Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited

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Charles Andrew Liter

Christopher M Paterson

Bruce M Kiern

Charles Jeff Morgan

Victor Brent McClearen

Ernest Matthew Chavana, Jr

George Virgle Hibbs

Timothy Kolody

Dennis Thomas Lamb

Bruce R Barsumian

Thomas H Jones

A vacuum cleaner including a base including a motor assembly and a wheel, wherein the wheel rotates around the motor assembly about an axis of rotation, the wheel extends radially outward from the motor assembly, and a portion of the motor assembly intersects a plane defined by the wheel perpendicular to the axis of rotation.

Vacuum axle with a motor embedded therein and wheels

A surface cleaning apparatus, such as a vacuum cleaner, having a wireless communication and control system including two or more wireless radio frequency communication devices configured to transmit and receive control instructions and responses to control the operation of various electrical components disposed within or attached to the surface cleaning apparatus.

Apparatus and method of utilizing wireless switches to control a vacuum cleaner

The principles and embodiments of the presently claimed invention related to a surface cleaning apparatus, such as a vacuum cleaner, having a wireless communication and control system including two or more wireless radio frequency communication devices configured to transmit and receive control instructions and responses to control the operation of various electrical components disposed within or attached to the surface cleaning apparatus.

A vacuum cleaner with bag mount and disposable bag is described. In some embodiments, the vacuum bag may include a semi-permeable dirt bag having a top edge, a generally flat collar having a top edge, and a first opening in the collar configured to accept a dirty air nozzle, where the top edge of the vacuum bag does not extend beyond the top edge of the collar. In some embodiments, the vacuum cleaner may include a dirty air nozzle, a vacuum bag having a substantially rigid collar including a dirty air opening, and at least one void used for alignment of the collar; a mounting member releasably connected to the vacuum cleaner and movable between a loading position and a fully closed position, and a latch to releasably retain a top edge of the collar to keep the mounting member in the fully closed position.

Disposable bag and a disposable bag mount bracket for an upright vacuum cleaner

A vacuum cleaner base housing including a motor including a shaft and a wheel mount, wherein the motor is housed within the wheel mount described. In some embodiments, the cleaner base housing includes a first wheel mount including a substantially circular outer surface. In some embodiments, the cleaner base housing includes a second wheel mount including a substantially circular outer surface. In some embodiments, the cleaner base housing the first wheel mount and the second wheel mount are co-axial.

An apparatus for detecting concealed surveillance devices coupled to a transmission line uses either a time domain or frequency domain reflectometry operation to locate any impedance anomalies on the transmission line and a non-linear junction detection operation to classify the located impedance anomalies as semiconductor or non-semiconductor based anomalies. The reflectometry operation utilizes the reflection of a test signal to determine the distance to any reflecting impedance anomalies on the transmission line that may be indicative of an electronic device being coupled to the transmission line. The non-linear junction detection operation then compares the amplitudes of re-radiated second and third harmonics of a transmitted fundamental frequency signal to determine if the reflecting impedance anomalies are the result of a semiconductor based non-linear junction. A DC bias voltage and a balanced load may be added to the transmission line to enhance the line's response to the test signals. Any unidentified semiconductor based anomalies are manually inspected to determine if they represent convert surveillance devices.

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Cookeville, TN, United States of America

Charles Andrew Liter