ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,230, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to BISSELL Inc. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

"Modular head system for handheld extraction cleaner, dry vacuum accessory for handheld extraction cleaner, and handheld extraction cleaner" was invented by Chris Harmelink (Wyoming, Mich.) and Derek Smith (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handheld extraction cleaner system includes a wet cleaning head including a wet suction nozzle, a dry cleaning head including a dry suction nozzle. A handheld base includes a modular receiver configured to interchangeably couple to the wet cleaning head and the dry cleaning head. A suction source is conf...