Patents by Inventor Richard Mertes

Richard Mertes 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).

  • Hair ingestion device and dust protector for vacuum cleaner
    Publication number: 20060042042
    Abstract: A hair ingestion device and dust protector for a vacuum cleaner, and a combination of an end cap and a dowel assembly having a thread cap, wherein a set of arms extends from the thread cap for rotating with the dowel for deflecting threads to avoid contamination of the bearing assembly included in the dowel assembly. The thread cap also includes tapered vanes for cooperating with an end cap to form a dust shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Mertes, Joseph Frantz