Patents by Inventor Mark Slaven

Mark Slaven 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: 20060179599
    Abstract: A spot cleaning apparatus comprises a housing, a fluid distribution system, a fluid recovery system, an agitation system, and a controller system to automatically monitor and control inputs and outputs to said systems for removal of spots and stains from a surface without attendance by a user. A suction nozzle and agitation device are mounted to the housing for movement over the surface to be cleaned relative to a stationary housing. Optionally, the spot cleaning apparatus can be operated in a manual mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Jonathan Miner, Eric Huffman, Eric Sugalski, Kevin Ehrenreich, Mark Slaven, Tomas Matusaitis, Randall Koplin, Jeff Condon, Phong Tran, David Seal
  • Patent number: D444341
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: The Rival Company
    Inventors: Vincent Shine, Peter Langmar, Mark Slaven, Bart Massee
  • Patent number: D533274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Allegiance Corporation
    Inventors: Peter L. Visconti, Erin Ortman, Troy Whalen, Ed Geiselhart, Matthew J. Jordan, Eliot Kim, Tomas Matusaitis, Mark Slaven, Meredith Wilson