{"number":"US12696972B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Autonomous vacuum mopping system","english":"Autonomous vacuum mopping system"},"abstract":{"original":"An autonomous vacuum includes mopping and sweeping functionalities. A magnetic locking system secures a cleaning head of the autonomous vacuum into a mopping position when in a mopping state, allowing the vacuum to move a mop roller back and forth to scrub stubborn stains on a floor surface without the cleaning head shifting into an alternate sweeping position. The autonomous vacuum also includes snorkel ducts to direct fluid waste and water from the mop roller to a waste bag without mixing the fluid waste with dry waste collected by a sweeping system.…","english":"An autonomous vacuum includes mopping and sweeping functionalities. A magnetic locking system secures a cleaning head of the autonomous vacuum into a mopping position when in a mopping state, allowing the vacuum to move a mop roller back and forth to scrub stubborn stains on a floor surface without the cleaning head shifting into an alternate sweeping position. The autonomous vacuum also includes snorkel ducts to direct fluid waste and water from the mop roller to a waste bag without mixing the fluid waste with dry waste collected by a sweeping system.…"},"applicants":["Matic Robots, Inc."],"inventors":["Anshuman Kumar","Karthik Chandrashekaraiah","Nathan Elio Madonia","William George Plummer","Tristan Pierre Gervais","Vishal Jain"],"filingDate":"2023-08-10","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12696972B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12696972B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12696972B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12696972B2"}}