Patents Assigned to Nilfisk, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9700824
    Abstract: An air filter cleaning system comprises a filter shaker plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, a motor mount extending from the top surface of the filter shaker plate, a motor mounted on the motor mount, a first filter clamp configured to be positioned adjacent to a first side of the filter shaker plate, and a second filter clamp configured to be positioned adjacent to a second side of the filter shaker plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Nilfisk, Inc.
    Inventor: Kurt Morris Vetse
  • Patent number: 9700191
    Abstract: A floor treating apparatus comprises a chassis, a cleaning head assembly and a wheel lift assembly. The chassis has a wheel assembly and a handle assembly. The cleaning head assembly comprises a motor mounting plate that is suspended from the chassis at pivot points. The wheel lift assembly comprises a cam mounted between the chassis and the motor mounting plate, and a lever for rotating the cam to tilt the motor mounting plate on the pivot points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: NILFISK, INC.
    Inventors: Donald Joseph Legatt, William Randall Stuchlik, Robert D. Abrams
  • Patent number: 9649003
    Abstract: A random orbit scrubber comprises a main body having a front end and a rear end, a squeegee assembly coupled to the rear end of the main body, and a cleaning head assembly coupled to the front end of the main body. The cleaning head assembly can include a cleaning element structured for contact with a floor surface. The cleaning head assembly can further include a motor that is operable to impart rotational and orbital movement on the cleaning element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Nilfisk, Inc.
    Inventors: William Randall Stuchlik, Donald Joseph Legatt
  • Patent number: 9375124
    Abstract: A scrub deck assembly (59) comprises a scrub deck frame (76) and a pivot arm (70) having a first end (72) and a second end (74). The pivot arm is rotatably coupled to the scrub deck frame at the first end, and a scrub brush (56A) is operably coupled to the pivot arm at the second end. The scrub deck assembly further comprises a retraction mechanism (80) configured to allow movement of the pivot arm, relative to the scrub deck frame, about the first end. A release mechanism (92) is operably coupled to the retraction mechanism, and is configured to disengage the operation of the retraction mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Nilfisk, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron T. Hall, Kale R. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9345373
    Abstract: A cleaning system comprises a power plant, a regenerative blower having a power input shaft, a suction port, and a discharge port, an interface assembly configured for transmitting power from the power plant to the regenerative blower, a pump configured for generating pressurized water, and a heat exchanger system configured for heating the pressurized water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Nilfisk, Inc.
    Inventors: Horace Kurt Betton, Mark Wayne Baxter, Lance Ronal Joseph Koty, Christopher Isamu Ryan
  • Patent number: 9341209
    Abstract: A retainer clip for a squeegee assembly comprises top and bottom clip members each having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface of the top clip member includes a first channel portion adjacent to a first end and a first interlocking feature adjacent to a second end. The interior surface of the bottom clip member includes a second channel portion adjacent to a first end and a second interlocking feature adjacent to a second end. Mating the first interlocking feature with the second interlocking feature positions the first channel portion adjacent to the second channel portion to form a pin receiving channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Nilfisk, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron T. Hall, Kale R. Johnson