Abstract: A foreign particle removal system for removing a foreign particle from a surface of an object has a tool gripper which grips a particle removal tool. A tip of the particle removal tool has a sticky tip portion. The sticky tip portion has an apex region at a remote end of the sticky tip portion and a flank region adjoining the apex region. The tool gripper holds the particle removal tool at an oblique angle with respect to the surface so that the flank region of the sticky tip portion faces towards the surface. The tilted particle removal tool is conveyed with the tool gripper to contact the foreign particle on the surface with the flank region of the sticky tip portion and a force is exerted onto the surface to attract the foreign particle onto the flank region. The particle removal tool may then be lifted away from the surface together with the foreign particle.

Abstract: An inventive tool enables easy removal of label media from tight spaces, such as removal of a spine or cover label from the label pocket of a notebook binder. The tool is generally flat, skinny, and long and has an adhesive capture end and a handle end. The adhesive capture end utilizes a low- to medium-tack pressure sensitive adhesive to capture the entrapped label media when the tool is inserted into the pocket. Modes of providing a pressure sensitive adhesive end include spray application and double- and single-coated films and other media.

Abstract: An adhesive roller assembly is provided having a non-cylindrical roller. The non-cylindrical roller is rotatably affixed to a handle's distal end. In addition, adhesive tape is helically wrapped about the roller, and the adhesive tape includes perforations so as to facilitate the breaking of the adhesive tape into individual segments. Because the roller has a non-cylindrical circumferential surface, the adhesive tape is deformed to have a non-cylindrical exterior. The roller, and consequentially exterior of the adhesive tape, can take various forms. In preferred embodiments, the roller and tape exterior have a concave, convex, undulating, dimpled or bumpy surface. The adhesive tape is made of material providing increased elongation.

Abstract: A debris collector that collects debris and prevents the debris from falling on the ground is disclosed. The debris collector includes a collector bin and at least one cling element. The collector bin collects debris and is collapsible for easy portability. The cling element clings the collector bin on a substantially flat surface underneath where an operation such as drilling is required to be performed such that debris, falling while drilling, drop into the collector bin and prevents debris from falling on the ground. The cling element is at least one layer of adhesive. The debris collector collects debris formed during various operations. The debris collector further includes a closure element for closing the debris collector after debris has been collected. Further included is a cleaning tool or debris collecting element that facilitates collecting debris that has fallen on the ground.

Abstract: Provided is a sticky cleaner whose adhesive face can be easily renewed and whish is less susceptible to roll-loosening. The sticky cleaner provided by this invention comprises a PSA tape having an adhesive face on the first face of a substrate. The PSA tape forms a PSA tape roll wound with the adhesive face on the outside. On the first face of the substrate, the PSA tape comprises a first layer formed of a PSA and a second layer formed of an acrylic viscoelastic material. The adhesive face comprises first sections where the first layer is exposed and second sections where the second layer is exposed. The second sections protrude further out of the PSA tape roll relative to the first sections. The PSA tape roll shows an unwinding force F0 at 0° C. and an unwinding force F30 at 30° C.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for improved composition of floor coverings, utilizing bio-renewable materials, is disclosed. Floor coverings, or tacky mats, may be used in cleanroom environments to capture particulate matter from foot and equipment traffic. Bio-renewable materials may include thermoplastic starch (TPS) blends made from sustainable raw materials such as corn, tapioca, or the like. These bio-renewable materials may be blended and coextruded with synthetic or petro-based polymers. This reduces the environmental impact on production and disposal of the floor mat, while maintaining the physical and mechanical properties demonstrated by pure synthetic polymers.

Abstract: This invention provides a sticky cleaner used for removing organic dirt deposited on an article surface. The sticky cleaner comprises a dirt-collecting member that collects the organic dirt upon contact with the article surface. The dirt-collecting member has an acrylic PSA in an area that comes in contact with the article surface. The dirt-collecting member exhibits a hardness of 90 or less in the area that comes in contact with the article surface.

Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning golf equipment. The apparatus includes a flexible outer layer shaped to form an exterior surface of a pouch, a flexible inner layer shaped to form an interior surface of the pouch, and a water impermeable layer disposed between the flexible outer layer and the flexible inner layer, with each having edges that are coupled together to form an opening of the pouch. The flexible inner layer is made from a textured fabric for wet-cleaning golf equipment and the flexible outer layer may also be made from a textured fabric for drying and dry-cleaning the golf equipment. The apparatus includes an anti-wicking barrier disposed on the interior surface. The anti-wicking barrier may prevent moisture from inside the pouch from escaping the pouch.

Abstract: A cleaning pad for electronic devices includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer has a top surface and a bottom surface. The second layer has a top surface and a bottom surface removably attached to the top surface of the first layer. The bottom surface of the second layer includes an interior portion fabricated from a cleaning material for cleaning a display of an electronic device, and an exterior portion surrounding the interior portion and fabricated from an adhesive material. The interior portion of the bottom surface of the second layer is sealed between the exterior portion of the bottom surface of the second layer and the top surface of the first layer.

Abstract: A tape dispensing device for disposal around a cigarette lighter. The present invention includes a tubular support defining a central opening and on which a roll of tape is wound, such as a roll of duct tape. The device further includes a lighter having a body in which fuel is stored and an ignition source on an upper end thereof that is removably positionable within the central opening of the tubular support. The body of the lighter is secured to the periphery of the central opening of the tubular support via a press fit. In some embodiments, the roll of tape is wound directly on the body of the lighter without the use of the tubular support. The present invention eliminates the need to carry the two products separately, which saves time and frustration and prevents people from becoming stranded without adhesive tape.

Abstract: A flexible tubular tape product includes a hollow tape tube formed from a spiral wound strip of overlapping pressure sensitive adhesive coated tape. The hollow tube defines an empty interior core space. The outside surface of the hollow tape tube is coated with the pressure sensitive adhesive. A flexible core shaft is positioned inside the interior core space of the hollow tape tube in order to impart some body and ease of handling to the tape tube product.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a transport unit, a printing unit, a fixing unit, and a control unit. The transport unit transports a first printing medium having an adhering matter and a second printing medium other than the first printing medium. The printing unit forms an image on the first printing medium. The fixing unit heats and presses the first printing medium at a fixing temperature. The control unit executes a printing operation on the first printing medium and executes a cleaning operation based on a usage amount of the first printing medium. In the printing operation, the first printing medium is transported by the transport unit, an image is formed on the first printing medium, and the first printing medium is heated and pressed by the fixing unit. In the cleaning operation, the second printing medium is transported and is passed through the fixing unit.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, an image forming apparatus comprises a fixing section, a sheet housing section, and a sheet passing controller. The fixing section fixes a developer by heating a label paper onto which the developer is transferred. The sheet housing section houses a cleaning sheet from which adhesive leaking out from the label paper and adhering to the fixing section is removed. The sheet passing controller conveys the cleaning sheet from the sheet housing section to the fixing section.

Abstract: A flexible tubular tape product includes a hollow tape tube formed from a spiral wound strip of overlapping pressure sensitive adhesive coated tape. The hollow tube defines an empty interior core space. The outside surface of the hollow tape tube is coated with the pressure sensitive adhesive. A flexible core shaft is positioned inside the interior core space of the hollow tape tube in order to impart some body and ease of handling to the tape tube product.

Abstract: An adhesive cleaning system for cleaning surfaces provided with a cleaning unit including at least two support arms in a spaced apart and parallel relationship with each other. Each of the support arms has a stop edge, a free end and at least one annular ridge. A first roller and a second roller each include a roller core rotatably receiving at least one of the support arms, respectively. An adhesive sheet is transferable between the rollers, with the adhesive sheet including a release liner, a first adhesive layer, a second adhesive layer and a backing layer. During use the first adhesive layer is exposed when wound on one of the rollers, with the second adhesive layer is exposed when transferred to the other roller, thereby provide multiple uses of the adhesive sheet.

Abstract: The present invention is a device for storing an unused toilet plunger and providing easy access when plunger is need. The plunger holder is mold and mildew resistant and machine washable. It consists of a waterproof mat with a vertically raised edge around its surface edge to prevent soiled plunger water from dripping off of the mat and onto the floor or surface. The mat can be of a solid color or clear, showing the floor color through. It can also have a design which is bound between two layers of rubber, a base layer and a clear top layer. The holder is small and can conveniently fit beside and to the rear of the toilet where most plungers are already kept.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus configured for removing debris or lint from clothing by agitating lint and then rolling it off. The cleaning apparatus includes a handle with a first end and a second end, a cleaning roll support extending from the handle second end and terminating at a distal end, an agitator arm extending from the handle second end parallel to the cleaning roll support and terminating at a distal end and an end cap rotatably connected to the agitator arm distal end. The end cap is configured to be rotatable between an open position away from the cleaning roll support and a closed position in which the end cap engages with the distal end of the cleaning roll support.

Abstract: An outsert for affixing to a product package includes a base layer, a top layer, and a printed document. The base layer includes a perforated region arranged to be aligned with a tear tape on an outer wrapping of the package. The top layer is arranged on the base layer and has one or more edge regions adhered to the base layer. The printed document is enclosed in an inner volume established between the base layer and top layer. A laminate layer can be disposed in the inner volume between the top layer and the printed document to increase the rigidity of the outsert.

Abstract: Garments having a pocket designed with a microfiber drying panel are provided. A representative garment includes a garment material, a body section that is made of the garment material and covers a body, at least one limb section that is made of the garment material and covers a limb of the body, and a pocket section that is located at either the body section and the at least one limb section. The pocket section includes a slit section on the garment material. A top portion of the slit section is attached to a top portion of a microfiber drying panel.

Abstract: A material which exhibits auxetic characteristics and control of thermal expansion characteristics while experiencing significant stress reduction is disclosed. The material has a repeating pattern of void structures along both lateral symmetry lines and longitudinal symmetry lines.

Abstract: A glove or mitten, worn on the non-writing hand, in which a set of erasers is disposed on the palm and fingers of the glove and one or more writing instruments (e.g., whiteboard markers) are disposed on the back of the hand. Instead of continuously holding onto an eraser while writing, the set of erasers allow the user to easily erase markings on the board. The glove can hold a number, e.g., four, markers on the back the hand. The user can easily retrieve the markers while writing on the dry erase surface.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus configured for removing debris or lint from clothing by agitating lint and then rolling it off. The cleaning apparatus includes a handle with a first end and a second end, a cleaning roll support extending from the handle second end and terminating at a distal end, an agitator arm extending from the handle second end parallel to the cleaning roll support and terminating at a distal end and an end cap rotatably connected to the agitator arm distal end. The end cap is configured to be rotatable between an open position away from the cleaning roll support and a closed position in which the end cap engages with the distal end of the cleaning roll support.

Abstract: The disclosed tape cleaner comprises an adhesive tape roller, a support roller inserted in the adhesive tape roller and supporting the adhesive tape roller, an upper cover having both sides connected to both sides of the support roller and partially covering the outer circumferential surface of the adhesive tape roller, a rotary cover having both sides connected to both sides of the support roller, partially covering the outer circumferential surface of the adhesive tape roller, on the inside of the upper cover, and rotatable by 360° in both directions about the longitudinal direction of the support roller, and a handle connected with the upper cover. Both the adhesive tape roller and the support roller rotate about the longitudinal direction of the support roller, and the adhesive tape roller, the support roller, the upper cover and the rotary cover are all attachable and detachable.

Abstract: A lint and fuzz ball removing device is disclosed comprising at least one blade attached to an easily grasped and maneuvered body allowing for the quick removal and or detangling of lint, hair and pill balls. The blade surface is entirely covered with particle removing hooks or finger-like projections, including a plurality of flat surfaces, and edges of the blade, allowing for the quick and easy removal of lint, hair, fuzz and pill balls of any shape and size, across broad surfaces or hard to reach areas of clothing and fabric.

Abstract: The disclosed tape cleaner comprises an adhesive tape roller, a support roller inserted in the adhesive tape roller and supporting the adhesive tape roller, an upper cover having both sides connected to both sides of the support roller and partially covering the outer circumferential surface of the adhesive tape roller, a rotary cover having both sides connected to both sides of the support roller, partially covering the outer circumferential surface of the adhesive tape roller, on the inside of the upper cover, and rotatable by 360° in both directions about the longitudinal direction of the support roller, and a handle connected with the upper cover. Both the adhesive tape roller and the support roller rotate about the longitudinal direction of the support roller, and the adhesive tape roller, the support roller, the upper cover and the rotary cover are all attachable and detachable.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a chuck cleaner includes a support, an adhesive layer, and a support substrate. The support includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion provided between the first portion and the second portion. The support substrate is provided between the support and the adhesive layer. The support substrate includes a first region fixed to the first portion, a second region fixed to the second portion, a third region provided between the first region and the second region and having variable distance from the third portion, a fourth region provided between the first region and the third region and separated from the support, and a fifth region provided between the second region and the third region and separated from the support.

Abstract: Provided is a cleaner that can easily and efficiently remove organic dirt accumulated on a flat plate surface such as a display-input member (touch panel member) in a portable device. The cleaner (10) provided by the present invention is a pressure-sensitive adhesive plate surface cleaner (10) that comprises a pressure-sensitive adhesive body (30) having a removable pressure-sensitive adhesive and is used so as to allow the pressure-sensitive adhesive body (30) to contact a flat plate surface (2) of a plate such as a portable device (1) having a flat surface in order to remove organic dirt accumulated on the plate surface (2).

Abstract: A device for quickly cleaning a variety of surfaces is provided that preferably utilizes a positive capture roller and three-dimensional capture matrix. In particular, the roller is tacky and is in close relationship with a three-dimensional capture media. The roller may be refreshed by a washing mechanism and the media may be replaceable.

Abstract: A cleaning device has a cylindrical housing with a semi-cylindrical cradle and a semi-cylindrical cover which is rotatably mounted in the cradle. A roller is rotatably mounted in the cover and has an adhesive sleeve thereon. Because the cradle, cover, roller and sleeve are coaxial, it makes the device an easily usable cleaning device.

Abstract: A cleaning film designed to remove foreign matter and particulates from working surfaces of cleaning wafers used in semiconductor processes. These processes include wafer sort test for cleaning of probe card pins and FEOL tooling for cleaning during wafer handling equipment and wafer chucks. The debris collected on the cleaning wafer working surfaces is removed by the particle removal film allowing the debris and foreign matter to be discarded. The use of the cleaning film allows the operator to refresh the cleaning wafer without use of an outside vendor and eliminates wet washing and the use of solvents in the cleaning process.

Abstract: There is provided a reticle chuck cleaner A for cleaning a reticle chuck of an apparatus, as a reticle chuck cleaner that allows easy cleaning of a reticle chuck in a vacuum chamber of an apparatus without exposing the chamber to the atmosphere and contributes to improvement of the operating ratio of the apparatus, including: an adhesive layer 1 to be adhered to a chuck region of the reticle chuck; a support layer 2 laminated on the adhesive layer 1; and a substrate 3 having a shape capable of being carried to the reticle chuck, the support layer 2 and the substrate 3 being partially bonded together in an adhesive region 41 of a partial adhesive layer 4.

Abstract: A label sheet for cleaning is formed of a label for cleaning including a cleaning layer having a 180° peeling adhesion to a silicon wafer of 0.20 N/10 mm or less after receiving an active energy and an adhesive layer provided on one of surfaces of said cleaning layer, and a separator on which the label is removably provided through the adhesive layer.

Abstract: A means consisting of a first and a second kneadable and shapeable compound to be used separately is proposed for cleaning interdental toothbrushes. The two compounds have the same basic composition, namely comprising hydroxypropylated polygalactomanan and 75% by weight to 97% by weight bound water and a liquid antiseptic solvent component, wherein the first kneadable and shapeable compound contains primarily active ingredients with a sterilizing effect, while the second kneadable and shapeable compound contains active ingredients for dental care having disinfectant and antiseptic properties. The first kneadable and shapeable compound serves to clean the interdental toothbrush and picks up the solid particles adhering to the toothbrush. It also serves to sterilize the interdental toothbrush while the second kneadable and shapeable compound contains mainly antiseptic means, such that the active ingredients are dispensed to the interdental toothbrush before its use and/or reuse.

Abstract: A lint and fuzz ball removing device is disclosed comprising at least one blade attached to an easily grasped and maneuvered body allowing for the quick removal and or detangling of lint, hair and pill balls. The blade surface is entirely covered with particle removing hooks or finger-like projections, including a plurality of flat surfaces, and edges of the blade, allowing for the quick and easy removal of lint, hair, fuzz and pill balls of any shape and size, across broad surfaces or hard to reach areas of clothing and fabric.

Abstract: A combination sticky roller and brush for dislodging and collecting debris from a plurality of different types of surfaces. The present invention utilizes a rubber brush to dislodge debris such as hairs, dusts, or dirt from a surface. The device includes a compartment with a cover lid that conceals a sticky roller. Once the debris is uprooted from a surface, the user is able to roll the sticky roller over the surface to pick up and retain the debris. The present invention can be used on fabrics or other textiles surfaces and is convenient for use anywhere due to its travel sized and unique configuration.

Abstract: A fabric care device comprising a body having first and second ends for attaching respective first and second fabric care attachments, wherein at least one of the first and second ends is adapted to detachably attach one of the first and second fabric care attachments. An attachment for a fabric care device selected from the group consisting of a depiller, a delinter, a fabric pile restorer, and a brush.

Abstract: A cleaning device has a cylindrical housing with a semi-cylindrical cradle and a semi-cylindrical cover which is rotatably mounted in the cradle.

Abstract: A cleaning sheet for attachment to a mop for cleaning a floor. The cleaning sheet is a laminate comprising a lower layer of fibrous material for contacting the floor, an intermediate layer attached to the lower layer and having a top surface comprising release material, and an upper layer releasably attached to the intermediate layer. The upper layer has a bottom surface comprising adhesive material on at least a central portion thereof. After the lower layer is used to clean a floor, the lower and intermediate layers are removed from the upper layer to expose the adhesive material. The upper layer can then be used to pick up remaining dirt and particulate material. Also disclosed is a method of cleaning a floor using the above sheet.

Abstract: A fabric care device comprising a body having first and second ends for attaching respective first and second fabric care attachments, wherein at least one of the first and second ends is adapted to detachably attach one of the first and second fabric care attachments. An attachment for a fabric care device selected from the group consisting of a depiller, a delinter, a fabric pile restorer, and a brush.

Abstract: A cleaning wafer or substrate for use in cleaning, or in combination with, components of, for example, integrated chip manufacturing apparatus. The cleaning substrate can include a substrate having varying predetermined surface features, such as one or more predetermined adhesive, non-tacky, electrostatic, projection, depression, or other physical sections. The predetermined features can provide for more effective cleaning of the components with which they are used, such as an integrated chip manufacturing apparatus in the place of the integrated chip wafer. The cleaning substrate can be urged into cleaning or other position by vacuum, mechanical, electrostatic, or other forces. The cleaning substrate can adapted to accomplish a variety of functions, including abrading or polishing. The cleaning substrate may be made by a novel method of making, and it may then be used in a novel method of use I combination with chip manufacturing apparatus.

Abstract: A method for removing microorganisms and small insects from fabric or animal's hair comprising applying and removing an adhesive composition comprising at least one adhesive polymer and a plasticizer, wherein the amounts of this plasticizer range from about 5 to about 45% by weight of the total weight of the wet adhesive composition. The adhesive composition used in the method of the invention thanks to the presence of high plasticizer concentrations are very fluid to allow said micro-organisms or small insects to be removed and, at the same time, they leave no residue on the fabric, or animal's hair. The present invention further relates to adhesive compositions to be used in the method of the invention further containing active ingredients which are released from the adhesive composition during the step of removing the organisms from the fabric or the animal's hair.

Abstract: A combination sticky roller and brush for dislodging and collecting debris from a plurality of different types of surfaces. The present invention utilizes a rubber brush to dislodge debris such as hairs, dusts, or dirt from a surface. The device includes a compartment with a cover lid that conceals a sticky roller. Once the debris is uprooted from a surface, the user is able to roll the sticky roller over the surface to pick up and retain the debris. The present invention can be used on fabrics or other textiles surfaces and is convenient for use anywhere due to its travel sized and unique configuration.

Abstract: A floor cleaning tool is disclosed that provides for an improved method of gathering and picking up debris from the floor. In one embodiment, the floor cleaning tool has a handle, a wiping body wiping body comprised of a solid and continuous material connected at one end to the handle and a capture sheet covering the wiping body. The wiping body includes a first wiping side and a second wiping side, opposite the first wiping side wherein a length and width of the wiping body are each at least five times larger than a thickness between the first wiping side and second wiping side. The capture sheet covers the wiping body by wrapping continuously around the first wiping side and second wiping side. In one embodiment, the capture sheet includes a tacky surface outwardly facing from the wiping body.

Abstract: Roller for providing benefits to fabric. The present invention relates to utilizing one or more benefit agents in conjunction with a hand-held roller in order to provide one or more benefits to fabrics. The present invention also relates to a method for applying one or more benefit agents to the roller.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus configured for removing debris or lint from clothing by agitating lint and then rolling it off. The cleaning apparatus includes a handle with a first end and a second end, a cleaning roll support extending from the handle second end and terminating at a distal end, an agitator arm extending from the handle second end parallel to the cleaning roll support and terminating at a distal end and an end cap rotatably connected to the agitator arm distal end. The end cap is configured to be rotatable between an open position away from the cleaning roll support and a closed position in which the end cap engages with the distal end of the cleaning roll support.

Abstract: A cleaning wafer or substrate for use in cleaning, or in combination with, components of, for example, integrated chip manufacturing apparatus. The cleaning substrate can include a substrate having varying predetermined surface features, such as one ore more predetermined adhesive, non-tacky, electrostatic, projection, depression, or other physical sections. The predetermined features can provide for more effective cleaning of the components with which they are used, such as an integrated chip manufacturing apparatus in the place of the integrated chip wafer. The cleaning substrate can be urged into cleaning or other position by vacuum, mechanical, electrostatic, or other forces. The cleaning substrate can adapted to accomplish a variety of functions, including abrading or polishing. The cleaning substrate may be made by a novel method of making, and it may then be used in a novel method of use I combination with chip manufacturing apparatus.

Abstract: A combination brush and sticky roller apparatus used to clean a carpet or upholstery. The present invention comprises of a uniquely shaped bracket with a rubber brush and sticky roller. The rubber brush makes use of a plurality of rubber fingers that is able to reach into the deep layers of carpet or upholstery to dislodge and uproot dirt and debris. The uprooted dirt and debris are then accessible by the sticky roller to be collected and removed from the carpet or upholstery.

Abstract: A combination brush and sticky roller apparatus used to clean a carpet or upholstery. The present invention comprises of a uniquely shaped bracket with a rubber brush and sticky roller. The rubber brush makes use of a plurality of rubber fingers that is able to reach into the deep layers of carpet or upholstery to dislodge and uproot dirt and debris. The uprooted dirt and debris are then accessible by the sticky roller to be collected and removed from the carpet or upholstery.

Abstract: A first base layer includes capability to attach the sandpaper cleaner to an appendage of the user, either elastic memory in the first embodiment, a pocket allowing the device to be worn on the hand as a mitt or, alternatively, belt-receiving slots or a protrudable flap for insertion into a user's pocket. A second layer is bonded to the upper surface of the first and features a material such as flocked foam for clearing accumulated particulate from the grit of the abrasive of the sandpaper.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for picking up stickers in grassy or other ground areas. A roller is rotatably mounted on a frame and a stretchable fabric is removably mounted and stretched on an outer surface of the roller. The fabric is of a construction and thickness to pick up stickers as the roller is moved by the frame and rotated in engagement with a grassy or other ground surface. When the fabric is full of stickers, it is removed from the roller and replaced with a new unused stretchable fabric that is removably mounted on the roller.