Patents by Inventor Mitchell M. Johnson

Mitchell M. Johnson 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: 11986139
    Abstract: An extraction cleaner includes a steam delivery system, a liquid delivery system, and a recovery system, and includes multiple cleaning modes, including a first cleaning mode in which components of the steam delivery system, liquid delivery system, and recovery system are active, a second cleaning mode in which components of the delivery system and recovery system are active, and a third cleaning mode in which components of the steam delivery system are active. Methods for operating an extraction cleaner are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: BISSELL Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell J. DeJonge, Ryan J. Alt, Steve M. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20240156320
    Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus adapted for wet cleaning includes a heated fluid delivery system that dispenses heated liquid and steam vapor. The heated fluid delivery system can include a heated liquid outlet and a steam vapor outlet. The apparatus can further include a liquid delivery system, and/or a recovery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Mitchell J. DeJonge, Ryan J. Alt, Steve M. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20240117138
    Abstract: Disclosed are polymeric foamed compositions, foam padded materials that include such polymeric foamed compositions disposed on a sheet material, and packaging articles (e.g., envelopes) made from such foam padded materials. The polymeric foamed composition on the sheet material has a plurality of foamed structures formed from the foamable composition attached to the sheet material by a layer of the foamable composition, and the plurality foam structures each having a hollow core and a foam exterior shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yaohua Gao, Stephen M. Sanocki, Sithya S. Khieu, Ignatius A. Kadoma, Cory D. Sauer, Tien Yi T.H. Whiting, Mitchell A.F. Johnson, Jeffrey P. Kalish, Daniel L. Schlosser, Michael Brett Runge, Matt R. Branscomb
  • Patent number: 11910977
    Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus adapted for wet cleaning includes a heated fluid delivery system having a dual-phase distributor that dispenses heated liquid and steam vapor. The dual-phase distributor can include a phase separator that separates a vapor phase of a heated fluid from a liquid phase of the heated fluid, a heated liquid outlet, and a steam vapor outlet. The apparatus can further include a liquid delivery system, and/or a recovery system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: BISSELL Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell J. DeJonge, Ryan J. Alt, Steve M. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11821169
    Abstract: A system for controlling implement orientation of a work vehicle includes a computing system configured to control an operation of a lift actuator of the vehicle such that an implement of the vehicle is moved from a first vertical position relative to a second vertical position. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to monitor the angle of the implement as the implement is moved from the first vertical position to the second vertical position. Additionally, the computing system is configured to determine an actual error value between the monitored angle and a selected angle of the implement. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine a modified error value that is different than the actual error value and control an operation of a tilt actuator of the vehicle to adjust the angle of the implement relative to the driving surface based on the modified error value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Caleb Peterson, Eric John Williams, Mitchell M. Johnson, Duqiang Wu
  • Publication number: 20220243425
    Abstract: A system for controlling implement orientation of a work vehicle includes a computing system configured to control an operation of a lift actuator of the vehicle such that an implement of the vehicle is moved from a first vertical position relative to a second vertical position. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to monitor the angle of the implement as the implement is moved from the first vertical position to the second vertical position. Additionally, the computing system is configured to determine an actual error value between the monitored angle and a selected angle of the implement. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine a modified error value that is different than the actual error value and control an operation of a tilt actuator of the vehicle to adjust the angle of the implement relative to the driving surface based on the modified error value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Caleb Peterson, Eric John Williams, Mitchell M. Johnson, Duqiang Wu