Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7721383 | Disinfecting device utilizing ultraviolet radiation A disinfecting device is presented having a UV light source for radiation of a cleaning medium to eradicate the medium of infestation agents such as molds, viuses, bacteria and dust mites. The device enhances the disinfection of the medium by providing mechanisms fo... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7657966 | Clean exhaust air upright vacuum An upright bypass type vacuum base section pulls from a suction chamber surrounding the bag. ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7627927 | Vacuum cleaner with sensing system A vacuum cleaner having a floor nozzle movable by a user of the vacuum cleaner over a floor to suction dirt from the floor. A sensing system is provided for sensing a condition relating to the vacuum cleaner and for generating a signal in response to the condition. ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7444711 | Disinfecting device utilizing ultraviolet radiation with heat dissipation system A disinfecting device is presented having a UV light source for radiation of a cleaning medium to eradicate the medium of infestation agents such as molds, viuses, bacteria and dust mites. The device enhances the disinfection of the medium by providing mechanisms fo... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7404230 | Vacuum-operable feces collector A vacuum-operable feces collector includes a primary housing having an outer wall for defining a cavity therein. The housing further has a rear portion provided with a plurality of vents. The device further includes a vacuum mechanism for collecting the excrement fr... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7363679 | Vacuum system A vacuum system has a cabinet that can be mounted to a wall. The cabinet includes a hose storage compartment with a hose drive assembly for automatically extending and retracting a vacuum hose. A portable vacuum unit can be removably docked to the cabinet and connec... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347166 | Pet vacuum attachment A pet vacuum attachment for a source of vacuum. A generally tubular unit has a filter and a vacuum adjustment valve with a vacuum gauge, the unit being attached at one end to a vacuum source and at the other end to a vacuum hose leading to a vacuum head unit. A vacu... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340798 | Upright vacuum cleaner with spring loaded nozzle An upright vacuum cleaner includes a nozzle assembly, a canister assembly pivotally mounted to said nozzle assembly, a suction fan and drive motor and a biaser. The biaser has a first end that engages the nozzle assembly and a second end that engages the canister as... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331083 | Lighted wand assembly with remote light source A floor cleaning apparatus includes a housing, a dirt collector, a suction generator, a wand, a hose, a light source, a light director and a light transmitter. The light source is provided on the apparatus at a first point while the light director is provided on the... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328479 | Lighting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner A lighting device for a vacuum cleaner is provided with a cleaning attachment, a housing adapted to attach to the cleaning attachment, and at least one lighting device. The lighting device is further provided with an electric circuit including a battery and a switch... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322070 | Anti jamming device for a vacuum hose A vacuum system has a cabinet that can be mounted to a wall. The cabinet includes a hose connectable to a vacuum source. The hose is extendible from the cabinet between extended and retracted positions. A rotatable shaft drives the hose and a power source causes the... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7313838 | Powered cleaner/polisher A motorized cleaning/polishing device includes a housing and a carrier with a detachable cleaning/polishing attachment. The housing contains a rechargeable battery, motor and flex mount having flexible pillars to which the carrier is mounted. The carrier is also cou... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313845 | Upright type cleaner An upright type cleaner comprises: a body provided with a handgrip at an upper side thereof; a suction head positioned at a lower side of the body and hinge-connected to the body, for sucking dust and foreign materials of a floor; and a power ON/OFF unit disposed be... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7191489 | Integrated cleaning apparatus An integrated apparatus for carpet cleaning, pressure washing, air duct cleaning and inspection, portable welding, moisture abatement and other building maintenance and repair services, in which a gas engine mounts to a frame and has a drive shaft that extends from ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7143468 | Vortex vacuum cleaner nozzle with means to prevent plume formation The present invention is a novel design for a recirculating vacuum cleaner nozzle that addresses the problem of pluming by venting some internal fluid to the atmosphere. The nozzle guides fluid flow around an inner shroud within a housing. The distal end of the nozz... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7082952 | Well cleaning system A well-cleaning system (10) is provided with a control system (30) where waste liquid level sensors (35, 36) co-operate with timers (39, 40) to control the frequency and duration of the well-cleaning cycles. Chemicals can be injected into... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7051401 | Suction nozzle for vacuum cleaner A suction nozzle for a vacuum cleaner is provided which includes a built in accessory tool. The suction nozzle includes a main body with an inlet which contacts the cleaning surface, and a connection portion which connects the main body of the nozzle to the vacuum c... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6968593 | Hand-held deep cleaner A liquid extraction cleaner comprises a solution dispensing system, a liquid recovery system, and an agitation brush assembly. The solution dispensing system includes a cleaning solution supply tank affixed to the cleaner and fluidly connected to a solution spray no... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6792645 | Lighted coil cleaning tool A coil cleaning tool for attachment to a vacuum cleaner hose includes a flattened tubular housing having opposed planar side faces connected by top and bottom walls, the top and bottom walls having a narrow width such that the entire tubular housing is very narrow a... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6779227 | Multiple functional vacuum cleaner A multiple functional vacuum cleaner has a main casing, a head casing disposed on the main casing, a lower container disposed on the main casing, a handle connected to the main casing and the head casing, a press button, and a spring. The head casing has a front mou... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6763548 | Vacuum cleaner A new and improved vacuum cleaner is disclosed which would be powered solely by battery means and/or self-generated power means. The vacuum cleaner would preferably be a standard push-type vacuum cleaner and would include a rechargeable battery which would be extern... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6493903 | Hand-held vacuum cleaner with headlamp A hand held, battery powered vacuum cleaner has a sealed light compartment over the vacuum opening with a lens that directs a light beam onto the plane of the surface being cleaned at least as close to the nozzle as one inch. The light chamber is smoothly... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6490755 | Low-profile and highly-maneuverable vacuum cleaner having a headlight and a sidelight A low-profile and highly-maneuverable vacuum cleaner having improved functionality including, alone or in combination, a headlight, a sidelight, anti-ingestion bars, side brushes, a squeegee, and a scent cartridge for use in cleaning floors, floor coverin... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6363570 | Upright extraction cleaning machine with illumination A portable surface cleaning apparatus having a floor-traveling base module and an upright handle pivotally mounted to the base module, a liquid dispensing system including a dispensing nozzle associated with the base module and fluidly connected to a flui... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6360399 | Hand-held vacuum cleaner with interchangeable control panel module An interchangeable control panel module removably mountable to the housing of the powered unit of a hand-held vacuum cleaner may be configured to provide the feature mix of a given product model without requiring redesign of the housing of the powered uni... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6289552 | Vacuum cleaner with dual agitator windows A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a nozzle that incorporates an agitator cavity. A rotary agitator is received in the agitator cavity. A light source is held in an illumination compartment carried on the housing. A first window divides the illumi... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6256832 | Vacuum cleaner The invention provides a vacuum cleaner (2) having a cleaner head (8) comprising a dirty air inlet (12) and a passage 20) forming an airflow path for dirty air entering the dirty air inlet (12). Access means (24, 26) are provided for allowing access to th... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6253414 | Carpet extractor with headlights A carpet extractor is disclosed having scrub brushes located behind a transparent suction nozzle, whereby the brushes are visible through the nozzle. A main frame of the extractor is formed with transparent portions adjacent to the ends of the brushes, so... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6206547 | Light-emitting handle for swimming pool cleaner An automatic swimming pool cleaner is equipped with an electrically-powered light source that is securely mounted on, or above the exterior of the housing of the pool cleaner so that the light source illuminates a generally spherical space above and 360°... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5987697 | Vacuum cleaner having a brush lamp A vacuum cleaner having a suction nozzle lamp which can light and observe a forward are of a suction nozzle for collecting dust or alien substances without being overheated. A reflection plate with a predetermined shape is formed inside a lower case formi... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5983443 | Accessory with built-in light for vacuum cleaner There is provided an accessory attachment with a built-in light for attachment to a vacuum cleaner. The accessory is preferably of modular design and is detachably connected in air flow relationship to a hose of the vacuum cleaner at one part, is adapted ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5896618 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner, which has a cleaning attachment through which dirt and dust are drawn, includes a lighting device that illuminates a surface to be cleaned. The lighting device includes a bulb in a groove that is formed at the cleaning attachment's front... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5771531 | Vacuum for animal feces A vacuum is described which includes a housing having first, second, and third openings, a vacuum motor connected to the first opening of the housing, an elongated tube connected by one end to the second opening of the housing, and a receptacle removably ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5655253 | Bench top dust collector A self-contained portable device for collecting dust and other particulate matter or the like. There is a housing with partially open sides sufficiently large to allow the entrance of an operator's hands. A sensor is activated when the operator's hands ar... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5644394 | System for repairing damaged gas turbine engine airfoils A system for repairing damaged airfoils for gas turbine engines includes a plurality of rigid attachment tools. Each attachment tool is individually shaped to access a leading edge of the damaged airfoil of a particular stage of the gas turbine engine. Th... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5575035 | Environmentally sound and safe apparatus for removing coatings The present invention is a hand held tool for removing coatings from a substrate. The hand held tool includes a housing having a front section with an outlet, a mid section with an inlet, and a rear section, a heat source disposed within the front section... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5560076 | Combined vacuum cleaner and torch A portable vacuum cleaner with removable flashlight is disclosed. The invention is broadly characterized as a vacuum cleaner housing having a front portion and a rear portion with vacuum cleaner components such as an impeller, motor, and filter disposed t... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5481779 | Ergonomic tool support apparatus and material removal system This invention is a portable support apparatus composing a mounting frame or yoke which can be supported about the hips of a worker or be attached to a machine or robot. A pivoting assembly pivots a rod having one end secured to the pivoting assembly to a... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5467501 | Vacuum cleaner with illuminated belt view An illuminated belt view for a vacuum cleaner wherein light is transmitted, via a light pipe, from a remote light source to an area directly underneath a transparent belt view window. The transparent belt view window is formed in the vacuum cleaner hood t... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5317782 | System for cleaning an inside surface of a duct A system including an apparatus for cleaning an inside surface of a duct. The system includes a traveling portion and a remote-control monitor portion. The traveling portion includes a traveling truck and the truck carries a compressed air ejector and a v... | 06/07/1994 |
