Cleaning system and equipment therefor

US9138115B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9138115-B2
Application numberUS-201213672974-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 9, 2012
Priority dateNov 10, 2011
Publication dateSep 22, 2015
Grant dateSep 22, 2015

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Abstract

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A cleaning system includes a housing with a reservoir for holding waste, with the reservoir in fluid communication with a suction line, a pumping station for receiving waste from the reservoir, and a cleaning component for cleaning one or more surfaces on the housing or the station either automatically or based on an actuation signal input by a user.

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The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1. A cleaning apparatus comprising: a housing with a dispensing reservoir for holding a cleaning fluid; an ionization system for charging the fluid so that it becomes ionized, the ionizing system comprising a cleaning component, said cleaning component including an anode in contact with the cleaning fluid, the anode for ionizing the cleaning fluid either automatically…

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  • B08B3/026Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Human Necessities · mapped topic

  • Human Necessities · mapped topic

  • A47L9/00Primary

    Human Necessities · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9138115B2 cover?
A cleaning system includes a housing with a reservoir for holding waste, with the reservoir in fluid communication with a suction line, a pumping station for receiving waste from the reservoir, and a cleaning component for cleaning one or more surfaces on the housing or the station either automatically or based on an actuation signal input by a user.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Stryker Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B08B3/026. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 22 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).