Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning inventions 06/07

20070143937 - Card cleaning mechanism: A cleaning mechanism for cleaning one or both side surfaces of a plastic card substrate prior to a processing operation occurring on the cleaned side surface. The cleaning mechanism is designed so that two cleaning rollers, one cleaning roller on a first cleaning station and one cleaning roller on a... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070143938 - Electric toothbrush: An electric toothbrush has a casing with a handle and a neck extending from the handle. A rotary drive shaft extends within the casing and comprises two radially opposed offset crank portions at a distal end of the neck. A tuft block is located at the distal end of the... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070143939 - Hygiene for body piercings: A cleaning apparatus for a body piercing includes an elongated applicator having a substantially rigid proximal end, a treatment to be applied to the applicator, and a grip through which the applicator proximal end extends. The grip is used to guide the applicator proximal end into one side of the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070143940 - Three in one paintbrush cleaner and conditioner: A combination tool for cleaning the bristles of a paintbrush includes a plurality of wire strands arrayed on said base in rows and columns, at least one blunt-edged scraper blade arrayed on said base in transversely disposed relation to a longitudinal axis of the tool, and a plurality of comb... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20070143942 - Handle with soft gel cushioning member: The handle construction of the present invention includes a low durometer grip portion that provides comfort and an ergonomic benefit to the user. The handle includes a rigid core with a gel member received in a recessed seat. The gel member preferably has a durometer of 65 Shore 00 or... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20070143943 - Toothbrush having pivoting head: The present invention includes a toothbrush having a handle attached to a head. The head may rotate positions relative to the handle to improve brushing of both teeth and tongue of a user.... Agent: Lafkas Patent LLC

20070143944 - Toothbrush: A toothbrush (1) including a handle (15) and a brushing head (2) with two brushing compartments (3, 4). The upper brushing compartment (3) is engageable by the teeth of the upper jaw and the lower brushing compartment (4) is simultaneously engageable by the teeth of the lower jaw. The handle... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070143945 - Brush: A brush includes a handle and a head having an array of bristles and a paddle with a plurality of apertures formed therein. The paddle and bristles may be formed of silicone.... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070143946 - Multi paint roller connector: A bracket for mounting one or more paint rollers to the shaft of a paint roller frame. A mounting plate carries a pair of roller engaging members extending normal to the mounting plate on opposite ends thereof, each roller engaging member being formed to rollingly engage an end of a... Agent: Robert Berliner Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070143947 - Vehicle wiper device: A pipe member is arranged along a wiper arm. A wiper blade has a lever rotatably coupled to the wiper arm and a blade rubber for wiping a surface to be wiped. A nozzle mechanism has an attachment member attached to the wiper arm, a nozzle member for supplying the... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070143948 - Fixing device for two-part connector and corresponding two-part connector: Fixing device for two-part connectors for connecting electrical conductors, the device comprising a first bush (12) and a second bush (14) adapted to be mounted in respective bores in the two connector parts, the first and second bushes comprising complementary means for removably fixing the first bush to the second... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070143950 - Dust-collectable mobile robotic vacuum cleaner: A dust-collectable mobile robotic vacuum cleaner includes a base frame, a driving device mounted to the base frame, a control device mounted to the base frame and electrically connected with the driving device, a collision-detectable unit mounted to the base frame electrically connected with the control device, and a dust-collecting... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070143951 - Steam cleaner: A steam cleaner includes a main body, a water supply system, a connecting member, a support member, a connector, a dust cleaner, and a cleaning unit. Thus, the steam cleaner provides washing, cleaning, dusting and recovery effects simultaneously, thereby enhancing the versatility of the steam cleaner. In addition, the push... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070143952 - Vacuum cleaner and method for reducing noise generated thereby: A vacuum cleaner has a discharge flow path and a discharged-air filter optimally positioned to reduce noise. The vacuum cleaner includes a body, a dust collection unit positioned in the body to filter foreign matter, a blower fan unit including a blower fan and a motor to generate suction force,... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070143953 - Vacuum cleaner: A vacuum cleaner includes both a main dust separation unit and a secondary dust separation unit. One of the dust separation units is provided on a main body of the vacuum cleaner, and the other dust separation unit is provided on a removable dust collection unit that is mountable on... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20070143954 - Vacuum cleaner with hair collection element: A vacuum cleaner comprises a hair collection assembly having a hair collection element adapted to collection hair from a surface. The hair collection assembly can be mounted to the cleaning head of the vacuum cleaner for movement between a use position in which the hair collection element is in contact... Agent: Mcgarry Bair PC

20070136962 - Swimming pool cleaning apparatus: A submersible cleaner includes a valve within a flow passage for interrupting fluid flow and thus drive the cleaned over submerged surfaces to be cleaned. An element moveable between the valve and a wall surface within the passage reduces a gap formed between them such that flow through the passage... Agent: Carl M. Napolitano, Ph.d. Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.

20070136963 - Butterfly mops with automated scrubber: A butterfly mop includes a compressible cleaning member and one or more automated scrubbers. The compressible cleaning member is adapted to clean flat smooth surfaces through a mopping action and the automated scrubbers may be used when a deep-seated or ingrained soiled area is encountered. The automated scrubbers may be... Agent: Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon

20070136964 - Multimedia toothbrush (toothpix): Disclosed is an electric toothbrush for use with wireless devices. A pressure sensor coupled to a wireless transmitting device determines whether the electric toothbrush is being utilized correctly. When the toothbrush is utilized correctly, the wireless transmitter sends a signal to a receiving device which displays an appropriate output. When... Agent: Ward & Olivo

20070136965 - Variable speed tooth polishing system: A variable speed tooth polishing system including a tooth polisher with multiple polishing head capability, in order to provide therapeutic treatment to gums and guard against undesired exposure to potentially hazardous fluids present during routine dental cleansing and polishing, such as polishing paste, tooth paste, blood, and salivary excretions.... Agent: Gold & Rizvi, P.A.

20070136967 - Adhesive wipe: An adhesive wipe for cleaning a surface is disclosed. The adhesive wipe comprises a backing having a working surface that is substantially planar, adhesive on at least a portion of the working surface of the backing, and at least one spacer strand independently arranged on the adhesive on the working... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070136966 - Lint remover: The lint removal assembly of the present invention comprises a stack of lint remover sheets and a support package. Each sheet comprises a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, an adhesive on a portion of the top surface, and a non-adhesive region on a portion of the... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070136968 - Toothbrush: The object of this invention is to provide a toothbrush which has a structure such that deformed bristles may easily be replaced with new ones. The toothbrush includes a handle having a predetermined length to allow a user to hold the toothbrush, with an insert hole formed in an end... Agent: W. Norman Roth

20070136969 - Hub flange for cast hub brush: The present invention is a rotary brushing tool and method of constructing the rotary brushing tool. The rotary brushing tool comprises a hub portion and a wheel portion. The hub portion has a pair of hub elements, where each hub element includes a central opening, an annular retaining plate portion... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20070136970 - Disc brush: A disc brush has a disc having a face including at least a first portion and a second portion. A plurality of abrasive filaments are fixed to the first portion and extend generally perpendicularly from the disc. The abrasive filaments are arranged around the second portion. The second portion is... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20070130705 - Electric toothbrushes: An electric toothbrush is provided. The electric toothbrush has an elongate body having a handle, a head, and a neck extending between the handle and the head. The body has an interior chamber with a motor. A shaft is operatively connected to the motor. A first movable bristle carrier is... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070130707 - Cleansing device with inclusion: A cleansing device is provided including a face layer having a face layer perimetric edge; a backing layer having a backing layer perimetric edge, wherein at least a portion of the backing layer perimetric edge is coupled to the face layer perimetric edge such that the face and backing layers... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

20070130706 - Disposable applicator: A disposable applicator is disclosed for applying a composition to an exposed surface. The applicator includes a back sheet, a liquid permeable substrate secured to one surface of the back sheet, and a composition applied to the liquid permeable substrate. The composition is capable of being transferred to an exposed... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

20070130708 - Single use applicator: A single-use applicator for amorphous substances comprising a base panel impermeable to the amorphous substance, a frame secured to the base panel, an amorphous substance deposited about the frame, and a thin, flexible cover that is unaffected by the amorphous substance and secured to the base panel to seal the... Agent: Altman & Martin

20070130709 - Methods for employing a cleansing device with inclusion: A cleansing device is provided including a face layer having a face layer perimetric edge; a backing layer having a backing layer perimetric edge, wherein at least a portion of the backing layer perimetric edge is coupled to the face layer perimetric edge such that the face and backing layers... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

20070130710 - Cleaning tool with attachment projections providing additional cleaning functionalities: A cleaning tool, such as a mop, used for cleaning a surface includes a cleaning head having a face with a plurality of projections extending therefrom. A cleaning pad is removably attached to the cleaning head face by engagement with the projections, the pad being formed of a first material... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070130711 - Mounting accessory for the cover plate of a handle: A mounting accessory for installation behind the cover plate of a handle to mount a switch device behind the cover plate includes a body having mounting formations using which the switch device can be fastened to the mounting accessory and a cable clamp for a wire attached to the switch... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.C.

20070130712 - Side brush: Side brushes adapted to be mounted on a sweeping machine and operative as a brush about a rotation axis are disclose herein. The side brushes include a base element and a bristle segment. According to one embodiment, the base element has at least one outer edge and an elongate channel... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20070130713 - Cleaning wipe with textured surface: A cleaning wipe for use in cleaning a surface may be used as a stand-alone product or incorporated with any manner of cleaning tool. The wipe includes a base material having an application face and a plurality of projections extending generally transversely from the application face. The projections may have... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070130714 - Paint roller: A paint roller including a shaft, a handle attached to a first end of the shaft, and at least one of (a) a frame with an axial protrusion, and (b) a flexure joint with one or more functional elements. The frame is configured and arranged to be rotatably secured to... Agent: Brendan Babcodk

20070130715 - Ice scraper: A hand tool adapted to mechanically remove materials such as ice, frost, and/or snow from surfaces such as automobile window glass comprises a longitudinally-extending handle having a front end and a rear end, a scraper disposed adjacent the front end of the handle, a rear grip disposed adjacent the rear... Agent: Knoble, Yoshida & Dunleavy

20070130716 - Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method: A substrate processing apparatus comprises a multifunctional nozzle having a double-pipe structure. An inner flow path of the multifunctional nozzle is connected to a first supply suction system through a supply suction pipe. An outer flow path is connected to a second supply suction system through the supply suction pipe.... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070130717 - Robotic floor cleaner: A robotic floor cleaner includes a main body, which houses a propelling unit for moving the robotic floor cleaner on the floor and a control unit for controlling the operation of the propelling unit to move the robotic floor cleaner on the floor according to a predetermined steering mode, a... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20070130718 - Cleaner having steam generator: A cleaner performs water preheating for a steaming function with power from an external power source, and generates steam with power from a battery provided within the cleaner. The cleaner includes a body, a steam generator provided within the body to generate steam by changing stored water into vapor; an... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070130721 - Extraction cleaning with plenum and air outlets facilitating air flow drying: A portable cleaning apparatus comprises a base module for movement along a surface and a plenum. The base module comprises a base housing enclosing a fan for moving air through the housing from the interior of the housing to the exterior of the housing through an exhaust outlet in the... Agent: Mcgarry Bair PC

20070130719 - Steam floor mop: The present invention discloses a steam floor mop, comprising a handle; a central body inside which a manual water pump, a water tank, and a steam generator are housed; and a floor brush connected flexibly to the central body, wherein the manual water pump, the water tank, and the steam... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20070130720 - Vacuum cleaner and intake port unit thereof: A vacuum cleaner and an intake port unit thereof are disclosed, by which a steam cleaning can be conducted together with a vacuum cleaning. The intake port unit includes a housing. A vacuum intake passage is provided within the housing for passage of air sucked in from the exterior of... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070130722 - Stream generator, method of controlling the same, cleaner using the same and method of controlling the cleaner: A steam generator is provided that includes an external case having an opening that allows an internal space to communicate with an external environment. Additionally, the steam generator may be provided with a supplier that supplies water to the internal space, a heater provided to the opening to generate steam,... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070130723 - Vacuum cleaner: A vacuum cleaner comprising: a cleaner body 3;an elongate handle 5 connected to the cleaner body, the elongate handle being movable between an extended position, extending outwardly from the cleaner body, and a stowed position, in which the elongate handle is positioned substantially adjacent to the cleaner body; wherein the... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20070130724 - Telescopic vacuum-cleaner wand: A vacuum-cleaner wand has an inner tube extending along an axis, having a substantially cylindrical outer surface, and formed with an axially extending row of radially outwardly open latch pockets forming radially inwardly projecting bumps. A middle tube extending along the axis surrounds the inner tube, has a substantially cylindrical... Agent: The Firm Of Karl F Ross

20070124877 - Electric toothbrush: An electric toothbrush includes a handle, a brush head with bristles fixed thereto, a reciprocating bar, an actuator that moves the reciprocating bar back and forth, an actuator receiving recess, an engaging device that engages the brush head with the reciprocating bar so that the brush head moves relative to... Agent: Park Law Firm

20070124878 - Dust removing machine for carbody painting shops: A machine (4) is provided for removing dust from carbodies, before the paint coatings are applied to said bodies. Said machine is built on the principle of feather rollers rotary mounted about their central axis and rotationally driven, such as to engage the carbodies moved forward on a conveyer. At... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070124879 - Multiple head sweeping device: An efficient sweeping device has a handle with a gripping end and a sweeping end. The sweeping end has at least a first brush head and a second brush head. The two brush heads are disposed so that a) when the sweeping end is pressed firmly against a ground surface... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates York Business Center

20070124881 - Combination painter knife and putty storage container: A combined painter knife and putty storage container. A pair of shells are movably mounted together enclosing a putty storage container. The container opens along the length of the shells forming a handle to which is fixedly mounted a painter's knife.... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070124880 - Handheld cleaning implement: A handheld cleaning implement of unitary body construction has a handle section which is connected to an angled cleaning head support section to which the cleaning head, having an element with an abrasive surface like a brush, or a sponge, or other common cleaning head, is connected. The handled section... Agent: Hollstein Keating Cattell Johnson & Goldstein P.C. Willow Ridge Executive Office Park

20070124882 - Cleaning brush structure: A cleaning brush structure comprises an outer sheath mounted to the outer side of an inner sheath, and an actuating body wherein the outer sheath has an elongated positioning slot communicating with an insert hole of the inner sheath for the engagement of an insert portion of the actuating body... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070124883 - Three sided swab: A cleaning swab is for wet or dry use. The swab includes a handle defining a longitudinal axis. The handle is elongated and has a cleaning head end having a tip, and a grasping end. A cleaning head is mounted to the handle. The cleaning head is formed from a... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (illinois Tool Works)

20070124884 - Filler material finishing tool: A hand held tool comprised of an elongated triangular shaped elastomeric applicator tool (20) for spreading, smoothing and feathering filler material which can be utilized with a handle (30).... Agent: John Wayne Kleinhammer

20070124885 - Cleaning device with pivoting tank: The disclosed cleaning device has a suction unit that can be used to take in liquid, a tank that can be used to hold the liquid, a mouth that can be used to pour liquid from the tank, and wheels that form a base. It also has a pivot that... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070124886 - Combination wiper for vehicle outside mirror and front door window: A combination wiper for use in a car is disclosed to include a first wiper for cleaning the lens of one outside mirror of the car, a second wiper for cleaning a predetermined part of one front door window of the car, and a transmission system controllable to move the... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070124887 - Breakaway mounting bracket assembly for a wiper system: The present invention is a breakaway mounting bracket assembly for a wiper system that displaces components of the wiper system below the impact line of a vehicle in the event of, for example, a vehicle-pedestrian impact. The assembly includes a mounting bracket and a grommet removably attached to the mounting... Agent: Bliss Mcglynn, P.C.

20070124888 - Windshield wiper system with tubular drive arm and cavity: This invention relates to windshield wiper system which utilizes a flexible drive arm for withstanding bending loads applied to a wiper. The drive arm may be made of a pull-molded composite material having a relatively low modulus of elasticity and a relatively high elongation factor. The flexible arm twists in... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20070124889 - Trash receptacle cleaning product: A trash receptacle cleaning product has a trash receiving receptacle with side walls and a bottom wall. Side walls of the container extend past the bottom wall, forming a base for the container and a partially enclosed space below the bottom wall of the container. The front wall of the... Agent: Hollstein Keating Cattell Johnson & Goldstein P.C. Willow Ridge Executive Office Park

20070124890 - Remote configuration of mobile surface maintenance machine settings: A mobile surface maintenance machine includes a mobile body configured to travel over a surface, a motorized tool, a communicator, a memory, and a controller. The motorized tool is supported by the mobile body and configured to engage the surface. The communicator is configured to communicate over a network. The... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070124891 - Cleaner and method for controlling the same: A cleaner is provided that includes a head having a base, which is configured to face a surface to be cleaned, and an intermediate connector detachably coupled to a bottom of the base at an upper surface of the intermediate connector. Further, the intermediate connector supports a cleaning member that... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070124892 - Pavement/surface sweeper having a simplified hydraulic system: A sweeper unit well-suited for use for sweeping paved areas includes a debris-retaining hopper with an associated fan assembly that includes an air outlet duct for connection to one side of a pick-up head and an inlet duct for connection between the other side of the pickup head and the... Agent: Wallace G. Walter