Patents Examined by Rita P Adhlakha
  • Patent number: 11041266
    Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes an input shaft, configured to supply a rotary power to a rotation part for rotating washings; a motor, configured to rotate in a forward and backward direction and served as a power source of the rotation part; a transmission arranged between an output shaft of the motor and the input shaft of the rotation part. The transmission includes a transformable driving side pulley unit disposed on the output shaft; a transformable driven side pulley unit disposed on the input shaft; a driving belt for transferring power between the pulley unit. The driving side pulley unit/driven side pulley unit is directly installed on the output shaft/input shaft by locating each end of the output shaft/input shaft at a movable pulley and a fixed pulley respectively, so that the driving side pulley unit/driven side pulley unit rotates integrally with the output shaft/input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., AQUA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Onishi, Yoshikazu Bamba, Takaaki Yonezawa, Katsumi Oe
  • Patent number: 11035072
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance, including methods of operation, is provided herein. The washing machine appliance may include a cabinet, a tub positioned within the cabinet, a wash basket, and a nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly may be mounted within the cabinet and configured to provide wash fluid to the tub. The nozzle assembly may include an extendable nozzle, a valve assembly, a retractable fluid supply conduit, a supplemental heater, and a temperature sensor. The extendable nozzle may define a fluid path between a nozzle inlet and a nozzle outlet. The valve assembly may be configured to provide a flow of wash fluid to the extendable nozzle. The supplemental heater may be positioned in thermal communication with the flow of wash fluid between the valve assembly and the nozzle outlet. The temperature sensor may be positioned in thermal communication with the flow of wash fluid downstream from the valve assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: James Quentin Pollett, Jerrod Aaron Kappler
  • Patent number: 11000149
    Abstract: A capsule for cleaning a beverage preparation machine includes a container which is sealed at one end by a removable cover and contains at least one cleaning agent. A screen or grating located beneath the cover holds the cleaning agent within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: MELITTA SINGLE PORTIONS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Udo Vorfeld, Jan Pahnke
  • Patent number: 10980392
    Abstract: A batch dishwasher is realized as a hood-type dishwasher having a treatment chamber (2) with at least one recirculating wash system for spraying wash liquid in the treatment chamber (2), and has at least one final rinse system for spraying final rinse liquid in the treatment chamber (2). The treatment chamber (2) has a first treatment zone (6) and at least one further, second treatment zone (7), wherein items of washware can be treated independently of one another and at least temporarily at the same time in the first and in the at least one second treatment zone (6, 7). The two treatment zones (6, 7) are physically separated from one another by a partition (50) such that when wash liquid is sprayed in one of the two treatment zones (6, 7), recontamination in the other treatment zone (7, 6) is effectively prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Harald Disch, Adrian Boldt
  • Patent number: 10959592
    Abstract: A cleaning system may have a trolley bucket assembly, a vacuum recovery tank, and a vacuum motor assembly. The trolley bucket assembly may have a bucket, a wheeled chassis, and a spigot fluidly connected to the bucket. A user may dispense and regulate the flow of cleaning liquid from the bucket through the spigot by manually adjusting the spigot. The tank may hold cleaning liquid and soil, and may have a bottom wall, a vacuum recovery inlet, and a transfer outlet through which cleaning liquid may be transferred to the bucket for reuse. The bottom wall may have an interior surface; and the transfer outlet may have an entry opening through which cleaning liquid from the tank enters the transfer outlet. The entry opening may be positioned above a portion of the interior surface, thereby inhibiting soil that settles on the interior surface portion from passing through the transfer outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Kaivac, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Robinson, Robert G. Robinson
  • Patent number: 10925459
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a washing ball case for a dishwasher. The washing ball contains a case body with an upper plate portion and a lower plate portion and has through holes formed in an outer side portion thereof so as to completely drain the washing water at the time of washing dishes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: DAEEUN GLOBAL SOLUTION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kyung-sub Shin
  • Patent number: 10899319
    Abstract: A vehicle wash system includes a vehicle treatment component located adjacent a vehicle treatment area for treating a vehicle exterior. The system includes at least one fluid delivery nozzle associated with the vehicle treatment component. The fluid delivery nozzle is in communication with a source of fluid and includes a first state of operation with a first flow rate and a second state of operation with a second flow rate. The first and second flow rates are different. The system allows the fluid flow through the fluid delivery nozzle to be selectively varied while a vehicle is disposed in the vehicle treatment area adjacent the vehicle treatment component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Belanger, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Belanger, Curtis S. Prater, Barry S. Turner
  • Patent number: 10869589
    Abstract: A dish treating appliance for treating dishes including a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber having an access opening and a door moveable between opened and closed positions to selectively open and close the access opening that includes a front panel and a handle assembly mounted to the front door panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: James W. Kendall, Darryl C. Bodine
  • Patent number: 10851492
    Abstract: A retaining means is provided for retaining plastic fibers washed out of textiles during a washing process. The retaining means is designed as a laundry bag that holds at least one textile to be washed during a washing process and that can be closed in a suitable manner. The laundry bag is produced of a heat-set plastic woven screening fabric having an average mesh width in the range between 5 ?m and 200 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Inventor: Oliver Spies
  • Patent number: 10835114
    Abstract: The invention includes devices, arrangements and methods for treating an endoscope after use to prevent adhesion of bioburden on internal walls of a lumen of the endoscope. After treatment, the device is stored in the treated condition until cleaning. The device is configured to selectively deliver cleaning solution to the endoscope. The device can be a circulating embodiment having a pump. A filter can be provided to filter debris during circulation. The device can be a non-circulating embodiment having a hydrophobic filter for release of air. Fittings are provided on the device components to selectively attach the device to endoscopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: One Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. King, Shawn Flynn
  • Patent number: 10821734
    Abstract: A coloring nozzle cleaning assembly is used to clean a coloring nozzle of a 3D printing device. The coloring nozzle cleaning assembly includes a cleaning tank, a movable scraper and a liquid-absorbent interference member. The cleaning tank includes an opening and receives a cleaning liquid inside. The movable scraper has a contact end placed inside the cleaning tank and immersed in the cleaning liquid, and the contact end can be moved out of the cleaning tank through the opening to scrape against the coloring nozzle. The liquid-absorbent interference member is disposed within an area of the opening, and is located over a liquid level of the cleaning liquid and interferes with a movement course of the movable scraper. Excess cleaning liquid adhered to the movable scraper is absorbed by the liquid-absorbent interference member before the movable scraper cleans the coloring nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Hsueh-Kuan Shih
  • Patent number: 10813529
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening receiving dishes for treatment, a door moveable between an opened position and a closed position along a predetermined arc for selectively closing the access opening, the door having an interior side that faces the treating chamber in the closed position and an exterior side opposite the interior side and a handle extending from the exterior side of the door where a user may grasp the handle to move the door, and a method of using thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael W. Lagness, Rafael G. Reyes, Michael S. Seeley, Anthony B. Welsh
  • Patent number: 10815608
    Abstract: A draining anti-siphon device has a water outlet pipe comprising a first water pipe and a second water pipe which are connected with each other, the pipe diameter of at least part of the second water pipe is larger than the pipe diameter of the first water pipe, one end of an air pipe is communicated with the second water pipe, and the communicating position of the air pipe and the second water pipe is located at a radial surface of the second water pipe, so that siphon reverse flow is prevented by means of a diameter changing structure of the air pipe and the water outlet pipe. In a washing machine, the draining anti-siphon device is mounted on a draining hose, the air pipe of the draining anti-siphon device is communicated with the outer drum of the washing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng Xu, Zhiqiang Zhao, Xiuwen Peng
  • Patent number: 10793989
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance may include a front panel with an opening, a door selectively opening and closing the front panel opening, a tub with an opening at least partially aligned with the front panel opening, and a bellows extending between the front panel and the tub at their respective openings. A deflector mounted to the tub extends towards the door and overlies at least a portion of the bellows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Brent M. Burgess, Amanda E. King
  • Patent number: 10792686
    Abstract: A hydro-cleaning manual system, in particular apt to the cleaning of a WC, comprising a liquid jet device and a supporting/reservoir device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: CAESAR SRL
    Inventors: Luisa Venditti, Fabio Giardino
  • Patent number: 10780468
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a cleaning device and a clean method, the cleaning device includes a sweeping module and a washing module, the sweeping module includes a brush component and a steam generating component, the steam generating component and the brush component are arranged in sequence in the cleaning direction of the cleaning device; the washing module is configured to wash the parts to be cleaned, the washing module and the sweeping module are arranged in sequence in the cleaning direction of the cleaning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junwen Luo, Bin Chang, Shichao Fan, Lijun Yin, Hui Sun, Hongyang Tang
  • Patent number: 10723639
    Abstract: A self-circulating flocculation washing machine comprises an outer barrel, a clothes washing structure arranged in the outer barrel and a flocculation water treatment device arranged outside the outer barrel, and the flocculation water treatment device comprises a flocculation container for performing flocculation treatment on water drained from the outer barrel; the washing machine is also provided with a circulating pipe for driving washing water in the outer barrel to perform self-circulation from bottom to top; one end of the circulating pipe communicates with a self-circulating water outlet in the lower part of the outer barrel, the other end of the circulating pipe communicates with a water outlet of the flocculation container and a self-circulating water inlet of the outer barrel through a tee joint, and a non-return structure for preventing the flocculation water from reflowing is arranged between the tee joint and the water outlet of the flocculation container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Li, Min Che, Jiangtao Zhang, Chunfeng Lao
  • Patent number: 10717417
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a water collection system including a deployable channel movable between a stowed position and a deployed position for capturing water, a filter for filtering the water collected by the deployable channel, and a tank for storing the water filtered by the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Adrian Romero Regalado, Mario Oscar Martinez Ordaz, Mariana Ceballos Rodriguez, Ever Rafael Diaz Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 10711389
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a body having a laundry introduction opening of a circular shape; a door configured to open and close the laundry introduction opening and having a display and a circular shape eccentric from the laundry introduction opening, and a hinge mounted to the body and configured to rotatably connect the door to the body, wherein the door is rotatably connected to the hinge at connection points asymmetric to each other based on a horizontal center line of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yongwoo Kwon, Seungji Yong, Kangwoon Cheon, Jaehoon Choi, Jungjin Park
  • Patent number: 10704178
    Abstract: Provided is a laundry treating apparatus in which vibrations are reduced. The laundry treating apparatus includes a tub holding washing water, a drum rotatably disposed within the tub and holding laundry, a nozzle jetting the washing water to an interior of the drum, a pump unit having a pump body, a drain pump coupled to the pump body and outwardly draining washing water introduced from the interior of the tub to the pump body, and a circulation pump coupled to the pump body and supplying washing water introduced from the interior of the tub to the pump body to the nozzle, a cabinet accommodating the tub, the drum, the nozzle, and the pump unit therein, and a mount coupled to the pump body and the cabinet to absorb vibrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungwoon Jung, Hunjun Jang