Combined, E.g., With Signal Or Indicator Patents (Class 15/339)
  • Patent number: 11877713
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is a cleaner which comprises: a main body having a cylindrical shape; a cyclone unit which is provided inside the main body so as to separate dust from air suctioned into the main body; an extension duct which communicates with the cyclone part and extends from the main body; a suction nozzle which is coupled to the extension duct and suctions dust; a first battery unit which extends from the main body and supplies electric power so that the cyclone unit can suction air; and a second battery unit which supplies electric power to the cyclone unit and is slidably coupled to the extension duct. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the usage time of the cleaner can be increased, and the fatigue that a user feels can be minimized even when the usage time is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Donghoon Kwak, Jaehwan Ko, Hyeokjoo Yun
  • Patent number: 11510536
    Abstract: A debris canister and filter assembly, which may be used in a vehicular vacuum cleaner, includes a debris canister having an inlet, an outlet, and a peripheral side wall. The peripheral side wall at least partially defines an interior space of the debris canister. A filter is disposed in the interior space of the debris canister, and includes filter media having a non-pleated portion and a pleated portion. The peripheral side wall forms a corner of the debris canister, and the filter media has a rounded-corner shaped to fit adjacent to the corner of the peripheral side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SHOP VAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Z. Yurko, Neil N. Norell
  • Patent number: 11503969
    Abstract: A cleaning device and a method therefor are provided. The cleaning device includes a vacuum cleaner including a dust collecting container and a docking station to which the dust collecting container is coupled. The docking station includes a suction device configured to move air from the dust collecting container to inside of the docking station, a collector configured to collect a foreign substance that is moved together with the air by driving of the suction device, a suction flow path along which air moves inside the docking station, a flow adjusting device configured to open or close the suction flow path, and at least one processor configured to control the suction device to operate based on the dust collecting container being coupled to the docking station, and control the flow adjusting device to periodically open and close the suction flow path in a state in which the suction device operates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoonkyung Cho, Seehyun Kim, Jongsoon Kim, Gihyeong Lee, Seongu Lee, Ahyoung Lee, Jaeshik Jeong, Seungryong Cha
  • Patent number: 11382474
    Abstract: A battery-operated vacuum cleaner comprises a handle (H) having a lower end, a battery (B) having an end that is adjacent to the lower end of the handle (H), a dirt management system (DMS) coupled to an inlet (N) for dirt-loaded air; and an airflow generator (AG) for generating an airflow through the dirt management system (DMS), the airflow generator (AG) being positioned adjacent the battery (B) and a lower end of the handle (H). Preferably, the battery (B) is positioned between the handle (H) and the dirt management system DMS. Advantageously, the battery (B) has a first side adjacent to the airflow generator (AG) and a second side adjacent to the dirt management system (DMS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers
  • Patent number: 11375862
    Abstract: A cleaner stand configured to separate only a cleaner body by holding a suction unit or configured to separate the cleaner body coupled to the suction unit by releasing a hold on the suction unit, according to a separation direction of the cleaner body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gi Hoon Ko, Yeon Young Nam
  • Patent number: 11363930
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including a base, a spine, a dust collection assembly, and a battery. The spine is connected to the base. The spine includes a handle portion and a mounting portion. The battery is connected to the mounting portion of the spine. The battery is pivotable between a first position in which the battery is fixedly connected to the spine, and a second position in which the battery is pivoted away from the spine. The dust collection assembly is connected to the spine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GP
    Inventors: Christopher Gilbert, Kevin Thomas, William Jacob Kozlowski, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11357375
    Abstract: A dust collecting device with an extendible and flexible air tube including a housing, a cover, an air tube, a dust collecting head, a filter material and a gas guiding device. The cover is detachably disposed on the housing and has an accommodating groove. The air tube is positioned in the accommodating groove and extendible and flexible, the air tube is capable of being extended to outside the accommodating groove and retracted to be accommodated in the accommodating groove, and a bending angle and an extension direction of the air tube is changeable by flexibility. The dust collecting head is disposed at the air tube, and is positioned in the accommodating groove when the air tube is shortened to be accommodated in the accommodating groove. The filter material is disposed inside the housing and close to the cover. The gas guiding device is disposed inside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: RIGHTNOW CO., LTD
    Inventor: Kuo-Chang Cheng
  • Patent number: 11337571
    Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus includes a base unit configured to be moved over a surface to be cleaned, an upper unit coupled with the base unit, and a handle coupled with the upper unit and moveable between a folded position and an upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: BISSELL Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Jian Gu, Ying Chun Wong
  • Patent number: 11331819
    Abstract: A pet shaver includes an outer shell, a cutter head module provided at a top end of the outer shell, an air duct and a connecting device. The outer shell has an accommodating space. A bottom end of the outer shell is connected to the connecting device. A top end of the air duct extends out of the outer shell and provided above the cutter head module, a bottom end of the air duct extends out of the outer shell and is accommodated in the connecting device, and the air duct is communicated with the connecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventor: Shengwen Huang
  • Patent number: 11269230
    Abstract: An electrochromic device, with an external power supply configured to supply a limited amount of power to the electrochromic device and a boost circuit power supply that is local to the electrochromic device and configured to supply power to the electrochromic device that is larger than the limited amount of power supplied by the external power supply is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Pure Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Coffin, Douglas F. Brainard
  • Patent number: 11266283
    Abstract: A replacement head for a vacuum device includes a plastic tray, a filter and a pad. The plastic tray includes a dust chamber that has a sealing surface and at least one opening. The opening is provided to allow air, dust and debris to be drawn into the dust chamber during use. The sealing surface defines a sealing surface plane and the opening defines an opening place. The relative angle between the sealing surface plane and the opening plane is preferably between about ?20 degrees and +150 degrees. The pad is attached to the lower side of the plastic tray and is in contact with the floor during cleaning. The filter is connected to the plastic tray such that the filter substantially covers a top opening in the dust chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Richard Mathias, Brandon J. Suleski, Michael Douglas
  • Patent number: 11267023
    Abstract: A hearing restoration system with a housing having a user interface, a pump, control circuitry, and at least one pneumatic port. The hearing restoration system comprises one or more pneumatic ports, which are connected fluidly to one or more tubes. Furthermore, the housing may have a vacuum chamber fluidly connected to the third pneumatic port. A control circuitry is configured to detect a mode of operation of the system based on a measurement of pressure or vacuum inside the hearing aid restoration apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: MedRx Inc.
    Inventor: Jay Dlutowski
  • Patent number: 11259628
    Abstract: The vacuum duster attachment is a suction-based cleaning device. The vacuum duster attachment is a rotating device. The vacuum duster attachment forms a brush. The vacuum duster attachment simultaneously: a) dislodges particles from a surface; and, b) vacuums the dislodged particles into a dirt chamber for storage. The vacuum duster attachment comprises a vacuum structure, a brush structure, and a vacuum circuit. The brush structure attaches to the vacuum structure. The vacuum circuit installs in the vacuum structure. The vacuum circuit is a control circuit that controls the operation of the vacuum duster attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Kyle Saniga
  • Patent number: 11255334
    Abstract: A centrifugal blower includes a turbofan. The turbofan includes blades, a shroud ring, and a main panel. Each blade includes a leading edge that is located inward of the shroud ring in a radial direction of the turbofan, and a trailing edge that is located on an outer side in the radial direction of the turbofan. The leading edge includes a second side region located on the second side in the rotation axis direction, and a first side region located on the first side of the second side region in the rotation axis direction. The first side region is located on the first side in the rotation axis direction compared with the trailing edge. Stepped portions are formed only in a part of the leading edge, the stepped portions being formed in the first side region or in the first side region and the second side region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumiya Ishii, Shuzo Oda
  • Patent number: 11246466
    Abstract: An autonomous coverage robot includes a chassis, a drive system configured to maneuver the robot, and a cleaning assembly. The cleaning assembly includes a cleaning assembly housing and at least one driven sweeper brush. The robot includes a controller and a removable sweeper bin configured to receive debris agitated by the driven sweeper brush. The sweeper bin includes an emitter disposed on an interior surface of the bin and a receiver disposed remotely from the emitter on the interior surface of the bin and configured to receive an emitter signal. The emitter and the receiver are disposed such that a threshold level of accumulation of debris in the sweeper bin blocks the receiver from receiving emitter emissions. The robot includes a bin controller disposed in the sweeper bin and monitoring a detector signal and initiating a bin full routine upon determining a bin debris accumulation level requiring service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Steven Schnittman, Daniel N. Ozick, Gregg W. Landry
  • Patent number: 11213178
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner main body including a suction motor for generating a suction force; a suction unit that is in communication with the cleaner main body and sucks air and dust; and a battery that supplies power to the suction motor. The vacuum cleaner also includes a battery management system (BMS) that detects a status of the battery; and a controller that controls an operation of the suction motor. If a voltage of the battery detected by the BMS reaches a changeable reference voltage, the controller stops the suction motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Changhoon Lee, Kuyoung Son
  • Patent number: 11152886
    Abstract: A battery pack and charger system includes a first battery pack having a first set of battery cells and configured to provide only a first operating voltage and a second battery pack having a second set of battery cells and configured to provide the first operating voltage and a second operating voltage that is different from the first operating voltage and a battery pack charger configured to be able to charge the first battery pack and the second battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. White, Matthew J. Velderman, Andrew E. Seman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11148272
    Abstract: A power tool (100) comprises a motor (110) operably driving a tool bit (119), a tool body (101) housing the motor (110), a handle (109) coupled to the tool body (101), and at least two battery mount parts (160A, 160B) defined on the handle (109) and/or the tool body (101). Each of the battery mount parts (160A, 160B) comprises a battery engaging part (161) configured to detachably engage with battery packs (170A, 170B) by sliding the battery packs (170A, 170B) relative to the battery engaging part (161) in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tool bit (119).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyonobu Yoshikane, Hajime Takeuchi, Yoshiro Tada, Masanori Furusawa, Masao Miwa, Shinji Onoda, Yoshitaka Machida
  • Patent number: 11144066
    Abstract: Included is a refuse bag replacement method including: detecting, by one or more sensors of the robotic refuse container, a refuse bag fill level; instructing, by a processor of the robotic refuse container, the robotic refuse container to navigate to a refuse collection site upon detecting a predetermined refuse bag fill level; and instructing, by the processor of the robotic refuse container, the robotic refuse container to discard a refuse bag housed within the robotic refuse container at the refuse collection site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: AI Incorporated
    Inventor: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi
  • Patent number: 11104268
    Abstract: An autonomous mobile robot includes a body, a drive supporting the body above a floor surface, a light-propagating plate positioned on the body and having a periphery defining a continuous loop, light sources each being positioned to direct light through a portion of the plate to a portion of the continuous loop, and a controller to selectively operate the light sources to provide a visual indicator of a status or service condition of the autonomous mobile robot. The drive is configured to maneuver the mobile robot about the floor surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Cory White, Benjamin H. Schriesheim, Oliver Lewis, Stephen A. Hickey, Stuart R. Jang, Michael J. Dooley
  • Patent number: 11006801
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus comprises a cleaner module provided with a module mounting portion, a wireless cleaning module removably mounted to the cleaner module, and a wired cleaning module provided with a canister, a connection hose connected from the canister to the cleaner, and a connector provided in the connection hose to be removably mounted to the cleaner module. A wired cleaning mode using the wired cleaning module and a wireless cleaning mode using the wireless cleaning module are selectively operated by mounting one of the connector of the wired cleaning module and the wireless cleaning module, to the module mounting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Gwang Kim, Jae Shik Jeong, Dong Hyun Lee, Won Kyu Lim
  • Patent number: 11005411
    Abstract: A battery pack and charger system includes a first battery pack having a first set of battery cells and configured to provide only a first operating voltage and a second battery pack having a second set of battery cells and configured to provide the first operating voltage and a second operating voltage that is different from the first operating voltage and a battery pack charger configured to be able to charge the first battery pack and the second battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. White, Matthew J. Velderman, Andrew E. Seman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10959588
    Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner having a dirt collection chamber that is external to the cyclone chamber, wherein the dirt collection chamber is positioned above the cyclone chamber when the hand vacuum cleaner is oriented with the upper end of the hand vacuum cleaner above the lower end of the hand vacuum cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Ernest Conrad, Nina Conrad
  • Patent number: 10959585
    Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner wherein, when the hand vacuum cleaner is oriented with an upper end of the hand vacuum cleaner above a lower end of the hand vacuum cleaner, a central longitudinal axis of an air treatment member, a pre-motor filter axis and a suction motor axis of rotation are generally horizontal and the pre-motor filter axis is vertically spaced from the central longitudinal axis of the air treatment member and from the suction motor axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Ernest Conrad, Nina Conrad
  • Patent number: 10945570
    Abstract: Provided is a vacuum cleaner including a cleaner body; a dust container installed at the cleaner body and of which at least a part is exposed to an outside through a front surface of the cleaner body; a cover member installed to open and close a part of the cleaner body and configured to selectively accommodate an upper portion of the dust container; a suction hose of which one side is connected to a suction part for suctioning dust and the other side is connected to a front end of the cover member; a grip portion provided at the cover member and operated to open and close the cover member; and a locking assembly provided inside the cover member and disposed at both sides based on the suction part to be restricted in the cleaner body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jungkyu Son, Bohyun Nam, Jaeyong Park, Sehwan Bae, Jonghyun Seo, Jinwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 10934732
    Abstract: A device for vacuuming debris from the bottom of a pool of water. The device comprises a housing which forms a frustoconical cavity having a mouth on the lower surface and an exit hole on the top of the frustoconical cavity. A hose is attached on one end to the exit hole and in fluid connection with a source of vacuum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventors: William L. Reacer, Hans Hamm
  • Patent number: 10918258
    Abstract: A handheld dust-removing device, including a main body to remove at least one particle of dust disposed on a surface of an air conditioning filter, and a handle at least partially disposed within at least a portion of the main body to allow a user to move the main body across the surface of an air conditioning filter to remove the at least one particle of dust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventor: Cynthia Adams
  • Patent number: 10893787
    Abstract: A method of scheduling a robotic device enables the device to run autonomously based on previously loaded scheduling information. The method consists of a communication device, such as a hand-held remote device, that can directly control the robotic device, or load scheduling information into the robotic device such that it will carry out a defined task at the desired time without the need for farther external control. The communication device can also be configured to load a scheduling application program into an existing robotic device, such that the robotic device can receive and implement scheduling information from a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Zivthan A. Dubrovsky, Gregg W. Landry, Michael J. Halloran, James Lynch
  • Patent number: 10827893
    Abstract: A method of dust processing comprises measuring (PC1) a first amount of particles of a first size (e.g. PM10), and measuring (PC2) a second amount of particles of a second size (e.g. PM2.5) smaller than the first size. In accordance with the invention, it is determined (?) whether the first amount exceeds the second amount by a predefined threshold. If so, a robotic vacuum cleaner (RVC) may be prompted to start cleaning a room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Koray Karakaya
  • Patent number: 10791901
    Abstract: A cleaner according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: a power input unit; a controller; a power consumption unit controlled by the controller; an operation unit for inputting a command for controlling an operating state of the power consumption unit; and a power supply control unit connected to the power input unit, the controller, and the operation unit, wherein the power supply control unit enables the power inputted from the power input unit to be supplied to the controller and transmits a signal for the intensity of a suction force to the controller when the intensity of the suction force is selected by the operation unit, and prevents the power inputted from the power input unit from being supplied to the controller when an off command is inputted by the operation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Byungryul Moon, Jiwoong Shin
  • Patent number: 10751809
    Abstract: An electrical apparatus comprises an extension portion extending in a direction that intersects the direction in which a battery attachment surface of a battery base extends. A battery includes a plurality of battery cells with negative electrode side end faces. The battery has negative electrode side holding portions adjacent to the exterior of each of the negative electrode side end faces. The negative electrode side holding portions are located closer to the inner region of the center of gravity of the apparatus than a virtual plane to which a lateral rear side of the extension portion and a lateral rear side of the battery are tangent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori Nagasaka, Tomohiko Imae
  • Patent number: 10750915
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaning system includes a housing, a motor connected to the housing, a debris container, a filter assembly, and a stop. The housing defines an inlet, an outlet, and a receptacle. The motor is adapted to generate air flow through the housing from the inlet to the outlet. The debris container is slidable into and out of the housing receptacle. The stop is connected to the housing and adapted to inhibit mounting the debris container when the filter assembly is absent from the debris container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Schultz, Neelam Manish Karle, Rahul Shrihari Doke, Devdatta Namdev Shingate, Vikas Mahadev Jadhav
  • Patent number: 10660494
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner having a body supported on frame members that join to form a saddle beneath the body and are connected to a central member that extends downwardly to a nozzle assembly. The central member is tubular and communicates with a passage in one of the upper frame members to form a flow path from the nozzle assembly. An articulated neck interconnects the central member and the nozzle assembly to transmit front-to-back and rotational motions applied via a handle above the body. A detachable hose forms a flow path from the tubular frame members to a bag housing in an upper part of the body. A motor housing below the bag housing includes a diverter that directs air and noise from the vacuum blower against a closed rearward wall and out a front vent directed away from the user. An ozone generator introduces ozone/ions into the discharge air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Inventor: James R. Alton
  • Patent number: 10648171
    Abstract: A dirt extraction apparatus for use by a user in a crawlspace of a building to extract dirt and debris is provided. The dirt extraction apparatus includes a housing having an internal conduit with an inlet and an outlet, a plurality of blades rotatably mounted to the housing proximate the inlet, a motor disposed within the housing and operably connected to the plurality of blades, a support handle coupled to the top face of the housing and having a plurality of bars coupled together, and a collection assembly coupled to the outlet of the housing. Any bar of the support handle is grabbed by the user to maneuver the apparatus within the building crawlspace, thereby enabling the rotating blades to evacuate the dirt and debris from the ground surface through the internal conduit of the housing to the collection assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Inventor: Justin Alberto Cicairos
  • Patent number: 10638904
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner nozzle (N) comprising a rotatable brush (B) having a light distribution mechanism for distributing light from the rotatable brush (B), a transparent screen (S) through which a user can see the rotatable brush (B), and a drive unit for rotating the rotatable brush (B). The light distribution mechanism may have a plurality of lighting positions (L) on the rotatable brush (B). The light distribution mechanism may have a plurality of light sources distributed over a surface of the rotatable brush (B). The light distribution mechanism may have a light guide (LG) inside the rotatable brush (B), from which light escapes at the plurality of lighting positions (L), and may further have a light source (LED) for applying light to the light guide (LG). Alternatively, the light distribution mechanism has a plurality of mirrors at the lighting positions (L).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Bastian Cornelis Kleine-Doepke, Paul Van Der Wal
  • Patent number: 10624979
    Abstract: In an example, a light control system includes a power converter and a UV light source. The power converter includes an input for receiving an input power from a power source during a time interval, a power buffer for storing power using the input power received at the input during a first portion of the time interval, and an output for outputting a supply power during a second portion of the time interval. The supply power includes a combination of power from (i) the input power received at the input during the second portion of the time interval and (ii) the power stored in the power buffer during the first portion of the time interval. The UV light source is configured to, using the supply power during the second portion of the time interval, emit UV light at an intensity providing a target level of antimicrobial efficacy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Arthur E. Brockschmidt, Jamie J. Childress, Karen L. Hills, Teresa A. King
  • Patent number: 10624509
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a hand-held device and the hand-held device has a housing defining an air inlet and an air blowing port at a front end thereof, the air blowing port being disposed adjacent to the air inlet; a dust cup disposed in the housing and connected to the air inlet; and an electric motor defining a motor chamber in communication with the dust cup, in which an airflow entering through the air inlet flows out of the air blowing port after flowing through the dust cup and the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: JIANGSU MIDEA CLEANING APPLIANCES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinzhou Wang, Yonghua Wang, Min Zhong, HUazhen Tan
  • Patent number: 10618502
    Abstract: The disclosed vacuum cleaner system for an automobile fits in a cavity in the vehicle and has a tank that can be removed in a lateral direction without tools and without detaching the vacuum hose. A circuit board that carries an electronic controller is positioned alongside the motor and extends generally parallel to both the axis of the motor and the lateral direction in which the tank is removed. Cooling air is drawn though a cooling air inlet on the cabin wall to the circuit board, and then one side of the motor, through the center of the motor, to the cooling fan. From there, it is blown into a cavity where it joins exhausted working air from the vacuum and is exhausted from the vehicle through an air release opening that leads to the exterior of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: SHOP VAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Neil N. Norell, James M. Robitaille, Matthew L. Huff
  • Patent number: 10610075
    Abstract: A cleaner holder according to an embodiment includes: a charging stand body having at least one charging port for charging a battery of a cleaner, a support connected to the charging stand body; and a base supported on a floor and connected to the support, wherein the base includes: an inner base surrounding at least a portion of the support; an upper cover coupled to the inner base on an upper side of the inner base and configured to support an outer peripheral surface of the support; and a lower cover coupled to the inner base on a lower side of the inner base and configured to support an inner peripheral surface of the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Namhee Kim, Bohyun Nam, Jungbae Hwang, Jinju Kim, Sehwan Bae
  • Patent number: 10582823
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a surface cleaning head, a pivot assembly pivotally coupled to the surface cleaning head such that the pivot assembly is pivotable relative to the surface cleaning head, and a canister assembly coupled to the pivot assembly such that the canister assembly is supported above the surface cleaning head. The pivot assembly pivotally couples to the surface cleaning head such that the pivot assembly is pivotable relative to the surface cleaning head. The canister assembly includes an electrical source connector configured to connect to a power source. The electrical source connector is electrically connected to a plurality of electrical components via a pivot assembly electrical connection. The surface cleaning head further includes an appliance board having an appliance controller, a display board having a display, and a floor-type sensor, each of which being one of the plurality of electrical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: TTI (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited
    Inventors: Bradley Hooley, Benjamin Shrader, Doug Rukavina
  • Patent number: 10575688
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hand-held vacuum cleaner (100), comprising a housing (1), a dust cup (2) and an electrical motor (3). The housing (1) is provided with an air inlet (111), an air outlet (311) and an air blowing vent (121), and the air blowing vent (121) is disposed adjacent to the air inlet (111). The dust cup (2) is disposed to the housing (1), and the dust cup (2) is connected to the air inlet (111). The electrical motor (3) is provided with an electrical motor chamber (31), airflow from the air inlet (111) switchably flows out through at least one of the air outlet (311) and the air blowing vent (121) by means of a switching mechanism (4) after flowing through the dust cup (2) and the electrical motor (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: JIANGSU MIDEA CLEANING APPLIANCES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Zhong, Xinzhou Wang, Yonghua Wang
  • Patent number: 10548441
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner (100) is provided. The vacuum cleaner (100) includes a hand-held device (400), and the hand-held device includes: a housing (401); a dust cup (402) disposed in the housing (401) and having a dust outlet in a bottom thereof; and an ash pouring plate (405) disposed at a bottom of the housing (401. The ash pouring plate (405) is configured to be movable between an open position for opening the dust outlet and a closed position for closing the dust outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: JIANGSU MIDEA CLEANING APPLIANCES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinzhou Wang, Yonghua Wang, Min Zhong
  • Patent number: 10542860
    Abstract: A cleaner includes: a suction motor that generates suction force; a suction unit that guides air and dust sucked by the suction force generated by the suction motor; a dust separation unit that separates dust from the air guided through the suction unit; a main PCB that generates control signals for the suction motor and includes a first PCB and a second PCB spaced apart from each other; a handle unit that receives the main PCB; and a PCB connector that connects the first PCB and the second PCB to each other and is coupled to the handle unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Philjae Hwang, Eunji Sung, Taekgi Lee, Mantae Hwang, Jungbae Hwang
  • Patent number: 10512381
    Abstract: A system comprising a vacuum cleaner and a base station, wherein the vacuum cleaner has a suction opening for sucking up dirt and/or dust from a floor by a suction air flow, a fan for producing the suction air flow, a dust chamber for holding dirt and/or dust, and an air outlet opening such that air sucked in together with the dirt and/or dust can be discharged again. The base station can be connected to the vacuum cleaner in such a way that the dust chamber can be emptied into the base station by means of an air flow. The air flow used to empty the dust chamber can be produced and blown into the dust chamber by the fan for producing the suction air flow. The base station has a return channel, through which the air flow exiting the dust chamber can be guided back into the vacuum cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Meggle, Miron Sernecki
  • Patent number: 10471539
    Abstract: A laser containment device, adapted to be mounted to a laser head, has an outer shell and an inner wall defining a peripheral chamber there in-between. An inner seal and an outer seal, respectively mounted to the outer shell and to the inner wall, are adapted to contact a workpiece. The peripheral chamber, encircling an opening in the laser containment device for letting a laser beam reach a workpiece, may be connected to a differential pressure generator operative to generate a differential pressure therein. A pressure sensor is located within the peripheral chamber to read the differential pressure. In use, the laser head, mounted to a computer-controlled manipulator, emits its laser beam. The pressure sensor sends its pressure readings to a controller which compares their values with a predetermined pressure threshold. If the pressure readings cross this threshold, the controller stops the emission of the laser beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Fissette, Lorraine Blais, Mario Legault, Daniel Chénard, Gabriel Caron-Guillemette, Michel Bochud
  • Patent number: 10420600
    Abstract: An ablation device having an electrode control system configured to adjust an output of an active electrode and a variable aspiration control system configured to control aspiration in an aspiration system based upon the output of the active electrode is disclosed. In particular, the variable aspiration control system may adjust the aspiration within the aspiration system between at least a zero aspiration setting corresponding to a low ablation power setting and a high aspiration setting corresponding to a high ablation power setting, whereby a plasma field developed at the active electrode at the high ablation power setting is greater than a plasma field developed at the active electrode at the low ablation power setting. By reducing, if not, ceasing the aspiration provided by the aspiration system for the low ablation power setting, the variable aspiration control system is able to reduce the likelihood that the plasma field will be disturbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard J. Taft
  • Patent number: 10420446
    Abstract: A brush that is hand-held, cordless, rechargeable, self-cooling, and vacuum operated, so as to loosen and collect dust and other small particles from a surface. The brush includes a plurality of exterior components and a plurality of interior components. The plurality of interior components are contained within the plurality of exterior components, and therewith, are the hand-held, the cordless, the rechargeable, the self-cooling, and the vacuum operated, so as to loosen and collect the dust and the other small particles from the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Inventor: Cody C. Tolchard
  • Patent number: 10413144
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner attachment generally includes a cleaning element that floats relative to a suction conduit of the vacuum cleaner attachment. The cleaning element is supported on a support structure that is movably coupled to a housing and is biased towards a floor, for example, as a result of the weight of the cleaning element support structure. The cleaning element may be permanently attached to the support structure or may be a removable or disposable pad or sheet attached to the support structure. The floating cleaning element may be supported between the suction conduit and one or more wheels of the vacuum cleaner attachment. The vacuum cleaner attachment may be removably attached to a vacuum cleaner, for example, to be used interchangeably with other surface cleaning heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Brian Burke, William Liberis, Jason B. Thorne, Charlie Cai, Peter Hutchinson, Andre David Brown, Kai Xu, Brian M. Bond
  • Patent number: 10405719
    Abstract: A cleaner holder includes a first body having a charging terminal to charge a cleaner; a second body connected to the first body, configured to support the cleaner and having an accommodation space in which a battery is accommodated; and a locking part rotatably connected to the first body and configured to fix the cleaner, wherein when force having predetermined magnitude is applied to the locking part in one direction, the locking part is rotated in a first direction to be coupled to the cleaner, so that the cleaner is fixed, and wherein when force having predetermined magnitude is applied to the locking part in the other direction, the locking part is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction to be uncoupled from the clean.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Namhee Kim, Bohyun Nam, Jungbae Hwang, Jinju Kim, Sehwan Bae
  • Patent number: 10314455
    Abstract: Provided is a vacuum cleaner including a cleaner body; a suction hose connected to the cleaner body and configured to suction dust; a moving wheel installed at the cleaner body; a main motor provided inside the cleaner body and configured to generate a suction force for suctioning the dust; a base frame provided inside the cleaner body and configured to form a space partitioned from the main motor; a battery unit provided inside the base frame and configured to supply electric power; a rear opening formed at a rear surface of the cleaner body and opened for entering the battery unit; a rear cover configured to open and close the rear opening; and a battery guide formed at both side surfaces of the base frame to extend toward the rear opening and configured to guide entering and withdrawing of the battery unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jungkyu Son, Bohyun Nam, Jaeyong Park, Sehwan Bae, Jonghyun Seo, Jinwoo Lee