The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Bissell Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventors:
Adam Brown, Holland, MI (US);
Eric D. Buehler, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Derek E. Smith, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
David VanKampen, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Assignee:
BISSELL , Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/28 (2006.01); A47L 5/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/04 (2006.01); G05B 19/416 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/2857 (2013.01); A47L 5/00 (2013.01); A47L 9/0411 (2013.01); A47L 9/2805 (2013.01); A47L 9/2826 (2013.01); A47L 9/2842 (2013.01); A47L 9/2852 (2013.01); A47L 9/2894 (2013.01); G05B 19/416 (2013.01); G05D 1/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); G05D 1/0033 (2013.01); A47L 2201/04 (2013.01); A47L 2201/06 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45098 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0203 (2013.01);
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.