Patents by Inventor Ethan AMES

Ethan AMES 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).

  • Patent number: 12745888
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cleaning device comprising a body, a suction source, and a suction head operably coupled to the body and defining at least one suction opening in fluid communication with the suction source. The suction opening intakes debris from a surface to be cleaned. The suction head comprises a wall, an agitator configured to agitate the surface, and a fluid dispenser configured to dispense fluid onto a portion of the wall prior to making contact with the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2026
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Philippa Joy Copeland, Robert Mueller, Oliver Holmes, Ethan Ames, Luis Herrick Vasconcelos e Souza, Mitchell Galloway, Zachary Shonfeld
  • Publication number: 20250025009
    Abstract: An extraction cleaner may include an upright body, a cleaning head pivotally coupled to the upright body, a supply tank coupled to the upright body and fluidly coupled to the cleaning head, a recovery tank coupled to the upright body and fluidly coupled to the cleaning head, and an agitator rotatably coupled to the cleaning head. The agitator may include a main body and a bristle strip extending helically around the main body and forming an acute attack angle with the main body that opens in a direction of rotation of the agitator during a cleaning operation of the extraction cleaner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Xavier CULLERE, Fariha AHMED, Linqiang FENG, Ryan SHIMIZU, Jennifer ANDREWS, Ethan AMES, Adam Udy