Patents by Inventor Reima Tuomivirta

Reima Tuomivirta 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).

  • Cleaning implement and a mop designed therefor
    Patent number: 8065776
    Abstract: A cleaning implement comprises a handle (1), a plate frame (2) connected to the handle, and a mop (3) that is detachably attached to the plate frame. At least one pair of holding members, consisting of a permanent magnet and a counterpart cooperating therewith, has been arranged for holding of the mop (3) onto the plate frame (2). The magnet and the counterpart have been attached to the plate frame (2) and to the mop (3), respectively, so that they face each other in the operating position of the mop. The counterpart may consist of a permanent magnet or a ferromagnetic substance and it has been anchored, for example, by sewing inside the mop (3) under a fabric that forms the upper surface of the mop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Primapalvelu-JT Oy
    Inventors: Reima Tuomivirta, Janne Tuomivirta
  • CLEANING IMPLEMENT AND A MOP DESIGNED THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20090300866
    Abstract: A cleaning implement comprises a handle (1), a plate frame (2) connected to the handle, and a mop (3) that is detachably attached to the plate frame. At least one pair of holding members, consisting of a permanent magnet and a counterpart cooperating therewith, has been arranged for holding of the mop (3) onto the plate frame (2). The magnet and the counterpart have been attached to the plate frame (2) and to the mop (3), respectively, so that they face each other in the operating position of the mop. The counterpart may consist of a permanent magnet or a ferromagnetic substance and it has been anchored, for example, by sewing inside the mop (3) under a fabric that forms the upper surface of the mop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Prima-Palevelu-Jt Oy
    Inventors: Reima Tuomivirta, Janne Tuomivirta