Patents by Inventor Gary A. Kasper

Gary A. Kasper 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).

  • VACUUM CLEANER
    Publication number: 20190000286
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner is provided with a chassis and a suction nozzle coupled with the chassis for both vertical and horizontal movement relative to the chassis. The nozzle can be configured to automatically move vertically upon encountering a predetermined amount of resistance to forward or rearward movement of nozzle over a surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventor: Gary A. Kasper
  • BRUSHROLL FOR VACUUM CLEANER
    Publication number: 20180303300
    Abstract: A brushroll dowel for a vacuum cleaner has a bristle stiffener protruding from a brush dowel. A plurality of stiffened bristles protrude from the brush dowel adjacent to the bristle stiffener, and a plurality of unstiffened bristles also protrude from the brush dowel and are non-adjacent to the bristle stiffener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Gary A. Kasper, Michael D. Graham
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 10105024
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner is provided with a chassis and a suction nozzle coupled with the chassis for both vertical and horizontal movement relative to the chassis. The nozzle can be configured to automatically move vertically upon encountering a predetermined amount of resistance to forward or rearward movement of nozzle over a surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary A. Kasper
  • Brushroll for vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 10034588
    Abstract: A brushroll dowel for a vacuum cleaner having bristle stiffeners protruding from a brush dowel. The brushroll can be made using an injection molding process, with the bristle stiffeners integrally molded with the brush dowel and a plurality of stiffened bristles protruding from the brush dowel adjacent to the bristle stiffeners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary A. Kasper, Michael D. Graham
  • VACUUM CLEANER
    Publication number: 20180184863
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a suction nozzle opening, a source of suction in fluid communication with the suction nozzle opening for generating a working air stream through the housing, and a multiply-adjustable debris collecting blade coupled along the rear of the suction nozzle opening for collecting debris.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventor: Gary A. Kasper
  • BARE FLOOR CLEANER
    Publication number: 20180140159
    Abstract: A bare floor cleaner has a base and a handle pivotally connected to the base. A fluid delivery system of the bare floor cleaner includes a source of cleaning fluid and a fluid distributor in fluid communication with the source of cleaning fluid for dispensing cleaning fluid onto a surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Phong H. Tran, Gary A. Kasper
  • BRUSHROLL FOR VACUUM CLEANER
    Publication number: 20180125315
    Abstract: A brushroll for a surface cleaning apparatus includes a brush dowel defining an axis and having opposing bristle supports and a shroud surface between the opposing bristle supports, and a plurality of bristles protruding from the bristle supports. The shroud surface includes opposing convex curved surfaces extending between the bristle supports which intersect the shroud surface at outside corners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Gary A. Kasper, Jr., Todd Richard VanTongeren, Jeffrey A. Scholten, Jake Andrew Mohan
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 9962051
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a suction nozzle opening, a source of suction in fluid communication with the suction nozzle opening for generating a working air stream through the housing, and a multiply-adjustable debris collecting blade coupled along the rear of the suction nozzle opening for collecting debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary A. Kasper
  • Bare floor cleaner
    Patent number: 9918606
    Abstract: A bare floor cleaner has a base and a handle pivotally connected to the base. The handle is movable between a dry mode position and a wet mode position. A fluid delivery system of the bare floor cleaner includes a source of cleaning fluid and a fluid distributor in fluid communication with the source of cleaning fluid for dispensing cleaning fluid onto a surface to be cleaned. A recovery system of the bare floor cleaner includes a disabling mechanism for disabling the recovery system when the fluid distributor is dispensing cleaning fluid onto the surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Phong H. Tran, Gary A. Kasper
  • Brushroll for vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 9883779
    Abstract: A brushroll for a surface cleaning apparatus includes a brush dowel defining an axis and having opposing bristle supports and a shroud surface between the opposing bristle supports, and a plurality of bristles protruding from the bristle supports. The shroud surface is positioned relative to the bristles to minimize hair wrap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary A. Kasper, Todd Richard VanTongeren
  • BRUSHROLL FOR VACUUM CLEANER
    Publication number: 20170273523
    Abstract: A brushroll for a vacuum cleaner includes a brush dowel having a plurality of bristles and a drive motor within the brush dowel for rotating the brush dowel in a first direction of rotation, wherein an armature and motor shaft of the drive motor counter-rotates in a second direction of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Gary A. Kasper, Jeffrey A. Scholten
  • Brushroll for vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 9756998
    Abstract: A brushroll for a vacuum cleaner includes a dowel defining a central rotational axis about which the brushroll rotates, at least one bristle stiffener, a plurality of first bristles protruding from the dowel adjacent to the bristle stiffener, and a counterbalance which is positioned relative to the bristle stiffener to rotationally balance the brushroll, wherein the cross-sectional shape of the dowel is asymmetrical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary A. Kasper, Timothy A. Field
  • VACUUM CLEANER
    Publication number: 20170231445
    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: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Gary A. Kasper
  • Tufting method and brushroll for vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 9693663
    Abstract: A method of tufting, with a tufting tool, a brushroll dowel for a vacuum cleaner having a bristle stiffener protruding from the dowel and a bristle hole adjacent the bristle stiffener. The tufting tool includes a notch. The method provides a brushroll with bristles tufted into the bristle hole adjacent the bristle stiffener. A brushroll for a vacuum cleaner can be made using an injection molding process, with bristle stiffeners integrally molded with the dowel and a plurality of stiffened bristles protruding from the brush dowel adjacent to the bristle stiffeners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary A. Kasper
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 9668628
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a suction nozzle, a source of suction in fluid communication with the suction nozzle for generating a working air stream through the housing, an agitator provided within the housing, and a roller provided in front of the agitator which rolls over larger debris while creating a seal for picking up smaller debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary A. Kasper
  • BARE FLOOR CLEANER
    Publication number: 20170007089
    Abstract: A bare floor cleaner with an upright assembly pivotally mounted to a base assembly, a steam generator, a fluid distributor which distributes steam onto the surface to be cleaned, and a brush assembly provided on the base assembly. A steam distribution manifold is provided within an interior of the brush assembly and fluidly coupled with the steam generator to distribute steam through the brush assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventor: Gary A. Kasper
  • BRUSHROLL FOR VACUUM CLEANER
    Publication number: 20160367096
    Abstract: A brushroll dowel for a vacuum cleaner having bristle stiffeners protruding from a brush dowel. The brushroll can be made using an injection molding process, with the bristle stiffeners integrally molded with the brush dowel and a plurality of stiffened bristles protruding from the brush dowel adjacent to the bristle stiffeners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Gary A. Kasper, Michael D. Graham
  • Bare floor cleaner
    Patent number: 9504366
    Abstract: A bare floor cleaner with an upright assembly pivotally mounted to a base assembly, a steam generator, a fluid distributor which distributes steam onto the surface to be cleaned, and a mop cloth provided on the base assembly. The mop cloth is mounted to the base assembly by a mop cloth plate that is removable from the base assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary A. Kasper, Joseph M. White, John L. Jansen, Aaron P. Griffith, Yu Xiaoming, Yang Caiyin
  • VACUUM CLEANER
    Publication number: 20160324381
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes an upright handle assembly, a foot assembly adapted to be moved along a surface to be cleaned and having a suction nozzle, a multi-axis joint swivelably mounting the upright handle assembly to the foot assembly and defining a first axis about which the upright handle assembly twists relative to the foot assembly and a second axis about which the upright handle assembly pivot relative to the foot assembly, and a detachable vacuum module supported on the upright handle assembly by the module platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventor: Gary A. Kasper
  • Vacuum cleaner with hair collection element
    Patent number: 9486121
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprises a cleaning head having a suction nozzle adapted to be moved along a surface to be cleaned, and a hair collection assembly provided on the cleaning head and having a hair collection element adapted to collect hair from the surface to be cleaned as the cleaning head moves along the surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary A. Kasper, Steve Butkiewicz