ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,745, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to BISSELL Inc. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
"Handheld extraction cleaner with liquid movement mitigation" was invented by Mitchell J. Wesley (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An extraction cleaner includes a suction nozzle having an inlet path and suction fan configured to provide suction. The inlet path brings liquid and air into the extraction cleaner. Suction fan has a fan entrance, a recovery tank is spaced from the fan entrance. A separator element configured to allow liquid to flow into the recovery tank, inhibit the flow of liquid out of the recovery tank, and inhibit liquid from...