Patents by Inventor Sharon Olsen

Sharon Olsen 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).

  • Method of cleaning a surface
    Patent number: 6986619
    Abstract: A method for cleaning a surface using a tool with both a cleaning head and a cleaning fluid reservoir housing coupled to an elongated handle, the method comprising the following steps: attaching a cleaning pad to the cleaning head; inserting a replaceable cleaning fluid reservoir into the housing; fluidically coupling the cleaning fluid reservoir to the cleaning head; dispensing controlled amounts of cleaning fluid from the reservoir onto a surface; and distributing the cleaning fluid evenly over the surface with the cleaning pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Hall, James E. Rader, Boli Zhou, Karen S. Hefter, David J. Sayler, Eric Y. Park, Robert W. Flagler, Scott T. Haubrich, Shumanta Mitra, Richard Porticos, Douglas J. Minkler, Sharon Olsen
  • Ergonomic cleaning pad
    Publication number: 20050217698
    Abstract: A cleaning implement with a handle and a removable ergonomic cleaning pad can be used to effectively clean surfaces. Suitable combinations of length, length to width ratio, cleaning arc, cleaning angle, thickness, and basis weight for the cleaning pad offer ergonomic advantages for the appropriate cleaning task and cleaning implement. The cleaning implement also includes a preferred method for cleaning surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Mitchell, German Gonzalez, Sharon Olsen
  • Method of cleaning a surface
    Patent number: 6893180
    Abstract: A method for cleaning a surface using a tool with both a cleaning head and a cleaning fluid reservoir housing coupled to an elongated handle, the method comprising the following steps: attaching a cleaning pad to the cleaning head; inserting a replaceable cleaning fluid reservoir into the housing; fluidically coupling the cleaning fluid reservoir to the cleaning head; dispensing controlled amounts of cleaning fluid from the reservoir onto a surface; and distributing the cleaning fluid evenly over the surface with the cleaning pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Hall, James E. Rader, Boli Zhou, Karen S. Hefter, David J. Sayler, Eric Y. Park, Robert W. Flagler, Scott T. Haubrich, Shumanta Mitra, Richard Porticos, Douglas J. Minkler, Sharon Olsen
  • Method of cleaning a surface
    Publication number: 20040216771
    Abstract: A method for cleaning a surface using a tool with both a cleaning head and a cleaning fluid reservoir housing coupled to an elongated handle, the method comprising the following steps: attaching a cleaning pad to the cleaning head; inserting a replaceable cleaning fluid reservoir into the housing; fluidically coupling the cleaning fluid reservoir to the cleaning head; dispensing controlled amounts of cleaning fluid from the reservoir onto a surface; and distributing the cleaning fluid evenly over the surface with the cleaning pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Michael J. Hall, James E. Rader, Boli Zhou, Karen S. Hefter, David J. Sayler, Eric Y. Park, Robert W. Flagler, Scott T. Haubrich, Shumanta Mitra, Richard Porticos, Douglas J. Minkler, Sharon Olsen
  • Water filter
    Patent number: D579515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Russell E. Bell, Jeehyang Kim, Sharon Olsen, Kaitlin Olsen
  • Element of a water filter
    Patent number: D590475
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Russell E. Bell, Jeehyang Kim, Sharon Olsen, Kaitlin Olsen