Hayco Manufacturing Limited

The Procter Gamble Company

Unicharm Corporation

Conopco, Inc.

Gregory Clegg Spooner

Hoss Vong

Yoshinori Tanaka

Masatoshi Fujiwara

Tomokazu Suda

Christopher Hay

John Philip Stoddard

Richard Michael Harper

Benjamin Jacob Clare

Anthony Piazza

James Edward Poland

Margrethe Elizabeth Koshland

David Keith Dycher

Richard George Lohre

William Michael Cannon

Christopher James Mccaughan Hay

Mark John Steinhardt

Christopher James McCaughan Hay

Douglas Michael McGahan

Neil Anthony Litten

Leonard Joseph Keller, Jr

Pontus Kaj Björn Wahlgren

Kevin Rodgers

Ronald Peter DeVlam

Caroline Marie Flagiello

Bengt Ivar Anders Ivarsson

William Fraser Gwynfor Jones

Nicola John Policicchio

Akemi Tsuchiya

Kerry Andrew Vetter

Hirotaka Uchiyama

Christopher Miles Miller

Glenn Allen Bradbury

Paul Amaat Raymond Gerard France

Kuang-kai Liu

Terence Graham Curtis

Johannes Lambertus Maria Mensink

Adam Robert-George Shafer

Bradley Wayne Daubenspeck

Xin Shen

Paulus Antonius Augustinus Höfte

Linda Shumansky Girard

Kin Wong Yau

Amy Marie Price

Stephen Allen Jacobs

Karl Edward Thuemmler

Ronald Peter De Vlam

Patricia R Soll

Joseph Michael Gaines

David Bernard Domingo Deacon

David Robertson

Francisco Go Lao, Jr

Wai Keung Tsui

Kin Wong Pierce Yau

Hei Wai Choi

Leah Mallory Wood

Shao Jun Zhang

Ming Fung Chen

Chun Yu Wong

Thibault Fayette

Graham John Boyd

Roberto Mastrigli

Stanley Yuk Ming Chan

Benjo Lapuebla Manuel

Caroline Maree Francis

A device for treating a target, such as cleaning a window. The device has a handle and head, mounted in pivotal relationship to each other. When the head is placed in sliding, contacting relationship with the target surface the handle can pivot relative to the head for the ergonomic convenience of the user.

Device for treating a target surface and having an ergonomically pivoting handle

A compact spraying device () connectable to a surface and for spraying a fluid comprises a housing () with an inlet (), a pump () in fluid communication with the inlet (), a retractable nozzle () in fluid communication with the pump (), a nozzle cover () and a drive system (). The retractable nozzle () selectively extends forward relative to a front side of the housing () into a spraying position for spraying the fluid and retracts inside the housing to a retracted position when not spraying. The nozzle cover () is selectively moveable from a closed position in which the cover () covers the nozzle () when the nozzle () is in a retracted position, to an open position in which the cover () moves to allow the nozzle () to extend into the spraying position. The drive system () moves the retractable nozzle () and the nozzle cover () and operates the pump ().

Spraying device

An applicator head for selectively dispensing product includes a base structure and a support structure. The base structure includes a top face inclined relative to a bottom face, and a first side wall. The top face includes a base flange, and defines a first orifice in fluid communication with a fastener of the bottom face. The support structure includes a lower face inclined relative to an upper face, and a second side wall. The upper face includes a top surface and defines a second orifice. The lower face includes a support flange engaged with the base flange such that the support structure is pivotable relative to the base structure between first and second positions. Fluid communication is facilitated from the fastener through the second orifice in only one of the first and second positions. A dispenser is also provided.

Dispensers and applicator heads therefor

A unit dose for cleaning an unsanitary surface, such as a toilet bowl. The unit dose comprises a water dispersible shell containing granules defining a core. The granules obviate the need for sheet material in the unit dose and provide cleaning efficacy when submerged.

Cleaning head for a target surface

A device for treating a target surface, such as occurs when cleaning a window. The device has a squeegee blade or other member to apply pressure to the target surface. A sheet movably covers the blade, to present a fresh covering to the target surface with each use. The fresh surface provides for improved removal of the liquid from, or improved treatment of the liquid on, the target surface. Additionally a sheet may comprise a prewetted substrate to apply the liquid to the target surface. One or both of the sheets may be disposed in a cartridge insertable to and removable from the device.

Device having dual renewable blades for treating a target surface and replaceable cartridge therefor

A cleaning implement in the form of a combined brush and squeegee with a head member () with bristle () extending from the head member and a handle (), where a squeegee blade () is movably supported on the head member (). An extension mechanism () is operable by a user to extend or retract the squeegee blade member () relative to the head member () in a direction generally parallel to the extent of the bristles ().

Cleaning implement

The invention relates to a mechanism for driving the head of an electric toothbrush. The mechanism includes a camrotatably driven by a motorand an elongate transfer mechanismhaving a receiverfor receiving the cam at one end and a mechanism for transferring oscillatory motion to a toothbrush headat the other end thereof. Camhas a projecting headwhich is received in a substantially rectangular apertureof the receiver. The long side of the substantially rectangular aperture has a length equal to or greater than the diameter of the circular motion of the projecting head, the short side has a length less than the long side of the rectangular aperture. Thus, in use, circular motion of the projecting head of the cam is converted into oscillatory pivoting motion of the transfer memberby action of the projecting headagainst the short sides of the substantially rectangular aperture. A tooth and gear arrangement for converting pivoting motion of the transfer memberinto rotational motion of the toothbrush headis also described.

Electric toothbrush

A device for converting a rotating motion into a reciprocating motion comprises a rotatable shaft carrying a first grooved element, a second element constrained to move along an axis of said second element, and a pin carried on the second element. The pin may be engaged in the groove on the rotatable shaft so that as the rotatable shaft rotates, the pin moves in the groove thereby causing the second element to move along its axis. The shape of the groove defines the motion of the second element. There is also disclosed an electric brush assembly and an electric tool assembly comprising such a device.

Device for converting a rotating motion into a reciprocating motion and an electric tool assembly having such a device

A cleaning implement includes a cleaning head having on a bottom a cleaning operation surface, a holding portion arranged on the side opposite the cleaning head, a pipe for coupling the cleaning head and the holding portion, and a valve opening and closing device provided to the pipe so as to be able to hold a first container for receiving a first fluid or a second container for receiving a second fluid. The holding portion includes a lever coupled to the valve opening and closing device so as to open and close a first valve of the first container or a second valve of the second container. A spout of a second ejection nozzle for ejecting the second fluid containing an allergen inactivator is located, for example, at a height of about 30 cm or more from the floor.

A cleaning implement includes a cleaning head having on the bottom a cleaning operation surface and a valve opening and closing device that is connected to the cleaning head and can hold a first container for receiving a first fluid or a second container for receiving a second fluid. The cleaning implement further includes a first circulation path through which the first fluid is ejectable from the cleaning head and a second circulation path through which the second fluid is ejectable by interrupting the first circulation path.

A cleaning implement includes a cleaning head having a cleaning operation surface on a bottom, a holding portion arranged on the side opposite the cleaning head, a pipe for coupling the cleaning head and the holding portion, and a valve opening and closing device provided to the pipe so as to be able to hold a first container for receiving a first fluid or a second container for receiving a second fluid. The holding portion includes a lever coupled to the valve opening and closing device so as to open and close a first valve of the first container or a second valve of the second container. A first ejection nozzle can eject the first fluid forward of the cleaning head, and a second ejection nozzle can eject the second fluid rearward of the cleaning head.

A cleaning implement is provided for cleaning surfaces with a cleaning substrate. The cleaning implement includes a handle connected via a universal joint to a support head. The support head includes a substantially transparent top piece having a plurality of protruding and recessed region which diffract light to create visible shadow and bright zones.

An motorized stain-removal brush is provided. A method of using motorized stain-removal brush for cleaning inanimate surfaces is also provided. The motorized stain-removal brush includes a handle having a motor disposed therein, a head having a longitudinal axis, and a neck disposed between the handle and the head. Bristle holders are associated with the head. The motor is operatively connected to the bristle holder.

Stain-removal brush

A cleaning device with a squirter for squirting liquid forward of a cleaning head is provided. The cleaning head may have a nozzle head whose squirt surface is curved. In the nozzle head, squirt directions of nozzles, which are arranged to fan out at a squirt angle, may be substantially perpendicular to tangents to the squirt surface. Therefore, liquid squirted from the nozzles may fly straight along the squirt directions without being drawn to the squirt surface.

Cleaning device with squirter

Hand-grip

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Gregory Clegg Spooner