ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,028, issued on April 21, was assigned to BISSELL Inc. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

"Suction nozzle for extraction cleaner" was invented by Mitch Sloboda (Sparta, Mich.) and Victoria J. Royale (Comstock Park, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suction nozzle for use with an extraction cleaner having a suction source includes a tool body and a front cover connected to the tool body. The tool body includes a rear wall. The tool body defines an exhaust port configured to connect to the suction source. The front cover and the rear wall together define an extraction nozzle volume having a suction inlet. The tool body defines a pair of air v...