Patents
US 10376123 B2: Surface cleaning apparatus
- Granted
- 2019-08-13
- Filed
- 2017-03-17 application 15461798
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a supply tank and a distributor for delivering fluid to a surface to be cleaned. A constant flow of fluid can be delivered from the supply tank to the distributor via a regulator tank in fluid communication with the supply tank for exchanging liquid and air with the supply tank.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190813.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BISSELL Homecare, Inc. 412 patents | US company or organization | Grand Rapids, MI | BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ming Luo | Nanhu, CN | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wing-Hei Cho | Hong Kong, CN | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeffrey A. Scholten | Ada, MI | 37 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A47L | Domestic washing or cleaning ; suction cleaners in general | A47L11/4086 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. signed 2019-12-20 | BISSELL INC. GRAND RAPIDS, MI | 55175/103 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-04-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LUO, MING signed 2013-12-03 SCHOLTEN, JEFFREY A. signed 2013-12-03 CHO, WING-HEI signed 2013-12-04 | BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. GRAND RAPIDS, MI | 41938/246 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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