ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,283, issued on April 14.
"Self-cleaning floor mat" was invented by Leonardo Luis Quintero (Newark, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicular floor mat comprises a main body and a vacuum assembly. The main body comprises a solid base member and a mesh cover. A plurality of ridges project upwardly from a substantially planar top surface of the base member forming complimentary grooves configured to collect water or waste. The vacuum assembly comprises a first compartment configured to receive the water or waste through one or more inlet ports disposed at the front of the vacuum assembly, a second compartment housing a blower whe...