Patents Issued in June 12, 2025
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Publication number: 20250185827Abstract: A modular pastry packaging carousel is disclosed, which provides the ability to individually store wedge-shaped pastry slices in a respective wedge-shaped pastry module. In a version of the application, the modular pasty packaging carousel generally comprises a bottom plate, a top plate, and a spacer positioned between the bottom plate and the top plate, providing a radial gap therebetween. The modular pastry packaging carousel further provides a plurality of wedge-shaped pastry modules, each comprising a sector-shaped removable base. The sector-shaped removable base includes a means for engaging the pastry module with the base tray radial connection channels. In certain versions, a radial pastry slicer assembly, which has a plurality of radially positioned slicers, is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventor: Alicia N. Ivory
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Publication number: 20250185828Abstract: A multi-condiment dispenser is provided that is able to automatically meter and dispense various types of condiments to a user. The condiment dispenser includes a compartment into which condiment receptacles are removably inserted. The baskets include a compartment into which a condiment pouch containing condiment and a pump may be loaded. Baskets loaded with the condiment pouch and pump may be inserted into the condiment dispenser to connect a motor system of the condiment dispenser to the pump within the basket. The condiment dispenser operates the motor system connected to the basket to drive the pump of that basket to cause condiment to be dispensed from the condiment pouch of that basket to the user. The condiment dispenser operates the motor system corresponding to the basket containing the condiment selected by a user to dispense the selected condiment to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2023Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Gregg Timothy Francis Leech, Kim Bertens-Vlems, Anthony J. Stevens, Jonathan Ralph de Jong, Fredrik Cornelis Stam, Ivan Spikmans, Bastiaan Pieter Hemmes
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Publication number: 20250185829Abstract: A lid connectable to a drinking vessel. The lid has a bottom lid portion, a top lid portion, a first straw and a second straw. The bottom lid portion has a top, a bottom and a sidewall defining an interior space having a straw connector portion. The top lid portion is connected to the bottom lid portion. The top lid portion has a top surface, a bottom surface and an opening having a passageway extending therebetween. The first straw has a first end, a second end, a passageway therebetween and a connector that removably connects the first straw to the straw connector portion of the bottom lid portion. The second straw has a first end, a second end, a passageway therebetween and a connector that removably connects the second straw to the opening of the top lid portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Nathaniel Haskins, Cameron Esmon, Alex Benton, Hua Jun Yao
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Publication number: 20250185830Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a control wire clamp for securing a control member, such as a control wire, in place. The default state of the control wire clamp may be a clamped state. The control wire clamp may be placed in an unclamped state by applying force to a clamp handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: May Kong Wong, Jaime Ramos
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Publication number: 20250185831Abstract: Disclosed is an artificial tree having a plurality of electrified tree sections that couple together to provide power and/or command signals to devices connected thereto. One or more tree sections may have a trunk portion, one or more electrical connectors having a plurality of terminals, branches, a light string, and an electrical distribution system located at least partially within the trunk portion. A first tree section may be configured to couple to a second tree section such that an electrical connector of the first tree section is in electrical connection with an electrical connector of the second tree section, thereby mechanically and electrically connecting the first tree section to the second tree section such that power and/or the control data are transmitted to the second tree section. Each trunk segment may include an axial electrical connector that permits adjacent trunk segments to connect in a plurality of radial orientations.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventor: Jason Loomis
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Publication number: 20250185832Abstract: Systems and methods of packaging butter sticks involve extruding butter from an extruder, where the extruded butter has a temperature of at least about 50° F. and defined dimensions; cutting the extruded butter into sticks; cooling the butter sticks in a cooling environment such that a temperature of a core of the butter sticks drops by about 2° F. to about 10° F. and an exterior temperature of the butter sticks drops by about 45° F. to about 100° F.; and wrapping the cooled butter sticks in a wrapping assembly, where a transition time between exiting the cooling environment and entering the wrapping assembly is less than one minute such that a temperature of the cooled butter sticks equilibrates during wrapping.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Benjamin R. Danenberg, Richard Dinesen
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Publication number: 20250185833Abstract: A multi-purpose kitchen tool including a hollow body having a distal and proximal end-including an inner wall, an outer wall, and a base at the distal end-a handle connected to the outer wall of the body, a tapered scooping edge on the proximal end of the body, opposite to the handle, a compartment releasably fixed to the base, and optional measuring indices.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventor: Nicholas Joseph Mineo
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Publication number: 20250185834Abstract: A food preparation appliance including a main lid, and a removable inner lid. The main lid can be moved between an open position and a closed position. The removable inner lid is designed to be coupled to the main lid. The food preparation appliance is designed to provide at least one first cooking mode in which the inner lid is coupled to the main lid and at least one second cooking mode in which the inner lid is removed from the main lid. The food preparation appliance comprises a closure mechanism that can be moved between retracted position and a deployed position. The retracted position is used in the first cooking mode, and the deployed position is used in the second cooking mode where the closure mechanism is designed to close off a gap left open when the inner lid is removed from the main lid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: SEB S.A.Inventors: Philippe Dumoux, Romain Turpin, Guillaume Prieto, Johan Petitallot, Frédéric Denis Seurat
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Publication number: 20250185835Abstract: A food preparation appliance. The includes a housing, a container, a main lid, and a removable sealing apparatus. The main lid can be moved between a closed position and an open position. The removable sealing apparatus can be arranged between the housing and the main lid to allow for the first cooking mode. The container comprises at least one container handle container arranged between the housing and the main lid, and the main lid comprises a clearance located above the container handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Romain Turpin, Philippe Dumoux
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Publication number: 20250185836Abstract: An electric preparation appliance includes at least: a housing with a supporting portion arranged to rest on a workspace and defining a base plane, a lid, which can be moved between a closed position in which access to the workspace is prevented and an open position in which access to the workspace is permitted, means of locking the lid, which can be moved between an unlocked position in which the lid can be freely moved, and a locked position in which the lid is locked in the closed position, a control interface, which can be moved between a first control position and a second control position, characterized in that the control interface comprises a handle that rotates around a handle axis contained in a plane parallel to the base plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: SEB S.A.Inventors: Romain Turpin, Philippe Dumoux
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Publication number: 20250185837Abstract: The present invention discloses a coffee liquid extraction device, comprising: a machine body equipped with a worktable; a portafilter assembly that performs reciprocating motion on the worktable, wherein the portafilter assembly includes two portafilters used for holding coffee grounds; a tamping mechanism disposed above the portafilter assembly and mounted on the machine body, the tamping mechanism being used to compress the coffee grounds within the portafilters; extraction heads mounted on the machine body, comprising two extraction heads that are equally spaced on both sides of the tamping mechanism; the line connecting the center points of the two extraction heads is parallel to the line connecting the center points of the two portafilters; the extraction heads are used to extract the compressed coffee grounds within the portafilters. This coffee liquid extraction device integrates the functions of tamping coffee grounds and extracting coffee liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: Wuxi Huozhong Power Equipment Co., LtdInventor: Liang CHEN
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Publication number: 20250185838Abstract: An automatic coffee machine comprising a brewing assembly with a brewing chamber designed to contain a quantity of ground coffee and an electric actuator, which can be operated to cause the brewing chamber to be opened and closed; a grinder comprising an electric actuator operable to cause coffee beans to be ground and ground coffee to be produced; a hydraulic circuit to supply water to the brewing assembly to prepare a coffee beverage by brewing the ground coffee in the brewing chamber and comprising a water pump and a water flow meter to measure a quantity of water supplied by the water pump; a sensory system to sense and output an output indicative of different operating quantities of the automatic coffee machine and comprising an electric current absorbed by the electric actuator of the brewing assembly, a flow rate of the dispensed coffee beverage and an electric power absorbed by the water pump; a user interface to allow a consumer to request a beverage to be dispensed; and an electronic control unit deType: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventor: Alberto ZONATO
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Publication number: 20250185839Abstract: A portable brew device includes a pump to draw hot water from an external source. The brew device injects the hot water into a medium to be brewed and dispenses the brewed liquid. The brew device includes a support that may be stowed within a housing of the brew device and deployed to elevate the brew device over a surface, where a vessel can collect the brewed liquid dispensed by the brew device. Brewing systems and brewing methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: LeRoy D. Jutte, Ruth L. Jutte, Brandon D. Jutte
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Publication number: 20250185840Abstract: A beverage maker with helically dispensed brewing water includes a reciprocating mechanism provided on a movable support, and a water dispensing pipe extended through an elongated guide slot on the movable support. The movable support is rotatable about a rotation axis relative to a fixed support and brings the reciprocating mechanism and the water dispensing pipe to revolve synchronously with the movable support. Meanwhile, the reciprocating mechanism brings the water dispensing pipe to move linearly in along the elongated guide slot. Therefore, the water dispensing pipe not only revolves about the rotation axis but also moves linearly, such that water dispensed from the water dispensing pipe is in the form of a conical helical flow, allowing the brewing water to uniformly contact with a brewing substance and producing a beverage with rich flavor. Therefore, the beverage maker is able to achieve the same effect as a hand pour brewed beverage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventor: Chih-Te LIN
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Publication number: 20250185841Abstract: The present invention discloses a coffee machine and a coffee liquid extraction method, wherein the coffee machine comprises: a coffee machine host with a worktable; a filter basket assembly configured to perform reciprocating motion on the worktable and including a filter basket for holding coffee powder; a group head disposed above the filter basket assembly; a tamping mechanism adjacent to the group head for compressing coffee powder within the filter basket; a coffee powder feeding mechanism for delivering coffee powder into the filter basket; a coffee bean grinding mechanism for grinding beans into grounds and supplying them to the feeding mechanism; a water supply device connected to the group head, which includes a piston pump unit with two pistons that alternately drive hot water through a pipeline into the group head; the group head extracts coffee from the grounds in the filter basket directly below it.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: Wuxi Huozhong Power Equipment Co., LtdInventor: Liang CHEN
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Publication number: 20250185842Abstract: The present invention discloses a water supply device for a coffee machine, comprising: a heating block housing a hot water pipeline; a water flow channel system adjacent to the heating block, including an inlet valve, an outlet valve, and a chamber, wherein both valves are one-way and communicate with the chamber—the inlet valve connected to a water inlet and the outlet valve to the hot water pipeline; a camshaft positioned beside the heating block; an elliptical annular guide rail encircling the camshaft longitudinally, with the maximum diameter ends located at both longitudinal ends of the camshaft; two sliders moving along the guide rail; two piston assemblies, each connected at one end to a slider and at the other end to a chamber; two chambers corresponding to the piston assemblies; as the camshaft rotates, the two piston heads alternately drive water into and out of their respective chambers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: Wuxi Huozhong Power Equipment Co., LtdInventor: Liang CHEN
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Publication number: 20250185843Abstract: The invention is includes a cooking surface having an aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate that is hard anodized which is not sealed during an anodizing process and is then coated with seasoning oil such that the seasoning oil first penetrates the open anodized pores and is adhered therein. The base polymerization oil is held within the microscopic pores in the substrate and cured in situ. The process bonds the oil to the surface creating a non-stick cooking surface. In instances where worn spots develop between the pores on the surface, the surface can be refreshed with a simple recoating linking the pores that retain the original layer, maintaining the non-stick surface. The method provides for the process of curing the oil and polymerizing the oil within the pores before any sealing occurs on the aluminum/aluminum oxide substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventor: Dave Maslar
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Publication number: 20250185844Abstract: A control method for a cooking equipment includes: acquiring image information of a cooking material; identifying the image information, and determining category information and volume information of the cooking material; and according to the category information and the volume information, determining the doneness corresponding to the cooking material. The volume information and the category information of the cooking material are obtained by identifying the image information, the volume change amount of the cooking material in the cooking process is calculated by using the initial volume and the current volume of the cooking material. Based on the volume change amount of the cooking material, the doneness corresponding to the cooking material is determined in a pre-trained doneness model. The control method includes monitoring the volume change of the cooking material in real time, to achieve an automatic doneness recognition function using the volume change amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventor: Haibo DU
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Publication number: 20250185845Abstract: A dual-chamber steam air fryer, aimed at improving poor internal sealing structure designs in existing products, which have not optimized sealing for the pot or cooking chamber, and leads to inconvenient production and assembly, poor sealing effect, and high production costs. The fryer features a dual-chamber opening on one side of the body, with corresponding pans or pan assembles placed at the opening, The top of the body is equipped with a first water tank, or the bottom of the body is equipped with a second water tank. In the pans or pan assemblies, there is/are stainless steel heating insulation layer/layers. The lower side of the stainless steel heat-insulating inner layer, which is closer to the pan, is each equipped with sealing rings which protrude above the inner layers, reach the rim of the pans to form a relatively sealed, but not completed sealed space with the pans.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: ZHEJIANG BIYI ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD.Inventors: Kaimong MAN, Hongxian LOU, Hao ZANG
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Publication number: 20250185846Abstract: A top-visible air fryer includes a fryer body, a decorative ring, and a heat insulation ring. The fryer body is internally provided with a cooking chamber with a top opening, and an inner transparent plate for closing the top opening is arranged at the top opening; the decorative ring is arranged above the top opening, a viewing window corresponding to the top opening is arranged in a middle of the decorative ring, and a visible panel is arranged at an upper opening of the viewing window; the heat insulation ring is arranged between the top opening and the decorative ring, an open pore corresponding to the top opening is arranged in a middle of the heat insulation ring, a lower side of the heat insulation ring is connected to the fryer body, an upper side of the heat insulation ring is connected to a lower side of the decorative ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: NINGBO CARELINE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yichi ZHANG, Huayuan PAN, Rongjie BAI, Jiahe LIANG, Chengzhou HUANG
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Publication number: 20250185847Abstract: An air fryer includes a first housing, a second housing, a heating element supported in the first housing, a fan supported in the first housing, and an oil residual prevention arrangement. The oil residual prevention arrangement includes a screening member detachably attached on at least one of the first housing and the second housing to provide a boundary between the first housing and the second housing such that oil residual produced from the second housing is substantially blocked by the screen member. The screening member has a plurality of ventilating channels communicating the first housing with the second housing so as to maintain sufficient air circulation between the first housing and the second housing for air frying.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: SHENZHEN CHENBEI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Hai WEI
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Publication number: 20250185848Abstract: A cooking grill has a cooking chamber containing a cooking grate, a solid fuel fire pit beneath the cooking chamber, an ignitor in the fire pit, a fire chimney interposing the fire pit and the cooking chamber, a fuel hopper attached to a fuel chute directing solid fuel from the hopper into the fire pit by gravity, and a fan directing combustion air into the fire pit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: RAMIN KHOSRAVI RAHMANI, ANTHONY HAMILTON, JAMES D. KRING, Jonathan Whitten, Sachin Mahurkar, Thomas Kessler, RODOLFO KARIM MARTINEZ MARTINEZ, SLEIMAN ABDALLAH, THOMAS A. PENNER, Jorge Escamilla
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Publication number: 20250185849Abstract: A portable food grate device is disclosed that is a heater-attachable grate that receives food or canned food for heating. The portable food grate device comprises a grate component that provides a grate surface for cooking food. The grate component is secured to the portable heater via an adjustable support post, which is secured to the front of the portable heater. The grate component utilizes the warmth from the portable heater vents to elevate its temperature. Thus, the grate component can function as a grilling or warming surface for heating up food items.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Charles Plautz, Wilma Plautz
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Publication number: 20250185850Abstract: Ignitor mounting brackets for pellet grills are disclosed. An example mounting bracket includes a base and an ignitor tab. The base includes a first surface, a second surface, and a primary opening. The second surface is located opposite the first surface. The primary opening is formed in and extends through the base from the first surface to the second surface. The primary opening is configured to receive an auger tube of a pellet grill. The ignitor tab is coupled to the base. The ignitor tab includes an ignitor tab opening formed in and extending through the ignitor tab. The ignitor tab opening is configured to receive an ignitor of a pellet grill.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2023Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Natalia Gorlicka, Ethan Albrecht
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Publication number: 20250185851Abstract: A method includes operating a mixing cycle of a stand mixer. The mixing cycle includes rotating a mixing shaft at a first speed for a first period of time, rotating, when the first period of time elapses, the mixing shaft at a second speed, measuring a torque of a motor while rotating the mixing shaft at the second speed, and then rotating the mixing shaft at the first speed for a second period of time. The method further includes terminating the mixing cycle in response to one of the torque of the motor and elapsing the second period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2023Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Rocco Cordaro, Andrew Combs
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Publication number: 20250185852Abstract: Lid lifter for a lid of a Dutch Oven, comprising a handle, a hook arranged at one end of the handle for lifting the lid, and a screw arranged at the opposite end of the handle for screwing the lid lifter onto the lid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2023Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: HBS Hotel & Bau Swiss GmbHInventor: Heval Tasan
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Publication number: 20250185853Abstract: A shower unit having an integrated locking system for ease of installation and preferably including a channel, baffling system, the retention cavity system that in combination to collect and direct fluid away from support walls and to a collection area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Jean Sébastien Champagne, Martin Desaulniers, Christine Lacasse-Veilleux
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Publication number: 20250185854Abstract: A bathtub safety gate provides a secure and adjustable barrier across a bathtub, enhancing safety and preventing unintended access, even access between the bottom edge of the barrier and the top of edge of the side of a tub. The gate features a flexible sheet with a retention structure along its bottom edge, enabling secure attachment to the top edge of a side of the bathtub. The sheet is mounted on a rotatable spool housed within a slotted casing, allowing it to be extended or retracted as needed. Tub clamps with adjustable jaws grip the bathtub edge, while a retainer securely holds the retention structure. The gate includes a wall attachment assembly and a housing attachment with suction cups for stability and easy installation on opposing walls. Additional features, such as a spring mechanism for automatic retraction and a damper for smooth operation, enhance functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Luke O'Steen, Richard Harold O’Steen
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Publication number: 20250185855Abstract: The invention relates to a solid soap dispenser, comprising a housing with a housing cover and an outlet opening, a grating device for grating a solid soap, and a conveying device for conveying a solid soap in the direction of the grating device. The conveying device and the grating device are situated inside the housing, and the grating device is situated in the vicinity of the outlet opening. The object of the invention described here is to provide a solid soap dispenser that is long-lasting, resource-conserving, and easy to handle. This object is achieved by a solid soap dispenser that is characterized in that the conveying device is made up of a threaded spindle and a feed plate resting on the threaded spindle. The threaded spindle opens into the grating device, and the grating device is in operative connection with an actuating element for actuating the grating device. Upon actuation of the actuating element the threaded spindle is rotatable and the feed plate is displaceable along the threaded spindle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventor: Hellfritz Jan
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Publication number: 20250185856Abstract: A scrubbing tool for cleaning an inside bowl of a toilet comprising an upper handle assembly having a gripping end and an upper attachment end and a lower handle assembly having a tablet end and a lower attachment end. One of the attachment ends comprises a male attachment end having an outer diameter smaller than a female attachment end of the other attachment ends, such that the male attachment end is insertable into the female attachment end. The scrubbing tool comprises a ledge formed at a transition between a larger diameter portion of the handle assembly having the male attachment end and that male attachment end. The male and female attachment ends include cooperating engagement features that secure the upper and the lower handle assemblies together when the upper and the lower handle assemblies are rotated relative to each other, to form a unitary handle assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Robert Petner, Aleksandrs Titovs, Aaron Krause, Jared Sobel, Evan Bennis
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Publication number: 20250185857Abstract: A resin molded member having excellent surface scratch resistance and various properties required for a resin molded member is disclosed. The resin molded member according to the present invention comprises a crystalline resin, and the crystallinity of the outermost layer of the member is 50% or more, and the crystallinity of the outermost layer is maintained up to a depth of at least 9.0 ?m from the outermost layer, i.e., the outermost surface of the member. The resin molded member has excellent performance such as durability, strength, and dimensional retention in addition to scratch resistance, and can be preferably used as a so-called water-related device member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Keisuke INOUE, Takeshi HAYASHIDA, Naoki IWASHITA, Seiichiro INOUE, Akira SHIMAI
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Publication number: 20250185858Abstract: An adjustable potty-training system configured to convert or alter a standard toilet for use by a toddler. The system comprises a stool and a lid wherein the stool sits at the base of the toilet against the toilet pedestal and the lid connects atop the toilet seat. The stool comprises a platform and a plurality of risers with the plurality of risers attached under the platform, allowing for adjustment of the height of the stool by adding or removing risers. The lid comprises a rear portion and a front portion pivotably connected by a pivoting connector, allowing for the front portion to rotate relative to the rear portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventor: Roy Love
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Publication number: 20250185859Abstract: Disclosed is a suction nozzle, which includes a suction nozzle body and a sealing ring. One end of the suction nozzle body is provided with a suction port, and the other end of the suction nozzle body is provided with a drainage port. A drainage channel communicating with the suction port and the drainage port is formed inside the suction nozzle body. The drainage port is configured to communicate with the sewage tank of a cleaning device. The suction nozzle body is configured to be rotatably installed to the device body of the cleaning device so as to have a working position that maintains the suction port fitting a surface to be cleaned. The sealing ring is provided at the drainage port, configured to seal a fitting clearance between the suction nozzle body and the sewage tank and capable of elastically deforming.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: ROBOTIN (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhouxiong LIN, Qinglong WEI, Qiongxin ZHANG
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Publication number: 20250185860Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner including a cleaner head including a roller configured to assist the cleaner in traveling on a cleaning surface, and a roller cover configured to prevent the roller from being withdrawn from the cleaner and configured to be easily separated, such that a user may easily replace the roller capable of being disposed on a lower surface of the cleaner head and easily remove foreign substances accumulated on the roller, thereby maintaining traveling performance of the roller, preventing damage to components, and reducing maintenance costs and time required for the roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2023Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventor: Jungbae HWANG
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Publication number: 20250185861Abstract: A dust collection device may include a support plate including an opening through which dust is introducible, a protruding rib extending downward from a circumference of the opening of the support plate, and an opening/closing device couplable to the support plate. The opening/closing device may include an opening/closing cover configured to open and close the opening of the support plate, while the opening/closing device is coupled to the support plate, and a cover rib protruding from an upper surface of the opening/closing cover and configured to contact the protruding rib while the opening of the support plate is closed by the opening/closing cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jongmin YUN, Daon LEE, Jihoon CHOI
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Publication number: 20250185862Abstract: A cleaner includes a case having an internal path formed therein and an intake motor to draw in air containing foreign substances into the case. The cleaner includes a dust collector on the internal path of the case through which the drawn air flows and rotatable to separate the foreign substances from the drawn air by rotating the drawn air, and a rotation body disposed further downstream than the dust collector in an airflow direction of the drawn air, to rotate by the air passing through the dust collector, and to rotate the dust collector by being combined with the dust collector.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seokman HONG, Kwangsu HEO, Geonung LEE, Joongkeun CHOI
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Publication number: 20250185863Abstract: A cleaner including an intake head to draw in foreign matter, a dust collector connected to the intake head, and a fan configured to generate an intake force within the dust collector. The dust collector may include a housing including an inlet and an outlet that are arranged facing a first direction from the inlet, a rotating body rotatable within the housing, a partition arranged between the housing and the rotating body, a first flow path formed between an inner side of the partition and the rotating body and configured to allow air entering through the inlet to be directed along the first direction, and a second flow path formed between an outer side of the partition and the housing and configured to allow air to be directed along a second direction opposite to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seokman HONG, Kwangsu HEO, Joongkeun CHOI
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Publication number: 20250185864Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including: a main body; a cleaner head; a pipe structure connecting the main body and the cleaner head, the pipe structure including a main pipe connected to the cleaner head, and a first pipe connected to the main body and disposed within the main pipe to be slidable along the longitudinal direction of the main pipe; a support member disposed on the first pipe along the longitudinal direction of the first pipe, the support member including a rail groove formed at one end thereof; and connection cap mounted on an end of the first pipe which is opposite to the end connected to the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyeonwoo TAK, Kyoungwoung KIM, Kihwan KWON
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Publication number: 20250185865Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus includes a battery powering one or more electric components. The surface cleaning apparatus can have a power conversation mode that is executed by a controller. The surface cleaning apparatus can be provided with a sensing unit configured to detect inactivity of the surface cleaning apparatus and the controller is configured to receive a signal from the sensing unit to execute the power conservation mode based on the signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Joseph P. Perry, Fabrizio Mirandola
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Publication number: 20250185866Abstract: A robotic vacuum cleaner system includes a robotic vacuum cleaner comprising a camera; and a processor including: a fiducial mark detecting module; a diagnostics module; and an alert generation module. The camera is configured to obtain an image of the surroundings of the robotic vacuum cleaner, and to transmit the obtained image to the processor. The fiducial mark detecting module is configured to: receive the image of the surroundings from the camera; and detect a fiducial mark on a robotic vacuum cleaner charging station in the image. The diagnostics module is configured to determine whether the image of the fiducial mark has predetermined expected characteristics, based on the image of the fiducial mark and additional information received by the diagnostics module. If the diagnostics module determines that the image of the fiducial mark does not have the predetermined expected characteristics, the alert generation module is configured to generate an alert.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2023Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Michael Laurence Carmine RAPICANO, William Henry KERR
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Publication number: 20250185867Abstract: A method for controlling movement of an autonomous mobile device is provided. The method includes controlling the autonomous mobile device to move along an edge of a first obstacle. The method also includes determining detection of a second obstacle in a moving direction, the first obstacle and the second obstacle forming a corner. The method also includes determining a first location of the autonomous mobile device. The method also includes determining a projected location adjacent the second obstacle. The method also includes determining a curved path connecting the first location and the projected location. The method also includes controlling the autonomous mobile device to move from the first location to the projected location along the curved path.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventor: Shaoxuan GAO
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Publication number: 20250185868Abstract: A method of operating a mobile cleaning robot can include navigating the mobile cleaning robot within an environment. Whether a movement condition is satisfied can be determined and a mopping pad tray can be moved relative to a body of the mobile cleaning robot between a cleaning position and a stored position in response to receipt of a command to move the mopping pad tray when the movement condition is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Matthew Clements, Varun Malhotra, Landon Unninayar, Brian Cleve Benson, JR., Andrew Graziani, Shiwei Wang, Thomas C. Chang, Dan Wivagg
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Publication number: 20250185869Abstract: A cleaning device is provided, which includes a body mechanism, a chassis body, a cleaning assembly, a water tank, and a negative pressure source. A lower end of the body mechanism is rotatably connected to a middle of the chassis body. The cleaning assembly is arranged below the chassis body. The water tank includes a sewage tank and a clean water tank capable of supplying water for cleaning. At least one of the clean water tank and the sewage tank is arranged on the chassis body. The negative pressure source is capable of sucking dirt generated by the cleaning assembly into the sewage tank during cleaning.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: XIANAN HUANG, SHENGJIA GUO, JUN WANG, YUNMIN YAN, BO YANG, JIANGHONG JI, WANLONG QIN, HONGZUO DU
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Publication number: 20250185870Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning a floor surface, the apparatus may have an elongated body. A heater is configured for receiving liquid and heating the liquid. A conduit may be in fluid flow communication with an outlet of the heater. A floor tool is connected at a proximal end of the elongated body. The floor tool may include a hub portion, at least one roll defining a floor cleaning interface, the roll connected to the hub portion for rotation, the roll defining an inner cavity for receiving steam, the floor cleaning interface of the roll being permeable to steam. A delivery outlet may be in fluid flow communication with the conduit to receive steam or vapour therefrom, the delivery outlet in fluid flow communication with the inner cavity of the roll.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Michel MORAND, Guillaume CAVALIE, Brent Gray
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Publication number: 20250185871Abstract: A cleaner can include a cleaner main body including a suction motor configured to generate a suction force to suction air containing dust on a cleaning surface, the cleaner main body being configured to separate the dust from the air suctioned; a nozzle placed on the cleaning surface and configured to suck the air containing dust on the cleaning surface; and an extension tube to which the nozzle is detachably connected, one end connected to the nozzle and the other end connected to the cleaner main body to guide the air containing dust from the cleaning surface to the cleaner main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jinhyouk SHIN, Jinho KIM, Hyeri KWON, Sungjun KIM, Kyoungho RYOU, Jungwan RYU, Ingyu YANG, Youngsoo KIM
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Publication number: 20250185872Abstract: Provided is a selectively fixable pole mop comprising a base plate to which a cleaning fabric is attachable, wherein: the base plate is rotatable to enable a user to perform cleaning such as wiping by bringing the front surface or the rear surface of the base plate into close contact with a surface, and the rotating base plate is fixable by a fixing part to enable the user to perform, by the fixed base plate, combination cleaning such as sweeping or scraping a surface; and the selectively fixable pole mop comprising the base plate and a connection member includes a fixing part connected to the base plate or the connection member and configured to selectively fix the rotating base plate so that a user can restrict rotation of the base plate as necessary to use the pole mop for combination cleaning such as sweeping or scraping a surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventor: Je Hoon KIM
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Publication number: 20250185873Abstract: A dishwasher according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include: a cabinet; a tub disposed in the cabinet; a sump disposed below the tub; a deionizer comprising at least one electrode configured to produce soft water using raw water supplied from a water source, and supply the soft water to the sump; a plurality of flow paths including at least one pipe and/or at least one hose configured to allow the raw water, the soft water, and used water collected in the sump to flow; a plurality of valves disposed in each of the plurality of flow paths; and a controller including at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, individually and/or collectively, configured to control the plurality of valves to allow the deionizer to be regenerated using the raw water or the used water, in at least one of a washing process or a rinsing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Gimun GWAK, Jungha PARK, Jongho LEE, Chulwoo PARK, Sujin SEONG, Jisun YANG, Hyunjun CHUNG
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Publication number: 20250185874Abstract: A dishwasher appliance includes a tub comprising a top wall and a back wall. The tub defines a wash chamber. The dishwasher appliance includes a diverter assembly at a bottom of the wash chamber, an upper spray assembly positioned proximate the top wall to the tub and configured to direct wash fluid downward into the wash chamber, and a wash conduit in the wash chamber. The wash conduit includes a supply channel extending between the diverter assembly and the upper spray assembly. The wash conduit further includes a retainer portion on a top side of the wash conduit. The retainer portion is configured to engage a clip on the top wall of the tub in order to position the wash conduit in contact with an inner side of the back wall of the tub.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2023Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventor: Steven Chadwick Koepke
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Publication number: 20250185875Abstract: Disclosed is a cup washer. The cup washer of the present disclosure includes an additive storage part and an additive supply part. The additive storage part is configured to store an additive in a storage space. The additive supply part is configured to supply the additive into the tub. The additive supply part includes an additive pump and a first additive supply pipe. The additive pump is located below the additive storage part. The first additive supply pipe connects the lower portion of the additive storage part to the inlet of the additive pump. The first additive supply pipe is configured to provide a first supply passage through which the additive of the additive storage part moves toward the inlet of the additive pump. The first additive supply pipe and the inlet are connected to each other at a predetermined angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Minhyuk LEE, Sung Hun LEE, Woongsup SONG, Taeyong JUNG
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Publication number: 20250185876Abstract: A cup washer includes a tub having a space to accommodate a cup to be washed therein, a drying part located at a rear surface of the tub, a first portion of the drying part being spaced apart from the tub to define a first space between the rear surface of the tub and the first portion of the drying part, a second portion of the drying part being connected to the rear surface of the tub, the drying part being configured to heat incoming outside air and then supply the heated air to the tub, and an additive supply part located in the first space, the additive supply part being coupled to the rear surface of the tub, the additive supply part being configured to supply an additive to the tub.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Miseong KIM, Changwoo SUNG, Sejae OH, Sangwan PARK, Taeyong JUNG