Patents Examined by Jason Ko
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Patent number: 9568260Abstract: A cleaning system for use with a heat exchanger and a fluid pressurizing assembly includes a wand assembly, a pivot assembly, and a movement mechanism having a body and a piston rod moveable relative the body in response to fluid pressurization. The wand assembly includes a wand in fluid communication with the fluid pressurizing assembly, and having a first orifice configured to eject fluid toward the heat exchanger. The wand is supported by the pivot assembly such that the wand is selectively pivotable about a first pivot axis. The movement mechanism connects to the pivot assembly at a second pivot axis offset from the first pivot axis such that selective movement of the piston rod produces pivotal movement of the wand about the pivot axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Horton, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Anthony Stone, Michael J. Campbell, Jamil Marwan Orfali, Jacob Vincent VandeHei, Kevin Watson, Thomas Schmidt, David R. Hennessy, Neal Shawaluk
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Patent number: 9565988Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dishwasher including a spray unit fixed to one sidewall of a wash tub and a reflecting plate assembly to reflect wash water sprayed from the spray unit onto dishes and to linearly reciprocate in a spray direction of the wash water sprayed from the spray unit. The dishwasher further includes a drive unit to drive the reflecting plate assembly, and a cam unit to transmit driving force of the drive unit to the reflecting plate assembly. The drive unit includes a motor to generate rotational force, and a belt forming a closed loop and caused to make cyclic movement by the motor. The cam unit is engaged with the belt to transmit power of the belt to the reflecting plate assembly. The cam is alternately engaged with first and second portions of the belt to cause the reflecting plate assembly to reciprocate.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chan Young Park, Chang Wook Lee, Seung Gee Hong, Young Su Ser, Soo Hyung Yoo, Kwan Woo Hong, Yong Soo Kyong, Jea Won Lee, Dae Uk Kang, Jeong Hoon Kang, Sung Jin Kim
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Patent number: 9549657Abstract: A dishwasher for automatically executing a cycle of operation for treatment of dishes includes a tub having multiple walls at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving dishes for treatment wherein at least one of the multiple walls is thermoformed from sheet material and a method of making a tub for a dishwasher.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2012Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Aaron P. Bennett, Tod E. Boyd, Rexford W. Cordill, Donald J. Wilson, Marvin R. Mealman
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Patent number: 9551102Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating a load of laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a cabinet and a vessel, such as a tub or drum, suspended within the cabinet. An embossed pattern is provided on at least one wall or panel of the cabinet to complement the outer peripheral shape of the vessel.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2013Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Adam J. Emery, Steven Fricke, James R. Sawyer, Dennis J. Tuckowski
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Patent number: 9546442Abstract: A laundry module performs a washing function to wash laundry and has a height that is less than the height of a laundry appliance. The laundry module can be part of a modular laundry system including the laundry appliance. The laundry module can be vertically arranged with the laundry appliance, such as by supporting the laundry appliance thereupon.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Kristina K. Underly, Donald M. Tomasi, Daniel C. Conrad, Richard A. Sunshine, James W. Kendall, Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Lorraine L. Achterberg, Colleen M. Doyle
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Patent number: 9532702Abstract: A cutlery drawer for a dishwasher includes a frame extendably supported within a washing tub and a plurality of inserts which are movably disposed on the frame and are configured to hold dishware items to be washed. The plurality of inserts include a horizontally displaceable disposed on the frame so as to be horizontally displaceable in a direction perpendicular to a direction of withdrawal of the cutlery drawer and a vertically displaceable insert disposed on the frame so as to be vertically displaceable. The horizontally displaceable insert has longitudinal sides extending in the direction of withdrawal of the cutlery drawer and is disposed on the frame so as to be vertically displaceable at one of the longitudinal sides.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KGInventors: Dirk Wegener, Cornelius Wolf
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Patent number: 9526395Abstract: An automatic dishwasher includes a heat pump device for heating washing liquid. The heat pump device includes an evaporator, a fan adapted to supply ambient air to the evaporator, and a device for wet dust collection connected upstream of the evaporator in the flow direction of the ambient air.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KGInventors: Andre Bertram, Tobias Dahms
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Patent number: 9529399Abstract: The present invention provides a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet, a control panel having a power key and a display panel provided to one side of the cabinet, a display MICOM for controlling a frame to be displayed on a display of the display panel, a main MICOM for putting a load into operation according to a washing stroke applied thereto, and a standby power MICOM for generating a power supply signal to supply power to the display MICOM and the main MICOM in response to a power key applied signal generated as the power key is operated.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2013Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jeonghan Kim, Sangwoo Jo, Woonghyun Lee
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Patent number: 9516992Abstract: A household appliance (11) designed to assist parents in the whole process of cleaning, improving the hygiene, storing, and organizing not only feeding bottles, but more extensively a much more diverse range of washable products constantly used for babies and toddlers. The present invention presents one or more compartments (1, 3 and 10) and accessories that will support in a much better way all steps that this type of housework involves. Its configuration, components, characteristics and method of use will provide higher support providing the basis for a much safer, faster, and more efficient way to take care of the cleaning, and organization of many different baby and young children items simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Inventor: Lorena Dordan
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Patent number: 9508569Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate liquid processing apparatus including a substrate holding unit configured to hold a substrate; a processing liquid nozzle configured to supply a processing liquid to the substrate held by the substrate holding unit; a nozzle arm configured to hold the processing liquid nozzle; and an arm cleaning tank configured to immerse the entire surface of the nozzle arm in a cleaning liquid so as to clean the nozzle arm.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Shigehisa Inoue, Jiro Higashijima, Masami Akimoto
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Patent number: 9506183Abstract: A laundry washing appliance includes a cabinet (105) accommodating a laundry washing tub and a dispensing arrangement for dispensing laundry washing treatment products to be used during laundry washing. The dispensing arrangement includes a drawer (125) slidable within a seat (227) provided in the cabinet (105). The drawer defines at least one container (201a, 201b) for laundry washing treatment products. At least one suction pump (265a, 265b) is associated with the at least one container and is fluidly connected to the laundry washing tub for delivering thereto dosed amounts of the treatment products. At least one valve (235a, 235b; 310, 343a, 343b; 310a, 310b, 343a, 343b) is provided for fluidly connecting the at least one container to the at least one suction pump.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2010Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Giuseppe Dreossi, Mario Filippetti, Nicola Reid, Elisa Stabon, Andrea Zattin
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Patent number: 9506185Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treating apparatus includes a laundry support unit provided in a receiving space, in which laundry is received, to support the laundry and a machinery compartment located at a bottom of the receiving space to define a space separated from the receiving space, the machinery compartment being provided with at least one selected from between an air supply unit to supply air to the receiving space and a water supply unit to supply water to the receiving space. The machinery compartment has a smaller width than the receiving space to define a space to receive the laundry held by the laundry support unit between an outer circumference of the machinery compartment and an inner circumference of the receiving space.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Junghoi Choi, Jaemyung Lim, Jeaseok Seong, Byeongkook Kim
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Patent number: 9505037Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for portable coil cleaning and vacuum systems are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Crossford International, LLCInventors: Timothy J. Kane, Frank Intrieri, Jr., Pete Gentile, David L. Walsh
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Patent number: 9492066Abstract: A separator unit is a cleaning auxiliary tool to be inserted into an air/water feeding cylinder. The separator unit includes a partition plate for partitioning an air feeding conduit side and a water feeding conduit side, and two elastic members in an air/water feeding cylinder. The two elastic members are arranged at an outer circumferential side of the partition plate. When an internal pressure on the air feeding conduit side corresponds to an internal pressure on the water feeding conduit side, the elastic members are spaced apart from an inner wall of the air/water feeding cylinder by a predetermined distance, and when one of the internal pressures on the air feeding conduit and the water feeding conduit becomes higher than the other, one of the elastic members is deformed by receiving the higher internal pressure and comes in close contact with the inner wall of the air/water feeding cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2015Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Tomokazu Iwasaki
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Patent number: 9492052Abstract: The dishwasher (1) of the present invention comprises a washing tub (2) wherein items to be washed are placed, a receptacle (3) which is located at the lower portion of the washing tub (2) and wherein the water in the washing tub (2) is collected during the washing process, a hollow cylindrical microfilter (5) which is located in the middle of the receptacle (3) and which holds the residues carried by the water that passes from the receptacle (3) to the water circulation line, a pump (4) which returns the water accumulated in the receptacle (3) to the washing tub (2), an additional line (6), one end of which is connected to the pump (4) and the other end opening to the middle of the microfilter (5), and a sprayer (8) which is disposed into the microfilter (5) and which has more than one nozzle (7) that are located on the surface of the sprayer (8) and that provide the water supplied from the pump (4) by means of the additional line (6) to be sprayed towards the inner surface of the microfilter (5).Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: ARCELIK ANONIM SIRKETIInventors: Gokhan Ak, Orhan Atabey
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Patent number: 9476155Abstract: A roller washing machine and the washing method thereof, comprises four layers of mutually sleeved washing tubs and a water containing tub, wherein, a first tub, a second tub, a third tub and a fourth tub are arranged from inside to outside sequentially and particles are stored in a space between the second tub and the third tub; a plurality of first openings used for dewatering are arranged on the walls of the second tub and of the third tub, and a second opening allowing the particles to be put in and recycled is arranged on the wall of the second tub. The roller washing machine integrates such functions as clothes washing, separation of clothes and the particles, recycling and storage of the particles, dewatering of the particles, thus realizing 100% put-in and recycling of the particles, simplifying washing procedures and shortening washing time.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignees: HAIER GROUP CORPORATION, HAIER GROUP TECHNIQUE R&D CENTERInventors: Zhengbao He, Chunfeng Lao
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Patent number: 9468696Abstract: A sink insert for cleaning medical or surgical devices having lumens includes a basin and at least two pumps. The basin is shaped to be inserted into a sink and to hold cleaning liquid, and includes an additive reservoir integrally formed in its floor, having additive fill lines defining a plurality of pre-calibrated volume measurement areas for measurement of additives. Basin fill lines positioned on one or more side walls of the basin define a plurality of pre-calibrated volume measurement areas for measurement of a liquid filled into the basin to form the cleaning liquid. At least one of the two pumps has an inlet tube for drawing the cleaning liquid from the basin into the pump, and an outlet tube for pressurized output of the cleaning liquid directed to the medical or surgical device. One or more of the pumps is removable from the sink insert.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: PURE PROCESSING LLCInventor: Daniel Leonard Gusanders
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Patent number: 9466513Abstract: A treatment liquid supply apparatus supplies a treatment liquid to a predetermined object for treatment of a substrate, and recovers the supplied treatment liquid for reuse. The apparatus includes: a first tank in which the treatment liquid to be supplied to the object is stored; a second tank in which the treatment liquid recovered from the object is stored; a transfer unit which transfers the treatment liquid from the second tank to the first tank; a first temperature regulating unit which regulates the temperature of the treatment liquid to be supplied from the first tank to the object; and a second temperature regulating unit which regulates the temperature of the treatment liquid to be transferred from the second tank to the first tank by the transfer unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Yoshida
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Patent number: 9462926Abstract: A dishwasher may include a closure element, such as a door, a user interface on the closure element, and a controller. A data communication link having a first data connector may be coupled to the controller, and a second data connector may be coupled to the user interface. The first and second data connectors may communicatively couple when the closure element is in the closed condition to establish data communication between the controller and the user interface. The communication link may also form a power link to provide power to the user interface across an electrical link.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2012Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Mark W. Baldwin, Blayne C. Smith, Marcus R. Fischer, Mike S. Hemry, Saadat Hussain, Duane M. Kobos, Justin D. McIver, Demetrius J. Schaaf, Bryan M. Topp, Barry E. Tuller, Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Anthony B. Welsh, Elizabeh A. Moit
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Patent number: 9458564Abstract: A washing machine includes a cabinet; a tub which is disposed in the cabinet and in which washing water is stored; a drain hose that guides the washing water in the tub toward an outer side of the cabinet; and a siphonage prevention unit disposed on the drain hose, wherein the siphonage prevention unit includes: a connection pipe having a connection flow path that communicates with the drain hose; an air pipe having an air flow path that communicates with the connection flow path; and a protrusion that is disposed adjacent to a communication portion in which the connection flow path and the air flow path communicate with each other and that protrudes from an inner side surface of the connection pipe. Through this configuration, a siphonage phenomenon in the drain hose can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Dae Gyu Kang, Young Hyun Kim