Patents by Inventor Baodong Lu

Baodong Lu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SURFACE CLEANER
    Publication number: 20260191379
    Abstract: A surface cleaner may include an upright section, a cleaning head having a suction inlet and an agitator, the upright section pivotally coupled to the cleaning head, a plurality of wheels coupled to opposing sides of the cleaning head, a suction motor fluidly coupled to the suction inlet, and a reverse cleaning assembly coupled to the cleaning head and extending between the agitator and the plurality of wheels, wherein rotational movement of at least one of the plurality of wheels is transferred to the reverse cleaning assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2026
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Inventors: Ryan COPELAND, Austin WAID-JONES, Xavier CULLERE, Zach SHONFELD, Alexander CALVINO, Daniel R. DER MARDEROSIAN, Scott MCDONALD, Steven GACIN, Peng Fei LIU, Baodong LU, Leo YAMAZAKI, Yang ZHAO, Jikang LU, Kai XU, Yuan XIE
  • VACUUM CLEANER AND DOCKING STATION CONFIGURED TO COOPERATE WITH THE SAME
    Publication number: 20250082151
    Abstract: A cleaning system may include a vacuum cleaner and a docking station. The vacuum cleaner may include an air inlet, a suction motor having a suction motor inlet and a suction motor outlet, and a cleaner dust cup configured to transition between a collection position and an emptying position, the cleaner dust cup being upstream of the suction motor inlet when in the collection position and downstream of the suction motor outlet when in the emptying position. The docking station may include a base, a support extending from the base, a station dust cup removably coupled to the support, and a receptacle coupled to the support and configured to receive at least a portion of the vacuum cleaner, the cleaner dust cup being fluidly coupled to and upstream of the station dust cup when the vacuum cleaner is inserted in the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Kai XU, Baodong LU, Yuang XIE, Jingjiang WU, Queena Li TAN
  • Vacuum cleaner and docking station configured to cooperate with the same
    Patent number: 12185900
    Abstract: A cleaning system may include a vacuum cleaner and a docking station. The vacuum cleaner may include an air inlet, a suction motor having a suction motor inlet and a suction motor outlet, and a cleaner dust cup configured to transition between a collection position and an emptying position, the cleaner dust cup being upstream of the suction motor inlet when in the collection position and downstream of the suction motor outlet when in the emptying position. The docking station may include a base, a support extending from the base, a station dust cup removably coupled to the support, and a receptacle coupled to the support and configured to receive at least a portion of the vacuum cleaner, the cleaner dust cup being fluidly coupled to and upstream of the station dust cup when the vacuum cleaner is inserted in the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Kai Xu, Baodong Lu, Yuang Xie, Jingjiang Wu, Queena Li Tan
  • VACUUM CLEANER AND DOCKING STATION CONFIGURED TO COOPERATE WITH THE SAME
    Publication number: 20240156316
    Abstract: A cleaning system may include a vacuum cleaner and a docking station. The vacuum cleaner may include an air inlet, a suction motor having a suction motor inlet and a suction motor outlet, and a cleaner dust cup configured to transition between a collection position and an emptying position, the cleaner dust cup being upstream of the suction motor inlet when in the collection position and downstream of the suction motor outlet when in the emptying position. The docking station may include a base, a support extending from the base, a station dust cup removably coupled to the support, and a receptacle coupled to the support and configured to receive at least a portion of the vacuum cleaner, the cleaner dust cup being fluidly coupled to and upstream of the station dust cup when the vacuum cleaner is inserted in the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Kai XU, Baodong LU, Yuang XIE, Jingjiang WU, Queena Li TAN
  • Vacuum cleaner and docking station configured to cooperate with the same
    Patent number: 11896190
    Abstract: A cleaning system may include a vacuum cleaner and a docking station. The vacuum cleaner may include an air inlet, a suction motor having a suction motor inlet and a suction motor outlet, and a cleaner dust cup configured to transition between a collection position and an emptying position, the cleaner dust cup being upstream of the suction motor inlet when in the collection position and downstream of the suction motor outlet when in the emptying position. The docking station may include a base, a support extending from the base, a station dust cup removably coupled to the support, and a receptacle coupled to the support and configured to receive at least a portion of the vacuum cleaner, the cleaner dust cup being fluidly coupled to and upstream of the station dust cup when the vacuum cleaner is inserted in the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Kai Xu, Baodong Lu, Yuang Xie, Jingjiang Wu, Queena Li Tan