Patents
US 8413281 B2: Hand held cleaning device for automated pool cleaner
- Granted
- 2013-04-09
- Filed
- 2010-08-16 application 12857379
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a hand held cleaning unit for use with an automated pool cleaning unit. The pool cleaning unit includes a housing, a pump mechanism for creating a vacuum pressure, intake vents in communication with the pump. The pool cleaning unit includes the housing having an external port and the pump in fluid communication with the external port. The hand held cleaning unit includes a body. The body has a port and the conduit connects the body port with the housing external port. The intake vents opening and closing in response to activation of the hand held cleaning unit. As desired, the hand held unit is activated closing the intake vents and directing the vacuum pressure through the hand held unit instead of the automated cleaning unit. The hand held unit in fluid communication with the pump mechanism.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg130409.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMARTPOOL LLC 12 patents | US company or organization | Lakewood, NJ | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Mikuski | Brick, NJ | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stephen Shulman | Boca Raton, FL | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jayson Vajda | Rivas, NI | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B08B | Cleaning in general; prevention of fouling in general | B08B5/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E04H | Buildings or like structures for particular purposes; swimming or splash baths or pools; masts; fencing; tents or canopies, in general | E04H4/1618 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-12 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SMARTPOOL LLC signed 2013-12-03 | BANK LEUMI USA NEW YORK, NY | 32049/542 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-02-19 | Name change Change of name | SMARTPOOL, INC. signed 2012-12-31 | SMARTPOOL LLC LAKEWOOD, NJ | 29835/450 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-02-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MIKUSKI, SHAWN ROBERT signed 2010-08-17 VAJDA, JAYSON EDUARD signed 2010-08-18 SHULMAN, STEPHEN LORNE signed 2010-08-19 | SMARTPOOL, INC. LAKEWOOD, NJ | 29815/424 | 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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