Patents Examined by Tinsae B Ayalew
  • Patent number: 11834876
    Abstract: A door hinge, and a laundry treatment device provided with the door hinge, includes a hinge mount, a hinge shaft and a rotating arm, a side of the rotating arm is provided with a wire passing groove, the rotating arm further includes a fixing clip, and a cavity structure is formed by the fixing clip and the wire passing groove for allowing wire to pass. On the basis of the prior art, a wire passing structure of the door hinge is added, wiring of an energization component of the laundry treatment device with the door hinge can be facilitated, wires can be hidden by the wire passing structure, space is saved, and the attractiveness is improved; the wires are not liable to be worn or broken since the wires are placed in the groove; and all parts of the rotating arm can be disassembled for easy maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER LAUNDRY ELECTRIC APPLIANCES CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenwei Li, Benfu Xing, Jinkai Wang, Rongshuai Cai, Shaolei Yi
  • Patent number: 11812913
    Abstract: A compact dishwasher for cleaning a few eating utensils includes a wash container disposed on a base. A clean water tank is disposed on the base and in fluid communication with the wash container for supplying clean water to the wash container. A wastewater tank is disposed on the base and in fluid communication with the wash container for receiving wastewater from the wash container. A housing body encompasses the wash container, the clean water tank, and the wastewater tank. The dishwasher can further comprise a first pump for facilitating pressurized discharge of clean water in the wash container and a second pump disposed for facilitating drainage of wastewater from the wash container into the wastewater tank. A heating coil can be employed to provide hot water to the wash container. The dishwasher can further include a cleaning basket insertable through the top of the dishwasher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventor: Marcus Cabrera
  • Patent number: 11814778
    Abstract: A front-loading washing machine includes a door frame, a latch, a door, a seal, and a striker. The latch is secured to the door frame. The door is rotatably secured to the door frame. The seal is disposed between the door and the door frame. The striker is secured to the door. The striker is configured to disengage the latch in a first configuration while the door is in a closed position such that a gap is formed between the door and the door frame to facilitate venting from an interior of the washing machine. The striker is configured to engage the latch in a second configuration while the door is in the closed position such that the seal closes the gap between the door and the door frame to inhibit venting from the interior of the washing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Dennis Kehl
  • Patent number: 11806728
    Abstract: A system for washing a cathode comprises a frame configured to secure the cathode and a lifting assembly configured to transport the cathode in a substantially vertical direction. A spray head is coupled to the frame and is in fluid communication with a water supply such that the spray head sprays the cathode with water from the water supply. The washing system provides for washing both sides of a cathode simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samuel, Son & Co. (USA) Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas G. Carmichael
  • Patent number: 11802365
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus may include a main body having a front panel having a laundry inlet port and configured to receive laundry loaded through the laundry inlet port, and a door rotatably coupled to the front panel to open and close the laundry inlet port. The door may include an outer frame provided with an opening and facing an outside of the main body; a front glass coupled to a front surface of the outer frame to cover the opening; and an inner frame coupled to a rear surface of the outer frame and facing an inside of the main body. The outer frame may include an adhesive groove provided on a front surface of the outer frame to receive an adhesive for bonding the front glass to the outer frame; a reinforcing portion provided on a rear surface of the outer frame in correspondence to the adhesive groove to reinforce a rigidity of the outer frame; and a first hook that protrudes from an outer circumference of the outer frame toward an outer circumference of the inner frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yongwoo Kwon, Jungsang You, Donghyun Jin
  • Patent number: 11800963
    Abstract: A method and dishwasher utilize one or more tubular spray elements that are both rotatable about longitudinal axes thereof and discretely directable by one or more tubular spray element drives between a plurality of rotational positions about the longitudinal axes thereof. Thus, through the provision of discretely directable tubular spray elements, fluid such as wash fluid and/or pressurized air may be focused in a wash tub, in many cases providing more efficient resource usage in the dishwasher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Robert M. Digman, Mark W. Wilson, Timothy Martin Wetzel
  • Patent number: 11794219
    Abstract: The inventive concept relates to an apparatus for treating a substrate. According to an embodiment, the substrate treating apparatus includes a housing having a process space therein, a support unit that supports the substrate in the housing, a nozzle that dispenses a treatment liquid onto the substrate supported on the support unit, and a liquid supply unit that supplies the treatment liquid to the nozzle, in which the liquid supply unit includes a container having a storage space in which the treatment liquid is stored, a liquid supply tube that causes the treatment liquid to flow from the container to the nozzle, and a microwave applying member that applies microwaves to the treatment liquid before the treatment liquid is supplied to the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SEMES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seungtae Yang, Buyoung Jung, Seung Hwan Cho
  • Patent number: 11791173
    Abstract: Substrate cleaning equipment includes a substrate holder which supports a substrate, a swing body, a head, a first cleaning liquid supply structure, and a second cleaning liquid supply structure. The swing body moves along a sweep line on a main surface of the substrate. The head is coupled to the swing body and includes a pad attachment surface facing the substrate holder. The first cleaning liquid supply structure is coupled to the swing body and sprays a first cleaning liquid onto the main surface of the substrate. The second cleaning liquid supply structure sprays a second cleaning liquid onto the main surface of the substrate. A buffing pad is attached to the pad attachment surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hoon Choi, Ja Eung Koo, No Ui Kim, Hyun Kyo Seo, Tae Min Earmme, Bo Un Yoon, Youn Cheol Jeong
  • Patent number: 11788226
    Abstract: A laundry appliance including an appliance housing, a drum housing positioned in the appliance housing, and a drum that is configured to rotate inside the drum housing. A laundry compartment inside the drum is accessible through openings in the front of the appliance housing, drum housing, and drum. A front appliance door is pivotally connected to a front ring of the drum housing. A water recirculation insert is mounted to the front ring of the drum housing. The water recirculation insert includes a nozzle portion that extends through the front ring to a nozzle opening that is located inside the drum housing and configured to dispense recirculated fluid directly into the laundry compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rajwardhan Deshmukh, Arun Rajendran, Michael Vriezema, Jason R. Spears
  • Patent number: 11781258
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a tub with a terminal edge and a dual-wall basket, with outer and inner walls, the inner wall having perforations above the terminal edge, and the basket located within the tub and having at least one drain opening in a bottom of the basket. The method comprising altering a level of liquid in the tub to correspondingly alter a height of a float valve in the tub to selectively open/close the drain opening to effect a filling of liquid in the basket above the tub terminal edge when the float valve is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin E. Alexander, Brent M. Burgess, Michael K. Cluskey, Christopher A. Jones, Dale E. Mueller, Zachary Bohenick
  • Patent number: 11773528
    Abstract: A safety device against leaks of liquid for a liquid-conducting household appliance comprises a valve arrangement that can be electrically switched between a closing position and an opening position, to prevent or enable, respectively, a flow of liquid from a liquid-supply source to the household appliance. The device further comprises:—a first pipe (13) impermeable to liquid, for the flow of liquid,—at least one hydraulic unit (12), having a duct for the liquid (30),—a flow sensor in the at least one hydraulic unit (12). The first pipe (13) is connected in fluid communication with the duct (30) and extends longitudinally at least in part within a second pipe (14) that is impermeable to liquid, in such a way that defined between at least part of the first pipe (13) and of the second pipe (14) is a gap (G) having a proximal end and a distal end. The at least one hydraulic unit (12) has a respective hydraulic body (16) that defines the duct (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ELTEK S.p.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Savini, Daniele Cerruti
  • Patent number: 11767631
    Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine including a detergent supply device capable of preventing a detergent and water from overflowing to the outside of a detergent container. The washing machine includes a main body, a tub disposed in the main body, and a detergent supply device configured to supply a detergent to the tub and to receive water at a position lower than a level of the detergent contained in the detergent supply device, wherein the detergent supply device includes a first outlet configured to increase the time it takes for the detergent put in the detergent supply device to be discharged to the outside of the detergent supply device, and a second outlet configured to discharge the detergent put in the detergent supply device and water introduced into the detergent supply device through an inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Geonhui Jo, Wonseok Choi, Doyun Lee, Janghoon Park
  • Patent number: 11725327
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an opening with a laundry vessel mounted within the cabinet. The laundry vessel defines a treatment chamber. The laundry appliance also includes an electrolytic hypochlorous acid generator upstream of the treatment chamber with respect to a flow of cold water through the laundry appliance and a controller. The controller may be configured for and/or a method of sanitizing the laundry appliance may include opening a valve upstream of the electrolytic hypochlorous acid generator to provide the flow of cold water through the laundry appliance, confirming the presence of the cold water in the laundry appliance after opening the valve, and activating the electrolytic hypochlorous acid generator after confirming the presence of the cold water in the laundry appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Hyoyeol Maeng, Kyoung-june Yi, Hansung Park, Joohyun Park, Je Kwon Yoon
  • Patent number: 11718948
    Abstract: A laundry treatment appliance having a cabinet accommodating a laundry treatment chamber and a drawer adapted to slide into the cabinet. The drawer has external walls defining the external shape of a portion of the drawer, and at least one compartment for containing laundry treatment agent. Said compartment is delimited at least partially by at least a portion of at least one external wall, which has an emptying hole. Said emptying hole is in fluid communication with the at least one compartment. The drawer comprises a closure device adapted to be operated for selectively closing and opening said emptying hole. Said closure device is arranged on an external side of the external wall so as to be accessible and operated by a user externally to the drawer for closing and opening the corresponding emptying hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventor: Daniele Da Riol
  • Patent number: 11713529
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance may include a tub, a basket, an impeller base, and an extended post. The impeller base may be rotatably mounted within the basket. The impeller base may include an impeller platform and a mounting face defined on the impeller platform. The mounting face may define a recessed cup. The extended post may be removably attached to the impeller base to rotate therewith. The extended post may define an interior cavity. The extended post may include a mating collar and an attachment piston. The mating collar may be on the bottom end in selective engagement with the mounting face at the recessed cup. The attachment piston may include a piston flange extending radially outward at an upper piston end and define an upper radial contact surface in selective engagement with a portion of an inner surface of the mating collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Owen Davis
  • Patent number: 11713536
    Abstract: A washing machine includes a cabinet defining a lateral direction, a transverse direction, and a vertical direction. The lateral, transverse, and vertical directions are mutually orthogonal. The washing machine appliance also includes a top panel on the cabinet that defines an opening. A wash chamber is defined within the cabinet below the opening of the top panel. The washing machine appliance also includes a lid which is rotatable through a plane defined by the transverse direction and the vertical direction between a closed position to sealingly enclose the wash chamber and an open position to permit access to the wash chamber. A hinge rotatably connects the lid to the top panel. The hinge defines a compound pivot axis. The lid rotates relative to the top panel about the compound pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Raymond Mora, Venkata Chakradhar Rangu, Neelapala Gopinath Yadav
  • Patent number: 11715648
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus performs a drying process for drying a substrate with a liquid film formed on a pattern formation surface thereof, using a processing fluid in a supercritical state. The substrate processing apparatus includes a processing container, a holder, and a processing liquid supply. The processing container accommodates the substrate. The holder holds the substrate inside the processing container. The processing liquid supply supplies a processing fluid into the processing container. Further, the holder includes a base, a plurality of support members, and a lifting mechanism. The base is disposed below the substrate. The plurality of support members are provided on the base, and support the substrate from below. The lifting mechanism moves the plurality of support members up and down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsuya Nakata, Shogo Fukui
  • Patent number: 11708822
    Abstract: The present application relates to a high-pressure cleaning machine, comprising: a housing, a motor, a transmission mechanism, a pump, a handle, a detachable rechargeable battery pack and a nozzle, wherein the pump comprises a central chamber, a water inlet, a water outlet and a single plunger, a water inlet chamber connected to the water inlet, and a water outlet chamber connected to the water outlet, and wherein the plunger is disposed in the central chamber and is driven by the motor to perform reciprocating motion in the central chamber; wherein the motor, the transmission mechanism and the pump are located at one end of the handle, and the battery pack is located at the other end of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pinghua Wu, Yong Qiao, Haijun Zhang
  • Patent number: 11697137
    Abstract: A mobile surface maintenance machine embodiment includes a mobile body, a solution tank for containing a cleaning fluid, wheels for supporting the mobile body, a maintenance tool(s), an output channel, an electric power source, a first electric motor, and a pressure washer. The pressure washer includes a spray wand, a pressure pump, and a second electric motor. The pressure pump is fluidly coupled to the spray wand and to the solution tank. The pressure pump is configured to pressurize the cleaning fluid supplied to the spray wand. The second electric motor is operatively coupled to and configured to drive the pressure pump. The second electric motor is configured to receive electric power from the electric power source and is commonly powered by the electric power source that provides power to the first electric motor. The second electric motor is separate from the first electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Tennant Company
    Inventors: Justin I. Dancs, Matthew W. Servatius
  • Patent number: 11686033
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a main body, a washing tub, and a suspension assembly. The suspension assembly includes a support rod, an elastic member, and a damper. The damper includes a cap, a housing, and a friction member. The friction member is disposed in both the cap and the housing, and is configured to press the support rod through the coupling of the female coupling portion and the male coupling portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Bosun Chung, Doyoung Rhyu, Jong Min Kim