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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006

Filed:

May. 13, 2002
Applicants:

Donald A. Coates, Canton, OH (US);

Robert W. Bauman, North Canton, OH (US);

Michael A. Durbin, Massillon, OH (US);

Evan A. Gordon, Canton, OH (US);

Adam C. Sclafani, North Canton, OH (US);

Aaron P. Tondra, North Canton, OH (US);

William H. Theiss, Jr., Canton, OH (US);

Timothy T. Hertrick, Canton, OH (US);

David A. Bradshaw, Canton, OH (US);

Edgar A. Maurer, Canton, OH (US);

Wilbur J. Kellum, North Canton, OH (US);

Inventors:

Donald A. Coates, Canton, OH (US);

Robert W. Bauman, North Canton, OH (US);

Michael A. Durbin, Massillon, OH (US);

Evan A. Gordon, Canton, OH (US);

Adam C. Sclafani, North Canton, OH (US);

Aaron P. Tondra, North Canton, OH (US);

William H. Theiss, Jr., Canton, OH (US);

Timothy T. Hertrick, Canton, OH (US);

David A. Bradshaw, Canton, OH (US);

Edgar A. Maurer, Canton, OH (US);

Wilbur J. Kellum, North Canton, OH (US);

Assignee:

The Hoover Company, North Canton, OH (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A cleaner for cleaning a surface comprises a floor-engaging portion for moving along the surface. A source supplies a liquid to a distributor, which distributes the liquid from the source on the surface wherein an activating device is operatively connected to the source to activate the source to supply liquid to the distributor to distribute liquid on the surface in response to a force moving the floor engaging portion in a first direction.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Coates, Donald. (2006). Apparatus and method for cleaning a surface (U.S. Patent No. 7146679). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7146679

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