Patents Examined by Tom Rodgers
  • Patent number: 12202018
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus for cleaning workpieces, comprising a workpiece receptacle, a rotary part drivable in rotation about a main axis by way of a drive device, at least one nozzle supporting part which is drivable in rotation about an axis of rotation different from the main axis and on which at least one nozzle is arranged or formed at a distance relative to the axis of rotation, via which nozzle the workpiece can be acted upon by a cleaning medium, a charge generating device having at least one electrode for electrostatic charging and/or discharging of the workpiece and/or of the cleaning medium, wherein the at least one nozzle supporting part is held for rotation on the rotary part or wherein the workpiece receptacle is held to or formed by the rotary part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Ecoclean GmbH
    Inventor: Alexander Genze
  • Patent number: 12194592
    Abstract: A polishing and loading/unloading component module comprises a loading/unloading module in the center and two polishing modules on both sides of the loading/unloading module. The loading/unloading module includes a loading/unloading table module which has two loading/unloading positions in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the two polishing modules. The loading/unloading table module can move back and forth between the two loading/unloading positions, or the two loading/unloading positions are provided with loading/unloading table modules apiece, corresponding to the two polishing modules respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: HANGZHOU SIZONE ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Linghan Shen, Edwardlicang Lee
  • Patent number: 12194965
    Abstract: A wrap around station of a car wash including a cross piece comprising one or more cross beams and a pair of roller assemblies disposed on the cross piece. Each roller assembly includes one or more first rollers with a substantially vertical axis of rotation, and one or more second rollers with a substantially horizontal axis of rotation. Each of the one or more first and second rollers are arranged to rotate in contact with at least one of the one or more cross beams. A pair of linear actuators are configured to move the roller assemblies along the cross piece. A first side brush and a second side brush are each pivotally and rotatably attached to a corresponding one of the roller assemblies so that the first and second side brushes are moveable along the cross piece and pivotable relative to the cross piece and relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: ABA Highpoint LLC
    Inventor: Shlomo Malki
  • Patent number: 12185885
    Abstract: A personal hygiene device for cleaning a crease of a buttock, essentially comprising an elongated flexible plastic tubular netting that is folded over onto itself one or more times and has a plurality of knots tied along a center portion of its folded length is described. The device includes ends intended to be held in the hands of a user during use when the device is slid back and forth in the crease to clean it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Inventor: Jared P Brewer
  • Patent number: 12178376
    Abstract: The invention discloses a self-wringing mop system comprising a main body (1), a head (6) couplable to the main body (1), and a bucket (7) having a particular wringer (71). The interaction between the elements making up this system reduces the effort a user needs to make to wring the mop. The invention is also directed to each of the individual elements, in particular the main body (1), the head (6) and the bucket (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Inventor: Miguel Angel Ramos-Valcarce Morcillo
  • Patent number: 12171393
    Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus has a cyclone bin assembly having a cyclone chamber. The cyclone chamber with a physical filtration member defining the cyclone air outlet. The physical filtration member has an outer wall wherein at least a portion of the outer wall is porous and a plurality of ribs is spaced around the outer wall. The ribs have a radial inner side that has an inner width in the direction of rotation and a radial outer side that has an outer width in the direction of rotation that is narrower than the inner width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne Ernest Conrad
  • Patent number: 12163340
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved 3D notch trowel designed for the application of materials such as adhesive. The trowel features a blade with at least one notched edge, having a 3D profile, which can take various forms including a round, as well as square, rectangular, triangular, or similar shapes. This notched edge comprises a top portion and a bottom portion that define an opening, a depth, and a perimeter surface having an angle. This unique design allows for the creation of consistent and evenly distributed grooves in the adhesive material at various angles relative to the flooring surface. Additionally, the notched edge of the trowel is capable of being filed down multiple times while maintaining the same consistency of material application. This design enhances the longevity of the trowel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Inventor: Steven Glenn Heidebrink
  • Patent number: 12162678
    Abstract: An attachment for a utility bucket having a rim includes a rim engagement portion for engaging the rim of the utility bucket in a releasably locked engagement and a ramped portion, which extends from the rim engagement portion. The ramped portion can include an inclined portion which can have a back edge, a dust pan blade, and sidewalls that extend from a free edge of the dust pan blade to the engagement portion. The sidewalls can be both angled and curved. The dust pan blade can include a plurality of blade ribs formed on a bottom surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: QUIK LID, LLC
    Inventor: David Wollman
  • Patent number: 12156623
    Abstract: A cleaning attachment for a utility bucket is disclosed. The cleaning attachment can be used to sweep debris into the utility bucket. In one non-limiting example, among others, the cleaning attachment includes a ramp, a back platform, a rim engagement slot, and a retractable tab. The ramp includes a first end and a second end, and the second end having a greater height than the first end. The rim engagement slot engages a rim of a utility bucket. The rim engagement slot is formed between a front wall of the second end of the ramp and the back platform. The retractable tab extends from a back wall of the back platform. The retractable tab formed between two slots, and the retractable tab moves toward and away from the back wall for attaching and releasing the utility bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Danco, Inc.
    Inventor: Casey J. Fregoe
  • Patent number: 12156619
    Abstract: A robotic cleaning device, along with associated systems and methods of using the same, is described. The device may include a body portion that may define a top surface, a bottom surface, and a continuous sidewall surface. An example device may further include a drive system that propels the robotic device. An example device may further include two or more bottom brushes. An example device may further include a continuous opening that extends around the sidewall surface. An example device may further include a pair of sidewall brushes that may oscillate along the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Inventor: Shirley Burns
  • Patent number: 12156629
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for use by hand and/or with a robotic device includes a nozzle that expels fluid, air or liquid, out of an open end of a housing of the cleaning apparatus. Simultaneously, a vacuum device is suctioning debris through the housing and into a vacuum port. The simultaneous use of suction and expelled fluid through a single apparatus generates turbulent airflow and effectively loosens and removes debris attached to surfaces without the need for the housing to contact the surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Confinity Robotics, LLC
    Inventors: Guy Anthony Paolozzi, Nicholas Noah Bush, Christopher D. Tomko
  • Patent number: 12156627
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner for removing debris from a surface to be cleaned includes a suction chamber having a suction nozzle opening, a source of suction in fluid communication with the suction chamber, a brushroll provided within the suction chamber, and a roller provided in a roller chamber in front of the brushroll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: BISSELL INC.
    Inventor: Gary A. Kasper
  • Patent number: 12151338
    Abstract: A dust collection device for use with a power tool includes a housing, an air inlet pipe, a cyclone pipe, an air duct pipe, and a ventilation pipe. The air inlet pipe is configured to guide an airflow to enter the dust collection device along a first straight line. The cyclone pipe extends along the second straight line. The cyclone pipe has a first end for air intake and a second end for dust discharge. The ventilation pipe is arranged at the first end and communicated with the cyclone pipe and is configured to guide the airflow after the airflow is subjected to dust separation performed by the cyclone pipe out of the housing. The second straight line along which the cyclone pipe extends intersects the first straight line to form an angle greater than or equal to 25° and less than or equal to 90°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Wei, Qipeng Zhu
  • Patent number: 12138762
    Abstract: A lock jaw tool device may include a first beam and a second beam that may be movably coupled together in preferably two or more locations on each beam. A first jaw may be coupled to the first beam, and a second jaw may be coupled to the second beam. One or more adjustable couplings may couple the beams together and may govern the positioning of the beams relative to each other. By changing the positioning of the beams relative to each other, the positioning of the jaws relative to each other may also be changed. The one or more adjustable couplings enables the formation of fulcrums for the purpose of generating pressure on a multitude of different types of jaws. Through independent control of the one or more adjustable couplings the jaws of the beams can firmly grip or otherwise manipulate material at varying angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Inventor: Joseph C. Neill
  • Patent number: 12133618
    Abstract: Mop buckets and methods of using the same are provided. A mop bucket includes a liquid-retaining portion that permits retained liquid to move in a liquid-movement direction extending from the first sidewall portion toward the second sidewall portion within a higher-momentum region and an energy-dissipation device disposed within the liquid-retaining portion and extending into the higher-momentum region, the energy-dissipation device being configured to inhibit buildup of momentum of liquid in the higher-momentum region along at least a portion of the liquid-movement direction by breaking surface tension of the liquid. The energy-dissipation device includes at least three baffles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Commercial Products LLC
    Inventors: Adam Luedke, Russell Arthur Banks
  • Patent number: 12096907
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes a suction motor; a hose in communication with the suction motor; a first receptacle that is configured to communicate with the hose and to collect at least one first object outside of the cleaning device; a second receptacle that is configured to communicate with the first receptacle and to collect at least one second object outside of the cleaning device; wherein the at least one second object is smaller than the at least one first object; and a third receptacle that is configured to nest with the first receptacle and the second receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Pickup Bricks LLC
    Inventor: Marc Frederick Weinstock
  • Patent number: 12090515
    Abstract: Disclosed are an acoustic wave type electric cleaning and care tool and a pressure warning device for same. Upper and lower drive shaft bearings are fixed on a drive shaft. The upper bearing is fixed in left and right brackets by a fixed surface and is stationary. The lower bearing is fixed in the brackets by a upper fixed surface and perform a relative movement such that the lower bearing is separated from or contact with the upper fixed surface. The alarm device comprises a lever, a light-emitting element and a photosensitive element. The lever is provided with a shielding surface and/or a light-shielding protrusion. Light energy is changed by the change of gap between the shielding surface and/or the light-shielding protrusion and the photosensitive element. The change in electrical performance parameters of the photosensitive element is detected to acquire a load pressure on a cleaning element and realize pressure alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI SHIFT ELECTRICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoguo Dai, Zhenwu Xu
  • Patent number: 12070181
    Abstract: The invention relates to a floor cleaning appliance which comprises at least one cleaning assembly for cleaning a floor surface and an optical detection device with which a floor type is determinable. In order to provide a floor cleaning appliance with which a reliable determination of the floor type is possible, it is proposed in accordance with the invention that the detection device is configured as or comprises a spectroscopic device with which the floor type is determinable on the basis of a spectrum of the floor surface recorded by reflection measurement. The invention also relates to a method for floor cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: ALFRED KÄRCHER SE & CO. KG
    Inventor: Karl Engelbert Wenzel
  • Patent number: 12048825
    Abstract: Tattoo machines configured to drive a needle towards a marking area. The tattoo machines include a motor, a first arm, a second arm, and a primary spring. The first arm is operatively connected to the motor and driven by the motor towards the marking area. The second arm is spaced from the first arm and configured to couple to the needle. The primary spring is biased to move the first arm and the second arm away from the marking area. The second arm is driven towards the marking area when the first arm is driven towards the marking area by the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Inventor: James Nathan Petz
  • Patent number: 12048403
    Abstract: An intelligent robot includes a main body, an environment sensing device, and a control circuit board. The main body includes a body, a protective side plate, and a partition structure. The protective side plate is movably connected to the body. The body and the protective side plate cooperatively defines an accommodation cavity, the protective side plate includes an light transmission region, the partition structure is fixedly connected to the body and received in the accommodation cavity, the partition structure divides the accommodation cavity into a first space and a second space. The environment sensing device is at least partially received in the first space, and capable of transmitting and receiving environmental sensing signals within a preset scanning angle through the light transmission region of the protective side plate. The control circuit board is received in the second space, and electrically connected to the environment sensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN FLY RODENT DYNAMICS INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shusheng Huang, Changtai Xia, Ruijun Yan