ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,190, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Dyson Technology Ltd. (Malmesbury, Great Britain).

"Vacuum cleaner" was invented by Massimo Camplani (Bristol, Great Britain), Andrew Collingwood Watson (Gloucester, Great Britain), David Alan Millington (Swindon, Great Britain) and Nathan Lawson Mclean (Bristol, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum cleaner includes: a vacuum motor; a first sensor configured to generate first sensor signals based on sensed motion and orientation of the vacuum cleaner; a cleaner head comprising an agitator; one or more diagnostic sensors configured to generate second sensor signals based on sensed...