Patent 9420933 was granted and assigned to Bissell Homecare, Inc. on August, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A surface cleaning apparatus, and in particular a steam mop, comprises a steam generator and a cleaning pad. Steam from the steam generator can be applied to a cleaning composition applied to a stain on a floor surface. The cleaning composition can be applied directly to the floor surface, or indirectly via the cleaning pad.