ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,941, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Lowe's Cos. Inc. (Mooresville, N.C.).
"Vacuum cleaner" was invented by Jay Fording (Davidson, N.C.), Eduardo Gonzalez (Huntersville, N.C.), Michael McDermott (Davidson, N.C.), Claude E. Reynolds Jr. (Mooresville, N.C.), James Townsend (Mooresville, N.C.), Trevor N. Devine (Statesville, N.C.), Steven P. Gerstein (Huntersville, N.C.) and Kevin D. Fry (South Williamsport, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present invention described herein relate to vacuum cleaners. The vacuum cleaners described herein can include a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and at least one suppor...