Patents by Inventor Michael Blehert

Michael Blehert 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).

  • Apparatus and method of use for cleaning a hard floor surface utilizing an aerated cleaning liquid
    Patent number: 6585827
    Abstract: A method of cleaning a hard floor surface with a surface maintenance vehicle including the steps of generating a foam-like aerated cleaning liquid, selectively conveying the foam-like aerated cleaning liquid to the hard floor surface and a scrubbing medium operatively coupled to the surface maintenance vehicle, scrubbing the hard floor surface with said rotating scrubbing medium and said foam-like aerated cleaning liquid so as to loosen soil from the hard floor surface leaving behind a soiled solution of cleaning liquid and soil, and removing at least a portion of the soiled solution from the hard floor surface through a fluid recovery device. Additional aspects of the present invention include devices for performing the cleaning method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Tennant Company
    Inventors: Bruce F. Field, Earl Krueger, Bryan Christensen, James J. Seifert, Michael Blehert
  • Apparatus and method of use for cleaning a hard floor surface utilizing an aerated cleaning liquid
    Publication number: 20030019068
    Abstract: A method of cleaning a hard floor surface with a surface maintenance vehicle including the steps of generating a foam-like aerated cleaning liquid, selectively conveying the foam-like aerated cleaning liquid to the hard floor surface and a scrubbing medium operatively coupled to the surface maintenance vehicle, scrubbing the hard floor surface with said rotating scrubbing medium and said foam-like aerated cleaning liquid so as to loosen soil from the hard floor surface leaving behind a soiled solution of cleaning liquid and soil, and removing at least a portion of the soiled solution from the hard floor surface through a fluid recovery device. Additional aspects of the present invention include devices for performing the cleaning method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Bruce F. Field, Earl Krueger, Bryan Christensen, James J. Seifert, Michael Blehert