Patents Assigned to Bissell Homecare, Inc.
  • Lift off deep cleaner
    Patent number: 9549648
    Abstract: An extraction cleaner for a floor surface comprises a portable extractor and a base adapted to be moved to perform a cleaning operation on the floor surface when the portable extractor is operably mounted to the base. The portable extractor includes a suction hose for manually suctioning fluid from the floor surface, a recovery tank interconnected to the suction hose for receiving recovered fluid from the floor surface, and a fluid delivery system for dispensing a cleaning fluid onto the floor surface. One or more connections are made between the base and components of the portable extractor when the portable extractor is operably mounted to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Lenkiewicz, Jr., Tom Minh Nguyen
  • Surface cleaning apparatus
    Patent number: 9538896
    Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus includes a housing with an on-board reactive oxygen species generator which produces reactive oxygen species in situ from fluid stored within an on-board supply tank of the surface cleaning apparatus, and further delivers the generated reactive oxygen species to a cleaning pad attached to the housing of the surface cleaning apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Hansen, Michael T. Dillane, Juan C. Flores-Escribano, Jeffrey A. Scholten
  • Cyclonic vacuum cleaner with improved collection chamber
    Patent number: 9538891
    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 helical step dividing the separation chamber from the collection chamber or a circumferential fin that extends from the inside wall of the collection chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Aaron P. Griffith
  • Unattended spot cleaning with surface sanitization
    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
  • Surface cleaning apparatus
    Patent number: 9521940
    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. A plurality of hooded members are configured to direct cleaning fluid delivered from the plurality of release openings toward the surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Steve M. Johnson
  • Bare floor cleaner
    Patent number: 9504366
    Abstract: A bare floor cleaner with an upright assembly pivotally mounted to a base assembly, a steam generator, a fluid distributor which distributes steam onto the surface to be cleaned, and a mop cloth provided on the base assembly. The mop cloth is mounted to the base assembly by a mop cloth plate that is removable from the base assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary A. Kasper, Joseph M. White, John L. Jansen, Aaron P. Griffith, Yu Xiaoming, Yang Caiyin
  • Vacuum cleaner with hair collection element
    Patent number: 9486121
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprises a cleaning head having a suction nozzle adapted to be moved along a surface to be cleaned, and a hair collection assembly provided on the cleaning head and having a hair collection element adapted to collect hair from the surface to be cleaned as the cleaning head moves along the surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary A. Kasper, Steve Butkiewicz
  • Agitator assembly for vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 9480374
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprises an agitator assembly mounted within an agitator cavity and a hair wrap inhibitor provided on the agitator assembly that is configured to prevent hair and debris from migrating into the agitator bearings and jamming or otherwise damaging the agitator assembly during operation. The hair wrap inhibitor can be a hair blocking rib extending from an end cap of the agitator assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Feng Chun Li, Aaron P. Griffith, Matthew T. Acker
  • Surface cleaning apparatus
    Patent number: 9474424
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for a floor surface comprises a fluid delivery system having a supply tank for storing cleaning fluid and a fluid distributor for delivering the cleaning fluid to a surface to be cleaned. An air pathway is provided in the cleaning apparatus for removing heated air from the motor. In operation, heat from the heated air is transferred to the cleaning fluid in the supply tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: George Moyher, Jr., Michael Graham
  • Upright steam mop with auxiliary hose
    Patent number: 9433335
    Abstract: A steam mop with an upright handle assembly pivotally mounted to a foot includes a fluid distribution system having a distributor in the foot that applies steam to a floor surface and an auxiliary hose for steam cleaning above-floor surfaces. The auxiliary hose is mounted to the steam mop by an articulating joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew P. Nolan, Alan J. Krebs, Kurt E. Ashbaugh
  • Extraction cleaner
    Patent number: 9427128
    Abstract: An extraction cleaner for a floor surface comprises a fluid delivery system for storing cleaning fluid and delivering the cleaning fluid to the surface to be cleaned and a fluid recovery system for removing the spent cleaning fluid and dirt from the surface to be cleaned and storing the spent cleaning fluid and dirt. The fluid delivery system includes at least one fluid distributor and the fluid recovery system includes an extraction nozzle. The extraction nozzle and the at least one fluid distributor can be simultaneously removed from the extraction cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell DeJonge, Kenneth M. Lenkiewicz
  • SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160242614
    Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus, and in particular a steam mop, comprises a steam generator and a cleaning pad. Steam from the steam generator can be applied to a cleaning composition applied to a stain on a floor surface. The cleaning composition can be applied directly to the floor surface, or indirectly via the cleaning pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: BISSELL HOMECARE, INC.
    Inventors: Jay M. Kellis, Kevin Haley, Jeffrey A. Scholten, Joseph Michael White
  • Floor cleaner accessory tool
    Patent number: D767224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Jose Carlito Santiago
  • Accessory tool
    Patent number: D769685
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Miller, Karyn Lee Sagorski, Daniel Browne
  • Vacuum cleaner foot
    Patent number: D770109
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Chun-Hei Chu, Jr., Christopher John Reinke, Jing Yang
  • Surface cleaner base
    Patent number: D773138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Miller, Colin J. Bloemendaal
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D776543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Rury Vizcarra, Michael Luyckx, Mitchell DeJonge
  • Portion of a vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D776888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Yilin Gu, Martin Rauch, Christopher John Reinke
  • Vacuum cleaner upright portion
    Patent number: D778015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Miller, Colin J. Bloemendaal, Mitchell DeJonge
  • Vacuum cleaner tank
    Patent number: D778016
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Miller, Colin J. Bloemendaal, Mitchell DeJonge