IP Library Granted Patent US 11,257,398
Granted Patent B2
US 11,257,398 · App. 15/194,252 · Granted Feb 22, 2022

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

Inventors: Megan Henken (Wauconda, IL); Steve McNabb (Kenosha, WI)
Assignee: Medline Industries, LP
G09B29/003A47L13/16A47L13/51G09B5/02G09B19/003
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Patent No.
US 11,257,398
App. No.
15/194,252
Granted
Feb 22, 2022
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 ( 400,600 ) or microfiber booklets ( 801,808 ) in a cleaning package assembly ( 1300 ).

Claims (26)

1. A cleaning package assembly, comprising:

a package;

one or more microfiber booklets disposed within the package, each microfiber booklet comprising a plurality of sheets; and

an instructional insert, disposed within the package with the one or more microfiber booklets and instructing an order of using the plurality of sheets 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 sheet of the plurality of sheets comprising one of the plurality of sequential numerical indicia to indicate the order of using the plurality of sheets;

the cleaning package assembly further comprising a first plurality of markers and a second plurality of markers, each marker of the first plurality of markers and the second plurality of markers comprising the one of the plurality of sequential numerical indicia.

2. The cleaning package assembly of claim 1 , a first subset of the plurality of sequential numerical indicia corresponding to a restroom of a hospital room.

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

4. The cleaning package assembly of claim 3 , the plurality of sequential numerical indicia comprising numbers one through seven, inclusive.

5. The cleaning package assembly of claim 1 , the first plurality of markers comprising blue circles, the second plurality of markers comprising green circles.

6. The cleaning package assembly of claim 1 , the each marker of the first plurality of markers and the second plurality of markers comprising a Radio Frequency Identification circuit identifying its sequence within the sequential numerical indicia.

7. The cleaning package assembly of claim 1 , the first plurality of markers colored differently from the second plurality of markers.

8. The cleaning package assembly of claim 7 , the one or more microfiber booklets comprising a first microfiber booklet and a second microfiber booklet.

9. The cleaning package assembly of claim 8 , the first microfiber booklet color-coded to match the first plurality of markers, the second microfiber booklet color-coded to match the second plurality of markers.

10. The cleaning package assembly of claim 8 , wherein the first microfiber booklet and the second microfiber booklet are different colors.

11. The cleaning package assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sheets comprises four sheets.

12. The cleaning package assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sheets are joined together at a spine.

13. The cleaning package assembly of claim 1 , wherein the instructional insert demonstrates how to use the one or more microfiber booklets disposed within the package.

14. The cleaning package assembly of claim 1 , wherein the instructional insert comprises a legend portion and a predefined area portion.

15. The cleaning package assembly of claim 14 , wherein the instructional insert further comprises an instructional portion.

16. The cleaning package assembly of claim 14 , wherein the legend portion comprises a matrix.

17. The cleaning package assembly of claim 1 , wherein one or both of the first plurality of markers and/or the second plurality of markers comprise stickers.

18. The cleaning package assembly of claim 1 , wherein one or both of the first plurality of markers and/or the second plurality of markers comprises motion detector.

19. The cleaning package assembly of claim 1 , the instructional insert further comprising at least one visual indicator.

20. The cleaning package assembly of claim 1 , the instructional insert further comprising a depiction of a floor plan.

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 057977/0436 →
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 22, 2016
From: HENKEN, MEGAN; MCNABB, STEVE
To: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 039500/0474 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 14828272 · Aug 17, 2015
Related Publication 20170053565A1 · Feb 23, 2017
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