Patents by Inventor Mark S. Citsay

Mark S. Citsay 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: 10219670
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for cleaning a surface. In one example, the method includes passing a feed liquid from a liquid source to an electrolysis cell and inducing a current through the electrolysis cell to electrochemically activate the feed liquid in the electrolysis cell. Electrolysis of the feed liquid can generate an electrochemically-activated liquid that is super-saturated with dissolved gases (e.g., oxygen and/or hydrogen) and also contains nanobubbles. In one configuration, the electrolysis cell generates a concentration of nanobubbles having a diameter of 10 nm to 450 nm of at least 1×106. The method can further involve dispensing at least one portion of the electrochemically-activated liquid to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Tennant Company
    Inventor: Mark S. Citsay
  • Publication number: 20160066760
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for cleaning a surface. In one example, the method includes passing a feed liquid from a liquid source to an electrolysis cell and inducing a current through the electrolysis cell to electrochemically activate the feed liquid in the electrolysis cell. Electrolysis of the feed liquid can generate an electrochemically-activated liquid that is super-saturated with dissolved gases (e.g., oxygen and/or hydrogen) and also contains nanobubbles. In one configuration, the electrolysis cell generates a concentration of nanobubbles having a diameter of 10 nm to 450 nm of at least 1×106. The method can further involve dispensing at least one portion of the electrochemically-activated liquid to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventor: Mark S. Citsay
  • Publication number: 20150313435
    Abstract: A mobile floor cleaner that includes a moveable housing, a cleaning head operably supported by the moveable housing, one or more solution generators configured to receive a feed liquid and to generate a cleaning solution from the feed liquid by application of acoustic energy and/or nanobubble generation, and control electronics configured to operate the one or more solution generators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Mark S. Citsay, H. Chris Killingstad, David W. Augustine
  • Publication number: 20150196182
    Abstract: A mobile surface cleaner has a mobile body configured to travel to areas to be cleaned. A dispensing system attached to the mobile body dispenses liquid on a surface as dispensed liquid. A recovery system attached to the mobile body recovers dispensed liquid as recovered liquid. A regenerative media filter attached to the mobile body filters the recovered liquid to form filtered liquid that can be dispensed by the dispensing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Frederick Allen Hekman, Mark S. Citsay