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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2024
Bissell Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Sang Hoon Chung, Holland, MI (US);
Mike Luyckx, Ada, MI (US);
Chris J. Harmelink, Wyoming, MI (US);
Patryk Donald Akhurst, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Isaac Busken-Jovanovich, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Christopher L. Hogg, Holland, MI (US);
Churu Yun, Plainwell, MI (US);
BISSELL Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes an illumination system having lighting to illuminate a floor surface or other area being cleaned. The lighting for the illumination system includes a plurality of lights, light sources, and/or lighting zones disposed around a housing of the apparatus. The illumination system can output a condition, status, state, alert or error to a user by emitting visible light and varying an intensity, color, wavelength, temperature, or animation of the light. Methods for operating the illumination system are also provided.