Over 140 Years of Floorcare Innovation. In 1876, Melville and Anna Bissell owned a crockery shop in which dust and breakages was a daily occurrence. To this day, we are still family owned so we know what it means to make a house a home. That’s why BISSELL have designed a complete collection of innovative products for real messes we make. All Upright Carpet Cleaners. Carpets and Area Rug.