Patents by Inventor Rafael Davila

Rafael Davila 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: 20240148209
    Abstract: A surface cleaner operable in a reclined use position and an upright position with an accessory. The accessory is positioned to be coupled to a lower portion of a recovery tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Rafael Davila, Malia Reid, Matthew Johnson, Gregory Clark
  • Publication number: 20240138643
    Abstract: A floor cleaner including a recovery tank that receives a fluid and a suction airflow from a suction inlet and separates the suction airflow from the fluid. The recovery tank includes a top side, a bottom wall opposite the top side, a sidewall that extends from the bottom wall. The bottom wall and the sidewall at least partially define a storage volume of the recovery tank. The recovery tank further includes an inlet duct having an inlet aperture configured to direct the fluid from the inlet duct into the storage volume, and a baffle wall connected to the sidewall, the baffle wall facing toward the top side of the recovery tank. The inlet aperture is directed along an inlet direction toward the sidewall adjacent the baffle, and the inlet aperture is disposed above the baffle in a direction from the bottom wall to the top side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Robert B. Lawson, Rafael Davila
  • Publication number: 20240065507
    Abstract: A floor cleaner including a including a body, a cleaning head pivotally coupled to the body, and a liquid distribution system. The cleaning head includes a first and a second cleaning roller for contacting a surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Rafael Davila, Michael Dawson, Robert McRorie, Donald Lydic, Nicholas DeBlasio
  • Patent number: 11910971
    Abstract: A surface cleaner configured to distribute a liquid to a surface to be cleaned. The surface cleaner includes a supply tank, a fluid distributor, a suction inlet aperture, a recovery tank and a tool removably connectable to the surface cleaner and configured to direct fluid from the fluid distributor into the suction inlet aperture to rinse the suction inlet aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
    Inventors: Eric Hoffman, Rafael Davila, Michael Dawson, Daniel Galleno
  • Patent number: 11889960
    Abstract: A floor cleaner including a vacuum source recovery tank or collection bin and a body pivotally coupled to a base. The body is pivotable between an upright storage position and an inclined operating position and the body includes a recovery tank recess. The floor cleaner further includes a recovery tank removably coupled to the body in the recovery tank recess, the recovery tank in fluid communication with a vacuum source and a suction inlet, the recovery tank configured to store the cleaning fluid and/or debris drawn through the suction inlet from a surface by the vacuum source. The floor cleaner further includes a projection and a recess that receives the projection when the recovery tank is coupled to the body to limit movement of the body relative to the recovery tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
    Inventors: Michael Paul Dawson, Rafael Davila, Don Lydic
  • Publication number: 20240016360
    Abstract: A surface cleaner configured to distribute a liquid to a surface to be cleaned. The surface cleaner includes a supply tank and a recovery tank that are removable from the surface cleaner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Somnanritha Chan, Rafael Davila, Michael Dawson, Jeremy Hansen
  • Publication number: 20230389764
    Abstract: A surface cleaner configured to distribute a liquid to a surface to be cleaned. The surface cleaner includes a supply tank, a fluid distributor, a suction inlet aperture, a recovery tank and a tool removably connectable to the surface cleaner and configured to direct fluid from the fluid distributor into the suction inlet aperture to rinse the suction inlet aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Hoffman, Rafael Davila, Michael Dawson, Daniel Galleno
  • Publication number: 20230380645
    Abstract: A floor cleaner including a vacuum source recovery tank or collection bin and a body pivotally coupled to a base. The body is pivotable between an upright storage position and an inclined operating position and the body includes a recovery tank recess. The floor cleaner further includes a recovery tank removably coupled to the body in the recovery tank recess, the recovery tank in fluid communication with a vacuum source and a suction inlet, the recovery tank configured to store the cleaning fluid and/or debris drawn through the suction inlet from a surface by the vacuum source. The floor cleaner further includes a projection and a recess that receives the projection when the recovery tank is coupled to the body to limit movement of the body relative to the recovery tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Paul Dawson, Don Lydic, Rafael Davila
  • Publication number: 20230337883
    Abstract: A floor cleaner including a including a base, an upright portion, and a recovery tank. The recovery tank includes a baffle configured to separate liquid and air from a liquid-laden stream entering the recovery tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Rafael Davila, Robert McRorie, Yogeshwar Sookdeo
  • Patent number: 11751734
    Abstract: A floor cleaner including a recovery tank. The recovery tank includes a tank body having a lower end wall, an open upper end, and a sidewall that extend upwardly from the lower end wall. A cover that includes a suction air outlet in fluid communication with a vacuum source. An inlet duct extends upwardly from the lower end wall. The recover tank includes a shutoff float including a float body and a closure. The float body is configured to float on a surface of cleaning fluid and the closure is received in the suction air outlet to close the suction air outlet. The float body moves along the inlet duct as the float body floats on the surface of the cleaning fluid. The float body includes an aperture extending through the float body and the inlet duct extends through the aperture of the float body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
    Inventors: Kirti Kant Paulla, Michael Paul Dawson, Don Lydic, Rafael Davila
  • Patent number: 11744426
    Abstract: A floor cleaner including a including a body, a cleaning head pivotally coupled to the body, and a liquid distribution system. The cleaning head includes a first and a second cleaning roller for contacting a surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
    Inventors: Rafael Davila, Michael Dawson, Robert McRorie, Donald Lydic, Nicholas DeBlasio
  • Publication number: 20230270305
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery powered floor cleaner (10). The floor cleaner (10) is operable in various modes based on the capacity of a battery pack (22), such as a normal power mode (40) and a low power mode (42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas DeBLASIO, Rafael DAVILA, Donovan BODE, Douglas RUKAVINA
  • Patent number: 11653809
    Abstract: A floor cleaner including a including a base, an upright portion, and a recovery tank. The recovery tank includes a baffle configured to separate liquid and air from a liquid-laden stream entering the recovery tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
    Inventors: Rafael Davila, Robert McRorie, Yogeshwar Sookdeo
  • Patent number: 11627856
    Abstract: A floor cleaner including a vacuum source, a handle, and a base. The handle is pivotally coupled to the base, the handle pivotable between an upright storage position and an inclined operating position, the base movable over a surface to be cleaned. The base includes a suction inlet in fluid communication with the vacuum source, a brushroll chamber including a rear wall, a brushroll in the brushroll chamber, the brushroll rotatable about a brushroll axis, and a brushroll cover releaseably attached to the base, the brushroll cover removable to access the brushroll chamber and the brushroll, and the brushroll chamber rear wall is attached to and removable with the brushroll cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
    Inventors: Jerald Bradley, Rafael Davila, Michael Paul Dawson, Bradley Hooley, Don Lydic, Robert McRorie, Benjamin Shrader
  • Patent number: 11589720
    Abstract: A floor cleaner including a recovery. The recovery tank is configured to contain a fluid drawn through a suction inlet from a surface to be cleaned by a vacuum source. The recovery tank includes a shutoff float. The shutoff float is movable between a first position and a second position. The shutoff float includes a float body, a float closure, and a first interconnecting member. The first interconnecting member engages a second interconnecting member to retain the float in the first position. In the first position, the shutoff float is spaced a distance from the suction air outlet, allowing air flow through the suction air outlet. The first interconnecting member engages the second interconnecting member to retain the shutoff float in the first position. In the second position, the shutoff float is adjacent the suction air outlet, inhibiting air flow through the suction air outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
    Inventors: Rafael Davila, Michael Paul Dawson, Robert McRorie
  • Patent number: 11547256
    Abstract: A floor cleaner including a base that includes a suction inlet, a brushroll chamber, and brushroll. The brushroll chamber includes a brushroll, an endcap, a tab extending from the endcap, a driven end and a non-driven end. The endcap includes the tab extending from the endcap. The tab is movable between an unfolded and a folded position. Upward movement of the tab in the unfolded position removes the brushroll from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
    Inventor: Rafael Davila
  • Patent number: 11497371
    Abstract: A floor cleaner including a vacuum source, a supply tank, and a recovery tank. The floor cleaner is configured to remove debris and fluid from a surface to be cleaned. The recovery tank includes a removably coupleable strainer configured to filter hair and large debris from a dirty fluid during emptying of the recovery tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
    Inventors: Rafael Davila, Robert Lightbourn
  • Patent number: 11484171
    Abstract: A cleaning machine has a housing, a supply tank, a suction nozzle, a suction source, and a recovery tank that includes a container having sidewalls projecting upwardly from a bottom wall thereby defining an open top, a cover connected to the open top of the container, and an air-liquid separator extending into the recovery tank from the open top and having a vertical sidewall, a lower wall extending laterally from a lower end of the vertical sidewall toward an adjacent sidewall of the sidewalls of the container. The vertical sidewall, the lower wall, and the adjacent sidewall define a separation chamber, the vertical sidewall includes a vertical rib extending outwardly from the vertical sidewall and into the separation chamber. The separation chamber includes a dirty fluid inlet receiving fluid from the suction nozzle through the cover, and a dirty fluid outlet directing fluid from the separation chamber into the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
    Inventors: Michael Bloom, Rafael Davila
  • Patent number: 11484175
    Abstract: A floor cleaner including a base movable over a surface to be cleaned, the base including a front side, a back side opposite the front side, and a brushroll chamber. A supply tank is configured to store a cleaning fluid and a distribution nozzle is in fluid communication with the supply tank, the distribution nozzle operable to dispense the cleaning fluid onto the surface to be cleaned. A brushroll cover is removable from the base to access the brushroll chamber. A brushroll is within the brushroll chamber. The distribution nozzle is disposed adjacent the front side of the base and carried on an upper exterior portion of the base and configured to spray forwardly of the base in a direction from the back side toward the front side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
    Inventors: Rafael Davila, Jerald Bradley, Michael Paul Dawson, Nicholas DeBlasio, Don Lydic, Benjamin Shrader
  • Publication number: 20220322896
    Abstract: A wet surface cleaner operable in an upright cleaning mode, an auxiliary cleaning mode, and a lift-off cleaning mode. The surface cleaner has a canister assembly that is coupled to a body in the upright cleaning mode and removed from the body in the auxiliary cleaning mode and the lift-off cleaning mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Mathieu Lhoste-Clos, Rafael Davila, Jeremy Hansen, Daniel Galleno, Anthony Ferrigno, Joshua Craig