US Patent Issued to BISSELL on April 7 for "Wand with integral hose cleanout feature" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,593,950, issued on April 7, was assigned to BISSELL Inc. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

"Wand with integral hose cleanout feature" was invented by Eric J. Stuive (Zeeland, Mich.) and Derek Smith (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An accessory tool usable with an extraction cleaner having fluid delivery and recovery systems includes a conduit body, spray nozzle, and first and second valves. The conduit body contains a fluid delivery pathway and an airflow pathway. The fluid delivery pathway connects to the fluid delivery system at a hose end of a wand. The airflow pathway connects to the fluid recovery system at the same hose end...