Patents by Inventor Marc Heiland

Marc Heiland 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: 11690493
    Abstract: A cleaning robot including: a main body; a drive device; and a cleaning device equipped for wet-cleaning floors to be cleaned, wherein: the main body, on the side facing the floor to be cleaned, is assigned a receptacle unit, a first mop pad configured for wet-cleaning is fastened to the receptacle unit, and the cleaning robot is configured to autonomously exchange the first mop pad fastened to the receptacle unit for a second mop pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Norbert Weis, Marc Heiland, Christian Stenglein
  • Publication number: 20230180987
    Abstract: A cleaning appliance includes: a main body with a bottom side, the main body being assigned on the bottom side, which faces toward a floor to be cleaned, at least one cleaning body, the at least one cleaning body being mounted on the main body so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation of the cleaning body being oriented perpendicularly to the bottom side. The at least one cleaning body is mounted in the main body such that, during cleaning, the axis of rotation is movable relative to the bottom side along a movement path which is oriented perpendicularly to the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Norbert WEIS, Marc HEILAND, Willem LIJMBACH
  • Publication number: 20230135446
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes: a housing; a drive device for automatically moving the cleaning device in a movement direction; and a wet-cleaning module accommodated in the housing, the wet-cleaning module including a moveable cleaning element for the wet cleaning of surfaces to be cleaned. The cleaning element is belt-shaped. In an embodiment, the wet-cleaning module has three positions for the belt-shaped cleaning element: a cleaning position, in which the cleaning element is configured to contact a surface to be cleaned with a cleaning surface; a parking position, in which the cleaning element is at a distance from the surface to be cleaned; and a regeneration position located between the cleaning position and the parking position, or a regeneration position located in the parking position in which the cleaning element is regeneratable. The wet-cleaning module has a transport mechanism for moving the cleaning element into its cleaning, parking, and regeneration positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Marc Heiland, Christian Stenglein
  • Publication number: 20230084234
    Abstract: A cleaning device for performing cleaning work on a floor to be cleaned includes: at least one cleaning element by which a cleaning movement for cleaning the floor is performable; a drive device for driving at least the cleaning movement of the at least one cleaning element; and an actuating device by which the cleaning movement of the at least one cleaning element is actuatable. The cleaning movement includes a sweeping and/or wiping movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventor: Marc Heiland
  • Publication number: 20230073333
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes: a main body having a roller apparatus and a suction apparatus, the roller apparatus defining a line of movement of the cleaning device, the suction apparatus opening out into a suction opening which is arranged on a side of the main body facing a floor to be cleaned, the suction opening being bordered by a first wall and a second wall, the first wall and the second wall running transversely to a line of movement. A lip with an elastic design, which when the cleaning device is used as intended lies on the floor to be cleaned, is assigned to the suction opening. When the cleaning device is moving in a first direction of movement along the line of movement, the lip rests against the first wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Marc Heiland, Alessandro Brugora, Yves Schulze, Helmut Hofmeister
  • Publication number: 20220409001
    Abstract: A cleaning robot including: a main body; a drive device; and a cleaning device equipped for wet-cleaning floors to be cleaned, wherein: the main body, on the side facing the floor to be cleaned, is assigned a receptacle unit, a first mop pad configured for wet-cleaning is fastened to the receptacle unit, and the cleaning robot is configured to autonomously exchange the first mop pad fastened to the receptacle unit for a second mop pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Norbert Weis, Marc Heiland, Christian Stenglein