Patents Examined by Thomas Bucci
  • Patent number: 12584263
    Abstract: A washing machine including a housing; a tub arranged inside the housing; a drain case connected to the tub and configured to receive water from the tub; a filter detachably installed in the drain case and configured to filter material from the water; a pump connected to the drain case; and a controller configured to, while the filter is dismounted from the drain case, control the pump to discharge the water in the drain case to outside of the drain case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongpil Seo, Kanghyun Lee, Youngjin Cho, Yonghan Kim, Jaeryong Park
  • Patent number: 12569891
    Abstract: Provided are a substrate processing device, a polishing device, and a substrate processing method. The substrate processing device includes a processing module for processing the substrate with a liquid, and a gas-liquid separation tank connected to the exhaust outlet of the processing module, which separates the liquid from the exhaust received from the processing module and releases the exhaust into an exhaust duct. The gas-liquid separation tank includes a tank body, a heat exchanger arranged inside the tank body and cools the exhaust, and an air nozzle arranged inside the tank body and supplies air to cool the exhaust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: EBARA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Sato, Koichi Fukaya, Hiroki Takahashi, Daichi Kondo
  • Patent number: 12527453
    Abstract: It is a propeller with an injection apparatus, that extends outwardly from a vertical water pole, rotates such that it forms a peripheral movement through its water pressure in dishwashers. It is a rotating propeller with a 2K sealing element and a clamp structure and an injection feature, that is defined with a vertical leaning surface at its end portion and with an inner edge shape such that it has a partial cylindrical shape, wherein it is molded with a PP material, wherein body of each thereof is of longitudinal and wherein it comprises a lower wall and an upper wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: SERDAR PLASTIK SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI
    Inventor: Serdar Tütek
  • Patent number: 12521771
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid supply unit for supplying a treatment liquid to a nozzle that discharges the treatment liquid to a substrate, the liquid supply unit including: a tank for storing the treatment liquid; a main circulation line for supplying the treatment liquid from an internal space of the tank to the nozzle or for recovering the treatment liquid to the internal space of the tank; a supply line connected to the main circulation line to supply the treatment liquid to the nozzle; and a heater module installed in the main circulation line and heating the treatment liquid flowing through the main circulation line to a predetermined temperature, in which the heater module includes: a pipe in which the treatment liquid flows and which is made of a quartz material; and a heating element provided on a surface of the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: SEMES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Ho Song, Min Hee Cho, Won Young Kang
  • Patent number: 12508631
    Abstract: An automated cleaning system for a mobile device includes a conveyor to move the mobile device through the cleaning system; a first wiper to wipe an automatically dispensed cleaning solution from a first major surface of the mobile device; a first mobile device flipper to flip the mobile device 180 degrees; a side cleaner to clean four sides of the mobile device; a second wiper to wipe an automatically dispensed cleaning solution from a second major surface of the mobile device; and a smudge remover to remove smudges from the first major surface or the second major surface of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Communications Test Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Smith, Nidhin Davis, Kartik Patel, Christopher Mandeen, Jaclyn Domsohn, Manickavel Ganesan
  • Patent number: 12498187
    Abstract: A method is performed at a computer system to clean heat exchanger systems. The system estimates the fouling level of a heat exchanger system based on measured performance parameters of the heat exchanger system. The performance parameters include the rate of heat exchange. The system generates a system performance cost model based on the estimated fouling level of the heat exchanger system. The system also determines an initial cleaning recipe based on operational parameters of the heat exchanger system. The operational parameters include chemical composition and operating temperatures of fluids passing through the heat exchanger system. The system generates a cleaning cost model based on the initial cleaning recipe and calculates a cleaning schedule to minimize overall operational cost using both the system performance cost model and the cleaning cost model. The system then executes the initial cleaning recipe at the heat exchanger system according to the calculated cleaning schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: Angara Global Limited
    Inventors: Alexandr Alexandrovich Sheptunov, Daniil Romanovich Bazanov, Ilya Rodin, Eduard Cherednik
  • Patent number: 12495944
    Abstract: A computer program product for a robot which includes a computer for operating a household dishwasher having a plurality of treatment programs is disclosed. The computer program product includes a non-transitory computer readable medium having commands which when the computer program product is run by the computer prompt the robot to carry out the steps of loading dishwasher skills which are specific to the household dishwasher from a storage device, and carrying out at least some of the loaded dishwasher skills in order to operate the household dishwasher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Paintner, Michael Rupp
  • Patent number: 12490879
    Abstract: A fluid flow structure for a washing machine is located within a wash tank of the washing machine, which includes a fluid flow guide surface, and a support for the guide surface. The guide surface includes at least one region contoured inconsistently from the contour of at least one corresponding wall of the washing machine wash tank. The contour of the guide surface is generally curved so as to aide in reducing and/or preventing the pinning of items that often occurs in rectangular wash tanks of the prior art. The support for the guide surface creates a gap between the guide surface and at least one wall of the washing machine wash tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: ELECTROLUX PROFESSIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Michael P. Licata, Richard Seiss, Roger Moore, Robert J. McNamara
  • Patent number: 12491547
    Abstract: Provided are a treating liquid providing unit capable of predicting a temperature change of a substrate treating liquid by adding an inflow amount or consumption amount of the substrate treating liquid as a control factor, and a substrate treating apparatus including the same. The treating liquid providing unit includes a treating liquid storage module for storing the substrate treating liquid, a treating liquid heating module for heating the substrate treating liquid, a treating liquid discharging module for discharging the substrate treating liquid, a treating liquid supplying module for supplying the substrate treating liquid to the treating liquid storage module when the substrate treating liquid is discharged, and a control module for predicting the temperature of the substrate treating liquid remaining in the treating liquid storage module based on the inflow amount of the substrate treating liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: SEMES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gun Min Lee, Do Gyeong Ha, Moon Soon Choi, Chae Young Lim, Jae Hyeok Yu
  • Patent number: 12489000
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for treating a substrate. In the exemplary embodiment, the apparatus for treating the substrate includes a support member configured to support a substrate and provided rotatably; a treating liquid nozzle configured to supply selectively a high-temperature first treating liquid and a high-temperature second treating liquid onto the substrate; and a controller configured to control the treating liquid nozzle so that the treating liquid nozzle first supplies the first treating liquid onto the substrate and then supplies the second treating liquid onto the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: SEMES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Ok Kang, Young Il Lee, Kyu Hwan Chang
  • Patent number: 12481227
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate cleaning apparatus. Accordingly, the present application can be used for the transfer of the substrate cleaning and insertion frame, in order to achieve the effect of facilitating the transfer of the substrate to subsequent processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: ECLAT FOREVER MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kun-Lin Chou
  • Patent number: 12480245
    Abstract: A washing machine includes a cabinet; a tub in the cabinet; and a detergent supply apparatus which supplies detergent to the tub and includes: a housing; a detergent box configured to be inserted into the housing and thereby docked to the detergent pump so that detergent in the detergent box is suctionable by the detergent pump and then dischargeable by the detergent pump into the housing and configured to be withdrawn from the housing and thereby undocked from the detergent pump; and an auxiliary tank which in the housing, configured to store water, and to, when the detergent box is being withdrawn from the housing, drain water stored in the auxiliary tank to a bottom of the housing so that detergent from the discharge pump falls into the water on the bottom of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byeongwoo Kim, Jindoo Kim, Hoon Wee
  • Patent number: 12458200
    Abstract: A method of operating a dishwashing appliance may include a step of recording an audio signal with a first microphone mounted to the sump. The method may also include a step of analyzing the audio signal recorded with the first microphone. The method may further include a step of determining an access position of the door based on the analyzed audio signal. The method may also include a step of directing the dishwashing appliance based on the determined access position of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Alejandra Contreras, Ricardo Alberto Aguiar, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12463029
    Abstract: A cleaning method applied in semiconductor manufacturing is provided. The method includes: receiving a substrate having a surface; identifying a location of a particle on the surface of the substrate; moving a cleaning apparatus toward the location of the particle; performing a cleaning operation, thereby removing the particle by spraying a cleaning liquid from the cleaning apparatus flowing against gravity and toward the surface of the substrate; detecting the surface of the substrate; and performing a second cleaning operation when a cleaning result of the detection is not acceptable. A semiconductor manufacturing method and a system for cleaning a substrate are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Shao-Chi Wei, Hao-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: 12459012
    Abstract: A disinfectant liquid cleaning box is provided that includes a box having an interior space formed therein to received contents to be cleaned and a cleaning liquid, an opening at the top of the box in communication with said interior space, a cover rotatably connected to the box and adapted to be selectively moved between an opened position and a closed position in order to open and close the interior space of the box, a vibration motor connected to the box for causing vibration of said cleaning liquid, a light connected to the box, and a controller that controls a predetermined cycle to activate the vibration motor for a first predetermined time to disinfectant contents to be cleaned that are placed in the interior space of the box and to activate the light for a second predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: CONAIR LLC
    Inventors: Jason Gil Raposo, James Vito Carlucci, Dennis Colpitts, Sergio Lopes Fernandes Da Costa
  • Patent number: 12454785
    Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus includes: a tub, a drum provided in the tub, an agitator provided in the drum, a driver coupled to the tub and providing power for rotating at least one of the drum or the agitator, and a clutch unit provided between the driver and the agitator and transmitting the power to at least one of the drum or the agitator. The clutch unit includes: a gear unit rotating based on being engaged with the driver, a rotary shaft coupled to the gear unit and rotating the agitator, a housing coupled to the drum and accommodating the gear unit and the rotary shaft, a coupler reciprocating between the housing and the driver and rotating the housing, a moving unit including the coupler therein to reciprocate the coupler, and an actuator reciprocating the moving unit, where at least a portion of the actuator is disposed in the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seyoung Woo, Joonho Pyo, Jeongyeon Park, Byungjae Choi
  • Patent number: 12435531
    Abstract: This application relates to a pool robot. The pool robot includes a housing, a filtering box, and a water baffle plate. The housing is provided with a first water outlet hole and an accommodation cavity. The filtering box is disposed in the accommodation cavity. A side wall of the accommodation cavity is provided with a second water outlet hole. The water baffle plate is connected to a side of the side wall of the accommodation cavity, and the side is away from the filtering box. The water baffle plate is provided over the second water outlet hole. 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 water baffle plate is opened, and water in the filtering box is drained through the second water outlet hole and the first water outlet hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2025
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: XINGMAI INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shilei Zhang
  • Patent number: 12428766
    Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine having an improved structure of a pulsator. The washing machine includes a tub, a rotating tub rotatably provided in the tub, a pulsator provided in the rotating tub to generate a wash water flow, and an agitator coupled to the pulsator and provided to generate a water flow by rubbing laundry and water, and a discharge provided at a coupler of the pulsator and the agitator so that foreign substances or water inside the pulsator and the agitator are discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngchul Jo, Heejin Kang
  • Patent number: 12421927
    Abstract: Cleaning, maintaining, refurbishing, and/or diagnosing engine components including fuel system components, e.g., such as fuel-injectors. In one embodiment, a method of cleaning a fuel system component is provided. The method includes supplying a cleaning solution through the fuel system component, discontinuing the supplying of the cleaning solution, repeating the supplying of the cleaning solution and the discontinuing of the supplying of the cleaning solution a plurality of times, decoupling the source of cleaning solution, and connecting a source of fuel to the fuel system component, and supplying fuel through the fuel system component to re-establish fuel-based operation. In additional embodiments, a method of processing a fuel system component while it remains connected to an engine assembly, and a method of diagnosing a defective fuel system component, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: Daimler Truck North America LLC
    Inventors: John Joseph James Michalek, John McNeill
  • Patent number: 12404619
    Abstract: A washing machine including a cabinet, a tub disposed inside the cabinet, a drain pump configured to discharge water from the tub, a service port to be connectable to a service device and configured to receive or transmit error information of the washing machine therethrough when the service device is connected to the service port, and a pump housing mounted on a part of the cabinet in which the drain pump is located, wherein the service port is disposed inside the pump housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Baekgyu Kwon, Naeyoung Park, Minhyung Kim, Hyeonuk Na