Patents
US 10376124 B2: Surface cleaning apparatus
- Granted
- 2019-08-13
- Filed
- 2017-03-17 application 15462117
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A surface cleaning apparatus includes a heated vapor generator for generating steam and a supply tank for containing a supply of fluid. A liquid conduit that is in fluid communication with the supply tank is in heat exchange relationship with a vapor conduit that is in fluid communication with the heated vapor generator.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David E. McDowell | Grand Rapids, MI | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Eric C. Huffman | Lowell, MI | 22 | 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 |
| F22B | Methods of steam generation; steam boilers | F22B1/284 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A46B | Brushes | A46B9/026 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16K | Valves; taps; cocks; actuating-floats; devices for venting or aerating | F16K31/54 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H05B | Electric heating; electric light sources not otherwise provided for; circuit arrangements for electric light sources, in general | H05B3/00 | 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 |
| 2017-03-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MCDOWELL, DAVID E. signed 2015-11-17 HUFFMAN, ERIC C. signed 2015-11-23 | BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. GRAND RAPIDS, MI | 41621/939 | 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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