Rotary Cylinder Patents (Class 15/23)
  • Patent number: 11958180
    Abstract: A rotary tool assembly includes a main body, a motor disposed in the main body, and a power source coupled to the main body. The power source being configured to provide electrical power to the motor. A rotary tool attached to the main body. The rotary tool configured to be actuated by the motor. A first bit storage area disposed on the main body. The first bit storage area being configured to receive a first bit. A second bit storage area disposed on the main body. The second bit storage area being configured to receive a second bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GP
    Inventors: Benjamin A Gaddis, Jesse J. Jerabek, Jacob F. Creasman, Clinton C. Thackery, Brian D. Mertel, M. Grayson Jacoway, William C. Buck, Eric K. Frazier
  • Patent number: 11917951
    Abstract: A sweeper head includes a cleaning device, a transmission shaft, and a shield. The cleaning device includes a rolling member rotatable about a first axis and a cleaning element. The transmission shaft is rotatable about a second axis. The shield includes a surrounding portion for surrounding at least a part of the cleaning element. The surrounding portion includes a front surrounding portion and a rear surrounding portion located on two sides of a first plane and the first plane passes through the second axis and is parallel to the first axis. The ratio of a maximum measurement of the front surrounding portion in a direction parallel to the first axis to a maximum measurement of the rear surrounding portion in the direction is greater than or equal to 2 and is less than or equal to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fangjie Nie, Chengxin Pan, Toshinari Yamaoka
  • Patent number: 11871828
    Abstract: An attachment including a casing having an air inlet for receiving an airflow from a hair styling apparatus, a hair engaging member, supported by the casing, and adapted to move relative to the casing between a first position and a second position under the action of an over-centre mechanism. First and second airflow outlets are formed between the casing and the hair engaging member when the hair engaging member is in the first and second position, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Annmarie Rita Nicolson, Emma Victoria Carson, Robert Mark Brett Coulton, Stephen Benjamin Courtney
  • Patent number: 11849698
    Abstract: A teat cleaning system provides a cleaning brush having first and second rotatable brushes that are rotated to clean the teat of an animal and to deliver a disinfectant, germicide, and/or purified water to the teat of the animal. During a cleaning mode, the disinfectant, germicide, and/or purified water may be delivered through the cleaning brush, and during a drying mode, no disinfectant or germicide is delivered to dry brush the teat of the animal for whisking away fluid and drying the teat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventor: Tim Graff
  • Patent number: 11832713
    Abstract: An electric utility brush with a dynamic brush head which has a rotatable head which is capable of undergoing rotation about two separate axes in order to effect multiple modes of brushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE (UK) IP LIMITED
    Inventors: David Diamond, Jean Diamond
  • Patent number: 11811874
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices associated with an edge device are described. An edge device can include a processing resource and a memory resource having instructions executable to receive, at the processing resource, the memory resource, or both, and from a first source comprising a device in communication with the edge device, first input associated with a user of the device. The instructions can be executable to receive, from a second source, second input associated with a user of the device, determine, based on the first input and the second input, operational instructions for the device and transmit the operational instructions to the device. The instructions can be executable to update, using a machine learning model, the operational instructions responsive to receiving an indication of performance of the operational instructions by the device and responsive to third input received from the first source, the second source, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharmila Velamur, Fatma Arzum Simsek-Ege, Shivani Srivastava, Marsela Pontoh, Lavanya Sriram
  • Patent number: 11793291
    Abstract: A rotary type linear reciprocating motion device includes: a driving part rotatably driven by a motor; a rotating part installed at one surface of the driving part, the rotating part transferring a rotational force of the driving part to an applicator; and a reciprocating part installed at the other surface of the driving part, the reciprocating part converting the rotational force of the driving part into a linear reciprocating motion force, the reciprocating part transferring the linear reciprocating motion force to the applicator. The driving part includes: a driving plate having both surfaces at which the rotating part and the reciprocating part are respectively installed; and a driving belt installed at an edge of the driving plate, the driving belt being in contact with a motor shaft of the motor to allow a driving force of the motor to be transferred to the driving plate by a frictional force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Hwan Hyun, Hae Chang Lee, Kyung Won Kim, Eun Mi Kim
  • Patent number: 11793302
    Abstract: A skincare device includes a brushhead including a marking disposed on a surface of the brushhead, the marking including a shape and a color; a body including a motor assembly configured to oscillate the brushhead; and a first optical encoder configured to detect the marking and determine an identity of the brushhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventor: Justin Tehrani
  • Patent number: 11784538
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool is provided that includes a motive source, a user interface, and one or more sensors. The motive source includes a printed circuit board (PCB) configured to support electrical components of the motive source. The user interface is movable between a plurality of mode positions to select one of a plurality of operational modes of the motive source. And one or more sensors are mounted on the PCB and are configured to detect the plurality of mode positions of the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S., Inc.
    Inventors: Vikram Madineini, Joshua Odell Johnson, Douglas Fornell Leavitt, Jason Christopher Bartoszek, Sean C. Ely
  • Patent number: 11766319
    Abstract: A distinguishing Tooth apparatus cleaning device with a tooth polisher figure, and a four sided black Technical Circular Brush with feelers, for cleaning teeth. A battery cleaning device provides users a highly enhanced method with toothpaste in brush stubbles area to better polish teeth. Further comprising, a cover for the brush with a light to view the brushing area of the mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Inventor: Mackie Maynor
  • Patent number: 11737384
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for combing and conditioning artificial turf, which comprises a handle (1), a pole (2), a head (3) which houses an electric motor (4), and a pair of brushes (5) driven by the electric motor (4), the brushes (5) being configured for combing and conditioning the artificial turf, and such that the brushes (5) have a helical shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Comercial Carma, S.A.
    Inventor: Lisardo Carballal Camacho
  • Patent number: 11684143
    Abstract: Automatic toothbrushes are disclosed herein. A toothbrush configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, a handle and a mouthguard coupled to the handle. The mouthguard can be configured to be positioned within a mouth of a user over multiple teeth of the user. A brush assembly having a plurality of bristles can be removably positioned within the mouthguard for engaging and cleaning the teeth of the user. A motor can be disposed within or coupled to the handle and configured to articulate the brush assembly within the mouthguard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ALKE, LLC
    Inventors: Keith A. Arbeitman, Pepin S. Gelardi, Theodore R. Ullrich
  • Patent number: 11677219
    Abstract: An apparatus for de-braiding a braided shield of a wire. The apparatus comprises a brush assembly having a first bristle wheel mounted on a first axis and a second bristle wheel mounted on a second axis wherein the first bristle wheel and the second bristle wheel are positioned with respect to one another to have their respective bristles brush against a braided shield of a wire placed between the first and second bristle wheels; a wheel drive motor; a first flexible drive shaft connecting the wheel drive motor to the first axis to rotate the first bristle wheel; a second flexible drive shaft connecting the first axis to the second axis to rotate the second bristle wheel; and a drive assembly, wherein the drive assembly moves the brush assembly both axially and rotationally with respect to a wire placed between the first bristle wheel and the second bristle wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventor: Walter Wittmann
  • Patent number: 11635111
    Abstract: The present disclosure is concerned with a personal care device having a head portion having a driven treatment head, a handle portion having a drive unit for providing a motion having a motion direction, and a drive train extending between the drive unit and the driven treatment head for transmitting the motion from the drive unit to the driven treatment head, the drive train having a separable coupling. The separable coupling has a first coupling part having a first coupling element, a second coupling part having a second coupling element, the first and the second coupling elements being separably engaged with each other, and a resilient element biasing the first coupling element and the second coupling element against each other so that the first and second coupling elements are engaged in a gap-free manner along the motion direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Braun GMBH
    Inventors: Pedro Sanchez Martinez, Holger Budke
  • Patent number: 11612467
    Abstract: The Alternate Eliminator Tooth Brush uses a very different unique method in which to clean teeth. This unique operation is achieved with a new tooth brush design that has two revolving tooth brush heads, one directly behind the other on two separate axels as each revolves in opposite directions giving a more effective method producing a more thorough scouring of the teeth, tongue, and gums with a double whisking cleaning action along with the reciprocation of the front tooth brush head helping to remove mucus that causes plaque build up. The steady vigorous whisking action of dual heads provides a constant action over the entire surface of the teeth while preventing the redistribution of food particles in and between the teeth. A common occurrence with the conventional hand held, and the electric tooth brushes, but something thats avoided with the three speed motor of the Alternate Eliminator Tooth Brush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Inventor: Alphonso William Brown
  • Patent number: 11528976
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multifunctional electronic equipment cleaning storage box, which includes a box body, a first box cover, a second box cover, a rag, a large cleaning sweep, and small cleaning sweep, an end of the box body defines a accommodating groove having an opening facing forward, the first box cover and the second box cover, being openable and closable, are disposed on the box body, in closed state, the first box cover and the second box cover are respectively enclosed with the box body to form a first accommodating cavity and a second accommodating cavity, and the first box cover defines a card slot for a mobile phone to be inserted for supporting and positioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Inventor: Yandong He
  • Patent number: 11498529
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating a vehicle surface with a fluid has a rotation device pivotably mounted about an axis of rotation, and a fluid supply device disposed concentrically with respect to the rotation device and which has an inlet opening for the supply of fluid. The apparatus is characterized in that a groove is formed in the fluid supply device. The groove is fluidically connected to the inlet opening and extends in the circumferential direction with respect to the axis of rotation over a limited circumferential angle range of the fluid supply device. The rotation device has a plurality of separate fluid channels, each of which opens into openings. The openings are disposed such that irrespective of the angular position of the rotation device to the fluid supply device with respect to the axis of rotation, and at least one of the openings of the rotation device is fluidically connected to the groove of the fluid supply device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: WashTec Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Linder, Ferdinand Conrad
  • Patent number: 11351017
    Abstract: Described herein are electronic dual-head tooth cleaning appliances that facilitates simultaneous front and rear surface cleaning of individual teeth. The tooth cleaning appliances or devices can be rechargeable, portable, lightweight and electronic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventor: LaVerne Edward Nitz
  • Patent number: 11351016
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wireless induction power supply type light-up electric toothbrush, including a toothbrush handle body, a main body support, a mainboard, a battery, a motor, a motor sleeve, a waterproof ring, a toothbrush handle cover plate, a toothbrush head cover plate, a toothbrush head rod and a toothbrush head, wherein the toothbrush head is further provided with bristles and a toothbrush head LED panel arranged with several toothbrush head LED lamps. The toothbrush is added with a healthcare function through LED lamps, and the toothbrush head LED lamps are powered up in a wireless manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: NANCHANG SMILE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Huan Luo
  • Patent number: 11325166
    Abstract: Devices and processes for axial disentanglement of debris from a rotatable mechanical agitator generally includes a cleaning member including a top stem portion, an intermediate cutting portion, and a bottom base portion; and a cylindrically-shaped mechanical agitator rotatably mounted within a head unit. The mechanical agitator includes one or more channels extending along a longitudinal axis and the head unit includes a slot opening coaxially aligned with a channel when in use. The bottom base portion and the intermediate cutting portion are configured to traverse a length of the one or more channels, wherein the intermediate cutting portion is positioned to cut debris entangled on the mechanical agitator when the top stem portion slidingly engages the slot opening in the head unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Kane, Suraush Khambati, Jacob Porter, Colin Edward Masterson, Marie Cole
  • Patent number: 11278386
    Abstract: A three-way mechanical toothbrush includes an angular mechanical toothbrush having a plurality of switches and a charging port disposed on a first end and a toothbrush head disposed on a second end. The toothbrush head provides for three (3) discrete areas of brush bristles with each area capable of multiple directional brushing action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventor: Hamood M. Rashid
  • Patent number: 11234726
    Abstract: A microdebrider comprising: (a) a handpiece; (b) an interchangeable tip connected to the handpiece; (c) an outer tune rotatably connected to the interchangeable tip, the outer tube including an outer tube window; (d) an inner tube extending at least partially through the outer tube, the inner tube including an inner tube window; (e) a lock selector connected to the inner tube; and (f) a bias device; wherein the bias device is movable, and upon movement of the bias device into contact with the lock selector the inner tube is immobilized so that the inner tube window is aligned with the outer tube window, aligned with a wall of the outer tube, or in a condition therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Gyrus Acmi. Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Flynn, Chee K. Teo, Kevin C. Edwards
  • Patent number: 11213308
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to the field of medical devices for treatment and diagnosis of paranasal sinus conditions and methods of using same. There is disclosed a device having a hollow shaft configured to be inserted into a paranasal sinus through a natural opening thereof. The hollow shaft is shaped/configured to reach a treatment area within the paranasal sinus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SINUSAFE MEDICAL LTD
    Inventors: Nir Altman, Avinoam Gemer, Danny Hadar
  • Patent number: 11191349
    Abstract: A toothbrush can include a handle and a head. At least one bristle can be attached to the head. The toothbrush can also have an illumination member, an illumination circuit and an activation device. A pliant base on the handle can be used to activate the activation device to initiate the illumination circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Ranir, LLC
    Inventor: Puneet Nanda
  • Patent number: 11154173
    Abstract: A dusting device comprising an elongated support pole having a lower end and an upper end. An elongated drive mechanism, having a lower end and an upper end is selectively pivotally secured to the upper end of the support pole. The drive mechanism includes an interior compartment which houses a battery and an electrical motor electrically connected to the battery. The electrical motor has a rotatable drive shaft which extends upwardly and outwardly from the upper end of the drive mechanism. A duster is secured to the upper end of the drive shaft for rotation therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Inventor: Mark C. Ramsey
  • Patent number: 11140974
    Abstract: A method of monitoring brushing of a tooth and gum surface includes sensing a brushing relative to the tooth surface during a brushing session and generating feedback in response to the brushing. In one embodiment, feedback is generated when a user, such as a child, starts brushing. In another embodiment, feedback is generated when the brushing technique deviates from a correct brushing technique, such as the Bass Technique. When a user uses a correct brushing technique, the bristles on the brush head of a tooth brush vibrate. When the user uses an incorrect brushing technique, the vibrations stop, alerting the user that her technique is incorrect. The user can be alerted about improper brushing techniques in other ways, such as by generating audible sounds such as chirps, interrupting audio signals such as music, generating flashing lights, or the like. Preferably, a user's brushing technique can be tracked for later evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Appcessories LLC
    Inventors: David G. Capper, Andrew S. Filo
  • Patent number: 11000354
    Abstract: An electric toothbrush of the present invention includes: a case having first and second drive shafts exposed therefrom, the first and second drive shafts being rotated in opposite directions and moved forward and backward respectively by a drive unit which is driven by a motor; first and second toothbrush bodies coupled to the first and second drive shafts by first and second coupling units respectively, so as to transmit the rotational force and forward and backward motions of the first and second drive shafts; a brush installed at the ends of the first and second toothbrush bodies so as to clean teeth by the rotational force and forward and backward motions transmitted to the first and second toothbrush bodies; and a third toothbrush body having an auxiliary brush, which is coupled to a third drive shaft of the drive unit installed in the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jae Seung Choi, Joo A Choi
  • Patent number: 10882157
    Abstract: To provide a polishing pad capable of sufficiently polishing, in polishing of an object to be polished having at least one of a projection portion and a recessed portion on the surface, a portion near the projection portion or the inner surface of the recessed portion of the surface of the object to be polished. The polishing pad has a piloerection portion (1) in which a plurality of fibers (12) having a length of 2 mm or more are raised on the surface of a base (11), in which the mass of the fibers (12) is 250 g/m2 or more. The polishing pad is used for polishing an object to be polished (2) containing metal, an alloy, or a metal oxide material and having at least one of a projection portion (21) and a recessed portion (22) on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIMI INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Hitoshi Morinaga, Kazusei Tamai, Muneaki Tahara, Maiko Asai, Yuuichi Ito
  • Patent number: 10864066
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotating electric toothbrush comprising: a main body having a receiving space formed therein, a driving means received in the interior of the main body and providing a rotational force, a toothbrush handle having one end detachably coupled to the driving means, and receiving a rotational force of the driving means to be rotated, a support means coupled to the outer peripheral surface of the other end of the toothbrush handle and having plate-shaped support bodies made of a ductile material and radially formed to be spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of toothbrush bristles implanted between the support bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventor: Dong Chul Lee
  • Patent number: 10827825
    Abstract: A lint removal device with a hollow handle, a tool head with head gears, brushes, rotation motor and gears, with the brushes in rotational mechanical communication with said tool head gears. The brushes work to remove lint from the lint compartment of a dryer in order to maintain the dryer in proper working order. If lint is not removed from most dryers, clothing placed in the dryer may not fully dry or the dryer might overheat and cause a fire. The present invention is designed to overcome these and other problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Inventor: Troi Allen-Gipson
  • Patent number: 10766118
    Abstract: An edge processing device includes: conveying means that convey a molded powder compact, a first rotating tool disposed on one side and a second rotating tool disposed on the other side and rotating in a direction identical to a direction the first rotating tool rotates. The first rotating tool contacts from an upstream side with a first corner portion between one side surface of a processing target portion of the molded powder compact and a rear surface of the processing target portion. The second rotating tool contacts from a downstream side with a second corner portion between the other side surface of the processing target portion and a front surface of the processing target portion. The second rotating tool faces the first rotating tool with the conveying path therebetween, and is positionally displaced to the downstream side with respect to the first rotating tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Nakata, Kazunori Nishimura, Katsumasa Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 10512530
    Abstract: An electric toothbrush including a handle, a head movable with respect to said handle, and a rotating working element having at least one brush located out of the geometric axis of said handle. The electric toothbrush further includes an electric motor for driving the working element in a rotary movement in a clockwise/counterclockwise direction, and a motor rotation direction switch coupled functionally with the head and the handle. The head and the handle are coupled with resilient technical means that enable, after exertion of the torque to the head, to rotate the head with respect to the handle into the left or right positions, where the motor rotation direction switch turns on the motor in the clockwise/counterclockwise rotation direction. After releasing said torque, the resilient technical means enable to maintain the head in a standby position relative to the handle, where the motor rotation direction switch turns off the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Inventor: Sebastian Kiluk
  • Patent number: 10492801
    Abstract: A power-driven surgical tool that includes an elongated housing having a fin member aligned substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of such elongated housing. The tool is power-driven and enables the attachment of either a drill bit or a screwdriver bit. The configuration is such as to provide maximum comfort and a visualization of the target area for the surgeon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Inventors: Mario Gonzalez, Eric Mickelson, Dan Davison, Gregg Prisco, Jason Barber, Charles R. Forton, Brian R. Conroy
  • Patent number: 10418879
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool is provided that includes a housing assembly to support a motor. An output spindle protrudes from an output end of the housing assembly such that the output spindle rotates in response to a rotation of the motor. A user interface is located at the housing assembly opposite the output spindle. The user interface is configured to select one of a plurality of modes of operation of the hand-held power tool to regulate power supplied to the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Jason Christopher Bartoszek, Vikram Madineni, Joshua Odell Johnson, Sean C. Ely, Douglas Fornell Leavitt
  • Patent number: 10405518
    Abstract: An automatic washing apparatus for dogs and alike animals comprises a washing tub, a brushing plate and a horizontally movable carrier board on each side of the tub. Each brushing plate is attached to a vertically movable crank slider through horizontal extension arms. Each crank slider is motorized by a motor and situated on a carrier board. The carrier boards are mobilized by a low speed motor through pulleys, a timing belt, and wheels on rails. The movement is guided by a guiding rail. The tub includes a door and a drain on the floor and a wastewater compartment beneath the floor. The brushing plates and carrier boards are enclosed under two side covers. The apparatus further provides a water spraying system including spraying tubings, a water tank and a water pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Inventor: Weijian Zhang
  • Patent number: 10342326
    Abstract: A cleaning device that passively self-adjusts to improve biofoul removal across curved, non-uniform, or irregular underwater surfaces. The cleaning device includes a motor, one or more shafts coupled to the motor and coupled to one another via at least one universal joint, and a cleaning mechanism for removing biofoul from the target surface. The cleaning device includes an alignment mechanism that restricts the cleaning mechanism's movement to improve biofoul removal. The alignment mechanism can include bearings, spring components, dampening material, adhesion components, floatation objects, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ali Outa, Fadl Abdellatif, Ayman Amer, Sahejad Patel, Hassane Trigui, Ameen Obedan
  • Patent number: 10335184
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a debridement tool may include a housing, a reduced-pressure lumen, a debridement head, an impeller, and a drive system. The debridement head may be moveable relative to the housing. The impeller may be positioned in fluid communication with the reduced-pressure lumen and be moveable relative to the housing by operation of reduced pressure being applied to the impeller. The drive system may be coupled between the impeller and the debridement head and be configured to impart movement from the impeller to the debridement head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Brian Locke
  • Patent number: 10321977
    Abstract: A dental device includes a rounded flexible device configured to attach onto a head of a dental drill. The rounded flexible device has a first pair of opposing horizontal protrusions positioned at a first end of the rounded flexible device; a second pair of opposing horizontal protrusions positioned at a mid-portion of the rounded flexible device, wherein the first pair of opposing horizontal protrusions extend horizontally beyond the second pair of opposing horizontal protrusions; and a central vertical protrusion positioned at a second end of the rounded flexible device. The first pair and the second pair of opposing horizontal protrusions are configured to partially encircle the head of the dental drill, and the central vertical protrusion is configured to extend a length of a rotating drill bit of the dental drill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventor: Fahad Ibrahim Fatiny
  • Patent number: 10077031
    Abstract: A powered ice scraping assembly includes an ice scraper that is selectively manipulated thereby facilitating the ice scraper to frictionally abrade ice from a surface. A brushing unit is coupled to the ice scraper and the brushing unit includes a motor and a plurality of bristles. The motor is in mechanical communication with each of the bristles. Moreover, the motor rotates the bristles when the motor is turned on thereby facilitating the bristles to brush snow from the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Inventor: Reuben Giwa
  • Patent number: 9961879
    Abstract: The motorized animal-grooming brush is adapted for use with animals. The motorized animal-grooming brush is a rotating brush that is driven by an electric drive that is separated in distance from the rotating brush. The motorized animal-grooming brush comprises a brush device, an electric drive, and a drive line. The electric drive provides a motive force through the drive line to the brush device. The brush device receives the motive force from the electric drive and uses this motive force to rotate the grooming brush. The separation by distance between the electric drive and the rotating brush reduces the level of noise heard by the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Inventor: George Quinn
  • Patent number: 9801448
    Abstract: A brush includes a brush head moving mechanism and a removable brush head for applying flowable matter to a surface, the brush head including a chamber for retaining flowable matter, a chamber delivery wall with outwardly protruding bristles and with delivery ball ports among the bristles into each of which a matter delivery ball is rotatably seated and retained by ball retaining structures to partly protrude through the delivery wall, and an opposing chamber mounting wall with brush head mounting means for connecting the brush head to the moving mechanism, and having a chamber side wall interconnecting the chamber delivery wall and the chamber mounting wall to form a closed and sealed container for the flowable matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Inventor: Rafael Jakubow
  • Patent number: 9782507
    Abstract: A device and method for disinfecting a needleless connector, the device including a housing comprising a hub rotationally coupled to a motor, the motor being operably connected to a power source, the hub further comprising a receptacle configured to receive a cleaning head, wherein the device is configured to detect achievement of one or more minimum thresholds which are recommended to achieve proper disinfection of the needleless connector. Various devices and methods are further provided to permit tracking and reporting of disinfection events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Yiping Ma, S. Ray Isaacson
  • Patent number: 9733038
    Abstract: A firearm cleaning device is disclosed herein. The device may include a housing comprising a grip portion, a motor housing portion opposite the grip portion, a neck portion disposed between the grip portion and the motor housing portion, and a slot disposed adjacent to the neck portion between the grip portion and the motor housing portion. The device also may include a motor disposed within the motor housing portion and a battery disposed within the grip portion. The battery may be electrically coupled to the motor. In addition, the device may include a shaft coupled to the motor and extending out of the motor housing portion, a detachable brush attachable to the shaft, and a motor switch disposed about the housing opposite the slot for activating the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Inventor: Veniamin Bondar
  • Patent number: 9649772
    Abstract: In a rotary electric shaver according to the present invention, a plurality of blade units that include an outer blade having an annular shaving surface on an upper surface and an inner blade rotating in sliding contact with a lower surface of the outer blade are arranged in a head unit held by a main body so as to be tiltable. A main drive shaft outputting drive force of a motor accommodated in the main body and a rotary shaft of any one blade unit out of the plurality of blade units are connected by a movable joint, and a position of the movable joint serves as a tilting fulcrum for tilting the head unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: IZUMI PRODUCTS COMPANY
    Inventor: Tetsuhiko Shimizu
  • Patent number: 9631370
    Abstract: The invention provides an air operated cleaning head for a roof gutter. The head has a housing defining an airflow passage with an impeller located inside the passage. A gear arrangement connects the impeller to a drive shaft for a pair of driven wheels. Guide formations maintain the wheels in engagement along an outer rail of a roof gutter. The guide formations are configured to straddle the rail with a counterbalance provided to maintain the head in balancing engagement on the rail. The counterbalance is an underslung air supply downpipe extending pivotably from the head The guide formations are provided as a radial flange on the outside of the wheels and a radial spoke arrangement on the inside of the wheels. The spoke arrangement is freely rotatable on the wheel axles. The impeller is supported in a dividing wall of the flow passage. Drive shaft switching means includes a flap valve movable between seats on opposite sides of the dividing wall to reverse rotation of the impeller and thus also the wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Inventor: Murray Andrew Paton
  • Patent number: 9629700
    Abstract: A tooth cleaning assembly for removing embedded plaque between a user's tooth and gum includes a housing that may be gripped by the user. A motor is coupled to the housing. A shaft is coupled to the motor. The motor rotates the shaft. A brush is structured to taper to a point. The brush may be positionable between the user's tooth and the user's gum. The brush removes embedded plaque. The brush is mechanically coupled to the shaft so the shaft rotates the brush. An actuator is coupled to the housing. The actuator is electrically coupled to the motor. The actuator actuates and de-actuates the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Inventors: David Okamura, Ghislaine Okamura
  • Patent number: 9596927
    Abstract: The rotating wire brush tool is an appliance that is used to clean paintbrushes. The paint uses rotating wires to extract paint from a paintbrush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Inventor: Nilson Dasilva
  • Patent number: 9561092
    Abstract: An attachment for an oral hygiene device is disclosed. The attachment includes a housing; a shaft element movably arranged within the housing and arranged for being coupled to a drive shaft of a handle of the oral hygiene device; and a flexible sealing element attached to the shaft element. The flexible sealing element is arranged to seal a cavity within the attachment intended for accommodating at least a part of the drive shaft in an attached state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: BRAUN GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Sauer, Oliver Greve
  • Patent number: 9504311
    Abstract: A hairbrush device (100) comprises a first plurality of brush filaments (112) and a second plurality of brush filaments (116). A property of the first plurality of brush filaments (112) and a respective property of the second plurality of brush filaments (116) are different from one another. In order to reversibly select a stiffness of the hairbrush device, the hairbrush device (100) comprises an actuation element (104) being in driving connection with the first and second plurality of brush filaments (11, 116) and configured for being actuatable for selecting the first plurality of brush filaments (112) or the second plurality of brush filaments (116) for a use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Arthur Putzer
  • Patent number: 9491997
    Abstract: A cosmetic device is provided. The cosmetic device includes a housing; a drum assembly rotatably coupled to the housing, the drum assembly including an abrasive outer surface and a deformable portion disposed below the abrasive outer surface; and a drive system configured to rotate the drum assembly relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: SOFT LINES INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
    Inventor: Wai Wah Yiu