Inventor · Canton, OH, US

Evan A. Gordon

32Patents
14h-index
47Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 5, 1995 → Jan 19, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6571422B1 Vacuum cleaner with a microprocessor-based dirt detection circuit Human Necessities 142 Expired
US6832407B2 Moisture indicator for wet pick-up suction cleaner Human Necessities 142 Expired
US5608944A Vacuum cleaner with dirt detection Human Necessities 128 Expired
US7269877B2 Floor care appliance with network connectivity Physics 79 Expired
US7208892B2 Power management system for a floor care appliance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US7392566B2 Cleaning machine for cleaning a surface Human Necessities 38 Expired
US6681442B2 Apparatus and method for cleaning a surface Human Necessities 27 Expired
US7362064B2 Control arrangement for a cleaning appliance Human Necessities 26 Expired
US7203993B2 Suction nozzle height adjustment and control arrangement Human Necessities 21 Expired
US7757342B2 Cleaning machine for cleaning a surface Human Necessities 19 Active
US7725223B2 Control arrangement for a propulsion unit for a self-propelled floor care appliance Human Necessities 19 Active
US7146679B2 Apparatus and method for cleaning a surface Human Necessities 17 Expired
US7237299B2 Cleaning machine having a control system for cleaning a surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US7418764B2 Mode control arrangement for a floor care appliance Human Necessities 14 Active
US7945988B2 Method and apparatus for controlling a vacuum cleaner Human Necessities 12 Active
US8635740B2 Flow control of an extractor cleaning machine Human Necessities 11 Active
US7367082B2 Floor care appliance with a plurality of cleaning modes Human Necessities 10 Expired
US6812847B1 Moisture indicator for wet pick-up suction cleaner Human Necessities 9 Expired
US7220930B2 Floor care appliance with an electro luminescent switch panel Electricity 8 Expired
US7624473B2 Adjustable flow rate valve for a cleaning apparatus Human Necessities 7 Expired
USD521701S1 Upper housing of a floor care appliance General 6 Expired
US7987552B2 Floor care appliance with a plurality of cleaning modes Human Necessities 5 Active
US8028370B2 Cleaning machine for cleaning a surface Human Necessities 3 Active
US8516655B2 Vacuum cleaner with electronic agitator control Human Necessities 3 Active
US7225501B2 Brush assembly for a cleaning device Human Necessities 3 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.