Patents
US 10595694 B2: Autonomous vacuum cleaner
- Granted
- 2020-03-24
- Filed
- 2017-09-15 application 15705781
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
An autonomous vacuum cleaner includes an autonomously moveable housing carrying a vacuum collection system for generating a working air flow for removing dirt from the surface to be cleaned and storing the dirt in a collection space. Distance sensors for position sensing are mounted to the housing, behind a sensor cover. The distance sensors can be staggered and/or positioned above a brush chamber for a brushroll.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200324.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey A. Scholten | Grand Rapids, MI | 37 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jake A. Mohan | Grand Rapids, MI | 26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Andrew J. Brouwers | Grand Rapids, MI | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Eric Daniel Buehler | Grand Rapids, MI | 35 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James Joseph Minnema, Jr. | Hudsonville, MI | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Derek Everett Smith | Grand Rapids, MI | 28 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David VanKampen | Grand Rapids, MI | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A47L | Domestic washing or cleaning ; suction cleaners in general | A47L9/2805 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01S | Radio direction-finding; radio navigation; determining distance or velocity by use of radio waves; locating or presence-detecting by use of the reflection or reradiation of radio waves; analogous arrangements using other waves | G01S17/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G05D | Systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables | G05D1/0242 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-24 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the property number previously recorded at reel: 52136 frame: 467. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. signed 2019-12-20 | BISSELL INC. GRAND RAPIDS, MI | 52210/954 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-03-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. signed 2019-12-20 | BISSELL INC. GRAND RAPIDS, MI | 52136/467 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-05-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | VANKAMPEN, DAVID signed 2018-03-26 | BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. GRAND RAPIDS, MI | 45693/70 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-09-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BROUWERS, ANDREW JAMES signed 2017-09-05 SCHOLTEN, JEFFREY A. signed 2017-09-05 SMITH, DEREK EVERETT signed 2017-09-05 BUEHLER, ERIC DANIEL signed 2017-09-11 MINNEMA, JAMES JOSEPH, JR. signed 2017-09-13 | BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. GRAND RAPIDS, MI | 43603/74 | 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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