ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. D1,102,070, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Emerson Electric Co. (St. Louis).

"Vacuum cleaner floor tool" was invented by Christopher Burch (St. Louis), Liam McGreal (St. Charles, Mo.), Matthew A. Williams (Bridgeton, Mo.), Devdatta Namdev Shingate (Pune, India), Narendra Gokulsingh Patil (Pune, India), Rahul Shrihari Doke (Pune, India), Vikas Mahadev Jadhav (Pune, India) and Douglas C. Schultz (Glen Carbon, Ill.).

The patent was filed on Dec. 7, 2023, under Application No. D/920,016.

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