ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,076, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to BISSELL Inc. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
"Cleaning apparatus rotary scrubbing tool" was invented by Eric J. Stuive (Zeeland, Mich.) and Jecori Owens-Shuler (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cleaning apparatus includes a housing, a suction assembly, and a liquid delivery system. A wand is in fluid communication with the suction assembly and the liquid delivery system via an accessory hose. A rotary scrubbing tool is selectively coupled to the wand. The rotary scrubbing tool includes a motor assembly and a support member. A pad base is operably coupled to the motor assembly for dri...