Patents by Inventor Steven Xue

Steven Xue 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).

  • Upright vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 8060981
    Abstract: A steerable vacuum cleaner comprises an upright body portion which is pivotally mounted at its lower end to the rear of a wheeled floor-engaging head portion. A catch is pivotally mounted intermediate its opposite ends to the upright body portion, the catch having a finger at a forward end arranged to engage a formation on the head portion. The rearward end of the catch defines a foot pedal for moving the forward end of the catch out of engagement with the formation. The catch on the body portion can engage the head portion to prevent the head portion from pivoting sideways and rearwards when the cleaner is not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Hoover Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Anthony Denny Bassett, Steven Xue
  • Upright Vacuum Cleaner
    Publication number: 20080263814
    Abstract: A steerable vacuum cleaner comprises an upright body portion which is pivotally mounted at its lower end to the rear of a wheeled floor-engaging head portion. A catch is pivotally mounted intermediate its opposite ends to the upright body portion, the catch having a finger at a forward end arranged to engage a formation on the head portion. The rearward end of the catch defines a foot pedal for moving the forward end of the catch out of engagement with the formation. The catch on the body portion can engage the head portion to prevent the head portion from pivoting sideways and rearwards when the cleaner is not in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Alexander Anthony Denny Bassett, Steven Xue
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D637777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Hoover Limited
    Inventors: Klaus Fiorino, Alexander Anthony Denny Bassett, Steven Xue