Rotary Patents (Class 15/179)
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Patent number: 12161219Abstract: A brush useful for washing external surfaces, such as of a vehicle. The brush comprises a plurality of bristles connected to a hub. Each bristle has an elongated shaft having a number of cleaning structures extending outwardly from the shaft, providing multiple faces and edges arranged in a circumferential manner around the shaft, and producing multiple washing actions by the bristles as they are moved adjacent the surface. The hub and bristles may be integrally molded in a first condition having a planar form, and then folded relative to the hub to position the bristles extending from the hub in a cleaning direction from the hub. The hubs are secured to mounting structures by reception of the hubs in apertures in the mounting structures. In an embodiment, the mounting surfaces comprise flexible stanchions which are moved relative to an external surface to provide high resolution washing of a vehicle surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Inventor: Jud Smith
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Patent number: 12100587Abstract: A substrate cleaning apparatus has: a substrate rotating part that rotates a substrate; an edge cleaning member for cleaning an edge part of the substrate; an edge rotating part that rotates the edge cleaning member around an edge rotary shaft that extends in a direction orthogonal to a substrate rotary shaft; a moving part that moves a position of the edge cleaning member with respect to the edge part of the substrate; and a control part that controls the moving part to move the position of the edge cleaning member with respect to the edge part of the substrate, and causes the edge cleaning member to clean a one-side edge area including a face on one side, a side face area including a side face, and an another-side edge area including a face on another side in the edge part of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: EBARA CORPORATIONInventors: Fumitoshi Oikawa, Tomoaki Fujimoto, Mitsuru Miyazaki, Koichi Fukaya
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Patent number: 12030360Abstract: A mobile drive unit includes a pivot between the front chassis unit and the rear chassis unit, thereby diminishing the total height of the unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Dragan Pajevic, Peter Thomas Colantonio
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Patent number: 11980283Abstract: A tri-position hairbrush includes a modular bristle-bed, having a plurality of bristles connected thereto; and a handle, connected to the modular bristle-bed. A switching unit operates to switch and convert the modular bristle-bed among three operational states. In a first operational state, which is a Closed State, the modular bristle-bed is arranged as a cylindrical structure that spans 330 to 360 degrees of curvature, and the hairbrush operates a round hairbrush. In a second operational state, which is a Semi-Open State, the modular bristle-bed is arranged as a curved cylinder-portion of 150 to 210 degrees of curvature, and the hairbrush operates as an open-curve hairbrush. In a third operational state, which is a Fully-Open State, the modular bristle-bed is arranged as a generally-flat surface, and the hairbrush operates as a paddle hairbrush.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Inventor: Iliran Erbeli
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Patent number: 11925303Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus including a body defining an agitation chamber, an agitator partially disposed within the agitation chamber and configured to rotate about a pivot axis, and a debrider at least partially disposed within the agitation chamber. The agitator includes an elongated body having a first and a second end, a sidewall extending radially outward from the elongated body extending between the first and the second ends, and a plurality of bristles extending radially outward from the elongated body. The plurality of bristles are arranged in at least one row adjacent to the sidewall. The debrider includes a plurality of teeth configured to contact a portion of the sidewall as the agitator rotates about the pivot axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Daniel R. Der Marderosian, John Freese, Gordon Howes, Wenxiu Gao, David S. Clare, Nathan Herrmann, Hugh Jamie Croggon, Nicholas Sardar, Tyler Smith, Ian Liu, Jiancheng Wang
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Patent number: 11882970Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaning device and a sweeping assembly thereof. The sweeping assembly includes: a brush holder; a brush body arranged in the brush holder, and including a cleaning part and a connecting part connected to each other, the connecting part being further connected to the driver to rotate the brush body, the cleaning part including a brush member protruding outward therefrom; and an anti-winding structure arranged at the connecting part, and configured to fill up a gap between the brush holder and the connecting part.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignees: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd., Beijing Rockrobo Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Liang Qiao, Xing Li, Yongfeng Xia
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Patent number: 11832714Abstract: Cleaning tools are mounted directly to rotary spindles of conventional string trimmers. The cleaning tools have brush channels which extend through one or more sides thereof, with each brush channel having an edge channel and a bristle channel. The edge channels are disposed interiorly within the body of respective ones of the bristle channels. Channel brush inserts are secured in respective ones of the brush channels, and each includes a mounting base and a bristle body. The mounting bases are inserted into respective ones of the edge channels and the bristle bodies extend from a respective one of the mounting bases through the bristle channels, from the one or more sides and exteriorly of the cleaning tool. One cleaning tool has three brush channels formed to extend into a laterally extending sidewall. In another cleaning tool the brush channels are formed to extend into the bottom end surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Inventor: John D Sheppard
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Patent number: 11826009Abstract: A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner includes a single agitator rotatably mounted within a housing, the agitator being arranged transversely within the housing such that it is perpendicular to the direction of travel of the cleaner head during use, the agitator being conical in shape, such that a first end has a larger diameter than a second end.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Heidi Williamson, Thomas Clifford Carter, Ashley Alexandre Goncalves
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Patent number: 11707129Abstract: A strip brush assembly with a plurality of elongated polymer bristles forming a section and a plurality of elongated metal bristles forming another section adjacent the polymer bristles section, such that the metal bristles section is supported by the polymer bristles section. The polymer and metal bristles are bonded and encapsulated in a base formed by direct extrusion onto and around the polymer and metal bristles to secure them to the formed base. The strip brush assembly may be used on a tubular mandrel of a street sweeper.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Keystone Plastics Inc.Inventor: Brian Naftal
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Patent number: 11638507Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a base and a brushroll positioned within the base. The base has a suction opening and is configured to move along a surface to be cleaned. The brushroll is rotatable relative to the base about an axis, and the brushroll includes a first end, a second end, an inflection point located between the ends, and a material that protrudes radially away from the brushroll. The material extends between the first end and the second end and wraps around the brushroll with a pitch. The material wraps in a first direction between the first end and the inflection point and wraps in a second direction between the inflection point and the second end.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GPInventors: Brianna Williams, Stephen A. Hughett, Christopher M. Williams
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Patent number: 11618130Abstract: A double-stringer rotary brush assembly formed of a pair of brush wire mounting hubs having sets of alternating radially staggered radially innermost and outermost brush wire tuft mounting holes having different hole sizes with brush wire tufts extending radially outwardly therefrom having at least one of (a) different lengths, (b) an offset trim, and/or (c) differently sized knots anchoring the tufts thereto. One hub can be angularly offset relative to the other hub angularly offsetting the holes of one hub relative to the other hub from being concentric. The tufts extending from one of the radially innermost and outermost holes are stiffer than the tufts extending from the other one of the radially innermost and outermost holes imparting to the brush assembly tufts having different surface finishing and abrasive removal characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Osborn, LLCInventors: Shane Clifford, Zachary Small, Brian Keiser, Brad Vanwinkle, Zachary Baumgardner
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Patent number: 11478830Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning a single-curved glass includes: a box body, a transmission mechanism, a cleaning mechanism and a drying mechanism. The box body includes two openings. Each of the two openings is disposed on one side of the box body. The single-curved glass enters the box body through one opening and exits the box body through the other opening. The transmission mechanism includes a first drive group and two second drive groups. The first drive group is slidably disposed on the box body. The second drive groups are disposed on two sides of the first drive group on the box body. The second drive groups are to deliver the single-curved glass in the box body. The cleaning mechanism is slidably disposed on the box body to clean the single-curved glass. The drying mechanism is slidably disposed on the box body to dry the single-curved glass.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: TENON (BEIJING) EQUIPMENT CO., LTDInventors: Haodong Zeng, Yuanhong Zhu
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Patent number: 11298756Abstract: A shaft deburring device includes a tubular metallic shaft having a drill mount at a first end and a deburring collar at a second end. The deburring collar has a plurality of radially disposed grinding balls secured about an interior surface of the collar. An exterior surface of the deburring collar has a plurality of radially disposed bristles.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Inventors: Christopher C. Ciriniconi, Robert Monroe
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Patent number: 11206960Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a brushroll that rotates about an axis. The brushroll defines a cylindrical portion and the axis extends centrally through the cylindrical portion. The brushroll also includes a rib that extends in a direction away from the axis. The rib includes a face extending along a line that is collinear with a secant through the cylindrical portion. A brush member extends from the face.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Techtronic Floor Care Technology LimitedInventors: Robert McRorie, Douglas Rukavina
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Patent number: 11147363Abstract: A hairbrush includes a main body, a first set of bristles, a second set of bristles, and a handle extending from the main body. The main body has a shape allowing the bristles of the hairbrush to be disposed around the body. Preferably, the hairbrush will have bristle sockets or the like arranged along the main body permitting a plurality of bristles to be inserted into each of the sockets. The bristles of the first set of bristles are substantially longer than the bristles of the second set of bristles. Furthermore, the bristles of the first set of bristles and the bristles of the second set of bristles will be of a different type. The first set of bristles and the second set of bristles are arranged in a stacked helical pattern around the main body. In use, the first set of bristles reach to the scalp and lift strands of hair up from the scalp, and the second set of bristles then smooth these strands. The result is to produce volume and luxurious hair.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Inventor: Donna Federici
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Patent number: 11109667Abstract: A cleaning brush is provided. A cleaning unit comprises cleaning beans fixed on a surface of the carrier in a bi-spiral arrangement. The cleaning beans are arranged in an unequally-spaced manner on center of the carrier along a baseline; and, thus, bi-spirals are formed on the center and coiled in two different outward directions. Two annular spiral curve paths are formed with the cleaning beans as coiling the carrier and extending along the two directions. When the carrier cleans an electronic device, a solution or cleaning agent is discharged along the curve paths in spiral tangential directions. Hence, the bi-spiral cleaning unit obtains positive and negative directions on rotating to create a plurality of flow fields. Dirt is discharged easily with water distribution enhanced as compared to unidirectional spiral cleaning devices while a large contact surface, a good cleaning efficiency, and a high decontamination ratio are achieved.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Tung An Development Ltd.Inventors: Chih-An Ku, Tzu-Yen Chuang, Hung-Chieh Chao, Fu-Qiang Zhang
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Patent number: 11072312Abstract: A rotary vehicle wash component for a vehicle wash facility is provided. The vehicle wash component includes a hub disposed about and rotatable about a center axis. A plurality of media elements extend outwardly from the hub for rotation with the hub. Each of the media elements has a centerline that is positioned offset relative to the center axis such that the centerline does not intersect the center axis. The media elements may be fixed to the hub or they may be pivotable relative to the hub. The media elements may pivot between two offset positions in response to rotation in opposite directions. The media elements may include a plurality of treatment heads secured to the media elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Washme Properties, LLCInventor: Michael J. Belanger
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Patent number: 11058271Abstract: A rotating cleaning element configured to be inserted in a cleaning head compartment of a robotic vacuum, the rotating cleaning element including: a drive end including a drive protrusion configured to engage a drive mechanism of the cleaning head compartment; a bearing end and a shroud configured to surround at least a portion of the bearing end to lessen an amount of hair and similar matter that reaches the bearing; and a central member extending between the bearing end and the drive end.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: iRobot CorporationInventor: Matthew Blouin
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Patent number: 10993522Abstract: A strip brush assembly with a plurality of elongated polymer bristles forming a section and a plurality of elongated metal bristles forming another section adjacent the polymer bristles section, such that the metal bristles section is supported by the polymer bristles section. The polymer and metal bristles are bonded and encapsulated in a base formed by direct extrusion onto and around the polymer and metal bristles to secure them to the formed base. The strip brush assembly may be used on a tubular mandrel of a street sweeper.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Keystone Plastics Inc.Inventor: Brian Naftal
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Patent number: 10849473Abstract: Disclosed is a vacuum cleaner having a structure for preventing foreign matter from entering between a drum brush and a bearing. A vacuum cleaner includes a suction portion formed with a suction port through which air and foreign matter are sucked. The suction portion includes a housing and a drum brush rotatably provided in the housing. The drum brush includes a rotating drum rotating by receiving a driving force and a brush mounted on the rotating drum. The housing is provided with an annular blocking rib, and the brush located at one end of the drum brush is configured to be accommodated in the blocking rib.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae Woon Lim, Dong Hun Yoo, Byung Hun Jung
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Patent number: 10842064Abstract: A rolling assembly, the rolling assembly including: a body; one or more surface rollers rotatable with respect to the body; and at least one rotatable sweeping device including: an elongate member rotatable with respect to the body; and a sweeping head located over the elongate member and rotatable with respect to the elongate member, wherein the sweeping head is configured to engage with the one or more surface rollers such that the rotation of the one or more surface rollers rotates the sweeping head.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2016Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Inventors: Dorothea Isabel Maud Rix, Raymond Jeffrey Dufty
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Patent number: 10750921Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an automatic cleaning device and a sweeping assembly thereof. The sweeping assembly includes: a brush holder, a brush body disposed at least partially in the brush holder; and an anti-winding structure. The anti-winding structure is located at a joint of the brush body and the brush holder, where the anti-winding structure is configured to at least partially fill a gap at the joint when the sweeping assembly is in a working state.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignees: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd., Beijing Rockrobo Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Liang Qiao, Xing Li, Yongfeng Xia
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Patent number: 10743651Abstract: This method of manufacturing a brush 1 comprises: a first step of forming a support body 10 in which through holes 14 are formed; and a second step of inserting a brush bristle 20 in a bent state into each through hole 14 from one side of the through hole 14 to cause a looped bristle to project from the through hole 14 on the other side.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2016Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: SANWA TOOTH BRUSH INDUSTRIAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPInventors: Keiji Taniguchi, Katsutoshi Taniguchi
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Patent number: 10722022Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus includes a rotatably mounted brush associated with a dirty air inlet. A plurality of bristles extend outwardly from a radial outer surface of the rotatably mounted brush. The brush roll is provided with at least one hard floor cleaning pad and at least one flexible protective pad member.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Omachron Intellectual Property IncInventors: Wayne Ernest Conrad, Dave Petersen
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Patent number: 10642212Abstract: A photoconductor drum includes a drum body that is cylindrical, and a pair of flanges fitted to or near two axial ends of the drum body, wherein at least one of the flanges includes a plurality of engagement protrusions disposed on an inner circumferential surface of a through-hole for inserting a drive shaft for drivingly rotating the photoconductor drum, the through-hole having a larger radius than the drive shaft.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kouki Baba, Rikiya Matsuo
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Patent number: 10602899Abstract: A rotatable brush with a pressure sensor. The pressure sensor comprises a projecting blade connected to a tactile sensor by a flexible member. The projecting blade extends along the length of the shaft and is housed among the plurality of bristles protruding radially from the shaft. The projecting blade compresses the flexible member when pressure around the brush reaches a predetermined threshold. Upon compression of the flexible member, the tactile sensor, electronically coupled with a processor or controller, is activated thereby triggering a variety of possible preprogrammed responses.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: AI IncorporatedInventor: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi
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Patent number: 10527079Abstract: The invention relates to a locking device designed to lock objects to tubes or other elongated elements. The locking device generally comprises one or more lock plates and lock housings. In one exemplary embodiment, when assembling the locking device to a tube, two lock housings are put together with open sides against each other around a tube with a dimension corresponding to approximately half of a recess which is found on the lock housing's sides and are oriented in the tube's axial direction. The two lock housings form a closed geometry around the tube. Lock plates are used to connect the two lock housings together. By applying a screw in a threaded hole in one of the lock housings' cover, the through tube is pressed against an opposite lock housing at substantially the same time as the lock plates hold the lock housings together.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: FQ IP ABInventors: Per Augustsson, Per Elvèn
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Patent number: 10507569Abstract: The pipe-cleaning attachment is a kit. The pipe-cleaning attachment is configured for use with a copper pipe. The pipe-cleaning attachment is a tool that cleans the interior surface and the exterior surface of the copper pipe in preparation for processing. By processing is meant one of several plumbing procedures including, but not limited to, soldering the copper pipe or cutting the copper pipe. The pipe-cleaning attachment is an electrically powered rotating brush that physically cleans the copper pipe. The pipe-cleaning attachment comprises a plurality of cleaning kits and a drive system. The plurality of cleaning kits comprises a collection of brushes. The drive system rotates a brush selected from the plurality of cleaning kits to clean the copper pipe.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Inventor: Michael Marotta
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Patent number: 10412932Abstract: A rotatable livestock brush has a rotation axis and a brush surface configured to be brought into contact with a contact region of a body of a livestock animal. The brush surface includes at least a first region having first pressure-transfer properties, and a second region having second pressure-transfer properties which differ from the first pressure-transfer properties. A plane at a right angle to the rotation axis intersects both the first and second regions. The brush has a cylinder shape with a central cylinder axis. The rotation axis is eccentric and in a position which differs from a position of the central cylinder axis. Upon rotation, the brush massages the body of the livestock animal in the contact region thereof by transferring the varying pressures onto the body of the animal by successively bringing the first and second brush surface regions into contact with the body of the animal.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: DELAVAL HOLDING ABInventor: Hans Van Der Poel
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Patent number: 10398274Abstract: A bare floor cleaner with an upright assembly pivotally mounted to a base assembly, a steam generator, a fluid distributor which distributes steam onto the surface to be cleaned, and a brush assembly provided on the base assembly. A steam distribution manifold is provided within an interior of the brush assembly and fluidly coupled with the steam generator to distribute steam through the brush assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.Inventor: Gary A. Kasper
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Patent number: 10278556Abstract: An upright vacuum cleaner (1) is provided, including a brushroll assembly (100), a motor assembly (200) and a body assembly (300). The brushroll assembly (200) includes a brushroll casing (12) and a brushroll (11). The motor assembly (200) includes a motor housing (21) and a motor (22), and the motor (22) drives the brushroll (11) to roll via a drive belt (13). The body assembly (300) includes a body (31) and a bridging member (32) mounted to the body (31), and the bridging member (32) is pivotably connected with the motor housing (21) to allow the body (31) to be rotatable between an upright position and an oblique position. When the body (31) is rotated from the upright position to the oblique position, the bridging member (32) pushes the brushroll casing (12) to move in a direction running away from the motor housing (21) so as to tension the drive belt (13).Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: JIANGSU MIDEA CLEANING APPLIANCES CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiahu Xiao, Wei Hu, Hui Zou
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Patent number: 10251520Abstract: A suction nozzle apparatus and a cleaner having the same includes a casing of which a mounting groove is formed in a bottom surface, a drum brush rotatably coupled to the mounting groove of the casing, and a cutting member configured to remove a foreign substance wound around the drum brush. The drum brush includes a drum core in which at least one foreign substance collecting groove that the foreign substance is wound is formed in an outer circumference and a blade formed in a spiral form in the outer circumference of the drum core.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyung-han Jeong, Young-sung Jung
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Patent number: 10216233Abstract: A three-dimensional feature is formed in a surface of a component. Material is removed from the component by rotating an abrading tool about a first axis. While the abrading tool is rotated, the component (and/or a shaft coupled to the abrading tool) is rotated on a second axis. The second axis may be transverse to the first axis and may run through a center of the three-dimensional feature. The abrading tool may correspond to the three-dimensional feature. For example, the abrading tool may be configured to contact an entirety of an exterior of the three-dimensional feature during the removal operation, fill the three-dimensional feature during the removal operation, and/or have a shape that corresponds to the shape of the three-dimensional feature in two planes that are normal to each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jeremy C. Franklin, Kristina A. Babiarz
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Patent number: 10188247Abstract: An upright vacuum cleaner (1) includes a brushroll (11); a motor assembly (200) including a motor housing (21) and a motor (22), in which a rotating axis of the motor (22) and a rotating axis of the brushroll (11) are disposed in a non-parallel manner, and the motor (22) drives the brushroll (11) rolling by a drive belt (13) and is rotatable between a first upright position of tensioning the drive belt (13) and a first oblique position of loosening the drive belt (13); a body assembly (300) including a body (31), a bridging member (32) and a dirt cup (37) mounted on the body (31), in which the bridging member (32) is rotatably connected with the motor housing (21) to make the body (31) rotatable between a second upright position and a second oblique position, and the motor (22) is moved by the bridging member (32) from the first oblique position to the first upright position when the body (31) moves from the second upright position to the second oblique position.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: JIANGSU MIDEA CLEANING APPLIANCES CO., LTD.Inventors: Wei Hu, Hui Zou, Xiahu Xiao
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Patent number: 10178931Abstract: A vertical vacuum cleaner (1) is provided, including a brushroll (22); a motor assembly (200) including a motor housing (21) and a motor (22), in which the motor (22) is configured to drive the brushroll (22) to roll via a drive belt (13) and is rotatable between a first upright position where the drive belt (13) is tensioned and a first oblique position where the drive belt (13) is loosened; a body assembly (300) including a body (31) and a bridging member (32) rotatably connected with the motor housing (21); a lever driving device rotatably disposed to the motor housing (21) and having two ends respectively fitted with the bridging member (32) and the motor (22), in which the bridging member (32) is configured to drive the motor (22) to move from the first oblique position to the first upright position via the lever driving device.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: JIANGSU MIDEA CLEANING APPLIANCES CO., LTD.Inventors: Wei Hu, Hui Zou, Xiahu Xiao
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Patent number: 10173247Abstract: A rotating cleaning brush includes a connection pin to be clamped in a chuck of a machine for rotatingly driving the cleaning brush about its longitudinal axis. The cleaning brush includes a bristle carrier including a plurality of openings. The bristle carrier includes a first bristle bundle and a second bristle bundle being adjacent along the longitudinal axis. The first bristle bundle is located closer to the first end region of the cleaning brush than the second bristle bundle. Each of the bristle bundles includes a plurality of bristles and is located in one of the openings. The bristles of the first bristle bundle are designed to bend towards the longitudinal axis and then run parallel to the longitudinal axis so as to overlap the opening in which the second bristle bundle is arranged.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2016Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Inventor: Ahmet Kalfe
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Patent number: 10168126Abstract: A roller gang for mine clearance is provided. The roller gang comprises: a frame, at least three fixed wheels, wherein the fixed wheels are attached to the frame, the fixed wheels being fixed relative to the frame, a plurality of pivoting arms, wherein each of the pivoting arms is attached to the frame, and a plurality of remaining wheels, wherein the remaining wheels are respectively attached to the plurality of pivoting arms, the remaining wheels being movable relative to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: PEARSON ENGINEERING LIMITEDInventor: Richard Cronk
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Patent number: 10159331Abstract: A polishing brush (1) includes a plurality of linear abrasive members (32) each formed by hardening an aggregated yarn of inorganic filaments by a resin binder, and a holder (2) that holds the linear abrasive members (32). The linear abrasive members (32) are held by a base (31). The base (31) is secured to a spindle (25) in the holder (2). In the spindle (25), a flow path (28) for discharging a liquid cutting agent toward a side on which free ends (33) of the linear abrasive members (32) are located is provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2014Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignees: TAIMEI CHEMICALS CO., LTD., XEBEC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuhisa Akashi, Norihiko Sumiyoshi
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Patent number: 10092150Abstract: A cleaner head for a cleaning appliance, comprising a main body, a first bearing assembly, a second bearing assembly and a brushbar. The first bearing assembly is secured to the main body, and comprises a first stationary part fixed with respect to the main body and a first rotary part arranged to rotate with respect to the first stationary part. The second bearing assembly is secured to the main body, and comprises a second stationary part fixed with respect to the main body and a second rotary part arranged to rotate with respect to the second stationary part. The brushbar is coupled for rotation with the first and second rotary parts such that the brushbar rotates with the first and second rotary parts, and is configured to slidably engage the first and second rotary parts such that it can be separated from the first and second rotary parts for cleaning.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: David Andrew Isley, Damian Henri Lee
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Patent number: 10058973Abstract: A brush-like grinding stone (3) in a polishing brush (1) includes a brush holder (6) and a linear member aggregate (7) detachably held in the brush holder (6). The linear member aggregate (7) includes a large number of bundles (51) of the linear members (50) obtained by hardening aggregated yarn of inorganic filaments impregnated with a resin, and a brush holder (70) holding ends of the bundles (51). A linear member holder (70) in the linear member aggregate (7) is detachably attached to each of a plurality of holding holes (68) that is open in one side in an axial line direction L. In a case where any of the linear member aggregates has a failure, such as breakage, only the failed linear member aggregate needs to be replaced. Thus, it is not necessary to discard the entire brush-like grinding stone. Consequently, the polishing cost can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2014Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignees: TAIMEI CHEMICALS CO., LTD., XEBEC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Suguru Matsushita, Norihiko Sumiyoshi
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Patent number: 10058899Abstract: A cleaning device includes a spinning brush assembly that cleans the item; an electric motor to actuate the spinning brush assembly; a battery to power the electric motor; a first switch to turn on and off the electric motor; a housing that receives the electric motor and battery and provides a pair of protruding ribs to further receive brushes constructed to be received therein; and a sleeve that is detachably attached to the housing covering the housing and the pair of ribs. The cleaning device further includes first container and one or more second containers in which the first and second containers are attachable by threaded coupling means and snugly received in the sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Inventor: Hyun C. Park
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Patent number: 10028575Abstract: A rotary push broom provides a geometry between the centerline of the broom's wheels and the centerline of the broom's cylindrical brush that allows the vertical height of the cylindrical brush relative to that of the wheels to be adjusted as the frame rotates. The broom includes a support stand that allows the broom to be stored in a way that does not put the broom's weight on the brush. The broom also includes a ratchet gear system so that the broom rotates along with the wheels when the broom is operated in a forward sweeping direction and spins independent of the wheels when the broom is operated in a rearward direction. The gear system should be arranged so that the cylindrical brush rotates slower than the wheels in the sweeping direction. The support stand can be integrated with an endplate that accommodates the wheel connection and ratchet gear system.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2014Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Inventor: Samuel Aubin Schaffler
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Patent number: 9999330Abstract: A roller brush assembly comprises a roller and a brush set on the roller. The roller contains an interior cavity constituted by at least two barrel bodies. Each portion of the barrel body edge is serrated shaped, and the adjacent serrated-shaped portions of the barrel both form a blade slot for positioning the serrated-shaped blade, and the blade edge corresponds to the teeth on the serrated shaped edge. A driver unit is installed in the interior cavity to make the blade move along the roller axially to cut the wrapped in the tooth groove automatically when the roller brush is turned on and off.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: NINGBO FUJIA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Jianqiang Fang
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Patent number: 9994417Abstract: This invention relates to a roller for a wire-feed device having a main cylindrical body forming a hub designed to be driven in rotation about its axis of symmetry, a peripheral cylindrical structure forming an idler roller mounted round the perimeter of the main body, and a means for the cylindrical structure to be driven in rotation by the main body. Moreover, the internal diameter of the cylindrical structure is greater than the external diameter of the main body so as to create a space between the cylindrical structure and the main body to enable a displacement of the cylindrical structure in relation to the main body with a misalignment of the axis of rotation of the cylindrical structure in relation to the axis of rotation of the main body.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Superba S.A.S.Inventors: Philippe Massotte, Michel Mazoyer, Daniel Scaravella, Baptiste Tredan
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Patent number: 9955839Abstract: A side brush for a robotic vacuum cleaner includes a brush core, a plurality of bristle clusters having a first length, and a plurality of further bristle clusters having a shorter length than the first length. The plurality of bristle clusters and the plurality of further bristle clusters are regularly distributed over a circumferential surface of the brush core.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KGInventors: Carina Maoro, Markus Thamm, Thomas Pott, Mark Hanschur-Steiner, Sebastian Doering, Thomas Buchholz, David Buhl, Martin Roth
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Patent number: 9936857Abstract: A roller sweeper comprising a handle, a detachable extension handle, a frame defining an axle, and a unitary cylindrical mounting member rotatably mounted on the axle. The unitary cylindrical mounting member is designed and configured such that an adhesive roller tube can be frictionally mounted thereon. Depending on the needs of a user, the roller sweeper may be used with or without the detachable extension handle.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Inventor: Marvin L. Menius
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Patent number: 9908251Abstract: A method of cutting a polymeric tubular member and apparatus therefor is provided. The method includes moving the polymeric tubular member along a central longitudinal axis into a position to be cut. Further, providing at least one actuator with a cutting blade operably connected to the at least one actuator, with the cutting blade extending lengthwise along a cutting blade axis. Then, actuating the at least one actuator and moving the cutting blade into cutting engagement with the polymeric tubular member along a driven axis that extends in oblique relation to the cutting blade axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2016Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLCInventors: Takahiro Kuchina, Tsubasa Tonooka
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Patent number: 9834181Abstract: A snow and ice remover assembly for vehicle roofs having two vertical supports separated by a distance sufficient to move a vehicle between the vertical supports. A plow assembly that is movable along the two vertical supports. A base structure is attached to the vertical supports and has wheels that engage a support surface upon which the snow and ice remover stands. A wheel movement prevention mechanism is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Quintin Machinery LLCInventors: Howard Livingston, William E. Yeaglin
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Patent number: 9802582Abstract: A rotary washing brush assembly for motor vehicle washing systems comprises a plurality of cleaning elements, each of which comprises a plate body applied to a washing brush central shaft; the plate body having a substantially elongated configuration, extending according to a longitudinal axis thereof, and including a plurality of cut-outs defining a plurality of tapering strips having corner portions including either bevelled or non-bevelled corner portions.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2014Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: FAVAGROSSA EDOARDO S.R.L.Inventor: Leonardo Favagrossa
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Patent number: 9756831Abstract: The embodiments are directed to a hand-held applicator (126) for cleaning a teat of a milk-producing animal. The hand-held applicator comprises: a first housing having housing section (209) including a first end through which a disinfectant delivery line (140) extends or an electrical line (198) extends; and second housing (205) coupled to the housing section and having a sealed gear chamber (216) for supporting gears (186A, 186B and 186C) and bearings. The second housing comprises a first portion (213) and a second portion (215) configured to be removably affixed in abutting contact to the first portion. The second housing has an external delivery port (579) centered between a pair of side-by-side gears. The applicator comprises a switch (232) positioned on the underside of the housing section. The second portion may include a motor mount (680) for coupling a motor (238) in the housing section.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: ALPHA TECHNOLOGY U.S.A. CORPORATIONInventors: Kevin Dole, Larry Bilskie