum. A remotely-activatable valve allows user's to selectively shut off the flow of fluid.... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070044266 - Vehicular wiper frame: A vehicular wiper frame and a rubber blade that mounts to the frame are provided. The frame allows the rubber blade to exert vertical pressure against a windshield for a secure contact between the two surfaces. The frame includes a slot in which a mounting portion of the rubber blade... Agent: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

20070044267 - Adjustable wire rope cleaning device: An adjustable wire rope cleaning device comprising a first base plate and a second base plate, each having opposite ends and two longitudinal sides. Side bars are at the longitudinal sides of at least one of the first base plate and the second base plate and are aligned along an... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070044268 - Dust-sucking arm of an air cleaning machine: A dust-sucking arm of an air cleaning machine includes two flexible ducts respectively connected between two rigid ducts and between one rigid duct and the wind-guiding opening. Three pivotal bases are assembled at the outer sides of the rigid ducts and the flexible ducts. Two parallel connecting rod units are... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070044269 - Heating system for a portable carpet extractor: A portable extractor apparatus is shown which includes a wheel mounted base having a solution tank for dispensing and recovering cleaning solution. A cleaning wand is connected to the solution tank and has a head which contacts the surface to the cleaned for dispensing and recovering cleaning solution. A fluid... Agent: Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, LLP

20070044270 - Pneumatic cleaner: A pneumatic cleaner that can be worn as a backpack has a reduced unit overall depth. The impeller shaft is mounted at an acute angle. Tangential airflow chambers are disposed around the motor assembly and substantially surround the impeller. Two of the airflow chambers extend substantially the entire overall unit... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070044271 - Vacuum collection device useful in yard maintenance: A portable, vacuum-powered collection device is useful in yard maintenance and other similar applications where debris, some of which may be bulky, is being collected. The collection device makes use of a receptacle adapted to be worn on a user's back during operation. The receptacle has an opening for emptying... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.