Patents Examined by Andrew A Horton
  • Upright steam mop with auxiliary hose
    Patent number: 11202549
    Abstract: A steam mop with an upright handle assembly pivotally mounted to a foot includes a fluid distribution system. The fluid distribution system includes a steam generator, a fluid distributor in the foot that applies steam to a floor surface and an auxiliary hose that applies steam to above-floor surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: BISSELL Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Krebs, Kurt E. Ashbaugh
  • System and method for operating a cleaning system based on a surface to be cleaned
    Patent number: 11202543
    Abstract: A cleaner including a base defining a suction chamber, a brush roll driven by a brush roll motor, a sensor configured to sense a parameter related to a floor; and a controller having a memory and electronic processor. The controller is configured to receive the parameter, control the brush roll motor based on the parameter and a first floor coefficient, determine a second floor coefficient based on the parameter, and control the brush roll motor based on the second floor coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
    Inventors: Kevin Pohlman, Christopher M. Charlton
  • Upright vacuum cleaner having microswitch and filter assembly
    Patent number: 11185202
    Abstract: Upright vacuum cleaners that include a switch that detects whether a removable filter assembly has been connected to the vacuum cleaner are disclosed. In some embodiments, the upright vacuum cleaner includes a capacitor for protecting the switch from voltage transients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Fogarty, John L Theising
  • Wiper blade
    Patent number: 11180118
    Abstract: A wiper blade is presented having a wiper strip, a primary frame, and a pair of secondary frames. The primary frame having a connection device capable of connecting the wiper blade to a wiper arm disposed on a top side of the primary frame, and a connection structure disposed, on opposite ends of the primary frame. The pair of secondary frame, each have a central pivot connection portion and two leg portions extending from the central pivot connection portion, a pivot structure disposed on the central pivot connection portion of the secondary frames wherein the pivot structure of the secondary frames are connected to the connection structures on the ends of the primary frame. A wiper blade is also presented having a wiper strip, a force distribution structure having opposite ends, and a cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventors: Vambi Raymundo Tolentino, Robert Peter Peers
  • Cleaner
    Patent number: 11179015
    Abstract: A cleaner includes: a suction motor that generates suction force; a dust separation unit that separates dust from air sucked by the suction force; a motor housing that covers the suction motor; a flow guide that surrounds an outer side of the motor housing and guides air discharged from the dust separation unit to the suction motor; and a body that forms an external appearance by surrounding the flow guide and guides air discharged from the suction motor together with the flow guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Bohyun Nam, Namhee Kim, Jinju Kim, Hyeonjeong An, Jungbae Hwang, Philjae Hwang, Mantae Hwang, Eunji Sung, Taekgi Lee
  • Oral care mouthpiece with brushing elements
    Patent number: 11172755
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to oral care mouthpieces and methods of forming oral care mouthpieces. A disclosed oral care mouthpiece includes a base shaped to a dental arch. The base elastically deforms in response to pressure variations in the mouthpiece. The mouthpiece also includes a set of one or more supports attached to the base and placed to allow the base to elastically deform in response to the pressure variations in the mouthpiece. The mouthpiece also includes a set of oral care elements attached to the set of one or more supports and placed to transmit pressure to the dental arch when the base elastically deforms in response to the pressure variations in the mouthpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Willo 32 SAS
    Inventor: Antoine Michel Jean Bodin
  • Cleaner
    Patent number: 11172798
    Abstract: A cleaner includes: a suction motor that generates suction force; a dust separation unit that is disposed behind the suction motor and separates dust from air sucked by the suction force of the suction motor; a dust container that stores dust separated by the dust separation unit; a handle disposed behind the dust separation unit; a battery housing disposed under the handle; and a battery that is detachably coupled to the battery housing and is separable downward from the battery housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Bohyun Nam, Namhee Kim, Jinju Kim, Hyeonjeong An, Jungbae Hwang
  • Cleaner
    Patent number: 11166607
    Abstract: A cleaner includes: a suction motor that generates suction force; a dust separation unit disposed under the suction motor and separates dust from air; a handle disposed behind the suction motor; and a battery disposed under the handle and behind the dust separation unit to supply power to the suction motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Bohyun Nam, Namhee Kim, Jinju Kim, Hyeonjeong An, Jungbae Hwang
  • Cleaner
    Patent number: 11166608
    Abstract: A cleaner includes: a suction motor that generates suction force; a dust separation unit disposed under the suction motor and separates dust from air; a handle disposed behind the suction motor; and a battery disposed under the handle and behind the dust separation unit to supply power to the suction motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Bohyun Nam, Namhee Kim, Jinju Kim, Hyeonjeong An, Jungbae Hwang
  • Windscreen wiper device
    Patent number: 11161479
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type is provided comprising a carrier element, and a wiper blade with a wiping part that can be placed in abutment with a windscreen, which includes at least one longitudinal groove in which a strip of the carrier element is disposed. The wiper blade comprising a connecting device for an oscillating arm that can be pivotally connected to the connecting device. The wiper blade includes a wiping part with a free end to be placed in abutment with a windscreen. The wiping part is arranged to carry out oscillatory tilting movement along a first tilting web. The wiper blade includes damping strips to damp oscillatory movement of the wiping part. The damping strips move along a second tilting web. The damping strips each include protrusions to contact a bottom of the holding part to limit oscillatory movement of the wiping part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Trico Belgium SA
    Inventor: Elodie Steiner
  • Utility vehicle mounting accessory for landscaping blower
    Patent number: 11149746
    Abstract: A landscaping blower mounting accessory for use with a utility vehicle includes a blade connecter mounted to the utility vehicle. A receiving coupler is attached to the landscaping blower and shaped to receive the blade. A landscaping blower is oriented so that a housing covering a blower impeller is positioned between the utility vehicle and the blower motor. The mounting assembly allows the blade to frictionally engage within the coupler for holding the landscaping blower in a fixed positon above the ground on the front of the utility vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Umount Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy C. Stoddard, Kristopher D. Shumaker
  • Wiper blade with directionally differentiated motion
    Patent number: 11142167
    Abstract: A wiper including wiper bracket which couples a wiper arm to blade carrier which carries one or more blades and includes an internal flow path which conducts fluid from a wiper bracket inlet through a hollow passage in a wiper blade carrier cover to plurality of outlets aligned with passthroughs in the blade carrier through which fluid egresses from the wiper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Steam Tech, LLC
    Inventor: Philip Hartman
  • Windshield wiper
    Patent number: 11142168
    Abstract: A wiper blade assembly comprises a blade having upper and lower major surfaces, a wiper element extending from the lower major surface of the blade, a connector mounted on the upper major surface of the blade, and spoilers extending from opposite sides of the connector. The spoilers and the connector ore configured to positively engage each other. The spoiler includes a slice which will form a tear in the spoiler should the spoiler be moved axially relative to the connector to at least discourage reattachment of the spoiler should the spoiler be removed. The connector is a connector assembly comprising a connector base mountable to the blade of the wiper and an adapter which is separate from the connector base. The adapter is removably mountable to the connector base. Several different adapters are disclosed to allow the wiper assembly to be connected to different types of vehicle wiper arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SM INDUSTRY CO., LTD. AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION
    Inventors: Kyungsu Kim, Kyungjong Nam, Sangwoo Kim
  • Wiper blade
    Patent number: 11136002
    Abstract: A wiper blade is presented having a wiper strip, a primary frame, and a pair of secondary frames. The primary frame having a connection device capable of connecting the wiper blade to a wiper arm disposed on a top side of the primary frame, and a connection structure disposed, on opposite ends of the primary frame. The pair of secondary frame, each have a central pivot connection portion and two leg portions extending from the central pivot connection portion, a pivot structure disposed on the central pivot connection portion of the secondary frames wherein the pivot structure of the secondary frames are connected to the connection structures on the ends of the primary frame. A wiper blade is also presented having a wiper strip, a force distribution structure having opposite ends, and a cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Peter Peers, Vambi Raymundo Tolentino
  • Surface cleaning device with automated suction control
    Patent number: 11122952
    Abstract: An extractor is provided. The extractor comprises: a base movable along a surface; a handle configured to be gripped by a user to move the base; a nozzle in fluid communication with a suction motor configured to generate a suction airflow through the nozzle; an encoder operable to generate an encoder signal as a first signal based on user-initiated movement of the base along the surface in a forward direction and as a second signal based on movement in a rearward direction; and a controller operatively connected to the encoder and the suction motor, the controller being configured to change a power to the suction motor to a forward power level based on the first signal during operation of the extractor and to a rearward power level based on the second signal during operation of the extractor, wherein the forward power level is less than the rearward power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: TECHTRONIC FLOOR CARE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Patrick Diana, Douglas M. Rukavina
  • Undetachable end piece for a wiper blade
    Patent number: 11124157
    Abstract: An end piece (1) for a vehicle windscreen wiper blade, the wiper blade comprising at least one flexible support (3) and a strip intended to be applied against the windscreen, the end piece (1) comprising: a housing (5) suitable for receiving an end portion of the flexible support (3), at least one locking means (7) for locking the end portion of the flexible support (3) in a position engaged in the housing (5), characterised in that the end piece (1) comprises at least one securing device (50) for securing the locking means (7), the securing device (50) being arranged to restrict the movement of the locking means (7). Said invention is applicable to motor vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Vincent Gaucher, Stéphane Houssat, Olivier Jomard, Eric Poton
  • Wiper blade with cover
    Patent number: 11124158
    Abstract: A cover for windshield wiper blades having an elongate body with a central collar and first and second elongate portions extending from the central collar. The first and second elongate portions having outer ends, and the central collar defining an interior passageway having a snap-fit tongue. A channel is disposed along each of the first and second elongate portions extending from the central collar towards the outer ends; and an end retainer or other securing mechanism is located at the outer ends. Also, windshield wiper blades incorporating such covers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Inventors: Vambi Raymundo Tolentino, Robert Peter Peers
  • Vacuum
    Patent number: 11122948
    Abstract: A cleaner includes: a suction motor that generates a suction force; and an operation unit that is configured to input control instruction for the suction motor. The operation unit includes: a support frame; a first push part that is rotatably seated on the support frame and allows an instruction to turn on or off the suction motor to be input when being rotated in a first direction; and a second push part that allows the intensity of the suction force of the suction motor to be adjusted when being rotated in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Philjae Hwang, Mantae Hwang, Jungbae Hwang, Eunji Sung, Taekgi Lee
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 11116375
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a suction nozzle for drawing dirty air into the vacuum cleaner and an exhaust for expelling cleaned air out of the vacuum cleaner; and an air flow passage extending from the suction nozzle to the exhaust through a dirt separator. The vacuum cleaner further includes a vacuum motor arranged to draw a flow of air through the vacuum cleaner from the suction nozzle to the exhaust, the vacuum motor comprising an electric motor and an impeller which rotates about a motor axis. The vacuum cleaner further includes an electronic visual display configured to display information relating to the vacuum cleaner. The vacuum motor is housed inside a motor bucket which is positioned in the flow passage, and the electronic visual display is mounted to the motor bucket and supported thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Kristian Richard Thomas King, Thomas Douglas Ridley, David Alan Millington, David Nicholas Boyce, Alan John Lea
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 11103116
    Abstract: A handheld vacuum cleaner includes a pistol grip which is positioned generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the vacuum cleaner that runs from a front end to a rear end thereof. It also includes an air inlet positioned forward of the pistol grip, and a vacuum motor configured to draw dirty air into a dirt separator of the vacuum cleaner through the air inlet and exhaust clean air from the vacuum cleaner through an air outlet. The handheld vacuum cleaner further includes an electronic visual display which faces generally rearwards. The handheld vacuum cleaner may be part of a stick vacuum cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Nathan Lawson McLean, Kristian Richard Thomas King, Leanne Joyce Garner, Adam James Bates, Thomas Douglas Ridley, David Alan Millington, David Nicholas Boyce