US 7,431,524 B2
Advanced data controlled cleaning system
Roland Sacks, Bubikon (Switzerland)
Assigned to Avet-USA, Inc., Pompano Beach, Fla. (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/359,717.
Application 11/359717 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/906532, filed on Feb. 23, 2005, granted, now 7,056,050.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/521137, filed on Feb. 24, 2004.
Claims priority of application No. 20 2005 004 060 (DE), filed on Mar. 14, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2006/0140703 A1, Jun. 29, 2006
Int. Cl. A47L 13/26 (2006.01); A47L 13/30 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 401—139  [401/138; 401/195] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An intelligent mop comprising:
(a) a support shaft having upper and distal ends;
(b) a flat mophead having a upper surface connected to said distal end of said support shaft by pivot means, and a substantially flat bottom surface;
(c) a cleaning pad detachably secured to said bottom surface of said mophead;
(d) a reservoir attached to said support shaft, for storing cleaning fluid;
(e) a sprayer in fluid communication with said reservoir, for spraying said cleaning fluid from said reservoir;
(f) a sensor for counting the number of times that said mophead oscillates; and
(g) a controller in communication with said sensor, said controller enabling deactivation of said sprayer when a predetermined criterion is meet.