公开(公告)号：US11786094B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US16922665

申请日：2020-07-07

Applicant: BISSELL Inc.

Inventor： Mitchell J. DeJonge ,  Seth Robert Clifford

IPC: A47L9/14 ,  A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/32 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/04

CPC classification number: A47L9/1463 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L7/0023 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/0477 ,  A47L9/2863 ,  A47L9/325

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus is provided with a housing including an upright assembly and a base assembly moveably mounted to the upright assembly, the upright assembly forming a stalk, a fluid container provided on the housing, a fluid distributor provided in the base assembly in fluid communication with the fluid container, a working air path through the housing, a recovery container provided on the housing and defining a portion of the working air path, a suction source provided on the housing and defining a portion of the working air path, a suction nozzle provided on the base assembly.

公开(公告)号：US11772023B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17728051

申请日：2022-04-25

Applicant: BISSELL Inc.

Inventor： Kin-leung Tam

IPC: B01D46/00 ,  B01D46/42 ,  G01R33/07 ,  A47L11/40 ,  B01D46/52 ,  B01D46/10 ,  A47L11/30 ,  B01D46/62

CPC classification number: B01D46/009 ,  A47L11/302 ,  A47L11/403 ,  A47L11/408 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4016 ,  A47L11/4025 ,  A47L11/4041 ,  B01D46/0004 ,  B01D46/10 ,  B01D46/4227 ,  B01D46/521 ,  B01D46/645 ,  G01R33/07 ,  B01D2267/40 ,  B01D2271/02 ,  B01D2279/55

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a floor cleaner that includes a replaceable component, such as a filter. The floor cleaner has a detection mechanism comprising a magnet on the replaceable component and a Hall Effect sensor positioned to detect the permanent magnet when the replaceable component is correctly installed on the floor cleaner. Operation of one or more electrically-powered components of the floor cleaner is prevented when the permanent magnet is not detected by the Hall Effect sensor.

公开(公告)号：US11771283B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US16211323

申请日：2018-12-06

Applicant: BISSELL Inc.

Inventor： Adam Brown ,  Eric D. Buehler ,  Derek E. Smith ,  David VanKampen

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L5/00 ,  A47L9/04 ,  G05B19/416 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/2857 ,  A47L5/00 ,  A47L9/0411 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L9/2842 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  G05B19/416 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0033 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  G05B2219/45098 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: A system and method for selectively manually controlling an autonomous floor cleaner includes an autonomous floor cleaner and a remote control device, such as a smartphone. The smartphone can have a downloaded application for controlling one or more functions of the cleaning robot, including manually directing the movement of the cleaning robot.

公开(公告)号：US11751742B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17034757

申请日：2020-09-28

Applicant: BISSELL Inc.

Inventor： Phong Hoang Tran ,  Todd Richard VanTongeren

IPC: A47L9/26 ,  A47L5/34 ,  A47L5/36 ,  H02G11/02 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/28

CPC classification number: A47L9/26 ,  A47L5/34 ,  A47L5/365 ,  A47L9/0444 ,  A47L9/0494 ,  A47L9/122 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  H02G11/02

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes an upright body mounted to a base that moves over a surface to be cleaned. A rotational coupling can be provided between the upright body and the base for coupling the upright body to the base for movement about at least one rotational axis. The rotational coupling can include at least a swivel joint. A cord rewinder can be provided above the swivel joint for storing and dispensing a power cord.

公开(公告)号：US11737622B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-29

申请号：US17211965

申请日：2021-03-25

Applicant: BISSELL Inc.

Inventor： Kurt Ashbaugh ,  Jason W. Pruiett ,  David M. Miller ,  Todd R. VanTongeren

IPC: A47L7/00 ,  A47L11/30 ,  A47L11/34 ,  A47L11/40 ,  F26B21/00

CPC classification number: A47L7/0085 ,  A47L7/0014 ,  A47L11/302 ,  A47L11/34 ,  A47L11/4088 ,  F26B21/001

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes a recovery system that extracts liquid and debris with a drying cycle in which forced air flows through a recovery pathway of the recovery system to dry out components that remain wet and/or retain moisture after normal operation of the apparatus. The post-operation drying cycle can dry out components such as an agitator or brushroll, a brush chamber, a suction nozzle, a recovery tank, a filter, and any of the various conduits, ducts, and/or hoses fluidly coupling components of the recovery system together.

公开(公告)号：USD996756S1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US29780674

申请日：2021-04-26

Applicant: BISSELL Inc.

Designer： Colin J. Bloemendaal ,  Tom Minh Nguyen

Abstract: FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a cleaning foot for a floor cleaner showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.
The details of the cleaning foot for a floor cleaner shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：USD995015S1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US29795993

申请日：2021-06-22

Applicant: BISSELL Inc.

Designer： Dennis J. Wrobleski

Abstract: FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a cleaning foot for a floor cleaner showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof; and,
FIG. 6 is a top view thereof.
The details of the cleaning foot for a floor cleaner shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：US20230225578A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US18093513

申请日：2023-01-05

Applicant: BISSELL Inc.

Inventor： Colin J. Bloemendaal ,  Jacob Resch ,  Jeremy W. Hoffmann ,  Steve M. Johnson ,  Mitchell J. DeJonge ,  Isaac Busken-Jovanovich ,  Tyler L. DeBeck ,  David M. Miller ,  Sang Hoon Chung

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/32 ,  A47L7/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/0411 ,  A47L9/322 ,  A47L7/0023

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning head adapted to move over a surface to be cleaned, a housing coupled with the cleaning head, a first user interface on the housing, and a second user interface on the cleaning head. The first user interface includes at least one user input control. The second user interface includes a plurality of status indicia.

公开(公告)号：US11700991B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US17524796

申请日：2021-11-12

Applicant: BISSELL Inc.

Inventor： Alan J. Krebs ,  Kurt E. Ashbaugh

IPC: A47L13/22 ,  A47L13/44

CPC classification number: A47L13/225 ,  A47L13/22 ,  A47L13/44

Abstract: A steam mop comprising a housing having an upright handle assembly and a steam module selectively removably mounted to the upright handle assembly. The steam module comprising a steam generator having an inlet and an outlet configured to be selectively fluidly coupled to at least one of a first fluid distributor or a second fluid distributor.

公开(公告)号：US20230210333A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US18080945

申请日：2022-12-14

Applicant: BISSELL Inc.

Inventor： Joseph D. Fordahl ,  Tom Minh Nguyen

IPC: A47L11/34 ,  A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L11/34 ,  A47L11/4094 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4086 ,  A47L11/4083 ,  A47L11/4013

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes steam delivery. The apparatus includes a hand-carried body adapted to be hand carried by a user, the hand-carried body having a main housing, a supply tank, and a heater. A flexible hose is mounted to the hand-carried body and a hand-held cleaning tool mounted to an end of the hose. The tool has a liquid distributor to deliver liquid cleaning fluid and a steam distributor to deliver steam. Various features for controlling the operation of electrical component of the extraction cleaner are disclosed.