Patents Examined by Randall E. Chin
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Patent number: 11918162Abstract: Retrofit box systems to maximize operational capacity of inaccessible floors are described. The retrofit box system includes a gate complex that provides fluid communication between an inaccessible floor and a box, and a box to deliver a cleaner to the inaccessible floor and adapted for equalizing pressure when the inaccessible floor is under water while minimizing waste seepage from the retrofit box system. The retrofit box system further includes a power system and a control system to deliver the cleaner to the inaccessible floor and remove waste from the inaccessible floor and the box.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Bristola, LLCInventor: Jared Burma
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Patent number: 11917951Abstract: A sweeper head includes a cleaning device, a transmission shaft, and a shield. The cleaning device includes a rolling member rotatable about a first axis and a cleaning element. The transmission shaft is rotatable about a second axis. The shield includes a surrounding portion for surrounding at least a part of the cleaning element. The surrounding portion includes a front surrounding portion and a rear surrounding portion located on two sides of a first plane and the first plane passes through the second axis and is parallel to the first axis. The ratio of a maximum measurement of the front surrounding portion in a direction parallel to the first axis to a maximum measurement of the rear surrounding portion in the direction is greater than or equal to 2 and is less than or equal to 3.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fangjie Nie, Chengxin Pan, Toshinari Yamaoka
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Patent number: 11918163Abstract: A cleaning system includes: a bucket; a liquid-permeable basket located in the bucket, the basket being settable into rotation using a first actuating device and is arranged so that a height of the basket is adjustable in the bucket using a second actuating device; and a cleaning device having a cleaning textile, the cleaning device having a handle on a side facing away from the cleaning textile. The basket is can be both a wash-out basket and a spin-dry basket for the cleaning textile. The second actuating device includes the handle and a ballpoint-pen mechanism, by which the basket is positionable in a first position lowest in the bucket and a second position highest in the bucket by moving the handle up and down.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KGInventors: Uwe Dingert, Carlo Messineo
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Patent number: 11918101Abstract: Provided is a connecting structure for connecting a head assembly and a handle portion of a vibration cleaning appliance, the handle portion includes a handle housing with a hollow portion and a vibration shaft, the head assembly includes a brush handle housing with a handle interface, a blind hole is provided in the middle of the interface, the rear end of the shaft is tightly inserted into the hole; a buckle cavity is provided on the interface, the front end surface of the cavity is a buckle locking surface of the interface; a buckle combination part including a cantilever and a protrusion is provided in the housing along its rear end, the cantilever is formed in and separated from the housing, the rear end of the cantilever is provided with the protrusion, a locking surface of the combination part is provided on the protrusion accommodated by the cavity of the interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: SHANGHAI SHIFT ELECTRICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaoguo Dai, Zhenwu Xu
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Patent number: 11919047Abstract: A machine for the removal of waste from work benches includes plates arranged in a grid, where the machine includes a main body equipped with at least one channel suitable for riding over at least one plate of the grid and for sliding with respect to it in an advancing direction coinciding with the longitudinal development direction. The channel includes a top delimitation, a pair of lateral delimitations, and a downward-facing inlet opening. The lateral delimitations of the channel are defined by respective rotary tools where the top delimitation includes at least one rolling surface capable of rolling in the advancing direction so as to advance on the top edge. The tools have rotation axes inclined with respect to the advancing direction and rotate so as to pull down the rolling surface when they act on the flanks of the plate inserted in the channel.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: C.F. LAMIERE DI FANTINI CLAUDIO DURANTE S. ZANNI M.. & C.S.A.S.Inventor: Simone Duranti
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Patent number: 11920722Abstract: The present invention relates to an intervention drive pig comprising an umbilical. In this scenario, the present invention provides an intervention drive pig comprising an umbilical, wherein the umbilical (6) is manufactured from a low-density material, wherein the umbilical (6) comprises an external covering of material having a low coefficient of friction.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—PetrobrasInventors: Hugo Francisco Lisboa Santos, Ney Robinson Salvi Dos Reis, Maurício Galassi, Lincoln Homero Thome Ferreira, Igor Mendes Ursine Krettli, Hardy Leonardo Da Cunha Pereira Pinto, Tiago Becker, Rafael Antônio Comparsi Laranja, Luciana Porcher Nedel, Laura Amaya Torres, Jose Abel Ticona Larico, Jaime Andrés Riascos Salas, Gabrielle Almeida De Souza, Filipe Paixão Geiger, Fabiano Disconzi Wildner, Eduardo Antonio Wink De Menezes, Eduardo Donadel Basso, David Steeven Villa Salazar, Eduardo André Perondi, Anderson Maciel, Dante Augusto Couto Barone, Juliano Morato Franz
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Patent number: 11910902Abstract: The invention provides a device (1) connectable to an apparatus (1000) with a rotational driving element (1001), the device (1) comprising a connector element (58) for functional coupling to the apparatus (1000), wherein the connector element (58) is configured to be detachably attached to the apparatus (1000), a receiving element (10) for functionally coupling to the rotational driving element (1001), wherein the receiving element (10) has an axis of rotation (A), a base (20) suitable to be connected to a skin treatment element (200), a rotational coupling mechanism (30) for rotationally coupling of the base (20) with the receiving element (10), and an oscillation generator (40) configured to introduce an oscillation movement (45) to the base (20) parallel to the axis of rotation (A) during rotation of the base (20) with a base rotation frequency, based on a periodical repulsion or attraction of a first permanent magnet (41) and a second permanent magnet (42) comprised by the oscillation generator (40), induType: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Robert Godlieb, Sint Baron
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Patent number: 11912559Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning a dispensing nozzle assembly of a beverage dispenser is disclosed. The dispensing nozzle assembly may include a macro-ingredient/diluent outlet and a number of micro-ingredient outlets surrounding the macro-ingredient/diluent outlet. The cleaning device may include a handle, a head end rotatably attached to the handle, a guidance protrusion extending from the head end, a first set of bristles extending from the head end and surrounding the guidance protrusion, and a second set of bristles extending from the head end adjacent to the first set of bristles.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: The Coca-Cola CompanyInventors: Damian James Reec Mycroft, Christopher Dennis, Kok Seng Lee, Brian Barrett
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Patent number: 11896180Abstract: A floor cleaning system having a flat headed mop is provided. The system includes a bucket having a plurality of compartments. At least one compartment is provided for cleaning the flat headed mop to remove dirt and debris accumulated during use. A second compartment is provided for recharging the mop pad with water or a cleaning solution. At least one wringing device is operably coupled to one of the plurality of compartments. The at least one wringing device having an extractor element to remove at least a portion of water or cleaning solution from the mop pad.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Unger Marketing International, LLCInventors: Robert F. Smith, Joseph K. Patterson, William Harrington, Paul H. Adams
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Patent number: 11896178Abstract: A cleaning assembly for a cleaning robot is provided. The cleaning assembly includes a motor, a transmission mechanism coupled with the motor, and a cleaning device comprising a shaft having a first gear coupled with the transmission mechanism and a cleaning module mounted to an end of the shaft. The transmission mechanism is configured to drive the shaft to rotate through the first gear. The shaft is configured to move axially. The cleaning module is configured to clean a surface area.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignees: Yunjing Intelligence Innovation (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Yunjing Intelligence (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junbin Zhang, Weijing Lin, Xingyan Li
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Patent number: 11896116Abstract: An electric toothbrush rotating replacement head device includes a toothbrush replacement head body. The toothbrush replacement head body includes a toothbrush handle and a toothbrush head, the toothbrush handle defines a cavity, the toothbrush head is disposed on a top of the cavity, an inside of the cavity is provided with an elastic connecting rod, a bottom of the elastic connecting rod is provided with a spring limiting disc, a top of the elastic connecting rod defines a first pin hole, the elastic connecting rod is disposed in a compression spring, and the compression spring is disposed on the spring limiting disc. The toothbrush head includes a convex block, the convex block defines a second pin hole, and the elastic connecting rod is inserted into the second pin hole and connected to the toothbrush head through the pin.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN BLUE DREAM DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Mingyuan Li
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Patent number: 11884498Abstract: A pool cleaning robot that may include a filtering unit for filtering fluid; a housing that at least partially surrounds the filtering unit; an impeller configured to induce fluid to pass through the filtering unit when rotated at a first direction; a pump motor for rotating the impeller; a drive system; first interfacing elements that are configured to interface with the pool during at least a part of a cleaning process of the pool; and at least one second interfacing element that extends outside a bottom of the housing without reaching a virtual plane defined by bottoms of at least two of the first interfacing elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: MAYTRONICS LTD.Inventor: Shay Witelson
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Patent number: 11883860Abstract: Methods of using an integrated scraper-sponge having a scraper layer with and edge and fixed between the first and second sponge and/or abrasive layers. The scraper sponge is wetted and applied to a surface that is contaminated. The scraper-sponge is moved about the contaminated surface or dabbed onto the surface. The wet sponge portion loosens residue while the scraper edge scrapes residue from the surface as the scraper is moved about the contaminated surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Sani Products, Inc.Inventors: Jamie Kersey, Daniel Biagi
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Patent number: 11877643Abstract: A tracking attachment for an oral care implement that includes a housing and a tracking unit configured to track position, orientation, or movement of the oral care implement. The housing may define a receiving cavity that is configured to receive a portion of the oral care implement. The housing may include a first housing portion having an inner surface that defines a first portion of the receiving cavity that is open at both of the first and second ends of the first housing portion and a second housing portion that mates with the first housing portion to detachably couple the second housing portion to the first housing portion. The second housing portion may have an inner surface that defines a second portion of the receiving cavity that is open at the second end of the second housing portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Wu Yang, Takahide Okai
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Patent number: 11871838Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a heat brush with a handle and a base. The base includes a heating surface and a bristle that has a protrusion. The protrusion may have any of several structures. Other aspects are also described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: IBEAUTY BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Liam Ben-David, Zhi Yong Deng
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Patent number: 11864715Abstract: Provided is an autonomous coverage robot including: a chassis; a set of wheels; a plurality of sensors; and a mopping assembly including: a fluid reservoir for storing a cleaning fluid; a cloth for receiving the cleaning fluid, wherein the cloth is oriented toward a work surface; a means to move at least the cloth of the mopping assembly up and down in a plane perpendicular to the work surface, wherein the means to move at least the cloth of the mopping assembly up and down is controlled automatically based on input provided by at least one of the plurality of sensors; and a means to move at least a portion of the mopping assembly back and forth in a plane parallel to the work surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: AI IncorporatedInventors: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Renee Bautista, Soroush Mehrnia
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Patent number: 11849896Abstract: A cleaning device for a floor mopping machine comprises a bucket body for containing water, wherein a water removal member and a water feeding mechanism for conveying water from the bucket body to a wiping object of a floor mopping machine are arranged in the bucket body. During cleaning, the water feeding mechanism runs to convey water to the wiping object; and when water is removed, the water feeding mechanism stops running, and the wiping object of the floor mopping machine is wiped with the water removal member. Power of the water feeding mechanism is used for water feeding, and a wiping head is automatically cleaned, and can be wiped dry without any other operation after being cleaned; and the cleaning device is simple in structure, portable to use, less prone to damage and can be freely switched between a cleaning mode and a wipe-drying mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: FORT PLASTIC & METALWORK (JIAXING) CO., LTDInventors: Tao Jiang, Xuan Li, Jing Li, Hao Chen, Hongwei Liu, Yongjian Zhang, Bin Wu
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Patent number: 11850107Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices and medical device accessories. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a tool or accessory for cleaning a medical device. For example, the tool or accessory may clean a fluid delivery lumen of an endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) knife. The tool or accessory may include a housing with a first portion of an elongate member secured within a first portion of the housing and a second portion of the elongate member extending into a chamber of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Allyn N. Jensrud, Todd M. Pfizenmaier, Kathleen M. Laliberte, Rachael Campion
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Patent number: 11839341Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-performance adhesive roll cleaner including: an adhesive tape roll formed by winding an adhesive tape, having an adhesive layer formed on one surface of a warp-knitted fabric base layer, so that the adhesive layer faces outward; and a support body configured to rotatably support the adhesive tape roll; wherein the warp-knitted fabric base layer may be continuously cut at intervals of 2 mm. The present invention may provide remarkable advantages in that the adhesive tape may be easily cut at a desired position during use, and may be used repeatedly due to the excellent initial tack thereof, so that the economic efficiency thereof may be maximized while the waste thereof is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: RAONTRM CO., LTD.Inventor: Jae Ho Hwang
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Patent number: 11832704Abstract: Cosmetic applicators, blenders and aids, and more particularly to a resilient blender that includes an open-cell memory foam surface component that is easily cleanable or disposable in combination with a resilient core component. Further, the core component of the system includes a spring structure for greatly accelerating the rebound of the blender surface from a compressed state to a repose memory or de-compressed state.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Inventor: John H. Shadduck