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  • Patent number: 11297994
    Abstract: An unattended extraction cleaning machine includes a housing with a bottom portion that is adapted to rest on a surface to be cleaned, a fluid delivery system including a fluid distributor, a fluid extraction system including a suction nozzle, at least one carriage assembly mounting the suction nozzle to the housing for movement with respect thereto and with respect to the surface to be cleaned, and an ultraviolet light mounted on at least one of the housing and the carriage assembly to emit ultraviolet light onto the surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: BISSELL Inc.
    Inventors: Phong Hoang Tran, Charles A. Reed, Jr., Jeremy Moog, Eric C. Huffman
  • Patent number: 9532693
    Abstract: An unattended extraction cleaning machine includes a housing with a bottom portion that is adapted to rest on a surface to be cleaned, a fluid delivery system including a fluid distributor, a fluid extraction system including a suction nozzle, at least one carriage assembly mounting the suction nozzle to the housing for movement with respect thereto and with respect to the surface to be cleaned, and an ultraviolet light mounted on at least one of the housing and the carriage assembly to emit ultraviolet light onto the surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Phong Hoang Tran, Charles A. Reed, Jr., Jeremy Moog, Eric C. Huffman