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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7954200 | Constant head device for a cleaning machine A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface in which cleaning solution is dispensed to the surface is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a distributor for dispensing solution to the surface and a solution tank fluidly connected to the distributor for supplyin... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7441306 | Vacuum cleaner and suction nozzle structure thereof Provided is a suction nozzle structure of a vacuum cleaner for enhancing a foreign particle suction efficiency. The suction nozzle structure includes: a suction tube in which a negative pressure is formed; a suction hole formed at a bottom of the suction nozzle stru... | 10/28/2008 |
| RE40542 | Dual filter vacuum cleaner apparatus A dual filter arrangement for a vacuum cleaner for filtering particles of dust and debris from an airflow passing through the vacuum cleaner. The dual filter comprises a coarse pre-filter having an array of pores formed therein of substantially uniform diameter and ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7415749 | Blower A blower is provided, and comprises a blower fan, a motor for driving the fan, a blower tube that extends from the fan, and a potential compensation conductor that extends within the blower tube and is connected with the motor in an electrically conductive manner. | 08/26/2008 |
| 7406742 | Vacuum device/blower An apparatus comprising a blower fan, a motor for driving the blower fan, a blower tube for conveying an air stream from the blower fan, and a potential compensation device that is electrically connected with the motor. The potential compensation device includes a c... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7383609 | Upright type vacuum cleaner having multi joint portion An upright type vacuum cleaner is provided that includes a main body containing a filtering device that filters out foreign materials entrained in sucked air, a suction nozzle device connected to a lower portion of the main body to be pivoted on a first joint portio... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377009 | Multi-functional cleaner selectively performing vacuum cleaning and water cleaning A complex type cleaner includes: a cleaner body having at least one of a dust collecting container for storing dust or foreign materials and a water collecting container for storing contaminated water; and a suction head having a dust suction opening disposed at a l... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373690 | Floor cleaning device with collapsible handle A floor cleaning device having a base assembly and an operating handle selectively movable between an extended position and a collapsed position. The operating handle has a lower handle connected to the base assembly and an upper handle connected to the lower handle... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367083 | Suction nozzle assembly for a cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface in which cleaning solution is dispensed to the surface and substantially simultaneously extracted along with the dirt on the surface in a continuous operation is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a housing and a re... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367082 | Floor care appliance with a plurality of cleaning modes A floor care appliance is provided for cleaning bare surfaces such as tile, marble, linoleum and wood. The floor care appliance includes a port for the connection of an accessory hose and wand for off the floor cleaning. A variety of cleaning implements can be attac... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363680 | Floor-cleaning machine with manual adjustment for two distinct and repeatable fluid flow rates A floor-cleaning machine (10) has a chassis (12) that is mobile on a surface and carries an agitating mechanism (14) to engage the surface. A fluid delivery system (18) conveys fluid from a reservoir (16) to the surface proximate t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363682 | Suction head for vacuum cleaner The present invention discloses a suction head for a vacuum cleaner, including a casing having a suction port for sucking alien substances from the floor, an agitator rotatably installed inside the suction port, a plurality of brushes being arranged on the agitator ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360277 | Vacuum cleaner fan unit and access aperture A vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the invention includes a chassis, a fan unit including a blower housing mounted to the chassis and an inlet housing affixed to the blower housing, and a baseplate affixed to the chassis. An access aperture is formed in ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356875 | Air exhaust system for a cleaning machine A cleaning machine for cleaning a surface in which cleaning solution is dispensed to the surface and substantially extracted along with the dirt on the surface in a continuous operation is provided. The cleaning machine includes an airflow source that produces an ai... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356872 | Automated electronic vacuum system and method A vacuum device has a housing. The housing forms an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The housing also forms a viewable compartment for retaining refuse vacuumed by the device. A vacuum motor is located in the housing. The vacuum motor has a suction inlet and a v... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353564 | Vacuum sweeper An attachment for portable power and suction units, including a long control tube having a length to extend from a floor to adjacent shoulder height of a standing user and a vacuum head formed from a length of tube having a slot in one side and with the ends of the ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350267 | Wand assembly for a domestic appliance A wand for a domestic appliance (e.g., vacuum cleaner) includes a plurality of tubes which are dimensioned to telescope inside one another. Each tube is associated with a securing mechanism for securing the tube in an extended position with respect to another of the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350264 | Mobile vacuum sweeper A vacuum sweeper vehicle has a sweeper body including a frame. A pair of front wheels are supported by an axle apparatus at a forward end of the sweeper body. The axle apparatus is constructed to provide a space between the front wheels. A pair of rear wheels are su... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350262 | Floor care appliance with tool caddy A floor care appliance is provided for cleaning bare surfaces such as tile, marble, linoleum and wood. The floor care appliance includes an accessory caddy for storing an accessory hose, telescoping wand, cleaning implements and cleaning supplies. The accessory cadd... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343640 | Automatic festooned hose apparatus for public transit vacuuming systems and methods for using same An automatic festoon hose handling system for mass transit vehicles such as buses or the like, includes a vacuum or pressurized fluid source, a hose connected to the source, and a lance portion disposed on a distal end of the hose. A festoon assembly is positioned f... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343643 | Selective bag or bagless cleaning system A vacuum cleaner includes a nozzle assembly and a canister assembly connected to the nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly includes an inlet. A suction generator is carried on one of the nozzle assembly and canister assembly. A cyclonic separation chamber is carried ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7340797 | Recovery tank for a cleaning apparatus The cleaning apparatus includes a base portion for movement along the surface and a handle pivotally connected to the base portion. A recovery tank is removably mounted to the handle and has a front end. A lid covers the recovery tank and has an inlet opening for di... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337493 | Upright-type electric vacuum cleaner with detachable dust collector An upright-type electric vacuum cleaner including a vacuum cleaner main body with at least a dust collector and an exhaust outlet, and a suction body provided at a lower front of the vacuum main body. The dust collector is disposed on a rearward side of the vacuum c... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337492 | Vacuum cleaner having a noise blocking member facing an intake vent of a motor fan In an electric vacuum cleaner having an intake air opening 18 disposed in a front portion of a main body case 17, a dust collection case 19 which communicates with the intake air opening 18, and a motor fan 20 provided in a back po... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337494 | Electrostatic cloth attachment for vacuum head A vacuum head assembly is disclosed which includes a vacuum head detachably connected to a secondary head, which is designed to carry an electrostatic cloth. The secondary head assumes a horizontal position behind the vacuum head so that the scoop of the vacuum head... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334290 | Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic air path An upright suction cleaner having a base, a body pivotally mounted on the base, a suction device, and a dirt separation system. The dirt separation system has a first and second dirt separators. the first of which may include an air-pervious shroud having a plate ex... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334289 | Lubricant cleansing apparatus for dry-type wire drawing Disclosed herein is an apparatus for cleaning a lubricant for dry-type wire drawing. The apparatus comprises a case provided with a cover and piercing holes at opposite sides of the case such that a steel wire can pass through the case, a plurality of driving motors... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331082 | Tank arrangement for a cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface in which cleaning solution is dispensed to the surface and substantially simultaneously extracted along with the dirt on the surface in a continuous operation is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a base portion for... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7331078 | Surface cleaning apparatus A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a body including a rear compartment, a forward compartment and an intermediate compartment arranged between the rear and forward compartments. An elongate rotatable brush arrangement is positioned within and extends across the ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325274 | Vacuum cleaner with dust collecting device A vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The vacuum cleaner includes a main body including a suction device therein and a depressed portion opened to its upper portion, a dust collecting device seated into the depressed portion of the main body and collecting dust in a cyclon... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320149 | Robotic extraction cleaner with dusting pad An vacuum cleaning robot has a drive system adapted to autonomously move a base housing along a horizontal surface and is controlled by a computer processing unit. A dusting assembly is mounted to the base housing and is adapted to selectively rest on a surface to b... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318250 | Bare floor shifter for vacuum cleaner A bare floor switch assembly for a power head or an upright vacuum cleaner includes a mounting bracket, an idler and idler arm pivotally mounted to the mounting bracket, a biaser for biasing the idler and idler arm to an agitator drive interrupting position and a sw... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316051 | Suction nozzle height adjustment control circuit A floor care appliance is provided with a switch for controlling the height of the suction nozzle. The switch controls the height of the suction nozzle by controlling the operation of an independent motor and a gear and cam arrangement operatively connected to the w... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316049 | Apparatus and method for evacuating a liquid One version of the portable liquid-evacuation device may include: a container having a top wall, a bottom wall, a sidewall, a liquid inlet, a liquid outlet, and an air outlet, with the air outlet being connectable to a remote vacuum source; a pump positioned in the ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7310855 | Vacuum cleaner counter-balance mechanism A vacuum cleaner is provided having a cleaning head and a main body pivotally mounted to the cleaning head which includes a counter-balance mechanism having at least one torsion spring with a first end thereof mounted for pivotal movement about a fixed axis in eithe... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310854 | Dust cover of vacuum cleaner A dust cover of a vacuum cleaner is installed to be separable from a dust collecting chamber so as to open/close the dust collecting chamber in which a dust bag filtering sucked dust is mounted, and has a support part to which the dust bag is mounted at its inside, ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308130 | Method for inspecting input shaft of power steering system Provided is a machine and a method for inspecting an input shaft of a power system. First an second cameras take a photograph of first and second champer of the input shaft from directions perpendicular to the chamfers to capture image data of the chamfers. The inpu... | 12/11/2007 |
