Patents
US 10398271 B2: Vacuum cleaner with hair collection element
- Granted
- 2019-09-03
- Filed
- 2017-06-29 application 15637542
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner comprises a base having a suction nozzle adapted to be moved along a surface to be cleaned, and a hair collection assembly carried by the base and having a hair collection element adapted to collect hair from the surface to be cleaned as the base moves along the surface to be cleaned.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190903.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Moyher, Jr. | Cedar Springs, MI | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steve Butkiewicz | Wyoming, MI | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A47L | Domestic washing or cleaning ; suction cleaners in general | A47L9/0613 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A46B | Brushes | A46B13/006 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. signed 2021-08-19 | BISSELL INC. GRAND RAPIDS, MI | 57286/239 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-06-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MOYHER, GEORGE, JR. signed 2015-06-08 BUTKIEWICZ, STEVE signed 2015-06-10 | BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. GRAND RAPIDS, MI | 42866/889 | 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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