Patents
US 10398280 B2: Surface cleaning apparatus
- Granted
- 2019-09-03
- Filed
- 2017-02-17 application 15435958
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A surface cleaning apparatus, such as a steam mop, includes a steam delivery system having a steam delivery pathway. A fragrance dispenser for receiving a fragrant material is provided on the apparatus, and a portion of the steam delivery pathway is in in heat exchange relationship with the fragrance dispenser to heat the fragrant material in the fragrance dispenser by heat transfer from the steam in the pathway. Fragrance is dispensed from apparatus via heat transfer utilizing the steam pathway as a thermal radiation source.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan J. Krebs | Pierson, MI | 63 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ming Luo | Nanhu, CN | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jin Yang | Nanhu, CN | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A47L | Domestic washing or cleaning ; suction cleaners in general | A47L13/225 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B08B | Cleaning in general; prevention of fouling in general | B08B3/106 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. signed 2019-08-29 | BISSELL INC. GRAND RAPIDS, MI | 50212/163 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-04-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | YANG, JIN signed 2017-02-06 KREBS, ALAN J. signed 2017-02-10 LUO, MING signed 2017-02-20 | BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. GRAND RAPIDS, MI | 48914/796 | 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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