ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,604, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. (Hampton, Canada).
"Configuration of a cyclone assembly and surface cleaning apparatus having same" was invented by Wayne Ernest Conrad (Hampton, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cyclone separator useable in a surface cleaning apparatus comprises a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber exterior to, and surrounding at least a portion of the cyclone chamber. The dirt collection chamber is in communication with the cyclone chamber via a dirt outlet. An air flow passage extending to the cyclone air inlet travels generally axially through the dirt c...