ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,085, issued on May 20, was assigned to BISSELL Inc. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
"Surface cleaner" was invented by Mitchell J. DeJonge (Fruitport, Mich.) and Ryan J. Alt (Byron Center, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surface cleaner may have various features including an engagement mechanism secured to an agitator support frame and positioned to be pivoted by an agitator lift lever as the agitator lift lever translates, the pivoting engagement mechanism lifting the agitator support frame and the agitator secured thereto from a lowered position to a raised position. Other features may include a projection to limit belt slack when the...