Special Work Patents (Class 15/160)
  • Patent number: 8739350
    Abstract: The present invention is a dental implant post cleaner, comprising a tubular housing having two open ends with an outer peripheral wall surface incorporating a frictional element and an inner peripheral wall surface with a plurality of interiorly extending bristles, for cleaning a dental implant post when inserted over and repetitiously manually rotated about the dental implant post. Furthermore, the tubular housing contains two oppositely beveled surfaces extending towards the inner peripheral wall surface forming two annular ridges, so that either one of the annular ridges will engage with a gum line about the dental implant post during a cleaning session. Also, a storage compartment in a holder being a handle of a toothbrush comprises a horizontal shaft for retaining the dental implant cleaning device therein when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Inventor: Everett Lackenbauer
  • Patent number: 8739349
    Abstract: A versatile, flexible scrubbing apparatus comprising a rope having a first end and a second end wherein the rope may comprise one or more twisted strands wherein one or more filaments may be captured between the one or more strands and/or twists of the rope. The one or more filaments may be positioned essentially perpendicular or at predetermined angles to the length of rope. A handle may be attached to both the first and second end of the rope, wherein user manipulation of the handles may act to pull the rope across the bottom surface of a boat to clean the hull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Inventor: George R. Bryan
  • Publication number: 20140143969
    Abstract: The present invention provides a used oil wiping brush for a toothed rack, which includes a handle and a wiper mounted on the handle. The wiper includes a coupling section and a wiping section projecting outward from the coupling section. The wiping section has a free end forming a plurality of teeth. The plurality of teeth has an outside configuration complementary to the tooth shape of the rack to be wiped. The used oil wiping brush for a toothed rack according to the present invention, which includes the teeth formed on the wiper to be complementary to tooth configuration of the toothed rack for effectively removing used oil from the toothed rack and thus improving the result of cleaning and maintenance of the toothed rack and enhancing efficiency of maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventors: Guokun Yang, Chunhao Wu, Kunhsien Lin, Minghu Qi, Zhenhua Guo, Yongqiang Wang, Zenghong Chen, Chenyangzi Li, Zhiyou Shu, Weibing Yang
  • Patent number: 8734585
    Abstract: A cleaning device for blades of a fan including a first arm with distal end and proximal end, a first cleaning element attached to the proximal end and a second arm with a distal end and proximal end, a second cleaning element attached to the proximal end as well as a pivoting joint connected to the distal end of the first arm and the distal end of the second arm the pivoting joint also having a handle connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Inventor: Derrick E. Muncy
  • Publication number: 20140137345
    Abstract: A dental implant cleaning apparatus includes: a wire bundle formed of flexible materials; a tube enclosing the wire bundle; and a driver connected to the wire bundle, to drive the wire bundle. Accordingly, a clean dental implant may be maintained after the dental implant is placed, and a lifespan of an implant may be extended by mechanically removing chemical and biological infections (pollutants) from a surface of the implant when the implant is infected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: HANS KOREA CO., LTD
    Inventor: Han Chip KIM
  • Publication number: 20140137352
    Abstract: A multipurpose bendable tool may include a portion of the tool having a flexible element including a shape retentive component that retains a shape to which the portion is bent. The portion can be bendable or formable, and may be adjusted into a variety of shapes which can be changed by a user. For example, the multipurpose bendable tool can be used to apply pressure to a surface via a head portion while substantially maintaining its shape, and can be fitted with a variety of attachments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Lydia K Golla, Patrick Golla
  • Patent number: 8726445
    Abstract: A shower-mounted back scrubber aids in scrubbing and cleaning one's back while in the shower and includes a brush surface attached to a wall of a shower or tub by at least one (1) mounting bracket. Each mounting bracket includes a slot that accepts brush base. The brush base includes a plurality of soft bristles for gentle cleansing and a coarse bristles for more aggressive cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventors: Dennis F. Wagner, Laurie A. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20140123422
    Abstract: A pool brush has bristles extending from the brush body in substantially every radial direction, including the rounded ends of the brush body. The brush body is attached to a curved or angled connector which may be used to secure the brush to a conventional fixed or telescoping handle. The 360-degree array of bristles on the brush allows the brush contact area with pool surfaces to be independent of the angle at which the handle is held by the user. The curved (or angled) connector permits the brush to be used to clean the underside of pool copings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventor: Leslee Boyd
  • Patent number: 8707502
    Abstract: A cleaning device for golf equipment that is attachable to a wheel is disclosed. The device generally comprises a cleaning support surface for attachment of one or more cleaning accessories. The cleaning support surface is formed in a substantially bowl shape, having a front surface and an opening in place of a rear surface. A perimeter edge is formed along the bottom edge of the cleaning support surface. The perimeter edge includes one or more attachment members for attaching the device to a wheel, such as a golf cart wheel or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Inventors: Craig J. Arledge, Simon J. Key
  • Patent number: 8707503
    Abstract: A pool brush includes a handle receiver; and a brush head attached to the handle receiver, the brush head having a body and a plurality of bristles extending from said body. The body includes a cylindrical portion having rounded top, bottom, front and rear sides, and opposite end portions, and the plurality of bristles includes bristles radially extending 360 degrees around the cylindrical portion of the body and from the end portions. In an embodiment, the plurality of bristles includes a plurality of bundles of relatively longer bristles and a plurality of bundles of relatively shorter bristles, wherein the bundles of relatively longer bristles are in arrays in an alternating arrangement with arrays of the bundles of shorter bristles. In an embodiment the body has angled portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Asia Connection LLC
    Inventors: Mitch Saccoccio, Jonathan Bonelli
  • Patent number: 8684619
    Abstract: A device for cleaning debris from a target surface. The device has a sole plate with permanent bristles and a removable/replaceable pad. The device also has a replaceable, on-board supply of cleanser. The pad/cleanser may be replaced when depleted and replaced with a new pad/cleanser or may simply be replaced with a new pad/cleanser when that pad/cleanser is more suitable for a particular cleaning task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Hirotaka Uchiyama, Mimi Gizaw Daniel, Glenn Allen Bradbury, David William Schuller, Agnes Elaine Wells, Michelle Lynn Borman, Aaron Fredrick Dubas, Adam Robert-George Shafer
  • Patent number: 8677548
    Abstract: A curling broom includes an elongate shaft having opposed first and second ends, the first end being graspable by a sweeper and being attached to a broom head attachment plate located at the second end. A curling broom head is attached to the broom head receptacle for sweeping an ice surface. The broom head includes a base section, a reflective constituent selected to reflect infrared radiation which can be a layer secured to a bottom surface of the base section, or the top of the woven fabric or both or a reflective powder incorporated into a foam pad attached to the base section, (or the foam pad being metalized), or an outer surface of an outer fabric layer being metalized and secured to the base section. Infrared radiation generated by sweeping the ice is reflected by the reflective layer back towards the ice surface for further heating the ice surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: The University of Western Ontario
    Inventors: Thomas Jenkyn, Scott Arnold, Jeffrey Wood
  • Publication number: 20140075695
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning device (1) for an atomizer (2) having a specified outer contour, in particular for cleaning a rotary atomizer (2), comprising at least one cleaning brush (5) for cleaning the atomizer (2), wherein the cleaning brush (5) has a specified brush contour. According to the invention, the brush contour of the cleaning brush (5) is adapted to the outer contour of the atomizer (2) so that the cleaning brush (5) nestles up against the atomizer (2). The invention further relates to a corresponding cleaning brush (5) and to a suitable cleaning method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: DURR SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Marcus Kleiner, Michael Baumann, Thomas Buck, Ralf Schäfer, Georg M. Sommer, Martin Wurst, Frank Herre
  • Publication number: 20140075694
    Abstract: A heated hair-styling appliance for styling hair through heat is provided. The heated hair-styling appliance comprises a heating head having an outer shell covering at least part of the surface thereof, and an inner heat source core disposed within the inner part of the heating head, and a handle attached to a distal end of the heating head. The heated hair-styling appliance works in conjunction with an independent heating unit to heat up the inner heat source core, and the heat source core operationally supplies heat to heat up the outer shell for styling hair after it is being heated. A induction heating unit therefor is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: Kok Swee TOH
  • Patent number: 8671496
    Abstract: The microbial scrub brush in one embodiment employs an insert that is impregnated with an anti-bacterial disinfectant and that is housed within a housing of alcohol-compatible material and sealed over by a removable lid. The insert is maintained in sterile condition until ready for use. After removal of the lid, the insert is moved over the end of a female luer or other portion of a medical device and rotated in order to clean the exterior surface as well as the interior luminal surface of the device. In one embodiment, the insert includes a base from which extends an outer wall that defines a chamber. A plurality of complaint fingers extend from the base into the chamber. A plurality of wipers extend radially inward from the outer wall into the chamber to enable the cleansing of both the exterior surface and an interior surface of the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Vaillancourt, Marshall Kerr, Jeffrey D. Bright
  • Publication number: 20140059792
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hairbrush having a handle, a brush support screen dependent on said handle; and a plurality of bristles extending outward through said screen, wherein said screen is constructed and arranged in a substantially egg shaped geometry
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventor: Roy Naccour
  • Patent number: 8661599
    Abstract: [Problem] Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a spherical brush having highly dense brush bristles for easy cleaning of periodontal pockets and a cylindrical brush having the brush bristles highly dense brush bristles at a ball portion of a tip thereof, and a brush manufactured by the manufacturing method. [Solution means] A fiber bundle, which is composed of a number of short fibers prepared by cutting long fibers, is gripped between a set of U-shaped wires arranged to crisscross with each other to form a loop. The open ends of the U-shaped wires are pulled and twisted in opposite directions, so that the fibers at the portion gripped by the U-shaped wires are compressed to reduce the size of their bundled areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Inventor: Atsushi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8656546
    Abstract: This new foot scrubber is a combination of a foot dead skin and calluses remover and a bristled scrubber for cleaning purpose. The foot scrubber comprises a plastic bath mat with a plurality of suction cups and/or hook and loop fasteners on the bottom side to secure the mat from moving when it is used in a bathtub or shower. The top side of the mat can be divided into three areas: (1) the left and right areas being both flat and covered with abrasive materials, (2) the front part of the center area having a semi-spherical dome shaped extrusion covered with abrasive materials, and (3) the rear part of the center area having a detachable bristle scrubber pad, wherein the rear part of the center area comprises a plurality of female part locking devices for the use of engaging the male part locking devices on the bottom side of the detachable bristle scrubber pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Inventor: Jen Chuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20140047657
    Abstract: A floor cleaner brush arrangement includes a housing having mounted thereto a plurality of adjacent rotating brush assemblies. The rotating brush assemblies each include bristles extending there-from downwardly to the floor and outwardly into an overlapping and intermeshing relationship with the bristles of the brush assembly or assemblies adjacent thereto. The bristles of adjacent brush assemblies cooperate when rotating to contact the floor in overlapping fashion to eliminate cleaning blind spots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Zhi Ping Su, Terry William Robertson
  • Patent number: 8647005
    Abstract: The paint trimmer includes a rigid base and a handle removably attachable to the base. The handle includes a bladder for storing paint. A paint applicator is associated with the base and fluidly coupled to the bladder via a manifold. Accordingly, a user may selectively dispense paint from the bladder to the paint applicator via the manifold for application to a surface to be painted. A paint mask associated with the base and offset from the paint applicator prevents paint from dispensing to undesired locations of the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Arigala Painting, Inc.
    Inventor: Jose Antonio Gallardo
  • Patent number: 8642017
    Abstract: Compositions for a foaming oral cleaner and related methods and products are disclosed. In one such method, a foaming oral cleaner may be dispensed onto a cleaning surface of a tongue cleaning device in a manner to foam the foaming oral cleaner. A surface of the tongue may be brushed using a tongue brush of the tongue cleaning device, thereby applying the foaming oral cleaner to the surface of the tongue. The brushing of the surface of the tongue can dislodge and loosen material on the surface of the tongue. The surface of the tongue can be scraped using a tongue scraper of the tongue cleaning device to scrape dislodged and loosened material from the surface of the tongue. The foaming oral cleaner may be a composition comprising water, a foaming agent, a sweetener, a flavoring agent, an antimicrobial agent comprising a biologically active enzyme, a preservative, and a coloring agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Orabrush, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert K. Wagstaff
  • Patent number: 8635733
    Abstract: Golf club head and golf shoe cleaner brush assembly which is attached to spokes of a golf trolley wheel comprising a brush formed from wire bristles. Extending back from the brush is a brush connecting rod with male screw threads. The brush is attached to a wheel attachment member by threading its metal core into a threaded receiving hub on the wheel attachment member using a counter-clockwise screwing direction. The wheel attachment member, is attached to a wheel of the trolley by inserting screws through screw apertures located on its radially extending arms. The screws are screwed into spoke attachment clips, each including a notch which cradles a spoke. A golfer touches his golf club head to the brush and pulls the golf trolley, causing the brush to rotate, and cleaning the golf club. The golfer may touch cleats of golf shoes to the invention, thereby cleaning away dirt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Wunderbrush, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph Bardzilowski
  • Publication number: 20140020197
    Abstract: A filament for cosmetic brush is constituted by a polyester resin filament having many projections over its entire surface, wherein the polyester resin is polytrimethylene terephthalate and/or polybutylene terephthalate, the polyester resin contains glass particles of 1 to 2 ?m in average particle size by 0.3 to 1.0 percent by weight as the inorganic particles, the thermal conductivity of the glass particle is in a range of 5 to 7 times that of the resin, and the projections are formed over the entire surface of the cosmetic filament by the glass particles covered with the resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Kenji Nakamura, Koji Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20140018714
    Abstract: A device for washing and massaging human body parts comprises a body (1) consisting of a central part (2) and extensions (3); the body having a front surface (4) and a rear surface (5). The front surface (4) is detailed with bristle-shaped projections (6) integral with the body (1) and the rear surface (5) are equipped with suction cups (7) for a removable attachment of the device to a fixed surface. The device can be applied to a shower wall, a bathtub or bidet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Marcello Dolenz, Alessia Rivers
  • Patent number: 8627537
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a hairbrush for detangling human or animal hair. In some embodiments, the hairbrush includes a field of bristles where bristle height is substantially random and substantially independent of position on the hairbrush. In some embodiments, within the bristle field, the bristle width and/or the bristle material may vary between bristles—for example, substantially randomly with respect to position and/or in a manner that is correlated with bristle height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Michel Mercier Ltd.
    Inventor: Michel Mercier
  • Publication number: 20140007366
    Abstract: A swimming pool brush includes (a) a longitudinally extending handle; (b) a transversely projecting mounting bar having a central rectilinear portion; (c) a backing strip attached to the mounting bar; and (d) a plurality of longitudinally projecting discrete bristles of substantially equal length and each having a cross sectional diameter of no more than 0.3 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Mitch Saccoccio, Jonathan Bonelli
  • Publication number: 20140000050
    Abstract: Golf club head and golf shoe cleaner brush assembly which is attached to spokes of a golf trolley wheel comprising a brush formed from wire bristles. Extending back from the brush is a brush connecting rod with male screw threads. The brush is attached to a wheel attachment member by threading its metal core into a threaded receiving hub on the wheel attachment member using a counter-clockwise screwing direction. The wheel attachment member, is attached to a wheel of the trolley by inserting screws through screw apertures located on its radially extending arms. The screws are screwed into spoke attachment clips, each including a notch which cradles a spoke. A golfer touches his golf club head to the brush and pulls the golf trolley, causing the brush to rotate, and cleaning the golf club. The golfer may touch cleats of golf shoes to the invention, thereby cleaning away dirt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Wunderbrush, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph Bardzilowski
  • Publication number: 20140000049
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical cleaning tool (1) comprising an elongated base member (2) formed of at least two wires (3) being twisted with each other. In addition, the medical cleaning tool comprises a plurality of bristles (4) fixed between the twisted wires and extending away from the twisted wires, whereby the bristles are positioned in a cleaning section (5) at a first end (6) of the base member (2). The bristles consist of titanium or a titanium alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Staale Petter Lyngstadaas, Jan Eirik Ellingsen, Johan Caspar Wohlfahrt
  • Patent number: 8615838
    Abstract: A barbeque grill brush including a handle with the head portion attached thereto, multiple metal bristles embedded in the bottom of the head portion, a pair of spaced L-shaped arms attached to the bottom of the head portion, and an elongated bumper spaced from the head portion and end being interconnected to the L-shaped arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignees: International Business Corporation, Progressive Global Enterprises Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: James Lu
  • Patent number: 8607397
    Abstract: The bucket-mounted concrete tool-cleaning device includes a pair of snap-on cleaner heads that attach onto a cleaner head base. The cleaner head base attaches onto an inner, surface of a 5-gallon bucket and includes a plurality of adjustment slots located on an outer surface of the cleaner head base. The cleaner head base further includes a screw that tightens in order to secure the cleaner base onto the side of the 5-gallon bucket. The adjustment slots are for use in attaching one of the snap-on cleaner heads at varying heights within the 5-gallon bucket in order to adjust for varying water levels within said bucket. The snap-on cleaner heads feature a plurality of bristles that adorn an inner channel, which scrub a tool or float clean of concrete after use. The cleaner head base attaches at an angle to an interior surface of the 5-gallon bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Inventor: Marcel Caver
  • Patent number: 8595885
    Abstract: A multi-pin grooming brush having multi-sectioned bristles on the brush pad to provide a triple combing action. The brush has an outer layer of fixed pin tufts which encircle the exterior of the brush pad and preferably are metal pin tufts. The brush has a middle layer of flexible tufts preferably made of pure boar bristles and which are surrounded by the fixed pin tufts. As the brush is moved through a pet's hair or human hair, the outer layer of fixed pin tufts gently yet thoroughly detangles the coat, removes larger particles and provides a gentle massage effect, then the middle layer of pure boar bristles conditions the hair by distributing natural oils, leaving a healthy shine and a protective layer over the pet's coat, and then the opposite section of fixed pin tufts passes through the hair once again to smooth and separate the conditioned hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Inventor: Ronald S. Weinstein
  • Publication number: 20130298343
    Abstract: A pool brush includes a handle receiver; and a brush head attached to the handle receiver, the brush head having a body and a plurality of bristles extending from said body. The body includes a cylindrical portion having rounded top, bottom, front and rear sides, and opposite end portions, and the plurality of bristles includes bristles radially extending 360 degrees around the cylindrical portion of the body and from the end portions. In an embodiment, the plurality of bristles includes a plurality of bundles of relatively longer bristles and a plurality of bundles of relatively shorter bristles, wherein the bundles of relatively longer bristles are in arrays in an alternating arrangement with arrays of the bundles of shorter bristles. In an embodiment the body has angled portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Mitch Saccoccio, Jonathan Bonelli
  • Publication number: 20130284201
    Abstract: A multi-purpose self-cleaning brush is disclosed which comprises: a base, a brush body optionally installed with a handgrip and a top cover, the top cover has a hollow area, and the base is installed with a handgrip seat capable of being folded with the handgrip; a bristle unit combined with the brush body and including a bottom layer formed on one surface of the base, and plural bristles disposed on the bottom layer and extended out of the hollow area; a propel unit installed between the base and the top cover; and a hairstyling unit moveably combined between the base and the top cover, wherein the hairstyling unit and each bristle are driven by the propel unit. As such, the multi-purpose self-cleaning brush of the present invention is capable of brushing hairs and purposing of hair styling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventor: Chuan Chou
  • Publication number: 20130283554
    Abstract: A pool brush includes a handle receiver; and a brush head attached to the handle receiver, the brush head having a body and a plurality of bristles extending from said body. The body includes a cylindrical portion having rounded top, bottom, front and rear sides, and opposite end portions, and the plurality of bristles includes bristles radially extending 360 degrees around the cylindrical portion of the body and from the end portions. The plurality of bristles includes a plurality of bundles of relatively longer bristles and a plurality of bundles of relatively shorter bristles, wherein the bundles of relatively longer bristles are in arrays in an alternating arrangement with arrays of the bundles of shorter bristles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Asia Connection LLC
    Inventors: Mitch Saccoccio, Jonathan Bonelli
  • Patent number: 8549692
    Abstract: A brush for applying a powdered cosmetic composition, comprising: a tuft of synthetic hairs comprising at least two groups of hairs having, at their free ends, cross-sections of different surface area; and a handle supporting the tuft of hairs from a connecting portion of the hairs, characterized in that the groups of hairs have, in cross-section, the same surface area along their connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Denis Befve, Michel Fontaine
  • Publication number: 20130255720
    Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning a substrate is provided. In one aspect, the cleaning device includes a brush including a first end, a second end opposed to the first end, an outer surface, and a hollow bore defined in the brush about a central axis of the brush. The brush defines a first cross-sectional area near the first end and a second cross-sectional area near the second end. Both the first and second cross-sectional areas are generally perpendicular to the central axis and the second cross-sectional area is greater than the first cross-sectional area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Tyrrell, Bradley S. Withers
  • Publication number: 20130232707
    Abstract: The present invention is a boot floor scrubber to clean a floor surface that includes a base boot, a plurality of exterior toe bristles to clean and scrub a corner area of the floor surface and a plurality of front sole bristles that are disposed on the front sole portion of the base boot and are utilized to scrub or wash the floor surface by a user rubbing the front sole portion against the floor surface. The boot floor scrubber includes a plurality of rear sole bristles that are disposed on the rear sole portion of the base boot and are utilized to scrub or wash the floor surface by the user rubbing the rear sole portion against the floor surface and a bendable sole portion that is disposed on the sole portion between the front sole portion and the rear sole portion of the base boot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventor: Jermone Murray
  • Publication number: 20130232708
    Abstract: A hair care device is provided comprising an ergonomic convex handle portion adapted for use with hands of various sizes, including right and left hands, and a plurality of substantially flexible bristles connected to the handle portion. The handle portion comprises additional features, such as detachable portions and at least one internal storage volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: Alon Mor, Rikki Mor
  • Patent number: 8528146
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a cleaning apparatus which the main body is made up of individual brush sections that are shaped in such a way and attached to one another, that no matter which position it is in, always has a continuous row of bristles making contact with the surface being cleaned, and these sections are attached to each other using hinges, or hinge-like devices, and having constant tension that connects these sections, and allow each individual section to operate independently of one another, while always having the constant spring-like action of returning to a flat-like position when not being applied to contour to any angle or shape other than a flat surface, allowing the user to an easier, faster, and more efficient way to clean a swimming pool or other things alike.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventor: Edward Abrahamson
  • Patent number: 8516644
    Abstract: A barbecue grill cleaner, including a head member having a front end and a rear end, a cleaning element coupled to the head member and extending downwardly therefrom, and a barrier flap. The barrier flap is coupled to the head member and extends downwardly therefrom, the barrier flap being formed of a flexible and resilient material and positioned rearwardly relative to the cleaning element. The barrier flap is configured to obstruct debris that is projected rearwardly by the cleaning element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Onward Multi-Corp Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Witzel, Benjamin Harrison, Christian Robinson
  • Publication number: 20130206183
    Abstract: A hair brush that permits quick and easy removal of hair has a handle attached to a head. The head is made up of at least two frames that are mounted to the handle through cantilevers that permit movement of the frames relative to one another. The bristles are mounted to the frames, preferably in single rows. A force applied to one frame moves that frame relative to the other frame and the handle, thereby permitting the user to reach between the frames to remove any hair that is caught in the bristles. The brush allows a gap between the bristles to be enlarged, thereby making removal using human fingers much easier. Repeated movement and return of the frames to their resting position can cause the hair fibers to work away from the bristle bases and make removal much easier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Scott Shim, Wonmo Koo
  • Patent number: 8505551
    Abstract: A device and method for removing dead skin from a person's foot by using a mat made of a foamy, cushioned, and light weight material. The mat has an upper surface and bottom surface. The upper surface has a rough or sandy like surface. The mat is further has a device for holding the bottom surface against a floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Inventor: Josephine Moretti
  • Patent number: 8505148
    Abstract: A personal hygiene brush which includes a furcated end comprising cleaning heads from which bristles radiate about the outer perimeter and a non-furcated end including an additional cleaning head from which bristles radiate about the outer perimeter. The personal hygiene brush is capable of cleaning of all types of piercings, intra and extra-orally, as well as dental implants and implant supported prosthesis. The personal hygiene brush enables the user to clean around, under and through their individual ornamental body rings and rods without removing them from the body parts to which they are attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Inventor: Joshua D. Atkin
  • Patent number: 8506197
    Abstract: A first apparatus includes a base, a plurality of stems, each stem having a first end retained by the base and a second end opposite the first end. Each stem is movable between a withdrawn position and an extended position with respect to the base, such that the second end projects from the base when the stem is in the extended position. Flexible tips are attached respectively to the second ends of the stems. A second apparatus includes a storage vessel, a cup dimensioned to receive the flexible tips of the first apparatus, and a dispensing mechanism linking the storage vessel to the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas Howard Beaty, Payton Autrey Morrison, Sr.
  • Publication number: 20130198985
    Abstract: A brush device for cleaning golf devices may include a connection device to connect a rotating shaft and a brush device to connect to the connection device. The rotating shaft may rotate the connection device to rotate the brush device, and the connection device may include a first hub to connect to the rotating shaft. The connection device may include a second hub to connect to the first hub. The connection device may include a ring being connected to the first hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventor: Mark Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 8485610
    Abstract: A method for making a paint brush includes placing a plurality of bristles inside a sleeve. A resin is applied into the sleeve to contact the plurality of bristles. A handle is inserted into the sleeve to contact the resin. An extension integrally formed in one of the handle or the resin is fitted into a recess formed in the other of the handle and the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Inventors: Jon Terry Cox, Jon Paul Cox
  • Patent number: 8465594
    Abstract: Motor vehicle jumper cables comprising an integral wire brush mounted on an interior portion of the clamp assemblies is herein disclosed. The jumper cables with the wire brush are to be motioned to remove battery terminal corrosion, thereby providing for a better electrical connection. The device resembles a standard pair of jumper cables used to aid in jump-starting a motor vehicle with a dead battery and comprises a small wire brush located inside of each jaw area. The bristles are made of conductive steel or copper of a sufficient stiffness to clean any corrosion from the battery terminals as the clamps are being installed. Due to the conductive nature of the bristles, current will flow through the bristles as well as the clamp body, thus improving charging and starting ability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Inventor: Bronsson Harder
  • Patent number: 8458847
    Abstract: A device comprising a cleaning device operably attached to a mounting device, wherein the mounting device is configured to engage a footwear, wherein the cleaning device facilitates the cleaning of equipment, such as a golf club. Furthermore, a method of cleaning a golf club comprising providing a cleaning device, wherein the cleaning device has a first end and a second end, coupling the first end of the cleaning device and the attachment device, wherein the attachment device and a mounting plate form a mounting device, and wherein the mounting device is configured to engage a footwear is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Inventors: Brent Herrmann, Richard J. Herrmann, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130139336
    Abstract: The invention relates to a screen element (1) for a disc screen device which has a plurality of rotable shafts (2, 3) oriented parallel to one another, on each of which a plurality of screen elements (1) that are spaced axially from one another are non-rotationally arranged, wherein the screen element (1) has elastically flexible fingers (4). The screen element is implemented such that at least one of the fingers is designed as a cleaning finger (5) free of reinforcement for cleaning in particular the collar (6) of a screen element (1) arranged on the neighbouring axis of rotation (2, 3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventor: Bernd Guenther
  • Patent number: 8453286
    Abstract: A hair brush is shown and disclosed. The hair brush has a row of loops on the first side running from near the handle to the top mounted in a retention material. Next to the row of loops, is located a row of bundles of boar bristles. These groupings of boar bristles are a bundle of individual boar bristles mounted in the retention material. This alternating pattern of lines or rows of loops and bristles continues to the other side of the brush and the last row near the second side is a row of loops. The loops can be configured such that they are parallel to the sides or the top. These rows of loops on the sides of the hair brush help to keep the hair brush from pulling on and possibly damaging the hair extensions that have been installed into a users natural hair. The bundles of boar bristles provide additional shine and manageability to the hair. Also shown is an arrangement of a single loop surrounded by a plurality of bristles and mounted in the retention material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Inventor: Lisa Kenna