| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 300 | Brush, broom, and mop making | 61 |
| 300002000 | BRUSH-MAKING MACHINES | 12 |
| 20120074760 | Method For The Automatic Production Of A Segment Brush And Accessory For Carrying Out The Method - A process for the production of a segment brush a half finished product is first produced, having a bristle fill bent at 90° arranged in a ring like form with a radially outwards pointing angular offset supported on a ring shoulder of a transfer device, seated with the second angular offset on a central arbor, axially moveable in the ring and axially protruding. A holding ring holds the first angular offset axially against the ring shoulder and the second angular offset radially against the arbor. Pressing of the bristle fill is made on the transfer device in a press against the holding ring. A pressing arbor firstly spreads the second angular offset of the bristle fill with an attachment, ejects the center arbor and presses the angular offsets against the ring shoulder of the ring. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20130038115 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING BRISTLE ARRANGEMETNS FOR BRUSHES - An apparatus ( | 02-14-2013 |
| 20140001819 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A ONE-PIECE, MULTI-COMPONENT INJECTION MOLDED BRUSH | 01-02-2014 |
| 20160120291 | METHOD FOR MOLDING SHAPE OF BRISTLES OF MASCARA BRUSH FOR EYELASHES, MOLD USED IN THE METHOD, AND MASCARA BRUSH MOLDED BY THE METHOD - A mold used for molding a shape of mascara brush bristles for eyelash makeup includes a dorsal portion molding hole enabling the dorsal portions of the brush bristles of the mascara formed by nylon bristles put on two strands of iron cores and twisted spirally several times so as to spread in all directions on the basis of the iron cores so that the brush bristles have a circular section, to be formed outwardly on the basis of the iron cores. | 05-05-2016 |
| 300003000 | Drilling and tuft setting | 1 |
| 20140167488 | AUTOMATIC PUNCHING MACHINE FOR MAKING BRUSHES AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY MAKING BRUSHES BY PUNCHING - An automatic punching machine for making brushes comprises a slide connected to a first actuator for receiving bundles of fibers and feeding them to a brush body; a needle connected to a second actuator for inserting the bundles of fibers inside corresponding openings of the brush body; a first and a second sensor for detecting a first and second signal representing the position of the slide and of the needle; a memory containing data of a trend of a control parameter representing the position of the slide as a function of a synchronization parameter having a predetermined relationship with a parameter representing the needle position; a processor programmed for deriving in real time values of the synchronization parameter and for controlling the first actuator by feedback as a function of the first and second signals, the synchronization parameter and the data contained in the memory. | 06-19-2014 |
| 300004000 | Tuft feeding and setting | 3 |
| 20120013169 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING BRISTLE AREAS FOR BRUSHES - In a method for producing bristle areas for brushes, in particular toothbrushes, bundles of bristles ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20130241267 | APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BRUSHES OR BRISTLED-WARES AND BRUSH OR BRISTLED-WARES - In an apparatus ( | 09-19-2013 |
| 20160157599 | TRANSFER STATION FOR TRANSFERRING BRISTLE FILAMENTS - The invention relates to a transfer station ( | 06-09-2016 |
| 300005000 | Tuft gathering and setting | 1 |
| 20150374116 | TUFTING TOOL AND BRUSH MAKING MACHINE - A tufting tool for tufting and fastening clusters of bristles in bristle holes in a contoured surface of or oblique holes in a brush body. The tufting tool has a tool head displaceable along the tufting axis between a receiving and a tufting position. The tool head has two guide jaws which are displaceable relative to each other during displacement of the tool head. To relatively displace the guide jaws, the tool has a reversing lever connected to the tool head and a deflecting guide for the reversing lever, arranged at an angle of deflection with respect to the tufting axis. The guide jaws are coupled together via the reversing lever in such a manner and the reversing lever is guided such that an adjustment of the tool head into the tufting position advances one guide jaw in the tufting direction and retracts the other guide jaw counter to the tufting direction. | 12-31-2015 |
| 300007000 | Tuft gathering | 2 |
| 20100066154 | Tuft picking device for a brush making machine - A tuft picker device for a brush making machine has a bristle magazine for holding a supply of loose bristles and a tuft picker having a tuft picking notch being movable past an open side of the bristle magazine in a working stroke. A shield member is adapted to be shifted across the tuft picker notch to change the effective depth thereof. The shield member can be adjusted by an adjusting device in each working stroke in order to vary the effective depth of the tuft picking notch from one working stroke to the next to change the size of a tuft engaged in the notch. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20150305488 | TUFT FORMING APPARATUS - An apparatus ( | 10-29-2015 |
| 300008000 | Tuft setting | 1 |
| 20100117440 | BRUSH MANUFACTURING MACHINE - A brush manufacturing machine ( | 05-13-2010 |
| 300012000 | BROOM-MAKING MACHINES | 1 |
| 20160015162 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BRISTLE ARRANGEMENTS, AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING BRISTLE ARRANGEMENTS - A method and device for manufacturing bristle arrangements for brushes. The brush is populated with a carrier pad, and to enable simplification of the manufacture of bristle arrangements for brushes, the bristle bundles which are conveyed by a gas or air stream through the conveying device to the bundle-retaining plate, when being conveyed through the conveying device are electrostatically discharged, such that they are more easily conveyed through the conveying device, and in that they reduce the complexity in the fastening of bristle bundles in a carrier pad without anchoring, since the carrier pad on the rear side has material protrusions which are fused and thereafter interference-fitted in a bundle-fastening plane, in order for bristle bundles which have been incorporated into the perforations of the carrier pad to be connected in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner to the carrier pad in a simple manner. | 01-21-2016 |
| 300017000 | BRUSH AND BROOM TRIMMING | 1 |
| 20130049438 | Method For Providing An Abrasion Resistant Cutting Edge And Trimming Device Having Said Cutting Edge - A method for manufacturing a toothbrush filament trimmer includes providing a cutter and a counter knife each comprised of hot-working steel, wherein the cutter and the counter knife include at least a recess suitable to carry a coating to form a cutting edge; depositing a first material onto the at least one recess of the cutter and/or the counter knife to form a first layer; depositing a second material onto each first layer to form a second layer, wherein at least a carbide of at least one element of the fourth, the fifth, the sixth and/or the seventh group of the periodic table is used as the second material; and sharpening the coating comprising the first layer and the second layer applied to the at least one recess of the cutter and/or to the at least one recess of the counter knife, wherein a cutting edge is formed. | 02-28-2013 |
| 300019000 | IMPLEMENTS | 2 |
| 20140183928 | METHOD OF PRODUCING OPENED FIBER BUNDLE, METHOD OF PRODUCING CLEANING MEMBER, APPARATUS WHICH OPENS FIBER BUNDLE, AND SYSTEM WHICH PRODUCES CLEANING MEMBER - An object of the present disclosure is to provide a method of producing an opened fiber bundle at high speed and in a space-saving manner. The method is as follows. A method of continuously producing an opened fiber bundle for a cleaning member, comprising the steps of (a | 07-03-2014 |
| 20150130259 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING TUFTS FOR TUFTED ARTICLE - A process for creating multiple tufts for a tufted article comprises directing the initial filament bundle into a first channel, causing the bundle to move through the first channel while splitting the bundle into a plurality of tufts according to a predetermined pattern, and directing the plurality of tufts into the plurality of second channels such that each of the plurality of tufts has its own second channel. An apparatus comprises a first plate having a first channel for receiving a filament bundle, a splitting element for separating the bundle into the plurality of individual tufts, a second plate having a plurality of second channels for receiving the plurality of tufts, and a driving means for moving the filaments in the channels. | 05-14-2015 |
| 300021000 | PROCESSES | 45 |
| 20080197693 | Method of Manufacturing Toothbrush with Needle-Shaped Bristles, and Toothbrush Manufactured by the Same - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a toothbrush having needle-shaped bristles and a toothbrush manufactured using the method. The method of the present invention includes the step of grinding bristles, which have been set in a head part of a toothbrush, using a grinder provided with protrusions having heights ranging from 1.5 mm to 7 mm. A toothbrush having needle-shaped bristles can be manufactured without a separate chemical immersion process such that the thicknesses of the end points of the needle-shaped bristles range from 0.01 mm to 0.03 mm and the lengths of the tapered portions thereof range from 3 mm to 9 mm. Time required for production and the defective proportion is markedly reduced, and materials other than polyester can be used as the material for the bristles. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080224528 | Method of welding brush filaments to a ferrule and resultant brush - A method of welding brush filaments to a ferrule that includes the steps of providing a welding source that produces high frequency vibrations and/or heat, brush filaments, and a ferrule having an inner face, an outer face and an opening to receive the brush filaments, positioning the brush filaments at least partially into the opening of the ferrule, positioning the welding source proximate the outer face of the ferrule, and transferring the high frequency vibrations and/or heat from the welding source to one or more locations on the outer face of the ferrule. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080224529 | Method of Tapering Bristles for Toothbrushes, and Toothbrush Having Bristles Manufactured by Said Method - The present invention provides a method of tapering bristles for toothbrushes and a toothbrush having bristles manufactured using the method. One method disclosed in the present invention includes setting bristles made of polyester in a head insert, and fastening the bristles to the head insert by thermally welding portions of the bristles, protruding from a back surface of the head insert, to the head insert. The method further includes coupling the head insert to a toothbrush body and tapering ends of the bristles by immersing the bristles in a chemical. The bristles can be securely set in the toothbrush body without an anchor. Furthermore, polyester bristles, which could not be set in toothbrushes having variously shaped setting rows due to excessively high stiffness, can be set in these types of toothbrush by the toothbrush manufacturing method of the present invention. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080238182 | Brush head for a toothbrush and method for producing the brush head - The brush head of the toothbrush has filaments that are pointed at one end and led through clearances in the bristle carrier. These filaments have a length of about 10-20 mm. The tips of the pointed filaments produce a height profile other than that of a plane and the ends of the pointed filaments that are remote from the tips are melted. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080315668 | Method and Device for Producing a Toothbrush by the Two-Component or Multi-Component Injection-Molding Process - The invention relates to a method and a device for producing a toothbrush ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080315669 | Method of Manufacturing Toothbrush With Needle-Shaped Bristles and Toothbrush Manufactured by the Same - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a toothbrush with needle-shaped bristles. The method includes the step of setting needle-shaped bristles, partially tapered by being immersed in a chemical, in a head part of a toothbrush body. The method further includes the step of grinding the needle-shape bristles using a drum grinder having protrusions such that end points of the bristles range from 0.01 to 0.03 mm in thickness and tapered portions of the bristles range from 3.5 to 8 mm in length. A toothbrush, in which needle-shaped bristles having end points of 0.03 to 0.05 mm in thickness and tapered portions of 3.5 to 10 mm in length are set, can be manufactured using the method of the present invention. In the present invention, because a manufacturing process is simplified, the required production time and the proportion of defective bristles are markedly reduced. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080315670 | METHOD FOR TUFTING BRISTLES AND BRUSH USING THE SAME - A hair brush may include a body having a receiving portion at a first end. A cushion pad having an inner surface and an outer surface may be disposed in the receiving portion, and may include a plurality of bristle anchors having an aperture. A plurality of bristles may be tufted into each of the apertures. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090072610 | METHOD OF PROVIDING A DECORATIVE MEMBER ON A TOOTHBRUSH - A method of providing a decorative member on a toothbrush includes the steps of forming an opaque first portion of a handle, putting a decorative member on the opaque first portion; and securing a transparent second portion to the first portion, with the decorative member being positioned between the first and second portions and visible through the second portion. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090091178 | ORAL CARE IMPLEMENT HAVING A HEAD INSERT - An oral care implement is provided with a head platform having a plurality of faces and an insert retention space formed therebetween. The oral care implement can have an insert disposed within the insert retention space. The oral care implement can further include a transparent or translucent support member on one of the faces and a reflective insert within the insert retention space. The oral care implement can include a plurality of support members on the plurality of faces from which cleaning elements extend. The oral care implement can further include a fluid-permeable and/or air-permeable support member on one of the faces and an insert containing a fluid-permeable and/or air-permeable agent. The oral care implement can be formed by affixing a first AFT-tufted carrier plate to a first face of the head platform and affixing a second AFT-tufted carrier plate to the second face of the head platform. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090230756 | INTERDENTAL CLEANING TOOL - A molded interdental tool includes a plurality of filament strands molded into a portion of the tool. The interdental tool includes a body having a handle portion and a pick portion. The filament strands are molded into the pick portion, with at least a portion of the filament strands protruding or extending from the pick portion. A middle portion of the filament strands may be molded into the pick portion, such that end portions of the filament strands protrude from opposite sides of the pick portion. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090250993 | ROTARY CAR WASH BRUSH AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A car wash brush is constructed by sliding multi-layered, wheel-shaped foam plastic cartridges onto a hub with three keyways formed in the outer surfaces thereof. The cartridges use spacers interspersed with foam layers and adhesively bonded to the foam layers. The spacers have keys which fit into die hub keyways to prevent relative rotation while allowing, longitudinal sliding motion. Multiple cartridges are used to produce a brush of desired length. Old style hubs can be salvaged for use in this construction. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090322144 | ANGLED FIBROUS BRUSHES OF FIBERS FIXED TO A BACKING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Angled fiber pile brushes are anchored to a backing at a predetermined angle to the perpendicular are made by winding yarn around a flat band The pile is anchored to a backing which is disposed at the desired angle to the band The band wrapped with the pile and the backing move together along an assembly path Ultrasonic horns each have a split end, which moves perpendicular to the backing Mechanisms guide the backings and the band each include a slotted plate oTrented at the requisite angle The edge of the pile wrapped band extends through the slot in the guide into contact with the backing The band and the horn move in the same, horizontal plane, thereby simplifying the construction of the assembly apparatus The wrapped yam may be slit longitudinally by a slitter in the direction o the travel to provide a pair of angled brushes | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100007193 | Applicator, a packaging and applicator device including such an applicator, a method of manufacturing such an applicator, and a machine for manufacturing such an applicator - An applicator for applying a cosmetic or a skin care product may include a stem including at least one stamped portion forming a joint, and an applicator member disposed at a first end of the stem. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100102619 | PROCESSING METHOD FOR TAPER OF NEEDLE-SHAPED BRISTLE ENHANCED THROUGHPUT - The present invention relates to a method of tapering a toothbrush bristle which increases production efficiency. The method includes the steps of cutting bundles of toothbrush bristles; and non-directionally immersing the entire cut bundles of toothbrush bristles into a chemical solution to taper both sides of the toothbrush bristles. According to the present invention, the production efficiency of a needle-shaped bristle is increased approximately three times, and the loss of raw materials is greatly decreased because several processes are not performed. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100141017 | Buffing Ball Made of Compressible Material - A surface finishing ball of compressible material, adapted to be driven on a rotational axis is made from a layered body of compressible material that is formed in multiple disk-like layers that are separated in planes generally perpendicular to the rotational axis. Layers are also slit on circumferentially spaced planes that extend generally radially from an outside surface to define a plurality of foam fingers. A clamping system is used to compress and hold a center portion of the layered body in a direction along the axis of rotation such that the uncompressed outer ends of the fingers define a generally spherical ball. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110057501 | PIPELINE PIG BRUSH AND BRUSH ASSEMBLY - A brush useful in pipeline pigs, for example, in magnetic flux leakage tools or cleaning tools, a method of making the brush and pipeline pig comprising the brush. The brush has a metal bristle holder and a plurality of bristles, the ends of which are held in the bristle holder by glue, swaging or a combination of glue and swaging. The glue may be an anaerobic glue. The brush and method of making avoid the use of heat to secure the bristles to the bristle holder, avoid the use of solder or weld metal, and are less labor intensive than soldering or welding. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110109149 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TOOTHBRUSHES BRISTLED IN AN ANCHORLESS MANNER - The tips of pointed bristles are mechanically processed in order to remove any corroded threads or residual threads from the tip. Mechanically processed pointed bristles are fed to a receptacle recess of a tool in bundles, and aligned by means of a pin guided in the receptacle recess. The pointed bristles are pushed through the passage of the bristle carrier plate, and the end section are subsequently melted by means of a heating die in order to attach the pointed bristles to the bristle carrier plate. The mechanical processing of the tips of the bristles enables an error-free further processing of the pointed bristles utilizing the bristling method, particularly the AFT method. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110163592 | APPLICATOR BRUSH HAVING DECORATED FIBERS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - According to an aspect of the invention there is provided a method of manufacturing an applicator brush for use in applying a product, such as a cosmetic product, the method comprising providing a plurality of fibers, decorating the fibers so as to define at least one colored region, and fitting the decorated fibers to a stem so as to define a cosmetic applicator brush, wherein the step of decorating the fibers includes a step of coloring the fibers using dye sublimation so that individual fibers have an outer colored region and an inner uncolored region. In an embodiment, an individual fiber is decorated with a color that is different to another individual fiber extending from the stem. Alternatively, or in addition, an individual fiber is decorated with at least two colors. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110169322 | METHOD FOR MAKING INTERDENTAL BRUSH - The method for making an interdental brush inserts a bristle stem into a through hole of a handle in a combining step, whereby exposing the stem to each fixing slot on the handle. Thence the stem is further punched by a punching device, allowing a correspondent formation of expanding portions. Hereby, the expanding portions have an outermost diameter larger than an opening of the through hole for the stem to be firmly lodged in the fixing slots in a fixing step. A filler for wrapping the entire handle and the stem offers a solid engagement between the expanding portions and the fixing slots, so that the stem does not depart from the handle while using. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110193400 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TOOTHBRUSH WITH NEEDLE-SHAPED BRISTLES, AND TOOTHBRUSH MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a toothbrush having needle-shaped bristles, and a toothbrush manufactured by the method. The toothbrush manufacturing method of the present invention includes the step of partially tapering ends of bristles, which are made of polyester and are set in a toothbrush body, through a physical grinding process, and the step of completing of a process of tapering the partially tapered bristles by immersing the partially tapered bristles in a chemical. The present invention makes it possible for toothbrush bristles to be tapered through a simple process. Furthermore, the present invention solves conventional difficulties occurring in tapering bristles after setting them in toothbrush bodies. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110233988 | METHOD FOR TAPERING BRISTLE OF A TOOTHBRUSH BY A MECHANICAL METHOD - A method for tapering the bristle of a toothbrush using grinding drums which have protrusions with a height of between 1.5 to 7.0 mm, and which rotate in the vertical and horizontal directions. The method includes a step of connecting the grinding drums in parallel, such that the grinding drums are arranged in sequence wherein the heights of the protrusions of each of the grinding drums are gradually decreased, and a step of enabling the toothbrush with a non-tapered bristle to pass through each of the grinding drums in series such that the bristle can be ground. The method of the present invention produces highly tapered bristle having a tapered length of 5 mm or longer and an end thickness of 0.02 mm or less even without immersing the bristle into chemicals, and prevents thermal deformations which may otherwise occur in the tapering process performed by a mechanical method. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110304194 | BRUSH BODY AND TOOTHBRUSH INCLUDING BRUSH BODY - A brush body of a toothbrush includes bristle bundles, each formed by a plurality of filaments. Each filament includes a core, which contains a conductive material, and an insulative sheath, which covers a side of the core. Each bristle bundle includes a basal portion at which basal ends of the cores are fused, solidified, and integrated with one another. The bristle bundle also includes a distal portion, which is formed by a distal end of each core. A ratio of the conductive material at the basal portion is equal to a ratio of the conductive material at the distal portion. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120019046 | Method For Producing A Toothbrush Head - The present invention relates to a method for producing a brush head for a toothbrush head in which the bristle tufts that are already fixed to a bristle support of the brush head are cut at the free ends thereof such that a desired tuft end contour is generated. According to the invention, at least one bristle tuft is bent away at least in parts and held in a bent-away position while the tuft end contour of this at least one and/or of another bristle tuft is cut. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120056466 | TUBULAR HEADBAND MOUNTED WET MOP - There is a need to reduce raw materials used in the manufacturing of wet mops, to reduce the weight of the wet mop which will decrease user fatigue and related injuries and to address the difficulty of attaching standard wet mops to commonly used mop handles. The improvement is a tubular headband wet mop with yarn strands on only one side of the headband, reducing the amount of unused yarn incorporated into the wet mop while not reducing floor surface coverage area. The tubular headband also eliminates the possibility of exposing the bottom side of the mop handle which can damage or mar the floor surface, coatings and finishes. This reduction in raw materials results in a lighter product, which reduces effort required to lift and wring out the wet mop, and reduces fatigue and injuries associated with mopping. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120086261 | Round Toothbrush Bristles and Processing Method Thereof - Disclosed herein is a method of processing rounded toothbrush bristles using synthetic bristles. The method includes cutting one end of a filament bundle of synthetic bristles, mechanically polishing the cut end of the filament bundle of synthetic bristles, heat treating the polished end of the filament bundle of synthetic bristles, and caustisizing the heat-treated end of the filament bundle of synthetic bristles into a round shape. In this method, at least one end of the toothbrush bristle is softly rounded to protect gum damage due to irritation of the one end of the toothbrush bristle and to provide a gum massaging effect for healthy gum with the rounded end of the toothbrush bristle. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120091784 | TOOTHBRUSH - A toothbrush including a brush main body of a synthetic resin and having a bristle base and bristles of a thermoplastic resin which have been fusion-bonded to the bristle base to constitute a bristled part, the bristles constituting the bristled part at least partly comprise: tapered bristles which are bristles having split free ends, the split free ends having been tapered beforehand; tapered bristles which have a sectional shape having a core-sheath structure or islands in a sea structure; or tapered bristles in each of which a core bristle comprising a core or island part has been formed beforehand so as to be exposed at the free end. The toothbrush has excellent suitability for bristle insertion into narrow parts. It is highly effective in removing dental plaque and cleaning the teeth. It is highly easy to use in the oral cavity. It further has a highly attractive appearance. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120193968 | Paint Brush with Reinforced Ferrule Construction - A method for making a paint brush includes coupling a plurality of filaments to a handle inside a sleeve with the handle extending out of the sleeve. At least a portion of the handle and the sleeve are coated with a substantially impermeable coating to form a seal around an interface between the sleeve and the handle without covering the plurality of filaments. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120200142 | Cleaning Implement - The broom may include a broom body. The broom body may include a shaft side, a shoulder disposed on the shaft side, a cleaning side, and a bump guard disposed on the shoulder. The broom may further comprise a shaft extending from the shoulder and a plurality of bristles extending from the cleaning side. The bump guard may be relatively softer than a main piece of the broom body. The broom body may also include a lower bump guard covering a toe and a heel of the broom body. In one embodiment, the broom body may be comprised of a core and a skin. The skin may be overmolded onto the core. The bump guard may be overmolded onto the skin. In another embodiment, the core and the skin may be molded together in a co-injection molding process. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120274124 | PROCESSING METHOD FOR TAPER OF NEEDLE-SHAPED BRISTLE ENHANCED THROUGHPUT - The present invention relates to a method of tapering a toothbrush bristle which increases production efficiency. The method includes the steps of cutting bundles of toothbrush bristles; and non-directionally immersing the entire cut bundles of toothbrush bristles into a chemical solution to taper both sides of the toothbrush bristles. According to the present invention, the production efficiency of a needle-shaped bristle is increased approximately three-fold, and the loss of raw materials is greatly decreased because several processes are not performed. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130009447 | TONER ADDER BRUSH ROLLER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLED INSTALLATION OF BRUSH FILAMENT POPULATION - A method for controlled installation of a brush filament population on a shaft for making a toner adder brush roller includes applying a layer of adhesive over a surface of a roller shaft, applying a template over at least a portion of the shaft surface, and flocking a multiplicity of filaments on the shaft surface to provide a brush on the roller shaft having a filament population controlled by the application of the template. The method also includes removing the template from the shaft surface after flocking the multiplicity of filaments such that a set of filaments less than the multiplicity of filaments is removed with the template. The method further includes flocking additional filaments on the portion of the shaft surface after removing the template from the portion of the shaft surface, the additional filaments differs from said previously flocked filaments in one of material, length, denier, or combinations of the foregoing. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130147254 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TOOTHBRUSH AND A BRISTLE HEAD THEREOF, TOOTHBRUSH OBTAINED BY SAID METHOD AND MOULD FOR SUCH METHOD - A moulding process and a mould for manufacturing a toothbrush of plastic material with a resistant inner core, is disclosed. It is provided to manufacture a resistant inner core, and to introduce it into a mould cavity having opposite footprints belonging to a lower half-mould and an upper half-mould and to subsequently inject molten plastic material into the mould cavity for manufacturing at least part of the toothbrush handle. A resistant metal core is placed into a respective footprint of the lower half-mould in contact with at least two support platforms, adapted to support the core in the proximity of a central line of the mould cavity, and before the injection of structural plastic material, to couple the lower half-mould with an upper half-mould having at least one ribbing to contact with the metal core at least in a position between the support platforms and in a position opposite thereto. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130221730 | MASCARA APPLICATOR BRUSH HAVING GERMICIDAL PROPERTIES, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A mascara applicator brush is provided, including polymer bristles which are coated with a germicidal composition. The aforementioned composition is made from a mixture based on at least one large cation and at least one large anion, in which one or both develop germicidal properties. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140021773 | HOMOGENEOUS CORE WIRE PROTECTIVE CLEANING TIP - A method of forming a protective tip on a wire brush so as to make the brush less prone to damage sensitive surfaces, includes the steps of providing a brush with a wire core and a plurality of bristles defining a bristle block extending radially from the core and anchored in the core, and melting a portion of the wire core at an end thereof, by applying an energy source to the end, to form a protective tip. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140091613 | Cosmetic Applicator Assembly - A method of making a cosmetic applicator assembly is described. The cosmetic applicator assembly includes an applicator head comprising an applicator front portion having at least a first surface, a second surface, and a multiplicity of apertures extending between the first surface and the second surface, at least one applicator component protruding from the at one least aperture and attachable to the applicator front portion, and an applicator back portion fixed to the applicator front portion so as to cover the second surface of the applicator front portion. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140117742 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING A BUSH AROUND A PART OF A SHAFT BY MEANS OF A TIGHT FITTING - A method for mounting a bush round a part ( | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140175854 | ORAL CARE IMPLEMENT HAVING A HEAD INSERT - A method of forming an oral care implement. In one aspect, the invention can be a method that includes molding a head platform having an opening extending between a first face and a second face, a first cavity defined between the first face and an upper support ledge, a second cavity defined between the second face and a lower support ledge, a channel defined between the upper and lower support ledges, an area circumscribed within the upper support ledge greater than an area circumscribed within the lower support ledge; providing a first plate having a first shoulder and cleaning elements; providing a second plate having a second shoulder and cleaning elements; inserting the second plate through the first cavity until the second shoulder is received on the lower support ledge; inserting and affixing the first plate within the first cavity, the first shoulder received on the upper support ledge. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140183929 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING CLEANING MEMBER - In a method for manufacturing a cleaning member comprising opened fiber bundle, in order to correct twisting of fiber bundle in the path for feeding the fiber bundle from a storage container to a driving roller to thereby stabilize manufacturing process, and in order to pre-open the fiber bundle in the path from a driving roller to the opening step to thereby speed-up the opening step, fiber bundle drawn out continuously from a storage container in a first direction is wound onto a non-rotational bar, and after being fed in a second direction, is fed to a first driving roller, and the fiber bundle fed from the first driving roller in a third direction is wound onto a second non-rotational bar, and after being fed in a fourth direction, is fed to a second driving roller and to the following opening step. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140217807 | Methods for Making Safety Toothbrushes - A method of making safety toothbrushes is disclosed. The toothbrush apparatus detailed herein employs a composite head made from a rigid inner polymer material and a softer thermoplastic material surrounding the inner material. The softer material provides safety for prison toothbrush applications as well as elderly and patient care where care givers may brush the teeth of the patient. The solution is importantly devoid of glue due to bonding that occurs during the mold curing process. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140232173 | BRUSH HEAD AND METHOD AND TOOL FOR PRODUCING SAME - A brush head, particularly a toothbrush head, may have a plurality of cleaning elements, in particular bristle tufts, which are anchored by an end section in a brush carrier, wherein the cleaning elements may be cast with positive engagement in blind-hole shaped retaining recesses. For producing such a brush head different cleaning elements, such as bristle tufts may be fused by heat and may be placed in a mold cavity to be over-molded. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140292059 | TUBULAR HEADBAND MOUNTED WET MOP - There is a need to reduce raw materials used in the manufacturing of wet mops, to reduce the weight of the wet mop which will decrease user fatigue and related injuries and to address the difficulty of attaching standard wet mops to commonly used mop handles. The improvement is a tubular headband wet mop with yarn strands on only one side of the headband, reducing the amount of unused yarn incorporated into the wet mop while not reducing floor surface coverage area. The tubular headband also eliminates the possibility of exposing the bottom side of the mop handle which can damage or mar the floor surface, coatings and finishes. This reduction in raw materials results in a lighter product, which reduces effort required to lift and wring out the wet mop, and reduces fatigue and injuries associated with mopping. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150115692 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BRISTLE HEAD FOR BRUSH - A method for manufacturing a bristle head for a brush is provided. The method includes a first step of obtaining a fiber bundle by reeling up a melt-spun synthetic fiber, a second step of obtaining a unit fiber bundle by cutting the fiber bundle in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction, a third step of forming a tapered shape at a tip portion of each fiber included in the unit fiber bundle, a fourth step of forming a bristle head by isolating a part of the unit fiber bundle, and a fifth step of forming a conductive portion including a conductive material on a surface of each by immersing the bristle head in a treatment bath accommodating a treatment liquid. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150115693 | METHOD OF CREATING A CLOSED MOP HEAD - There is a need to reduce raw materials used in the manufacturing of wet mops, to reduce the weight of the wet mop which will decrease user fatigue and related injuries and to address the difficulty of attaching standard wet mops to commonly used mop handles. The improvement is a tubular headband wet mop with yarn strands on only one side of the headband, reducing the amount of unused yarn incorporated into the wet mop while not reducing floor surface coverage area. The tubular headband also eliminates the possibility of exposing the bottom side of the mop handle which can damage or mar the floor surface, coatings and finishes. This reduction in raw materials results in a lighter product, which reduces effort required to lift and wring out the wet mop, and reduces fatigue and injuries associated with mopping. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150327666 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ORAL CARE IMPLEMENT - Provided is a method of manufacturing an oral care implement, the method comprising: providing a member and providing a group of non-parallel tooth cleaning elements that together define therebetween a conically-shaped cavity, wherein the tooth cleaning elements extend through a passage formed in the member so that respective first portions of the tooth cleaning elements are disposed on a first side of the member and respective second portions of the tooth cleaning elements are disposed on a second side of the member; and then fixing together the second portions of the tooth cleaning elements at the second side of the member. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150374114 | PROCESSES FOR MANUFACTURING BRISTLED COMPONENT FOR PERSONAL-CARE APPLICATOR - A bristled component for a cosmetic applicator comprising: an elongated carrier having a longitudinal axis; and at least a first plurality of bristles including at least one array of bristles ultrasonically welded to the carrier and outwardly extending therefrom according to a first pre-determined pattern, wherein the carrier and the bristles comprise ultrasonically compatible materials, and wherein the bristles are ultrasonically bonded to the carrier through a direct ultrasonic bond between a surface of the carrier and a lengthwise portion of each of the bristles. A process comprises wrapping a yarn around a moving endless band, juxtaposing a support strip with the band's edge, ultrasonically welding the yarn to the first support strip, removing the welded yarn and support strip from the band, and cutting the strip into a plurality of bristled components. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150374115 | PROCESSES FOR MANUFACTURING PERSONAL-CARE APPLICATOR - A personal-care applicator comprises at least one stem having a proximal end including a handle and a distal end opposite to the proximal end and at least one bristled component attached to the stem, wherein the bristled component comprises a carrier and a plurality of bristles ultrasonically welded to the carrier and outwardly extending therefrom according to a pre-determined pattern, wherein the elongated carrier and the at least first plurality of bristles comprise ultrasonically compatible materials, and wherein the bristles are ultrasonically bonded to the carrier through a direct ultrasonic bond between a surface of the carrier and a lengthwise portion of each of the bristles. Process comprises providing at least one elongated stem having a proximal end and a distal end, providing the at least one bristled component, and attaching the at least one bristled component to the at least first stem. | 12-31-2015 |
