Patents by Inventor Michael E. Gailes

Michael E. Gailes has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Machines for scrubbing or finishing floor surfaces
    Patent number: 5477578
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machine having a carriage for movement on a floor surface. The carriage has structure for rocking the carriage with respect to a floor surface. A workhead assembly is pivotably mounted on the carriage for movement between a first working position and a second rest position. A biasing structure acts on the workhead assembly to move the workhead assembly from one of the positions to the other. Rocking of the carriage allows the workhead assembly to move under influence of the biasing structure from one position to the other position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Assignee: Numatic International Limited
    Inventors: Christopher R. Duncan, Michael E. Gailes