Patents by Inventor Eric C. Sugalski

Eric C. Sugalski 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).

  • Unattended spot cleaning apparatus
    Patent number: 7228589
    Abstract: A spot cleaning apparatus comprises a housing, a fluid distribution system, a fluid recovery system, an agitation system, and a controller system to automatically monitor and control inputs and outputs to said systems for removal of spots and stains from a surface without attendance by a user. A suction nozzle and agitation device are mounted to the housing for movement over the surface to be cleaned relative to a stationary housing. Optionally, the spot cleaning apparatus can be operated in a manual mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Bissell Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Miner, Eric C. Huffman, Eric C. Sugalski, Kevin J. Ehrenreich, Mark P. Slaven, Tomas A. Matusaitis, Randall S. Koplin, Jeff R. Condon, Phong Hoang Tran, David Seal, Jeremy Moog