ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,678, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to NEW ERMES EUROPE S.R.L. (Crosio Della Valle, Italy).

"Motorized suction head with steam dispensing device" was invented by Riccardo Roschi (Crosio Della Valle, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motorized suction brush comprising a roller is described, the roller being rotatable and being configured to rub the surface to be cleaned, an electric motor, either a battery or a transformer being electrically connected to the electric motor, and a transmission for connecting the roller to the electric motor so as to rotate the roller, wherein the suction head further comprises a fluid dispensin...