Patents Examined by Michael E Barr
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Patent number: 12703990Abstract: This application provides a pool robot, including a housing provided with a first water outlet hole and an accommodation cavity, a filtering box disposed in the accommodation cavity, and a water baffle plate provided over a second water outlet hole. The second water outlet hole is disposed on the accommodation cavity. When the pool robot is located in water, the water baffle plate closes the second water outlet hole. When the pool robot leaves the water, the pool robot tilts, the first water outlet hole is located lower than the second water outlet hole, and the water baffle plate does not close the second water outlet hole, so that the filtering box, the accommodation cavity, the second water outlet hole, and the first water outlet hole are sequentially in fluid communication to form a water path used for water in the housing to be quickly drained from the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2025Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Assignee: XINGMAI INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) COC., LTD.Inventor: Shilei Zhang
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Patent number: 12698941Abstract: A solution for cooling tower maintenance and repair including a hydro-power tool for cleaning beneath low hanging cooling tower fills, a tool for accessing between hanging cooling tower fills, a system for removing gas and other non-compressibles from an effluent flow while cleaning a cooling tower basin, and various hydro-booster components for interjecting a motive force of high pressure water into a vacuumed flow or an effluent flow while cleaning a cooling tower basin. The hydro-power tool operates under negative pressure produced by high-pressure nozzles within the interior of the hydro-power tool body. The hydro-boosters are fed by a high-pressure water manifold and include high-pressure nozzles that are angled into the flow path of a tube to increase the negative pressure.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2024Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Inventors: Javier Aleman, Kevin McBurney
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Patent number: 12690738Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an automated cleaning robot which includes a robot body capable of realizing automatic walking and a mop mechanism provided at a rear end of the robot body. The mop mechanism includes a mount support rotatably connected to the robot body, a rotation component received in and rotatably connected to the mount support, a crawler-type wiping cloth sleeving outside the rotation component, and a lifting mechanism being in transmission connection with the mount support, for driving a rear end of the mount support to ascend or descend relative to a front end of the mount support.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: NINGBO FUJIA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Jianqiang Fang
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Patent number: 12691474Abstract: A mobile pressure washer can include a wheeled chassis, a power plant supported by the wheeled chassis, a fluid pump a fluid pump coupled to and driven by the power plant, a sprayer in fluid communication with the pump, a chemical solution container, and a container holder for supporting the chemical solution container. In some examples, the container holder has a frame operably connected to the wheeled chassis and has a container support mounted to the frame, the container support including a base wall and a sidewall defining a receptacle for receiving and supporting a container in fluid communication with the pump.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2023Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: Generac Power Systems, Inc.Inventors: Peter Nushart, Matt Fritsch, Keith Muellenbach
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Patent number: 12685063Abstract: To achieve a small-sized pre-wet module that can perform different pre-processes. A pre-wet module 200 includes a stage 220, a rotation mechanism 224, a cleaning liquid supply member 260, and a deaerated liquid supply member 250. The stage 220 is configured to hold a back surface of a substrate WF with a surface to be processed WF-a facing upward. The rotation mechanism 224 is configured to rotate the stage 220. The cleaning liquid supply member 260 has a nozzle 262 arranged above the stage 220. The cleaning liquid supply member 260 is configured to supply a cleaning liquid in a direction to the stage 220 via the nozzle 262. The deaerated liquid supply member 250 is configured to supply a deaerated liquid to a surface to be processed WF-a of a substrate WF held onto the stage 220. The deaerated liquid supply member 250 is configured to be movable between a supply position and a retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2022Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: EBARA CORPORATIONInventor: Mitsutoshi Yahagi
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Patent number: 12674263Abstract: A washing machine with drying function includes a cabinet, a tub inside the cabinet, and provided with a front opening to allow laundry to be introduced and removed and a back opening, a drum rotatable inside the tub. A heated air supplying device which includes a heat exchange part, an inlet duct disposed at one side of the tub, and formed to guide air that is introduced from a rear side of the heated air supplying device toward the heat exchange part, a supply duct disposed at another side of the tub, and formed to guide air that passed the heat exchange part to be discharged to a front side of the heated air supplying device, and a fan at a front side the tub, and configured to cause an airflow such that air being discharged from the supply duct is supplied to the front opening of the tub.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2023Date of Patent: July 7, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Junhong Park, Younghyun Kim, Woojin Kim, Seulgi Lee, Eungryeol Seo
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Patent number: 12677622Abstract: Each of branch pipes has an internal space into which an atmosphere flows from a main pipe. A downstream damper is provided on the downstream side of an upstream damper in each of the branch pipes, and opens/closes the branch pipe. An upstream switching member switches a state of an upstream space between a state where the upstream space permits an inflow of an external atmosphere and a state where the upstream space prohibits the inflow of the external atmosphere. A downstream switching member switches a state of a downstream space between a state where the downstream space permits an inflow of the external atmosphere and a state where the downstream space prohibits the inflow of the external atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2022Date of Patent: July 7, 2026Assignee: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuhiro Suzuki, Akihiko Taki, Yuta Nishimura
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Patent number: 12655561Abstract: A device (1) for dosing detergent, in particular powder detergent, is shown and described, comprising a housing (3) with at least one first receiving area (5), wherein the at least one first receiving area (5) is designed to receive a first container (9) for a detergent, a dosing device (29) for dosing the detergent, wherein the dosing device (29) has a dosing setting for dosing detergent which depends on a determined weight of laundry to be washed, wherein the first receiving region (5) has a dosing device receiving region (27) for receiving the dosing device (29), and wherein an actuating and/or driving device (39) for the dosing device (29) is arranged in the dosing device receiving region (27).Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: SMIICS GmbHInventor: Stefan Schlack
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Patent number: 12654204Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a cleaning device, including a frame and a multi-channel adapter, where a water tank, a water pump, and a motor pump assembly are mounted on the frame; and the multi-channel adapter is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet. The water inlet includes a first water inlet, a second water inlet, and a third water inlet. A water outlet joint of the water tank is connected to the first water inlet. The water pump is connected to the second water inlet, and the motor pump assembly is connected to the third water inlet and the water outlet. According to the present disclosure, a battery life and a cleaning effect of the cleaning device are improved, a requirement for an outdoor cleaning operation can be met, and convenience of water fetching is improved, thereby enhancing work experience of a user.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2024Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: Greenworks (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chunlin Zhao
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Patent number: 12655565Abstract: The present application relates to a clothes processing apparatus comprising: a cabinet which includes a mounting panel forming the appearance and having a panel inlet and a panel mounting hole formed therein; a drum which is rotatably provided in the cabinet, in which clothes are accommodated, and which has a drum inlet communicating with the panel inlet; a control circuit board which is disposed within the cabinet; a window which is coupled to the panel mounting hole; a board support part which is disposed at the rear of the window to support the control circuit board; and a panel seating part which is provided in the mounting panel to position the board support part within the cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Joongil Shin, Kyuchul Lee, Hyunseung Lee, Yulgi Jin
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Patent number: 12649176Abstract: A washing apparatus includes: a housing; a holding part that holds a substrate arranged in the housing; a washing nozzle that supplies a washing liquid to the substrate held by the holding part; a gas nozzle that ejects a gas toward a ceiling of the housing; and a control part that controls the gas nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2024Date of Patent: June 9, 2026Assignee: EBARA CORPORATIONInventors: Daichi Kondo, Koji Maeda, Kuniaki Yamaguchi, Koichi Fukaya, Kohei Sato
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Patent number: 12635478Abstract: A first substrate holder holds an outer peripheral end of a substrate. A second substrate holder holds a lower-surface center region of the substrate by suction at a position farther downward than the first substrate holder. The second substrate holder and the lower-surface brush are provided on a mobile base that is movable in a horizontal direction. The mobile base is moved between a position at which the lower-surface brush is opposite to a lower-surface outer region of the substrate and a position at which the lower-surface brush is opposite to the lower-surface center region of the substrate. The lower-surface center region of the substrate held by the first substrate holder is cleaned. At this time, a height position of the substrate is higher than an upper end portion of a processing cup. The lower-surface outer region of the substrate held by the second substrate holder is cleaned. At this time, a height position of the substrate is lower than the upper end portion of the processing cup.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Shinohara, Yoshifumi Okada, Nobuaki Okita, Hiroshi Kato, Takashi Shinohara
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Patent number: 12635444Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for treating a substrate. The apparatus for treating the substrate includes a liquid treating chamber for liquid-treating the substrate by supplying a treatment liquid to the substrate, a drying chamber for drying the substrate by supplying a process fluid to the substrate, a transfer unit for transferring the substrate between the liquid treating chamber and the drying chamber, and a rear surface cleaning unit for cleaning a rear surface of the substrate, in which the rear surface cleaning unit may clean the rear surface of the substrate while transferring the substrate from the liquid treating chamber to the drying chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2022Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: SEMES CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong Hyun Choi, Young Hun Lee, Yong Joon Im, Seung Hoon Oh, Tae Jong Choi, Yong Sun Ko, Sang Min Lee, Jin Woo Jung
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Patent number: 12630957Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a laundry treating apparatus capable of sensing and calculating at least one of a volume of laundry and a material of the laundry through a camera capable of filming the laundry in a front load type washing machine.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Baekeun Kwon, Joohee Oh
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Patent number: 12630955Abstract: A portable mask cleaning device for washing and drying face masks includes a housing. A slot has a conduit protruding into an interior of the housing. A holding is positioned within the interior has a top wall and a bottom wall. A pair of fins is positioned within the holding where a stepper motor rotates the pair of fins within the holding. A pair of electric coils heats an interior of the holding. A soap container has a tube protruding into the holding. A water container has a tube protruding into the holding. A door is coupled to the bottom wall of the holding where a drain is positioned in a center of the door. A processor is positioned within the interior of the housing to render data and perform operations. An outlet positioned on front surface of the housing is an opening to the interior of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2023Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Inventor: David Saffold
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Patent number: 12624487Abstract: A method of operating a washing machine appliance includes receiving a start input for an operation of the washing machine appliance. The method also includes estimating a hold time that is predicted to occur after the operation. The method further includes determining the estimated hold time is greater than a maximum hold time. In response to the estimated hold time greater than the maximum hold time, an operation start time may be delayed or a keep fresh cycle may be performed after the operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2023Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Haitian Hu, James Quentin Pollett
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Patent number: 12623255Abstract: A substrate cleaning apparatus may include a first roll member and a second roll member including a copolymer of a first water-soluble polymer and a second water-soluble polymer. The first roll member may include a first roll body extending in a first direction and first protrusions on a surface of the first roll body. The second roll member may include a second roll body extending in the first direction and second protrusions on a surface of the second roll body.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2023Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Donghoon Kwon, Juhyun Lee, Chungki Min
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Patent number: 12624490Abstract: A clothes treating apparatus including a main body; a tub arranged inside the main body; a detergent container configured to store detergent; a detergent container housing configured to accommodate the detergent container; a pump connected to the detergent container housing so as to discharge the detergent stored in the detergent container; a latch device configured to detachably connect the detergent container to the detergent container housing so as to close the detergent container, and to disconnect the detergent container from the detergent housing so as to open the detergent container; and a controller configured to control the latch device to disconnect the detergent container from the detergent container housing so as to open the detergent container in response to a completion of a washing operation.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2023Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyounyoung Lee, Bongjin Ko, Younghyun Kim, Junho Kim, Seulgi Lee
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Patent number: 12618181Abstract: A method for a dry cycle calibration in a washing machine appliance. The method includes receiving an activation signal of a calibration cycle, performing, the calibration cycle in response to the activation signal. The calibration cycle including analyzing a cycle history of the washing machine appliance, measuring a first line voltage of an electrical supply line, monitoring a temperature via a temperature sensor of the washing machine appliance, measuring a load inertia and a second line voltage of the electrical supply line, and updating operational parameters in response to one or more of a line stiffness between the first line voltage and the second line voltage, the load inertia, and the temperature.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2023Date of Patent: May 5, 2026Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Stannard Nathan Phelps, Stephen Edward Hettinger, Nicholas Dillon
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Patent number: 12618187Abstract: An agitator for a washing machine appliance may define an axial direction and a radial direction. The agitator may include a cylindrical shaft that may include one or more dispense ports defined therethrough. The agitator may further include a cap assembly positioned at a top portion of the agitator. The agitator may additionally include a restrictor ring positioned within the agitator below the cap assembly. The restrictor ring may include a frustoconical wall, a first cylindrical wall, a second cylindrical wall, and a trough. The frustoconical wall may include a top surface and a bottom surface. The trough may be defined at the bottom surface of the frustoconical wall.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2023Date of Patent: May 5, 2026Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Senthil Kandasamy, Troy Marshall Wright, Isaiah Littlejohn