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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. 05, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven Allen Holt, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ronald Anthony Masters, Loveland, OH (US);
Vernon Sanford Ping, III, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Proctor & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
15228 ; 152091 ; 152441 ; 152442 ; 152443 ; 152444 ;
Abstract
A cleaning implement comprises a handle and a removable cleaning pad. The cleaning pad exhibits a controlled rate of fluid absorbency, which allows for beneficial cleaning without using large quantities of fluid. Also, a method for cleaning hard surfaces comprises the use of low levels of cleaning solution and the cleaning implement and/or cleaning pad.