Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
015244100 | Sponge or sponge with holder | 41 |
20080201887 | Flocked Foam Applicator - An improved flocked foam applicator has a cylindrically shaped hollow rigid shell configured to slide onto a rigid core coupled to a handle. A rigid planar surface extends from the bottom of the hollow rigid shell forward. Applicator flock extends downward from the rear cylindrical portion of the hollow rigid shell, around the bottom of the hollow rigid shell, and outward to the distal edge of the rigid planar surface. The distal edge of rigid planar surface extends further forward than the leading edge of the cylindrical hollow rigid shell. As a result of this design, the improved flocked foam applicator can apply a liquid applicant to a floor all the way up to a baseboard or wall, and will further prevent the leading edge of the cylindrical portion from coming into contact with a baseboard or wall and depositing fluid in an undesired location. | 08-28-2008 |
20090089954 | Bath sponge with integrated soap - A bath sponge with integrated soap, the kind of sponges that are used for the skin care and cleaning, used when bathing or washing a zone of the body is described and made by a method that includes an assembly device formed with a base and two vertical posts, wherein a polyethylene net is inserted top to bottom down to the lower end of the vertical posts and, thereafter, the net is cut. As a consequence of the sliding of the net, folds are made in which soap granules or particles are poured, either scented or unscented, and, as a consequence of the folds, the soap granules or particles are held within the folds, remaining in the interior of the net. Subsequently, a rope, with a knot previously made in one of its ends, is passed around the net with the rope serving as a tying thread around the net and between the two posts, stretching the rope in such a manner that the center of the net is joined thereby. Then, another knot is made to assure that the thread which holds the net is fixed in place. The net is stretched making the folds which are alternated inside and outside the net. The device is extracted to provide a hygiene and personal cleaning sponge which allows the user thereof to take a bath or wash any part of his/her body without the need for separate soap. | 04-09-2009 |
20100000040 | Cleaning Tool for Attachment Surfaces - A tool that is useful for cleaning and disinfecting the attachment surfaces of a fluid connector device used in medical applications, the tool having a housing with an opening of defined shape and a chemically treated flexible insert disposed inside the housing that substantially conforms to the inside wall of the housing and, when placed over the attachment surfaces of a fluid connector device, can be manipulated axially and rotationally relative to the attachment surfaces to contact, clean and disinfect the surfaces. | 01-07-2010 |
20100212100 | Cleaning Apparatus for Sophisticated Electric Device - A cleaning apparatus is provided to clean a sophisticated electric device. The apparatus has cleaning units and each of the cleaning units has a cambered top. Thus, coordinated with an actuating device, a sophisticated electric device can be cleaned by using the cleaning apparatus with cleaning units having cambered tops. | 08-26-2010 |
20110072606 | FOOT-WORN SCRUBBING APPARATUS - Embodiments of foot-worn scrubbing apparatus are disclosed. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a sole made of a suitable sponge material and having a top surface and a bottom surface. A scrubbing surface of another suitable scrubbing material is adhered to the bottom surface of the sole. The sole is also attached to a thong in order to secure the sole and the scrubbing surface to a bare foot or to a socked foot of a user. | 03-31-2011 |
20110094049 | BACK-SCRUBBING DEVICE - A back-scrubbing device has a resilient body, wherein the body has a front surface, a rear surface and multiple sucking discs. The front surface has a ridge and two concavities. The rear surface has multiple disc holes. Each disc hole has an inner edge and a holding member and respectively holds one of the multiple sucking discs. Each of the multiple sucking discs has a sucking surface, a disc-rear surface and a threaded shaft. The disc-rear surface contacts the inner edge of one of the disc holes. The threaded shaft is held in one of the disc holes. The back-scrubbing device is attached to a wall of a bathroom for washing a back of a user when he or she is taking a shower or having a bath. | 04-28-2011 |
20110219561 | Foot Scrubber - A foot scrubber for efficiently cleaning the underside of one's foot in a hands free manner. The foot scrubber generally includes a receptacle having a base, a pair of sidewalls having drainage openings, and a pair of end walls to form a receiving cavity therebetween, gripping means, such as a gripping pad, connected to a lower surface of the base for securing the receptacle to a solid surface such that the receptacle remains substantially stable and stationery during use, a sponge member removably positioned within the receiving cavity of the receptacle. The sponge member includes a projecting upper portion extending upwardly beyond the receptacle for massaging, scrubbing and washing an underside of a foot. A plurality of posts may extend upwardly from an upper surface of the base and received within receiver openings of the sponge member for further stabilizing the sponge member within the receptacle. | 09-15-2011 |
20110239393 | Curved Profile Sponge Mop System - A mop system incorporating a replaceable foam-based mop head. The mop head is adapted to wrap at least partially around a curved support mandrel and to be held in place by releasable engagement between the mandrel and connection elements disposed in localized relation along edge portions of the mop head. | 10-06-2011 |
20120000027 | Applicator Head - The present application is directed toward a tool holder for a flexible tube that contains a composition used in connection with the tool. The tool holder has a frame adapted to be secured the sealed end of the and a tool portion having a tool such as a razor blade, a brush, a cosmetic scraper blade, a planar scraper blade, a massager head, sandpaper, polishing device, or sponge applicator head. | 01-05-2012 |
20120192374 | COSMETIC REMOVAL APPARATUS - A system provides individual makeup removing elements. The system has multiple, individual conical elements having an at least adsorbing surface. There are at least some of the individual conical elements seated in contact with an underlying next individual conical element as an upper and a lower pair of individual conical elements. Each upper individual conical element is separable from the lower individual conical element without damage to a next lower individual conical element. Each individual conical element is capable of at least adsorbing 0.1 grams/cm | 08-02-2012 |
20130025083 | POROUS MATERIAL FOR INSERTION CLEANING OF INSTRUMENTS - A porous material for insertion cleaning of instruments is provided, such porous material including an at least partially open-cell foam body and a surface configured to enable an instrument having contaminants to be inserted into the body. The body may be configured to substantially grip the instrument to remove a substantial portion of the contaminants from the instrument. | 01-31-2013 |
20140201937 | CLEANING ARTICLE HOLDERS - A cleaning article holder defines an upper wall that includes a first finger placement area that may include one or more slip-resisting elements. One or more cleaning article surrounds, sidewalls or bands depend from the upper wall. Together with the upper wall, the cleaning article surrounds, sidewalls or bands are adapted to embrace or engage the cleaning article, such as a sponge, during cleaning use. | 07-24-2014 |
20140250620 | LOTION APPLICATOR AND METHOD THEREFOR - A device for applying lotion to a user's body has a foam layer. A cover layer is applied to a top surface of the foam layer. A pair of openings formed through the foam layer and the cover layer. A reinforcement layer is applied around each opening. A tab member is formed along an outer perimeter of the strip member. | 09-11-2014 |
20140310905 | Fingertip Care Sponge and Fingertip Care Instrument - The present invention discloses a fingernail/toenail care sponge for caring for fingernails/toenails that is aesthetically pleasing and that can perform quickly and correctly through simple operations. | 10-23-2014 |
20160175890 | TARGETED CLEANER FOR CLEANING METAL SURFACES | 06-23-2016 |
015244200 | Having pivoted handle | 2 |
20080222826 | Cleaning Appliance With a Cleaning Sponge For Floors, Walls and/or Windows - A cleaning device is provided including a support body ( | 09-18-2008 |
20100088839 | Handheld cleaning implement - A cleaning implement is specifically designed to be held with one hand during cleaning operations. The implement has an upper control section and a lower cleaning section which are detachable from each other. The lower section is primarily a cleaning element in the form of a sponge member or similar compressible pad or component. A cleaning control arm and a moisture squeeze arm extend from the upper control section. When the implement is to be used in its cleaning mode, the control arm is held in one hand by the user to clean soiled surfaces. Moisture accumulating in the cleaning element is squeezed out simply by rotating the squeeze arm away from the control arm, such that the cleaning element is squeezed or compressed between base plates supporting each of the arms. For continued use in the cleaning mode, the squeeze arm is simply released and allowed to return to its position adjacent to the control arm. | 04-15-2010 |
015244300 | Having fabric cover or back | 4 |
20080235893 | CLEANING ARTICLE - A cleaning article in the form of a sponge body for absorbing and retaining a fluid and an encasement membrane attached to the sponge body. The encasement membrane covers a portion of the sponge body being sized to fit within and be held by the hand of a user while leaving exposed, a portion of the sponge body for engaging a surface to be cleaned. As a preferred embodiment, the encasement membrane is further characterized as being a thermal insulator substantially reducing thermal energy contained within the fluid from passing therethrough. The encasement membrane is also characterized as being impervious to water, steam or other gasses to prevent their escape where they could affect the user's hand. The present invention is ideally suited for cleaning a surface by applying a cleaning fluid, such as water with or without a detergent to the sponge body and placing the cleaning article within a microwave oven. The temperature of the cleaning fluid contained within the sponge body is thus raised while the encasement membrane prevents a user from being exposed to thermal energy contained within the cleaning fluid held by the sponge body. | 10-02-2008 |
20090094772 | MICROFIBER SCRUBBING SPONGE - An aspect of the invention provides a microfiber scrubbing sponge. The microfiber scrubbing sponge includes a base block, and first and second scrubbing pattern portions. The base block has top, bottom, and side surfaces. The first scrubbing pattern portions are provided on the top surface of the base block, and each includes microfibers which are configured to scrub with higher friction in a direction. The second scrubbing pattern portions are provided on the top surface of the base block. The first scrubbing pattern portions and the second scrubbing pattern portions are disposed alternatingly. The first scrubbing pattern portions may include strips disposed in parallel with gaps, and the second scrubbing pattern portions may include strips disposed substantially in parallel. Each of the second scrubbing pattern portions may be disposed in the gaps provided between the first scrubbing pattern portions. | 04-16-2009 |
20120144614 | DISPOSABLE LIQUID ABSORBING CLEANING PAD FOR A HAND HELD CLEANING IMPLEMENT HAVING AN ELONGATED HANDLE - A disposable liquid absorbing cleaning pad for a hand held cleaning implement having an elongated handle includes a layer of sponge material, a layer of flexible open cell foam material made from melamine resin fixedly attached to the layer of sponge material and attachment structure fixedly secured to the layer of sponge material for removably attaching the cleaning pad to the cleaning implement. In one embodiment of the invention the attachment structure includes a backing plate which is fixedly mounted onto the layer of sponge material and a pair of wing screw assemblies which are removably and slidably mounted on the backing plate for removably attaching the cleaning pad to the cleaning implement. In using the hand held cleaning implement the layer of flexible open cell foam material made from melamine resin is the layer that contacts the surface to be cleaned. | 06-14-2012 |
20130125328 | CLEANING SPONGE MADE OF VISCOSE - The aim of the invention is to specify a cleaning sponge that can be produced without problems and that has a surface that is as dirt-repellent as possible yet absorbent. According to the invention, a cleaning sponge, composed of a plurality of layers ( | 05-23-2013 |
015244400 | Sponge | 20 |
20090038103 | Bath sponge - A bath sponge is formed from a foamed polyurethane to have a plurality of relatively shallow and small pores distributed over an outer surface thereof, and is provided on or between the shallow and small pores with a plurality of staggered and relatively deep and large holes resembling seawater corroded holes. Each of the relatively deep and large holes is internally provided at a bottom with a deeper and size-reduced hole, which do not extend through the bath sponge. Therefore, the bath sponge not only has an appearance like a natural sponge, but also has structural strength, breaking resistance, water absorbing ability, and softness better than both the natural sponge and other general types of bath sponge. | 02-12-2009 |
20090235480 | Sponge product for wallpapering - A sponge for cleaning or smoothing wallpaper being installed or repaired on a wall and in corner junctions formed by adjoining walls, the sponge is a pliable flexible one-piece body of a polymeric material having open cells and has at least one cleaning surface. The body has a generally planar first surface for wiping engagement with the wallpaper and a second surface. The second surface includes a flat surface that extends upwardly from the first surface at an acute angle Θ to form a beveled edge for engaging corner junctions and an arcuate surface for nesting in the crotch formed between the thumb and index finger of the hand and positioning the thumb and fingers of the hand for gripping engagement with one and the other of the sidewalls. | 09-24-2009 |
20100037413 | Hand-utility interface - There is provided a hand-utility interface for use in utility tasks. The interface comprises a foamed block body having a plurality of finger-receiving channels defined therein. In use, each finger-receiving channel is arranged to receive a finger of said user's hand such as to at least partly secure the interface to the user's hand. At least one finger-receiving channel is provided with a finger tip-receiving aperture such that in use, at least a portion of a finger tip of the user protrudes into said finger tip-receiving aperture. | 02-18-2010 |
20100229320 | Cleaning implement - A cleaning implement wherein a scrubbing layer is adhesively fixed to a sponge layer. The cleaning implement has a plurality of holes arranged in an ordered matrix fashion traversing substantially perpendicularly through the scrubbing and sponge layers such that the flow of water or other cleaning fluid is easily facilitated throughout the body of the cleaning implement thus removing both foreign contaminants and any added cleaning agent more efficiently saving natural resources. | 09-16-2010 |
20100257685 | CLEANING SPONGE - A cleaning sponge with embedded clusters for providing enhanced scouring is disclosed. In one embodiment, the cleaning sponge comprises a sponge body and a plurality of discrete fiber clusters embedded within the sponge body. Each fiber cluster is a matrix of interconnected fibers. In one embodiment, each fiber cluster is a three dimensional web of entangled fibers bonded to one another at their mutual contact points. | 10-14-2010 |
20100263154 | STITCH BONDED MULTI-SURFACE FOAM CLEANING PAD - A foam core cleaning element of stitch-bonded construction having a multi-surface operative cleaning face. The cleaning element includes at least one fluid absorbing layer of absorptive polymeric foam. At least a first plurality of yarns extends in discontinuous patterned stitched relation through discrete selected zones of the fluid absorbing layer such that the first plurality of yarns forms a patterned array of first surface loop zones projecting outwardly away from a first side of the fluid absorbing layer in a defined patterned arrangement across the operative cleaning face of the cleaning element. A plurality of stitch-free zones of the polymeric foam define outwardly projecting convex curved surfaces at positions adjacent to the first surface loop zones across the operative cleaning face of the cleaning element. | 10-21-2010 |
20110154604 | PVA SPONGE WITH VEGETAL STARCH AND BAMBOO CHARCOAL AND METHOD TO PREPARE ONE - A PVA sponge with vegetal starch and bamboo charcoal includes at least one Polyester fiber substrate having through pores inside thereof, and a PVA foaming material having vegetal starch and bamboo charcoal therein. The substrate is covered by the PVA foaming material and will have acetalization by formaldehyde. The substrate is placed into a container with a predetermined shape and the PVA foaming material mixed with formaldehyde and hydrochloric is poured into the container. The colloid PVA and formaldehyde will have acetalization so that the PVA foaming material will cover among the structure of the substrate. A heating-up forming process is carried out when the PVA foaming material is full of the container. The added hydrochloric is an accelerator to accelerate the reaction. | 06-30-2011 |
20110239394 | SPONGE WITH MICROFIBER - A sponge with microfiber which includes a foam sponge having a front side, a back side, and a plurality of edges between the front and back sides and a microfiber material laminated to one side of the foam sponge. The microfiber material may be inset from all edges of the foam sponge on the side of the foam sponge to which it is laminated and one or more of the plurality of edges of the foam sponge may be contoured and comprise a beveled edge and/or a chamfered edge. | 10-06-2011 |
20110265279 | CLEANING SPONGE ROLLER - A cleaning sponge roller | 11-03-2011 |
20110314626 | Sponge Replacement and Reminder System and Method - A method and system for identifying when a cleaning article, such as a sponge, should be replaced or disposed within a period of time is disclosed. A cleaning article such as a sponge is labeled with a time increment that will act as an expiration date or reminder for the user. The time increment may be in month increments that can be abbreviated or spelled. At the end of the time increment, the user will be reminded that he has used the sponge longer than the time increment by seeing the time increment on the sponge. The sponge will be replaced with a sponge having a new time increment. | 12-29-2011 |
20130133151 | SPONGE PRODUCT - A sponge product for cleaning a work surface includes an open-cell melamine foam body layer having a front wall, rear wall, first sidewall or second sidewall that is inclined and at an acute angle relative to the upper surface of the body layer. An abrasive layer is adjacent the upper surface of the melamine foam body layer forming a unitary product. The abrasive layer has at least one of the front wall, rear wall, first sidewall or second sidewall forming an obtuse angle with the lower surface of the abrasive layer, and the abrasive layer upper surface and at least one front wall, rear wall, first sidewall or second sidewall forms a working edge having an acute angle, and the working edge remains flat against the work surface when a force is applied to the sponge product. | 05-30-2013 |
20130185886 | Sachet - A sachet defining a volume. The sachet has a sheet of material fastened to itself and/or another sheet of material and contains a sufficient quantity of absorbent material such that when the sachet is exposed to liquid a swelled volume of the absorbent material exceeds the volume of the sachet, and wherein the fastening means weakens on exposure to liquid. The sheet material may be paper. The absorbent material may be a super absorbent polymer. The super absorbent material may be sodium polyacrylate. | 07-25-2013 |
20130269137 | CLEANING ARTICLE COMPRISING LINES OF FRANGIBILITY WITH MARKED INDICIA - A melamine-based foam block for cleaning has lines of frangibility that separate the melamine-based block into pads that are delineated. A melamine-based foam block for cleaning has lines of frangibility that separate the melamine-based foam block into pads that are different sizes and that are delineated. | 10-17-2013 |
20140013532 | BATHING AID AND BATHING ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME - A bathing aid includes a base, a scrubbing member mounted to a top side of the base, a fastener mounted to a bottom side of the base for detachably fastening the base to a surface of an object, and a binding member for binding the scrubbing member and the fastener to the base. The base has a positioning portion and a connecting part. The scrubbing member is partially received in the positioning portion. The connecting part is detachably coupled with the base of another same bathing aid to substantially expand the scrubbing area for body cleaning. In this way, the bathing aid can not only be fixed to a wall or the ground for the user to conveniently clean his or her back or feet but expand the area for contact the user's body or serve as a pillow for the user to lie on. | 01-16-2014 |
20140075704 | DISPOSABLE LIQUID ABSORBING CLEANING PAD FOR A HAND HELD CLEANING IMPLEMENT HAVING AN ELONGATED HANDLE - A disposable liquid absorbing cleaning pad for a butterfly mop includes a layer of sponge material, a layer of flexible open cell foam material made from melamine resin fixedly attached to the layer of sponge material and attachment structure fixedly secured to the layer of sponge material for removably attaching the cleaning pad to a butterfly mop. In one embodiment of the invention the attachment structure includes a first and second plate section connected by a hinge. In using the hand held cleaning implement the layer of flexible open cell foam material made from melamine resin is the layer of the cleaning pad that contacts the surface to be cleaned. | 03-20-2014 |
20140150196 | Disposable berm mop - An absorbent berm mop assembly to contain a liquid spill is provided. The absorbent berm comprises an absorbent material packed within a tube sock of variable length and diameter comprising a berm. Prior to closing of the ends of the berm, a rigid plate is inserted atop the absorbent. The rigid berm is fixed to a handle bracket. Operation of the handle effects a flattening of the berm via force applied to the handle being distributed along the length of the rigid plate. The berm is used to contain spills on a floor by presenting a planar absorbent surface to absorb liquid that can be moved in a mopping motion. The saturated berm assembly can be disposed of for appropriate disposal after detaching from the handle. The advantage to this design is the ability to maximize the active absorbance capacity of a given volume of absorbent material by flattening the berm surface to the floor plane, as well as by mopping motion, while allowing for easy disposal of all but the handle. The novel utility is a disposable berm mop. | 06-05-2014 |
20140259502 | Sponge with One or More Surface Openings - A sponge with a sponge body and at least one opening in the side surface or surfaces to receive one or more fingers and thumbs of a user. The at least one opening may be located along the perimeter of the sponge. The at least one opening is capable of providing protection to a user's fingernail, knuckles, and other parts of the finger, during use. The sponge body may be formed into any shape or size. Additionally, the openings may be dimensioned such that they are capable of receiving and protecting the fingers and thumbs of a user. The sponge body can be formed from any acceptable material, such as poly vinyl alcohol (PVA). | 09-18-2014 |
20150074932 | CLEANING BODY - Apparatus and Method for manufacturing a cleaning body | 03-19-2015 |
20160126113 | ROLL-TYPE PROCESSING MEMBER, PENCIL-TYPE PROCESSING MEMBER, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING ANY ONE OF THESE - A roll-type cleaning member for scrubbing and cleaning a target cleaning surface of a substrate includes a plurality of nodules formed on a surface thereof. Each nodule includes a slit which extends so as not to be parallel to the rotation direction of the roll-type cleaning member, upstream edges are formed by the slit so as to serve as edges first contacting the target cleaning surface when a cleaning surface of the nodule contacts the target cleaning surface of the substrate by the rotation of the roll-type cleaning member, and the upstream edges are provided at a plurality of positions of the cleaning surface of the nodule in the circumferential direction. | 05-05-2016 |
20160166128 | CLEANING IMPLEMENT COMPRISING HYBRID FOAM | 06-16-2016 |