IP Library Granted Patent US 11,113,993
Granted Patent B2
US 11,113,993 · App. 14/828,272 · Granted Sep 7, 2021

Cleaning system, cleaning devices, instruction insert, and methods therefor

Inventors: Megan Henken (Wauconda, IL); Steve McNabb (Kenosha, WI)
Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
G09B29/003A47L13/16A47L13/51G09B5/02G09B19/003
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Patent No.
US 11,113,993
App. No.
14/828,272
Granted
Sep 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A visual teaching aid ( 100 ) assists teaching a cleaning order for a predefined area ( 106 ). The visual teaching aid can include a legend portion ( 103 ) defining a plurality of portions ( 105 ) of the predefined area, while a predefined area portion ( 104 ) pictorially illustrates the plurality of portions. The legend portion can define a plurality of sequential numerical indicia ( 107 ) indicating a predefined order in which the plurality of portions should be cleaned. The predefined area portion can include a plurality of visual indicators ( 110 ) assigned to the plurality of portions on a one-to-one basis. The visual teaching aid can be included with one or more cleaning cloths ( 300,500 ) in a cleaning package assembly ( 700 ).

Claims (44)

1. A cleaning package assembly, comprising:

a package;

one or more cleaning cloths disposed within the package, each cleaning cloth defining a plurality of portions thereof; and

an instructional insert, disposed within the package with the one or more cleaning cloths and instructing an order of using the plurality of portions to clean a predefined area;

the instructional insert comprising a plurality of sequential numerical indicia defining a cleaning order for the predefined area; and

each portion of the plurality of portions comprising one of the plurality of sequential numerical indicia to indicate the order of using the plurality of portions.

2. The cleaning package assembly of claim 1 , the predefined area comprising a hospital room.

3. The cleaning package assembly of claim 2 , a first subset of the plurality of sequential numerical indicia corresponding to a bathroom of the hospital room.

4. The cleaning package assembly of claim 3 , a second subset of the plurality of sequential numerical indicia corresponding to a patient room of the hospital room, the first subset and the second subset non-overlapping.

5. The cleaning package assembly of claim 4 , the plurality of sequential numerical indicia comprising numbers one through sixteen, inclusive.

6. The cleaning package assembly of claim 4 , the first subset commencing with a toilet portion and concluding with doorknobs.

7. The cleaning package assembly of claim 4 , the second subset commencing with a bed portion and concluding with doorknobs.

8. The cleaning package assembly of claim 2 , the hospital room illustrated pictorially as a floor plan.

9. The cleaning package assembly of claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of markers, each marker comprising the one of the plurality of sequential numerical indicia.

10. The cleaning package assembly of claim 9 , the each marker comprising a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag.

11. The cleaning package assembly of claim 1 , wherein the instructional insert comprises:

a legend portion defining a plurality of portions of the predefined area; and

a predefined area portion pictorially illustrating the plurality of portions of the predefined area;

the legend portion defining the plurality of sequential numerical indicia, wherein the cleaning order comprises a predefined order in which the plurality of portions of the predefined area should be cleaned; and

the predefined area portion comprising a plurality of visual indicators assigned to the plurality of portions of the predefined area on a one-to-one basis, each visual indicator comprising one of the plurality of sequential numerical indicia.

12. The cleaning package assembly of claim 11 , the legend portion comprising a restroom matrix comprising a first subset of the plurality of sequential numerical indicia and an additional room matrix comprising a second subset of the plurality of sequential numerical indicia.

13. The cleaning package assembly of claim 12 , the predefined area comprising a hospital room, the first subset and the second subset non-overlapping.

14. The cleaning package assembly of claim 13 , the restroom matrix and the additional room matrix each comprising a 1×N matrix arranged in a column, the first subset comprising numbers one through eight, inclusive, the second set comprising the numbers nine through sixteen inclusive.

15. The cleaning package assembly of claim 14 , the restroom matrix further defining restroom portions each associated with one of the plurality of sequential indicia on a one-to-one basis, the restroom portions comprising:

a toilet seat;

hand rails;

restroom walls;

a toilet bowl;

a storage area;

a shower;

a sink; and

doorknobs.

16. The cleaning package assembly of claim 15 , the restroom portions arranged in as set forth in claim 15 .

17. The cleaning package assembly of claim 14 , the additional room matrix defining additional room portions each associated with one of the plurality of sequential indicia on a one-to-one basis, the additional room portions comprising:

bed rails;

a nurse call device;

a patient table;

a remote control;

a table;

a television;

a light switch; and

doorknobs.

18. The cleaning package assembly of claim 17 , the additional portions arranged in as set forth in claim 17 .

19. The cleaning package assembly of claim 11 , the instructional insert presented on a display of an electronic device, each of the plurality of visual indicators comprising a circle with a number superimposed on the circle.

Assignments (6)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 28, 2026
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075643/0462 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 20, 2025
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071672/0100 →
CONVERSION OF ENTITY FROM CORPORATION TO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Recorded Oct 31, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
Reel/Frame 057977/0567 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 057927/0091 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 058040/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2015
From: HENKEN, MEGAN; MCNABB, STEVE
To: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC
Reel/Frame 036395/0942 →