Patents by Inventor Eric J. Stuive

Eric J. Stuive 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).

  • Publication number: 20240407619
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes a housing, a suction assembly, and a liquid delivery system. A wand is in fluid communication with the suction assembly and the liquid delivery system via an accessory hose. A rotary scrubbing tool is selectively coupled to the wand. The rotary scrubbing tool includes a motor assembly and a support member. A pad base is operably coupled to the motor assembly for driving rotation of the pad base. The pad base defines an air outlet and a liquid outlet proximate to a central rotational axis and a fluid inlet proximate to a peripheral edge. The suction assembly directs air through the air outlet, across the pad base, and through the fluid inlet. Liquid dispensed from the liquid delivery system via the liquid outlet is directed across the pad base and through the fluid inlet by the suction assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Eric J. Stuive, Jecori Owens-Shuler
  • Publication number: 20240225405
    Abstract: An accessory tool for an extraction cleaner having an accessory hose, a fluid delivery system, and a fluid recovery system includes a lens, a tool body, a spray tip, and a cleanout assembly. The tool body is connectable to the fluid delivery system and the fluid recovery system via the accessory hose. The lens couples to the tool body to form a suction nozzle volume therebetween. The tool body defines a fluid channel opposite the lens. The spray tip dispenses a cleaning fluid from the fluid delivery system onto a surface during a spray cycle of the extraction cleaner. The cleanout assembly selectively diverts the cleaning fluid from the spray tip and into the suction nozzle volume via the fluid channel during a clean out cycle of the extraction cleaner to thereby clean the lens and the accessory hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
    Inventor: Eric J. Stuive
  • Publication number: 20240130598
    Abstract: An accessory tool for an extraction cleaner having an accessory hose, a fluid delivery system, and a fluid recovery system includes a lens, a tool body, a spray tip, and a cleanout assembly. The tool body is connectable to the fluid delivery system and the fluid recovery system via the accessory hose. The lens couples to the tool body to form a suction nozzle volume therebetween. The tool body defines a fluid channel opposite the lens. The spray tip dispenses a cleaning fluid from the fluid delivery system onto a surface during a spray cycle of the extraction cleaner. The cleanout assembly selectively diverts the cleaning fluid from the spray tip and into the suction nozzle volume via the fluid channel during a clean out cycle of the extraction cleaner to thereby clean the lens and the accessory hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
    Inventor: Eric J. Stuive
  • Publication number: 20240008702
    Abstract: An accessory tool usable with an extraction cleaner having fluid delivery and recovery systems includes a conduit body, spray nozzle, and first and second valves. The conduit body contains a fluid delivery pathway and an airflow pathway. The fluid delivery pathway connects to the fluid delivery system at a hose end of a wand. The airflow pathway connects to the fluid recovery system at the same hose end. The spray nozzle is in fluid communication with the fluid delivery pathway. The second valve is operable for selectively directing a liquid stream, i.e., cleaning fluid provided by the extraction cleaner, to the spray nozzle when the hose end is attached to the extraction cleaner via an accessory hose. The first valve is operable for selectively diverting the liquid stream into the airflow pathway to clean the hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Eric J. Stuive, Derek Smith