Patents by Inventor Mark Sorlien

Mark Sorlien 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: 20070136973
    Abstract: A cleaning tool for cleaning a surface is disclosed. The cleaning tool comprises a cleaning frame including a rigid body defining a perimeter surrounding an interior opening and at least one spacer arranged within the interior opening. The cleaning frame secures over a backing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Vinu Patel, William Kopecky, Jeffrey Mailand, Scott Tuman, Mark Sorlien
  • Publication number: 20070094829
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a floor cleaning tool. In one embodiment the floor cleaning tool comprises a backing and a handle. The backing comprises a first surface and a second surface. The handle is attached to the second surface of the backing apparatus. The backing has a generally triangular perimeter having a first edge, a second edge, and a third edge. A portion of the first edge is curved and a portion of the second edge is curved. The first edge and second edge meet at a leading point. The third edge is concave. The floor cleaning tool is capable of supporting a wipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Perry Dotterman, Scott Tuman, Diane Wolk, John Simon, Mark Sorlien, Mark Nelson, Michael Kubes, Byron Trotter, Arthur Lang, Johannes Gaston, Douglas VanOrnum, Steven Beaudry
  • Publication number: 20050055789
    Abstract: A handle assembly for use with a fibrous cleaning pad. The handle assembly includes a generally rigid first member including a first insertable portion, and a handle portion with a first end of the handle portion fixed to a second end of the first insertable portion and a manually engageable part adjacent a second opposite end of the handle portion. The handle assembly also includes a second member including a second insertable portion, and an actuation portion having a first end fixed to a second end of the second insertable portion. A first end of the second insertable portion opposite the actuation portion is pivotally mounted on a first end of the first insertable portion opposite the handle portion for relative movement of the insertable portions by manual manipulation of the actuation portion between a diverging position with outer surfaces of the insertable portions diverging from their first ends, and an adjacent position with the outer surfaces of the insertable portions generally parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Kubes, Perry Dotterman, Mark Sorlien