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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
May. 28, 2009
George Moyher, Jr., Cedar Springs, MI (US);
Phong Hoang Tran, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Jeremy Moog, Lowell, MI (US);
Aaron P. Griffith, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Timothy S. Parker, Rockford, MI (US);
George Moyher, Jr., Cedar Springs, MI (US);
Phong Hoang Tran, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Jeremy Moog, Lowell, MI (US);
Aaron P. Griffith, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Timothy S. Parker, Rockford, MI (US);
BISSELL Homecare, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A spot cleaning apparatus has a housing, a fluid distribution system, a fluid recovery system, an agitation system, at least one UV light emitting element, an optional steam generator, and a controller to automatically monitor and control inputs and outputs to the systems for spot and stain removal and surface sanitization without attendance by a user. A suction nozzle, agitation machine, and optionally, at least one UV light emitting element 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 manual mode.