Patents by Inventor Ryan J. Alt

Ryan J. Alt 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: 20250057382
    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: November 5, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Mitchell J. DeJonge, Ryan J. Alt, Steve M. Johnson
  • Patent number: 12171384
    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: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: BISSELL Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell J. DeJonge, Ryan J. Alt, Steve M. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20240407621
    Abstract: A surface cleaner may have various features including an engagement mechanism secured to an agitator support frame and positioned to be pivoted by an agitator lift lever as the agitator lift lever translates, the pivoting engagement mechanism lifting the agitator support frame and the agitator secured thereto from a lowered position to a raised position. Other features may include a projection to limit belt slack when the agitator assembly is raised, a compact detent mechanism for releasing a spine assembly in an upright surface cleaner, a compact motor drive assembly, a self-priming centrifugal pump, a fluid-dispensing system having a high flow operating state and a low flow operating state, and a clean-out tray in which a base of the surface cleaner may be docked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell J. DeJonge, Ryan J. Alt
  • Patent number: 12102275
    Abstract: A surface cleaner may have various features including an engagement mechanism secured to an agitator support frame and positioned to be pivoted by an agitator lift lever as the agitator lift lever translates, the pivoting engagement mechanism lifting the agitator support frame and the agitator secured thereto from a lowered position to a raised position. Other features may include a projection to limit belt slack when the agitator assembly is raised, a compact detent mechanism for releasing a spine assembly in an upright surface cleaner, a compact motor drive assembly, a self-priming centrifugal pump, a fluid-dispensing system having a high flow operating state and a low flow operating state, and a clean-out tray in which a base of the surface cleaner may be docked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: BISSELL Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell J. DeJonge, Ryan J. Alt
  • Publication number: 20240260806
    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 liquid delivery system are active to dispense liquid at a first flow rate, a second cleaning mode in which components of the liquid delivery system are active to dispense liquid at a second flow rate, 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: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Mitchell J. DeJonge, Ryan J. Alt, Steve M. Johnson
  • 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20230363612
    Abstract: A surface cleaner may have various features including an engagement mechanism secured to an agitator support frame and positioned to be pivoted by an agitator lift lever as the agitator lift lever translates, the pivoting engagement mechanism lifting the agitator support frame and the agitator secured thereto from a lowered position to a raised position. Other features may include a projection to limit belt slack when the agitator assembly is raised, a compact detent mechanism for releasing a spine assembly in an upright surface cleaner, a compact motor drive assembly, a self-priming centrifugal pump, a fluid-dispensing system having a high flow operating state and a low flow operating state, and a clean-out tray in which a base of the surface cleaner may be docked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell J. DeJonge, Ryan J. Alt
  • Publication number: 20230240501
    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: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Mitchell J. DeJonge, Ryan J. Alt, Steve M. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20230218135
    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: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Mitchell J. DeJonge, Ryan J. Alt, Steve M. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20200388972
    Abstract: An electrical distribution unit includes a support housing and a device charging module in the support housing, the device charging module including a retractable cord and a repositionable electrical connector that can be used to supply charging power and/or electronic data to a portable electronic device in various locations within a vicinity of the electrical distribution unit. An electrical receptacle is also mounted to the support housing adjacent the device charging module. The repositionable electrical connector and retractable cord are extendable and retractable relative to a housing of the device charging module as desired by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Norman R. Byrne, Ryan J. Alt
  • Patent number: D877701
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Inventors: Norman R. Byrne, Joseph D. Ward, Brandon B. Danks, Ryan J. Alt
  • Patent number: D900035
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Inventors: Norman R. Byrne, Timothy J. Warwick, Jorge Angulo Givaudan, Ryan J. Alt
  • Patent number: D1065087
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Inventors: Randell E. Pate, Ryan J. Alt