ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,730, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to VERSUNI HOLDING B.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"Vacuum cleaner nozzle" was invented by Bastian Cornelis Kleine Doepke (Zuidhorn, Netherlands) and Albert Al-Shorachi (Zwolle, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Vacuum cleaner nozzle (N), comprising an air inlet area (AIA) having a front-end boundary (FEB), the front-end boundary (FEB) having a predetermined number of front openings (FO), and front guide elements (FGE) having a surface at an angle to the front-end boundary (FEB) for guiding dirt towards the front openings (FO), openings left by the front guide elements being aligned with t...