ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,364, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. (Hampton, Canada).

"Surface cleaning apparatus" was invented by Wayne Ernest Conrad (Hampton, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surface cleaning apparatus has an energy storage member unit with a first portion provided in the handle and a second portion provided in the main body of the apparatus."

The patent was filed on March 6, 2024, under Application No. 18/597,664.

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