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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2004
Jonathan L. Miner, Rockford, MI (US);
Eric C. Huffman, Lowell, MI (US);
Eric C. Sugalski, Chicago, IL (US);
Kevin J. Ehrenreich, Chicago, IL (US);
Mark P. Slaven, Evanston, IL (US);
Tomas A. Matusaitis, Chicago, IL (US);
Randall S. Koplin, Chicago, IL (US);
Jeff R. Condon, Chicago, IL (US);
Phong Hoang Tran, Caledonia, MI (US);
David Seal, Chicago, IL (US);
Jeremy Moog, Ada, MI (US);
Jonathan L. Miner, Rockford, MI (US);
Eric C. Huffman, Lowell, MI (US);
Eric C. Sugalski, Chicago, IL (US);
Kevin J. Ehrenreich, Chicago, IL (US);
Mark P. Slaven, Evanston, IL (US);
Tomas A. Matusaitis, Chicago, IL (US);
Randall S. Koplin, Chicago, IL (US);
Jeff R. Condon, Chicago, IL (US);
Phong Hoang Tran, Caledonia, MI (US);
David Seal, Chicago, IL (US);
Jeremy Moog, Ada, MI (US);
Bissell Homecare, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A spot cleaning apparatus comprises a housing, a fluid distribution system, a fluid recovery system, an agitation system, and a controller system to automatically monitor and control inputs and outputs to said systems for removal of spots and stains from a surface without attendance by a user. A suction nozzle and agitation device are mounted to the housing for movement over the surface to be cleaned relative to a stationary housing. Optionally, the spot cleaning apparatus can be operated in a manual mode.