Patents by Inventor Jemima L.C. MEIL

Jemima L.C. MEIL 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: 20250213090
    Abstract: A surface cleaning head may include a fluid distributor configured to distribute a cleaning fluid, an agitator configured to absorb at least a portion of the distributed cleaning fluid and to agitate debris on the surface to be cleaned, a fluid stripper configured to remove, from the agitator, at least a portion of the distributed cleaning fluid absorbed by the agitator, a debris container, and a removable cover. The debris container may include a solid debris chamber and a fluid debris chamber. The removable cover may include a fluid catch plate configured to transfer at least a portion of the cleaning fluid removed from the agitator by the fluid stripper to the fluid debris chamber, the fluid catch plate being configured to selectively transition between an in-use position and a cleaning position when the removable cover is removed from the surface cleaning head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2025
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Bartholomew LAMPARD, Jennifer ANDREWS, Fariha AHMED, Jay CASTRO, Oliver G. HOLMES, Joe BAXTER, Wil MCARDLE, Ognjen VRDOLJAK, Lois JONES, Joshua KINGSBURY, David T. BARKER, Jemima L.C. MEIL, Shiqi MU, Heliang CHEN, Dawei LIU, Xiang ZHOU, Cong SU, Mingliang QIN
  • Publication number: 20250072676
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly for a cleaning apparatus can include a brushroll, a motor disposed within the brushroll and configured to rotate the brushroll, a debris receptacle comprising a debris inlet. A scraper may be disposed above the debris inlet such that the scraper projects into the brushroll. A ramp can be formed on the scraper. The ramp may extend between an outer edge of the scraper above the debris inlet and into an interior region of the debris receptacle. The ramp can include a runoff surface configured to direct debris and liquid removed from the brushroll by the scraper as the brushroll rotates into the debris receptacle at a negative angle relative to a surface being cleaned. A squeegee assembly may be disposed across a full width of the nozzle assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Oliver Holmes, Jordan Ridgley, Daniel Innes, Hugh J. Croggon, Jemima L.C. Meil, Joseph Mills, Sophie Hall, Joe Baxter, Benjamin Brown
  • Publication number: 20240389818
    Abstract: A surface cleaning head may include a fluid distributor configured to distribute a cleaning fluid, an agitator configured to absorb at least a portion of the distributed cleaning fluid and to agitate debris on the surface to be cleaned, a fluid stripper configured to remove, from the agitator, at least a portion of the distributed cleaning fluid absorbed by the agitator, a debris container, and a removable cover. The debris container may include a solid debris chamber and a fluid debris chamber. The removable cover may include a fluid catch plate configured to transfer at least a portion of the cleaning fluid removed from the agitator by the fluid stripper to the fluid debris chamber, the fluid catch plate being configured to selectively transition between an in-use position and a cleaning position when the removable cover is removed from the surface cleaning head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Bartholomew Lampard, Jennifer ANDREWS, Fariha AHMED, Jay CASTRO, Oliver G. HOLMES, Joe BAXTER, Wil MCARDLE, Ognjen VRDOLJAK, Lois JONES, Joshua KINGSBURY, David T. BARKER, Jemima L.C. MEIL, Shiqi MU, Heliang CHEN, Dawei LIU, Xiang ZHOU, Cong SU, Mingliang QIN
  • Publication number: 20230157495
    Abstract: A surface cleaning device may include a nozzle, a dust cup, a suction motor configured to draw air into the nozzle and through the dust cup, and a first deodorizer coupled to the nozzle, the first deodorizer includes a deodorizing composition having a long chain fatty acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Philippa J. COPELAND, Jemima L.C. MEIL, Hugh J. CROGGON, Oliver G. HOLMES