Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning inventions 04/07

20070089250 - Power floor cleaning apparatus: A power floor cleaning apparatus includes a length-adjustable handle, and a cleaner unit, which is coupled to the handle and has two sweepers for sweeping floor dust into the inside of the cleaner unit, a dustbin, a dust conveyer for conveying dust to the dustbin, a motor-based transmission mechanism for... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20070089251 - Floor cleaner scrub head having a movable disc scrub member: A scrub head includes a first disc scrub member, a movable support having first and second positions, and a movable disc scrub member. The first disc scrub member is rotatable about a first vertical axis. The movable disc scrub member is rotatable about a second vertical axis and is connected... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070089252 - Portable scrubbing apparatus: A portable cleaning apparatus includes a handle and a wheel rotatably mounted to the handle having a plurality of scrubbing elements. A nozzle delivers fluid to the scrubbing elements to effect rotation of the wheel. The scrubbing elements can be secured to the wheel to limit pivoting movement of the... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20070089253 - Methods and apparatus for reducing buildup of deposits in semiconductor processing equipment: An apparatus for cleaning a gas tube includes an actuator and a plunger head attached to the actuator. The actuator is configured to reciprocate the plunger head along a longitudinal axis of the gas tube between a retracted position and an extended position and to rotate the plunger head from... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20070089254 - Drain cleaner guide: Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices and systems associated with a drain cleaner guide are disclosed.... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group, LLP

20070089255 - Kit for multi-piece floor cleaning implement: A traditional floor cleaning implement comprising a plurality of pieces which, when assembled, form the traditional floor cleaning implement and a container for holding the implement. In one embodiment, the kit includes a mop head, a plurality of separate handle sections adapted to be joined together to form a mop... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20070089256 - Toothbrush with inclined bristles: A toothbrush includes an elongated handle having a brushing end, and a brushing head. The brushing head includes a brush member integrally extended at the brushing end of the handle, a plurality of brushing bristles vertically extended from a front portion of the brush member to form a top brushing... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan Suite 128

20070089257 - Wiper blade and vehicle wiper device: A lever of a wiper blade holds a blade rubber. A cover accommodates at least a part of the lever from an opening. A nozzle mechanism has a connecting portion connected to a supply passage. A nozzle portion receives washer liquid that has been sent from the supply passage under... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070089258 - Heated windshield wiper system: A heated windshield wiper system comprises an electrical control circuit, an activation switch and a windshield wiper blade including an electrical heating element. The electrical control circuit is coupled to the electrical heating element and includes timing circuitry configured for allowing a user to select a period of time from... Agent: David O. Simmons Galasso & Associates Lp

20070089259 - Dust pan broom stand: A dust pan includes a scoop having at least three planar contact points, such as edges of the scoop, on which the scoop can stand and a retainer connected to the scoop, to grip a handle of a broom. The dust pan is suitable to support the broom as so... Agent: H. Dale Langley, Jr. The Law Firm Of H. Dale Langley, Jr. PC

20070089261 - Extraction with chemical exothermic reaction heating: An extraction cleaning machine comprising dispensing and recovery systems, the dispensing system including a system for generating heat with an exothermic reaction upon activation for heating the cleaning solution prior to dispensing of the cleaning solution onto a surface. The cleaning solution dispensing system comprises a cleaning solution reservoir to... Agent: Mcgarry Bair PC

20070089260 - Floor cleaning machine debris collection system: A debris collection system for a floor cleaning machine includes a motorized cleaning head attached to a frame of the floor cleaning machine, a carriage attached to the frame, a debris tray, and a de-watering system. The debris tray is removably receivable within the carriage and is positioned to receive... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070089262 - Integrated shop vacuum and air compressor system: An integrated shop vacuum and air compressor system is provided with a wet and dry vacuuming section and a compressor section, each of which is mounted on an easy to relocate trolley with at least three wheels. The vacuum system has a separate motor from the compressor and is independently... Agent: Ernest D. Buff Ernest D. Buff And Associates, LLC.

20070089264 - Suction apparatus for a vacuum cleaner: A suction apparatus for a vacuum cleaner particularly designed for removing mites and dust from textile materials by suction. The apparatus comprises a cylindrical suction tube, which removably connects with a connecting tube for removable connection to an extension pipe of a vacuum cleaner. Movement guidance rollers installed bilaterally on... Agent: Ryndak & Suri LLP

20070089263 - Suction nozzle for a vacuum cleaner: A suction nozzle of a vacuum cleaner includes jet units for jetting air into positions where air streams collide with each other as air is drawn into a suction port of the nozzle from both side portions thereof, so as to prevent substantially the collision of air streams.... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070084002 - Toothbrush: An electric toothbrush having a handpiece, a bristle holder which is arranged on a head portion of the handpiece and is rotatable about an axis of rotation of the bristle holder, and a drive mechanism for the bristle holder. The drive mechanism includes a motor which is arranged on the... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070084003 - Device for removing loose pet hair strands and method thereof: The invention provides a hand held device for removing loose hair strands from at least one of a pet and a fabric which includes a handle member, a hair removal member having a material from a group consisting of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, vinyl, gum and silicone and adhesive for... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070084004 - Disc cleaning machinery, disc cleaning device thereof and rotary brush thereof: A disc cleaning mechanism or device has a rotary brush having a rotary shaft on which a plurality of brushes are mounted and, between adjacent brushes of which a plurality of discs is inserted, and a disc revolution stopper for preventing the discs inserted between the brushes from revolving about... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070084005 - Dust cloth texture: The present invention relates to a dust cloth texture having fiber bundles or bundles of intermingled yarn for dusting formed on a cleaning side of a piece of nonwoven cloth by locally press-fusing. The dust cloth texture is characterized by that a plurality of press-fusing lines are formed on the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070084006 - Disposable dusting article: A dusting article comprises a base sheet, a first fiber layer adjacent to the base sheet, a first sheet adjacent to the first fiber layer, a second fiber layer adjacent to the first sheet, and a second sheet adjacent to the second fiber layer.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070084007 - Securing apparatus for wiper spoiler: A securing apparatus for wiper spoiler is disclosed. The securing apparatus comprises a spoiler plate body mounted with a pair of L-shaped holding plates at the rear top edge of the spoiler plate body, the holding plate having an elongated hole to allow the spoiler plate being mounted onto the... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070084008 - Wiper spoiler: A wiper spoiler is disclosed. The wiper spoiler a top cover having a battery recess at the center thereof and having a top edge mounted with a holding plate provided with a symmetrical elongated holes at the two lateral sides of the plate; a bottom cover having a cavity at... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070084009 - Mop press having top and bottom cam tracks: A mop press having a front wall and a pair of sidewalls is provided. The sidewalls each have a top cam track, a bottom cam track, and a bucket slot. The bucket slot defines a shoulder, where the bottom cam track is positioned below the shoulder. In some embodiments, the... Agent: George W. Rauchfuss, Jr., Esq. Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070084010 - Portable chamois wringer: A device mechanism for wringing and removing moisture in a chamois and rags. This device features a way to easily and quickly install on a support structure and be ready for immediate use. The device is comprised primarily of four general parts: a wringer body containing the rollers; a wringer... Agent: Ritchison Law Offices, PC John D. Ritchison

20070084011 - Dust bag arrangement and filling indicator for floor care apparatus: A floor care apparatus has a housing, including a wall, for storing a dust bag. The dust bag is angled relative to the wall and pressure sensors fill the space between the wall and dust bag. During use, as dust fills the bag, the bag expands and impinges upon a... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20070079455 - Ultrasonic toothbrushes employing an acoustic waveguide: An oral hygiene device having an ultrasound transducer 22 and an acoustic waveguide 24 facilitating the transmission of ultrasonic acoustic energy to fluids in the oral cavity is disclosed. Preferred ultrasound operating parameters for operation in aqueous environments and in dental slurries are disclosed. Devices may incorporate a drive motor... Agent: Speckman Law Group PLLC

20070079456 - Device for suction of waste and contaminating substances from the ground: The invention relates a device for suction of waste and contaminating substances from the ground of the type used in machines for cleaning roads and similar comprising a suction pipe (2) and a recirculation pipe (3), the device comprising: an inlet aperture (2a) of the suction pipe (2a) and an... Agent: R. Ruschena Patent Agent, LLC

20070079457 - Protective structure for brushes of sweeping machines: The invention relates a protective structure for brushes of sweeping machines (30) having a frame (31) and at least one cup-shaped brush (20) supported protruding from the frame (31), said structure (1) comprising a flexible membrane (2), positioned near the cup-shaped brush (20) and suitable to prevent the diffusion of... Agent: R. Ruschena Patent Agents, LLC

20070079458 - Cleaning tool for photographing device: A cleaning tool to remove foreign matter from a light receiving surface of an imaging device in a photographing device includes a body, a planar member, and a connecting member. The body extends in a longitudinal direction thereof. The planar member is provided at the end of the longitudinal direction,... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070079459 - Multi base contact device: A multi base contact device is disclosed. The contact device has multiple bases providing multiple contact faces where bristles are placed for engaging a working surface. A perpendicular wall separates and extends to clean the tongue. This extension to the tongue can structure nodules squeegees arrays of nodules or squeegees... Agent: Brian W. Bradford

20070079461 - Box for receiving an electrostatic fabric: A box for receiving an electrostatic fabric includes a top cover, a sliding member and a bottom cover. The sliding member is received and slidable in the box, and has a fixing portion mounting with an electrostatic fabric and a tongue having a through opening adjacent to the fixing portion.... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20070079460 - Toilet cleaning device: A toilet cleaner (1012) is mounted on a cleaning device and cleaning is effected by bristles (1034) and scrapers (1052, 1053). The toilet cleaner (1012) is discharged from a cleaning device by a pusher on that device sliding down and knocking the toilet cleaner off. The toilet cleaner (1012) is... Agent: Scott A Mccollister Fay Sharpe Fagan Minnich & Mckee

20070079462 - Scouring web and method of making: The present invention relates to a scouring web and a method of making a scouring web. The scouring web comprises a plurality of metal fibers and a plurality of polymeric fibers. The metal fibers and polymeric fibers are combined and a portion of the polymeric fibers secures the metal fibers... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070079463 - Windshield wiper arm with hemmed distal end: A wiper arm for a wiper assembly of an automotive vehicle, the wiper arm being formed in a single piece from a metallic blank and having an inner end portion of generally U-shaped configuration in cross-section that is formed by drawing the blank in a progressive die, and an outer... Agent: Van Ophem & Vanophem, PC Remy J Vanophem, PC

20070079464 - Cleaning box and method for cleaning pipe by utilizing the same: A cleaning box used to catch the waste materials from a vacuum pipe of a working machine is provided. The present invention is characterized in that the cleaning box includes a catch inlet and an air outlet wherein the catch inlet is connected to the vacuum pipe of the working... Agent: J.c. Patents, Inc.

20070079465 - Cleaning station: A cleaning assembly for providing in a single location, a water pressure washer unit and an air blower unit and having a stand providing upright members and a transverse member dividing the stand into upper and lower regions, a divider, dividing the upper region and lower region into a first... Agent: George A. Rolston

20070079467 - Central vacuum cleaner cross-controls: A vacuum cleaning system for use in a structure. System has receiver adapted to receive communication that an appliance has been activated, and a control circuit adapted to control the central vacuum cleaning system upon receipt of a communication at the receiver that the appliance has been activated. Example appliances... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070079466 - Central vacuum cleaner multiple vacuum source control: A central vacuum cleaning system has multiple vacuum sources. The multiple vacuum sources are connected through pipes to wall valves. In use a hose is plugged into one of the valves. A handle is connected to the hose. A wand extends from the handle. Attachments such as a power brush... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070079468 - Central vacuum cleaner control, unit and system with contaminant sensor: A central vacuum cleaning system 3 has a central vacuum unit 17 with a motor 10, a motor compartment 19, and a vacuum chamber 25. The system 3 also has a control circuit 1 for controlling power to the motor 10, and one or more airborne contaminant sensors 15 for... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070079469 - Integrated central vacuum cleaner suction device and control: An integrated apparatus 1 has a cooling section 3, a motor section 5, a suction section 7 and control module 8. The motor section 5 drives the suction section 7 to draw vacuum air 9 through inlet 11 and exhaust vacuum air through outlet 13. The motor section 5 also... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070079470 - Micro powered floor cleaning device: A floor-cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning head having a cleaning device, a control handle connected to the cleaning head for controlling the cleaning head and a micro power source in communication with the cleaning device. The micro power source is lightweight, compact, and rechargeable or replaceable for generating energy to... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070079471 - Cleaning unit of roads and the like: A cleaning unit is provided comprising: a containment chamber (2) defining an accumulation base (10), a suction apparatus (3) including a suction inlet (6) positioned close to the ground, and a filtering apparatus (12), the suction apparatus (3) comprising primary suction means (4) and secondary suction means (5) positioned in... Agent: R. Ruschena Patent Agent, LLC

20070079472 - Air driven hard surface cleaning tool: An apparatus for cleaning solid surfaces includes a housing configured to substantially encapsulate a surface being cleaned, a vacuum port traversing the housing, a high speed rotating coupler assembly rotatably coupled to the housing, a plurality of impeller blades coupled to the high speed rotating coupler, at least one fluid... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070079473 - Upright vacuum cleaner: A vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The vacuum cleaner comprises a cleaner body, a multi cyclonic a primary cyclone and at least one secondary cyclone, a suction source having a suction source inlet and a suction source outlet, a main filter assembly including a main filter element comprising a selectively permeable... Agent: Fleshner & Kim, LLP

20070079474 - Upright vacuum cleaner: A vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The vacuum cleaner comprises a cleaner body, a cyclonic chamber comprising a primary cyclone and at least one secondary cyclone disposed around the primary cyclone, a flow passage guide for guiding the airflow discharged from the primary cyclone to a secondary airflow inlet of the... Agent: Fleshner & Kim, LLP

20070079475 - Device for suction of waste and similar: The invention relates a device for suction of waste and similar, in a machine for cleaning roads and similar comprising a suction pipe (2), an inlet aperture (3) of the suction pipe (2), and a sweeper device (4) of the pipe (2) positioned near the inlet aperture (3) and suitable... Agent: R. Ruschena Patent Agent, LLC

20070074357 - Truck terminal snow screed portable structure: A snow remover for the roofs of trucks and tractor trailers in which a structure of two vertical supports and a cross piece spanning them in supporting a plow rests upon a connected base plate provided with pairs of pockets on each side of the structure to allow for its... Agent: Charles I. Brodsky

20070074358 - Motorized broom: A motorized broom includes a handle, a universal connector, and a cleaning portion. The universal connector is used for connecting the handle and the cleaning portion. Thus, the universal connector together with the handle is rotatable relative to the cleaning portion universally, so that the cleaning portion is angle adjustable... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070074359 - Teaching toothbrush: A toothbrush for setting and communicating brushing time and for providing instructional and encouragement messages during brushing includes a handle with a hollow interior, a controller capable, upon activation, of generating such messages, a power source electrically connected to the controller, a speaker for emitting such messages and a switch... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070074360 - Cleaning tool for mobile electronic devices: A cleaning tool for cleaning mobile electronic devices includes a base member which is manufactured from a first predetermined material and which has a cleaning portion and an elongated handle portion which is attached to and extends from the cleaning portion. A cleaning member is manufactured from a second predetermined... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070074361 - Squeegee device and system with integrated sponge elements: 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: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20070074362 - Disposable liquid absorbing cleaning pad for a hand held cleaning implement having an elongated handle: A disposable liquid absorbing cleaning pad for a hand held cleaning implement having an elongated handle includes a layer of sponge material, a layer of flexible open cell foam material made from melamine resin fixedly attached to the layer of sponge material and attachment structure fixedly secured to the layer... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20070074363 - Extension applicator: An extension applicator has an elongate handle (1, 19, 30) with an applicator end (3) having an attachment section (4, 48) to which an applicator attachment (5) and a mirror attachment (6) separately are attached detachably. An applicator base (7) is attached to the applicator attachment. A mirror base (8)... Agent: Derek R. Van Gilder

20070074364 - Absorbent cleaning pad and method of making same: A surface cleaning pad comprising a pad body and an attachment surface associated with the pad body and positioned to face a cleaning implement is provided. The attachment surface comprises a substantially hydrophilic portion and a substantially hydrophobic portion.... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070074366 - Absorbent cleaning pad and method of making same: A surface cleaning pad is provided having a pad body configured for attachment to a cleaning implement and a tab coupled to the pad body and extending beyond an edge of the pad body. The tab is configured to be grasped by a user of the cleaning implement to facilitate... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070074365 - Absorbent pad with cleaning cuffs and method of making the same: A surface cleaning pad is provided with a pad body configured for attachment to a cleaning implement. The surface cleaning pad also has a cuff coupled to the pad body and extending along a longitudinal extent of the pad body. The cuff has an edge portion having a length dimension... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070074367 - Vacuum bag guide with telescopic nozzle: A vacuum bag mounting assembly for housing a vacuum bag within a vacuum cleaner, where the vacuum cleaner includes a vacuum intake nozzle having an outlet end portion through which sucked in dirt is delivered to the vacuum bag housing assembly, including a vacuum bag storage compartment 1, a vacuum... Agent: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20070074368 - Vacuum cleaner dirt collection system: Dirt collection system for a vacuum cleaner includes a container defining an interior receivable of dirt and having an inlet opening situated below an upper edge thereof, a first deflector plate arranged in the container at least partially over the opening, and a filter arranged above the first deflector plate.... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070074369 - Dual purpose floor cleaning apparatus and method of use: In combination, a removable tool may be selectively attached to the cleaning wand of a carpet extractor to alternatively clean hard surfaced floors, such as grouted tile and when not attached, clean carpeted floors. The removable tool may be sold as an aftermarket item for existing carpet extractors. A method... Agent: Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP

20070074370 - Floorcloth attached suction brush for vacuum cleaner: A suction brush that includes a body in communication with a dust collection apparatus of a vacuum cleaner and having a main suction port formed through a bottom of the body, and a cover for covering the top of the body, the cover having auxiliary suction ports. A pair of... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070074371 - Suction brush for a vacuum cleaner: A suction brush for a vacuum cleaner including a body, the bottom side of which is formed with a suction port; a cover for covering the top side of the body; and an air jetting path for absorbing ambient air from the bottom side of the body and jetting the... Agent: Blank Rome LLP