Patents by Inventor Laura Suggs Stinnett

Laura Suggs Stinnett has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and methods for controlling operation of washing machines
    Patent number: 6978554
    Abstract: A method for extracting water from laundry articles between a wash cycle and a rinse cycle is provided. The method including performing a spin cycle between the wash cycle and the rinse cycle, the spin cycle including a first initial spin, a first rest period after the first initial spin and a spin subsequent the first rest period lasting until an end of the spin cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Laura Suggs Stinnett, Lucas Ray Mallory