ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,036, issued on April 21.
"Shoe cleaning mat" was invented by Rudolph Canisales Sr. (Phoenix).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shoe cleaning mat including a housing assembly, a cleaning assembly and an electronic assembly. The housing assembly includes a housing having an opening in a top wall thereof. The cleaning assembly includes brushes equidistantly disposed within the housing. The brushes are connected therebetween through a shaft. The electronic assembly includes a motor, a battery and a sensor. The battery provides power to the motor and the sensor. The sensor is attached to a periphery of the opening of the housing. The motor...