Patents
US 10602898 B2: Autonomous floor cleaning system
- Granted
- 2020-03-31
- Filed
- 2018-05-31 application 15994216
- Type
- Utility · 24 claims
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Abstract
A floor cleaning system includes multiple autonomous floor cleaners or robots. The robots are configured to share a mapping, navigation, and/or stain sensing system. A first robot carries the mapping, navigation, and/or stain sensing system, and a second robot receives information from the mapping, navigation, and/or stain sensing system of the first robot. The system can include at least one dry vacuuming robot and at least one deep cleaning robot.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200331.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 | |
| Alan J. Krebs | Pierson, MI | 63 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A47L | Domestic washing or cleaning ; suction cleaners in general | A47L9/2826 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G05D | Systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables | G05D1/0088 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10S | Technical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests | Y10S901/01 | 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 |
| 2018-05-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KREBS, ALAN J. signed 2018-05-16 SCHOLTEN, JEFFREY A. signed 2018-05-30 | BISSELL HOMECARE, INC. GRAND RAPIDS, MI | 45951/838 | 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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