IP Library Granted Patent US 9,808,133
Granted Patent B2
US 9,808,133 · App. 14/916,704 · Granted Nov 7, 2017

Surface cleaning device

Inventors: Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers (Eindhoven, NL); Pieter Kingma (Eindhoven, NL)
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
A47L7/0004A47L1/05A47L1/15A47L5/24A47L7/0009A47L9/0686
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Patent No.
US 9,808,133
App. No.
14/916,704
Granted
Nov 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Surface cleaning device, comprising a cloth (C) placed on a porous material (PM), a reservoir (R) for collecting liquid absorbed by the cloth (C), and an arrangement (P) for applying under-pressure in the reservoir (R) so as to transfer liquid from the cloth (C) into the reservoir (R). A pore size of the porous material (PM) is between 1 μm and 50 μm.

Claims (12)

1. Surface cleaning device, comprising:

a cloth (C) placed on a porous material (PM), a pore size of the porous material (PM) being between 1 μm and 50 μm;

a reservoir (R) for collecting liquid absorbed by the cloth (C); and

an arrangement (P) for applying under-pressure in the reservoir (R) so as to transfer liquid from the cloth (C) into the reservoir (R).

2. Surface cleaning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cloth (C) is a thin microfiber or non-woven cloth.

3. Surface cleaning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the porous material (PM) is a porous plastic or a porous polymer with water permeable properties.

4. Surface cleaning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the porous material (PM) is hydrophilic.

5. Surface cleaning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the porous material (PM) is a part of the reservoir (R).

6. Surface cleaning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the porous material (PM) does not allow the liquid collected in the reservoir (R) to come out again through the pores.

7. Surface cleaning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the porous material (PM) and the cloth (C) are one multilayer component.

8. Surface cleaning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the arrangement (P) for applying under-pressure comprises a syringe.

9. Surface cleaning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the arrangement (P) for applying under-pressure comprises a pump.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Aug 17, 2023
From: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
To: VERSUNI HOLDING B.V.
Reel/Frame 064618/0115 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2017
From: LUBBERS, MATTHIJS HENDRIKUS; KINGMA, PIETER
To: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Reel/Frame 040982/0427 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 14176910 · Jul 14, 2014 · regional
Continuity (1)
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