US Patent Issued to Origyn on Oct. 20 for "Vacuum cleaner with hand nozzle" (New Jersey, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,732, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Origyn LLC (Wayland, Mass.).

"Vacuum cleaner with hand nozzle" was invented by Jason Thorne (Dover, Mass.) and Charles S. Brunner (Flemington, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum cleaner includes a floor nozzle, a handle, a hand nozzle that can be stored at least partially in the handle, and a backbone between the floor nozzle and the handle. The vacuum cleaner further includes a motor and dustcup on the backbone. Air flow conduits define a first air flow path between the dustcup and the floor nozzle and a second air flow path between the hand nozzle and the dustcup. A flow valve is op...