Patents Assigned to Bissell Homecare, Inc.
  • Brushroll for vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 10034588
    Abstract: A brushroll dowel for a vacuum cleaner having bristle stiffeners protruding from a brush dowel. The brushroll can be made using an injection molding process, with the bristle stiffeners integrally molded with the brush dowel and a plurality of stiffened bristles protruding from the brush dowel adjacent to the bristle stiffeners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary A. Kasper, Michael D. Graham
  • Cleaning pad with visually discernible indicator, steam mop and method
    Patent number: 10004373
    Abstract: A cleaning pad for use with a surface cleaning appliance, such as a steam mop, includes a cleaning composition and at least one visually discernible indicator that alerts a user to the condition of the cleaning pad. The visually discernible indicator can change color as the cleaning composition is consumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric J. Hansen
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 9993127
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a foot assembly having a suction inlet thereon, a suction source in fluid communication with the suction inlet to produce a working airflow therethrough, and a dirt container in fluid communication with the suction inlet and suction source. The foot assembly further comprises a body defined by a central portion and a pair of extension arms, a rotatable agitator on each extension arm, and a drive assembly configured to counter-rotate the agitators. The counter-rotating agitators are operable to cooperate with the suction source to direct dust and debris towards the suction inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan J. Krebs
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 9986881
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes an upright body and a base carrying a suction nozzle that is pivotally coupled with the upright body for movement between at least a storage position and a reclined use position. A motor is in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and is mounted in the upright body in a configuration that partially offsets the weight-in-hand of the upright assembly as perceived by a user of the vacuum cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd Richard VanTongeren
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 9980617
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a suction nozzle, a source of suction in fluid communication with the suction nozzle for generating a working airstream through the suction nozzle, an agitator provided within the suction nozzle, and a sole plate provided on a lower side the suction nozzle, wherein the sole plate comprises a plurality of upwardly curved cross ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Julie Christine Denhof
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 9962051
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a suction nozzle opening, a source of suction in fluid communication with the suction nozzle opening for generating a working air stream through the housing, and a multiply-adjustable debris collecting blade coupled along the rear of the suction nozzle opening for collecting debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary A. Kasper
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 9936845
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner has an agitator assembly that is coupled to a motor via a belt, and a belt shifting assembly which has a belt shifter which moves the belt between engagement with a drive pulley or an idler pulley on the agitator assembly. A biasing member biases the belt shifter between engagement with the drive pulley and the idler pulley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Phong Hoang Tran, Thomas Wiedmaier
  • Surface cleaning apparatus
    Patent number: 9931014
    Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus includes a fluid delivery system having a manifold with a plurality of release openings for delivering a cleaning fluid to the surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Steve M. Johnson
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 9924842
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a base housing having a suction nozzle with a front suction nozzle opening provided on the front of the base housing, a source of suction in fluid communication with the suction nozzle for generating a working air stream through the upper unit, and a diverter assembly to selectively restrict a portion of the front suction nozzle opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Jian Gu, Jian Hua Tang, Ying Chun Wong, Jincheng Xia, Shuhong Xue
  • Bare floor cleaner
    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
  • Deep cleaner
    Patent number: 9918604
    Abstract: A deep cleaner for delivering cleaning fluid to a surface to be cleaned and removing the cleaning fluid from the surface to be cleaned includes a pivotal brush carriage assembly comprising a pair of support legs, a rotatable brushroll extending between the first and second support legs, a brush motor, and a belt operably coupling the rotatable brushroll to the brush motor, wherein the belt is provided within one of the support legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Haley, Tom Minh Nguyen
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 9901232
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner has a separation/collection module for separating dirt and other contaminants from a dirt-containing working airstream and collecting the separated dirt. The module can include at least one cyclonic separation stage and an exhaust grill fluidly positioned between the separation stage and an air outlet from the collection module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan J. Krebs
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 9901230
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner is provided with a necked-down suction channel formed in a housing adapted for movement over a surface to be cleaned. The housing further includes a suction nozzle and an agitator chamber. The necked-down suction channel has a height that is less than the height of the agitator chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Vito Caro, Nickolas James Morrow, Christopher Derek Stirling, Kenneth M. Lenkiewicz
  • Cleaning implement with mist generating system
    Patent number: 9888821
    Abstract: A mist generating system for a cleaning implement is adapted to generate a finely atomized liquid mist for suppressing dust, allergens, and other airborne particulates. The mist generating system can be adapted to fit many cleaning implements such as vacuum cleaners, wet extraction cleaners, floor mops, and dusters to suppress airborne dust and particulates generated during operation and the cleaning process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Scholten, Gabriel S. VanderBaan
  • Brushroll for vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 9883779
    Abstract: A brushroll for a surface cleaning apparatus includes a brush dowel defining an axis and having opposing bristle supports and a shroud surface between the opposing bristle supports, and a plurality of bristles protruding from the bristle supports. The shroud surface is positioned relative to the bristles to minimize hair wrap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary A. Kasper, Todd Richard VanTongeren
  • Combined tray and brush holder for a surface cleaning apparatus
    Patent number: D809232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Hui Wu
  • Surface cleaner base
    Patent number: D818230
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: David M. Miller
  • Vacuum cleaner base
    Patent number: D820541
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Haverkamp
  • Vacuum cleaner upright portion
    Patent number: D821047
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis J. Wrobleski, Ryan A. Lundgren
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D823565
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis J. Wrobleski, Clifford Krapfl, Hyung Seok Lee