Patents Examined by Ismael Izaguirre
  • Garment processing device
    Patent number: 11624144
    Abstract: A clothes treatment apparatus includes a first case, a second case, a width-direction bracket for coupling at least one of front walls or rear walls of the first case and the second case to each other in a width direction, a depth-direction bracket for coupling at least one of upper walls or lower walls of the first case and the second case to each other in a depth direction, and a height-direction bracket for coupling at least one of the front walls or the rear walls of the first case and the second case to each other in a height direction. At least two of the width-direction bracket, the depth-direction bracket, or the height-direction bracket are configured to fix at least two surfaces of the first case and the second case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeongryeol Choi, Minhyoung Lee, Seonghui Kim
  • Width-folding system and method for creating width-folds in an article of laundry
    Patent number: 11618993
    Abstract: A width folder is configured for width-folding an article of laundry, and especially lateral excess portions thereof. The width folder includes male and female members stacked along a vertical direction. The male member includes two opposite first folding edges which extend along a laundry article motion direction perpendicular to the vertical direction and further includes opposite male top and bottom surfaces each of which extends between the first folding edges. The female member being located at least partially beneath the male member and includes two opposite second folding edges which converge in the motion direction. The female member further includes opposite female top and bottom surfaces. The female member further includes opposite folding protrusions which extend outwardly therefrom in a direction away from the female top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventors: Bilal Saudi, Isaac Naor, Alon Naim
  • Clothes care apparatus
    Patent number: 11618991
    Abstract: A clothes care apparatus including: a main body including a clothes care room; a blower configured to form an airflow inside the clothes care room formed therein, and disposed between an upper part of the clothes care room and an upper part of the main body; and a duct configured to allow air inside the clothes care room to be introduced into the blower by the blower, and formed between a rear part of the main body and a rear part of the clothes care room, wherein the blower includes a blowing fan and a scroll to cover the blowing fan, and the scroll includes a flat portion formed to extend in a direction corresponding to an extension direction of the duct to guide the air into the blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongwoo Shin, Hooijoong Kim, Minsung Kim, Jinbaek Kim, Hyunjoo Kim, Geonung Lee, Hwangmook Cho, Sung Han
  • Apparatus for putting a glove on a palm hand
    Patent number: 11617629
    Abstract: A gloving apparatus that has a glove-opening device and a glove-lifting-and-positioning device. The glove-lifting-and-positioning device includes a linear actuator with a moveable rod that is ended with an inserting pin, a rotating actuator that is designed to rotate the glove-lifting-and-positioning device, and a lifting arm with a lifting actuator that are designed to lift up and lower down the glove-lifting-and-positioning device. The glove-lifting-and-positioning device is designed to insert the inserting pin into a matching hole at a glove holder to which a glove is attached and to insert the opening of the glove over grasping pins of the glove-opening device. The glove-opening device can stretch open the glove opening and when an air pump creates sub-pressure then the glove inflates to a size suitable for a hand to be inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Inventor: Shlomo Matan Shalom Avshalom
  • Steam generator with pre-heat chamber and filter
    Patent number: 11618992
    Abstract: A steam generator includes a pre-heat chamber configured to heat incoming water to a temperature less than the boiling point of water, where the pre-heat chamber is configured to heat the water such that if the water contains a calcium compound, the calcium compound is caused to take a particulate form. The steam generator also includes a filter assembly in fluid communication with the pre-heat chamber, the filter assembly including a removable particulate filter element, where the filter element is reusable and cleanable. The steam generator also includes a water pump in fluid communication with the filter assembly, and operative to cause water flow through the steam generator and a boiler in fluid communication with the water pump, where the water pump is configured to cause water to flow to the boiler, and where the boiler is configured to boil water such that steam is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Kroy Everett Nernberger, Boopalan Sampath, Daniel Richard Strong, Adam Joseph Mayer
  • Hook for a tufting machine
    Patent number: 11613835
    Abstract: A hook (5) for a tufting machine to provide an enhanced J-cut effect. The hook comprises a shank portion (12) via which the hook is connected to the tufting machine, in use, and a working portion (4) extending from the shank portion. The working portion (4) comprises a cutting edge (6) on one side of a lower face of the working portion. A J-cut forming portion is formed at the working portion (4), in that the working portion in the region above the cutting edge has a greater thickness than the thickness of the shank portion (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: VANDEWIELE NV
    Inventor: Frank Shanley
  • Handheld steam iron
    Patent number: 11613840
    Abstract: A handheld steam iron for straightening creases in wrinkled fabric is disclosed. The handheld steam iron can combine the benefits of both an iron and a steamer by providing heat and steam to a garment. The handheld steam iron can include an upper arm and a lower body. The upper arm and/or lower body can include a plate, steam chambers, or both. The steam iron can include a pump to provide fluid to the upper arm and/or lower body. The steam iron can also include a fluid reservoir that enables a user to quickly provide the liquid used for steam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: NORI Inc.
    Inventors: Courtney Toll, Mohan Rajasekaran
  • Laundry treating apparatus
    Patent number: 11613841
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a laundry treating apparatus comprising a cabinet comprising an opening, a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet, an inner case disposed in the cabinet and configured to provide an accommodation space, a supply part configured to communicate with the inner case to supply at least one of air or moisture to the accommodation space, and a mount part disposed on at least one of the inner case or the door and configured to place the laundry in the accommodation space. The mount part comprises a support part disposed on at least one of the inner case or the door to support a surface of the laundry, and a pressing part. The pressing part comprises a pressing body rotatably coupled to one of the inner case, the door, or the support part, and a position change part and a position change part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaehyung Kim, Semin Jang
  • Cover element for an ironing surface
    Patent number: 11608586
    Abstract: Cover element for an ironing surface includes: a first layer of fabric which extends substantially for the entire surface development of said element, the first layer being constituted by a fabric with fibers that resist, without undergoing any damage or alteration, temperatures above about 180° C., for at least 5 minutes; and at least one underlying support layer, which is positioned below the first layer and which includes an impermeable polymeric membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SIRETESSILE S.R.L.
    Inventor: Gianfranco Baggio
  • Clothing shaking device for clothing care apparatus
    Patent number: 11598046
    Abstract: Provided is a clothing shaking device for clothing care apparatus, the care apparatus includes a cabinet, the shaking device includes a driving member, a first connecting member, a second connecting member, a beam and a connecting structure arranged on the beam, when the driving member drives the first connecting member to rotate and thus drives the second connecting member to move, a swimming structure can apply acting force to the connecting structure to make the connecting structure and the beam move back and forth together. Through the connection between the swimming structure and the connecting structure, when the driving member drives the first connecting member to rotate and thus drives the second connecting member to move, while driving the beam to move back and forth, the movement amplitude of the beam in the direction perpendicular to the beam can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fenggang Yan, Xiumei Wang, Li Ma, Zongjiang Qin
  • Systems and methods for restoring shrunken garments
    Patent number: 11591745
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are drying system and method for restoring clothes shrunk after washing and drying of the clothes. The clothes drying system includes: an air injection part for injecting air into the drying system; a drying tube of which the volume is expandable by the air injected through the air injection part; a jig put on the outer surface of the drying tube; and a fixing part attached to the clothes and fixing the clothes and jig so that the clothes put on the outer surface of the jig is not shrunk while being dried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Inventor: Seung Jin Park
  • Tufting maching and method of tufting
    Patent number: 11585029
    Abstract: A tufting machine for selectively forming tufts of yarns, including different color or type yarns, for forming patterned tufted articles such as carpets. A series of needles are reciprocated into and out of a backing material being fed through the tufting machine and are engaged by a series of gauge parts so as to pick-up loops of yarns from the needles. The gauge parts will be selectively controlled by activators to extend or retract the gauge parts to positions or elevations sufficient to pick-up or not pick-up loops of yarns from the needles. The feeding of the yarns to the needles further will be controlled to back-rob yarns not picked-up by the gauge parts, while the backing feed will be controlled to enable formation of tufts at an increased rate over the pattern stitch rate for the pattern of the tufted article being formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Card-Monroe Corp.
    Inventors: Marshall Allen Neely, Ricky E. Mathews, Wilton Hall
  • Patch library system for stitching along a predetermined path
    Patent number: 11566356
    Abstract: Disclosed are various systems and features for use with a machine, such as a sewing machine, to facilitate patch library systems that may enable the storage and retrieval of patch configuration information. Such systems and features may be useful in the context of performing an action along a self-guided path on a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: RAD LAB 1, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert S. Blenis, Jr.
  • Augmented reality system for stitching along a predetermined path
    Patent number: 11555265
    Abstract: Disclosed are various systems and features for use with a machine, such as a sewing machine, to facilitate augmented-reality features such as projecting assistive visual elements or virtual UI elements into an operational area. Such systems and features may be useful in the context of performing an action along a self-guided path on a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: RAD LAB 1, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert S. Blenis, Jr.
  • System for mounting a covering upon a frame
    Patent number: 11548315
    Abstract: A system for mounting a covering (e.g., a fabric material) upon a frame is constructed from a plurality of elongated frame parts. Each frame part has two mitered ends and a channel formed therein. The related mounting method includes the steps of: (a) using a jig to hold the fabric material against the frame; (b) inserting a plurality of retaining splines within respective channels so as to capture the fabric material within the channels between one retaining spline and a corresponding floor of the channel, whereby a plurality of corner pleats are formed; and (c) using a tool to invert each corner pleat into a corner joint formed between respective adjacent frame parts so as to form an internal fold at each corner of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: TRACER IMAGING LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. Spiro, Stephen S. Daniell, Theodore Petroulas, Paul Dowd, Ryan Kelly, Bennet Otto Poepping, Kevin Skeuse, Erol Searfoss, Jack Fernandez
  • Method for feeding pieces of laundry to an insertion machine
    Patent number: 11542657
    Abstract: A method that provides to partially automate the feeding of pieces of laundry to an insertion machine by steps which necessitate long distances to be traveled being performed manually. With large pieces of laundry such as, for example, tablecloths and bed sheets, for complete automation a large amount of space is required and the clamps holding corners of the pieces of laundry are required to travel long distances. To achieve this, it is provided to temporarily store the respective piece of laundry after it has been separated and before it is delivered to an insertion machine. It is furthermore provided that in a first corner of the piece of laundry is supplied or held ready by an automatic separator for an operator to manually locate the second corner of the piece of laundry. Partial automation can be achieved without the cycle time being adversely affected owing to manual handling processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Herbert Kannegiesser GmbH
    Inventors: Eduard Regier, Wilhelm Bringewatt, Engelbert Heinz
  • System iron
    Patent number: 11530510
    Abstract: A system iron includes a body. The body includes therein a steam generator for generating steam and an ironing plate, which is rotatably coupled to an upper portion of the body. The ironing plate includes therein steam nozzles for spraying the steam generated by the steam generator to an outside, a first fan for discharging air to the outside of the ironing plate or sucking air into the ironing plate, and a second fan for cooling an iron placed on the ironing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungmin Ye, Jiyeon Park
  • Clothes treatment apparatus and control method thereof
    Patent number: 11525208
    Abstract: A clothes treatment apparatus includes a cabinet; an inner door disposed to be rotatable in a front surface of the cabinet and provided with an opening; an outer door disposed to form a space in which clothes are mounted between a front surface of the inner door and the outer door, the outer door disposed to rotate with respect to the cabinet together with the inner door or with respect to the inner door separately from the inner door; a heating plate disposed on a rear surface of the outer door; a holding device disposed in an upper portion of the space between the inner door and the outer door and formed to hold one end of the clothes; and a pair of clips disposed under the holding device in the space between the inner door and the outer door and formed to hold both sides of the clothes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Inbang Song, Hyeonuk Na, Kyoungmin Park, Jaebok Lee, Hojin Lee, Seokho Ju, Sangyeon Pyo, Yeonsoo Ham
  • Automated product loading onto a pallet
    Patent number: 11524411
    Abstract: Various examples are provided related to automation of pallet loading. In one example, a method includes positioning, by a material manipulator, an opening of a product; inserting a product loading assembly of a pallet loading system through an opening of the product, where the product loading assembly can hold the product during manipulation of the product and the pallet loading system can position the product for loading on a pallet; and transferring the product onto the pallet using the product loading assembly. The product can be a portion of a product or a garment or portion of a garment. The product can be smoothed on a surface of the pallet. The pallet can secure the product to the pallet by a pallet clamp. The product on the pallet can be embellished by processing equipment or workstation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SOFTWEAR AUTOMATION, INC.
    Inventor: Michael J. Baker
  • Coiled actuator system and method
    Patent number: 11519106
    Abstract: A method of generating a coiled actuator fiber that includes twisting a fiber to generate a twisted fiber; wrapping the twisted fiber around a core yarn or fiber to generate a coil in the twisted fiber, which generates a coiled twisted fiber; setting the coiled twisted fiber by heat or chemical treatment; and removing at least a portion of the core yarn or fiber to generate a coiled actuator fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: OTHER LAB, LLC
    Inventors: Brent Ridley, Jean Chang, Shara Maikranz