Patents
US 8627532 B2: Pool cleaning vehicle having improved intake port
- Granted
- 2014-01-14
- Filed
- 2008-04-10 application 12100414
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A swimming pool cleaning device is disclosed herein. The device includes a vehicle having a body shell and an interior and at least one intake port located on the body shell. The vehicle includes at least one water outlet port also located on the outer shell. The vehicle includes a drive mechanism which in different embodiments includes pairs of wheels and/or rollers or a combination of wheels and rollers In one embodiment the wheels or rollers can be power driven, while in another embodiment they would be free rotating, and can easily climb over obstacles on a swimming pool floor. In one embodiment, the intake ports are located in close proximity to the drive mechanism. In another embodiment, the vehicle has a concaved bottom. The concaved bottom points towards the interior. In this embodiment the intakes can be located slightly farther away from ends of the vehicle as a result of the curvature of the bottom.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg140114.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing-kin Hui | Sha Tin, CN | 45 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E04H | Buildings or like structures for particular purposes; swimming or splash baths or pools; masts; fencing; tents or canopies, in general | E04H4/1654 | 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 |
| 2013-03-21 | Name change Change of name | SMARTPOOL, INCORPORATED signed 2012-12-31 | SMARTPOOL LLC LAKEWOOD, NJ | 30062/543 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-12-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WINNER THE POOL LIMITED signed 2012-10-05 | SMARTPOOL, INCORPORATED LAKEWOOD, NJ | 29451/248 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-12-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HUI, WING-KIN signed 2008-05-19 | WINNER THE POOL LIMITED KWUN TONG, HONG KONG | 29448/434 | 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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