Patents by Inventor Phong H. Tran

Phong H. Tran has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11224320
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner has a housing and a cover moveably mounted to the housing between a closed position and an open position. A filter is carried by the cover and includes an upstream surface and a downstream surface through which working air passes. When a user of the vacuum cleaner opens the cover, the upstream surface of the filter can be seen by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: BISSELL Inc.
    Inventor: Phong H. Tran
  • Patent number: 11116372
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a cyclone separator, a collection chamber below the cyclone separator, a pre-motor filter downstream from the cyclone separator, and an openable cover above the pre-motor filter. The cover provides access to an upstream surface of the pre-motor filter when open, and forms an outer surface of the vacuum cleaner that is angled forwardly at an incline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: BISSELL Inc.
    Inventor: Phong H. Tran
  • Patent number: 10702119
    Abstract: A bare floor cleaner has a base and a handle pivotally connected to the base. A fluid delivery system of the bare floor cleaner includes a source of cleaning fluid and a fluid distributor in fluid communication with the source of cleaning fluid for dispensing cleaning fluid onto a surface to be cleaned. A plurality of support glides are provided on the base to reduce the surface area contact between the base and the surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Phong H. Tran, Gary A. Kasper
  • Publication number: 20200029764
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner with a cyclone module assembly comprises a cyclone separation chamber for separating dust and debris from air and a collection chamber for collecting dust and debris that is separated from the air in the cyclone separation chamber. The cyclone module assembly further includes at least one feature for directing contaminants downwardly, such as a circumferential fin that extends from the inside wall of the collection chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Phong H. Tran
  • Patent number: 10456001
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner with a cyclone module assembly comprises a cyclone separation chamber for separating dust and debris from air and a collection chamber for collecting dust and debris that is separated from the air in the cyclone separation chamber. The cyclone module assembly further includes at least one feature for directing contaminants downwardly, such as a circumferential fin that extends from the inside wall of the collection chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Phong H. Tran
  • Publication number: 20190231159
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner has a housing and a cover moveably mounted to the housing between a closed position and an open position. A filter is carried by the cover and includes an upstream surface and a downstream surface through which working air passes. When a user of the vacuum cleaner opens the cover, the upstream surface of the filter can be seen by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Phong H. Tran
  • Publication number: 20190125151
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a cyclone separator, a collection chamber below the cyclone separator, a pre-motor filter downstream from the cyclone separator, and an openable cover above the pre-motor filter. The cover provides access to an upstream surface of the pre-motor filter when open, and forms an outer surface of the vacuum cleaner that is angled forwardly at an incline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventor: Phong H. Tran
  • Patent number: 10271703
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner has a housing and a cover moveably mounted to the housing between a closed position and an open position. A filter is carried by the cover and includes an upstream surface and a downstream surface through which working air passes. When a user of the vacuum cleaner opens the cover, the upstream surface of the filter can be seen by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Phong H. Tran, Steve Butkiewicz
  • Patent number: 10182692
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a cyclone separator, a collection chamber below the cyclone separator, a pre-motor filter downstream from the cyclone separator, and an openable cover above the pre-motor filter. The cover provides access to an upstream surface of the pre-motor filter when open, and forms an outer surface of the vacuum cleaner that is angled forwardly at an incline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Phong H. Tran
  • Publication number: 20180140159
    Abstract: A bare floor cleaner has a base and a handle pivotally connected to the base. A fluid delivery system of the bare floor cleaner includes a source of cleaning fluid and a fluid distributor in fluid communication with the source of cleaning fluid for dispensing cleaning fluid onto a surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Phong H. Tran, Gary A. Kasper
  • Patent number: 9918606
    Abstract: A bare floor cleaner has a base and a handle pivotally connected to the base. The handle is movable between a dry mode position and a wet mode position. A fluid delivery system of the bare floor cleaner includes a source of cleaning fluid and a fluid distributor in fluid communication with the source of cleaning fluid for dispensing cleaning fluid onto a surface to be cleaned. A recovery system of the bare floor cleaner includes a disabling mechanism for disabling the recovery system when the fluid distributor is dispensing cleaning fluid onto the surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Phong H. Tran, Gary A. Kasper
  • Publication number: 20170347851
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner has a housing and a cover moveably mounted to the housing between a closed position and an open position. A filter is carried by the cover and includes an upstream surface and a downstream surface through which working air passes. When a user of the vacuum cleaner opens the cover, the upstream surface of the filter can be seen by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Phong H. Tran, Steve Butkiewicz
  • Patent number: 9775482
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner has a separation/collection module with a housing and a cover pivotally mounted to the housing by a hinge. A filter assembly is carried by the cover and includes a filter media. When a user of the vacuum cleaner opens the cover, the filter media can be seen by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Phong H. Tran, Steve Butkiewicz
  • Patent number: 9693664
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner has a cyclone separator for separating dirt and other contaminants from a dirt-containing working airstream and a collection chamber collecting the separated dirt. The vacuum cleaner can further include fines catcher defining a second collection chamber, where the bottom end of the fines catcher is spaced from the bottom wall of the first collection chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Phong H. Tran
  • Publication number: 20160367098
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner with a cyclone module assembly comprises a cyclone separation chamber for separating dust and debris from air and a collection chamber for collecting dust and debris that is separated from the air in the cyclone separation chamber. The cyclone module assembly further includes at least one feature for directing contaminants downwardly, such as a circumferential fin that extends from the inside wall of the collection chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Phong H. Tran
  • Publication number: 20160242610
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a cyclone separator, a collection chamber below the cyclone separator, a pre-motor filter downstream from the cyclone separator, and an openable cover above the pre-motor filter. The cover provides access to an upstream surface of the pre-motor filter when open, and forms an outer surface of the vacuum cleaner that is angled forwardly at an incline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventor: Phong H. Tran
  • Publication number: 20150374195
    Abstract: A bare floor cleaner has a base and a handle pivotally connected to the base. The handle is movable between a dry mode position and a wet mode position. A fluid delivery system of the bare floor cleaner includes a source of cleaning fluid and a fluid distributor in fluid communication with the source of cleaning fluid for dispensing cleaning fluid onto a surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Phong H. Tran, Gary A. Kasper
  • Publication number: 20150289738
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner has a cyclone separator for separating dirt and other contaminants from a dirt-containing working airstream and a collection chamber collecting the separated dirt. The vacuum cleaner can further include fines catcher defining a second collection chamber, where the bottom end of the fines catcher is spaced from the bottom wall of the first collection chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventor: Phong H. Tran
  • Patent number: 9155436
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner with a separation module comprises an exhaust grill positioned fluidly between a separator chamber and an air outlet. The exhaust grill can comprise a body having a plurality of louvers and a plurality of inlets defined between adjacent louvers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Phong H. Tran, Jeffrey A. Scholten, James P. Tol
  • Publication number: 20150182085
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner has a separation/collection module with a housing and a cover pivotally mounted to the housing by a hinge. A filter assembly is carried by the cover and includes a filter media. When a user of the vacuum cleaner opens the cover, the filter media can be seen by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Phong H. Tran, Steve Butkiewicz