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A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7624602 | Cored vane for an agitating device A vane for a washing machine agitating device is provided. The agitating device includes a skirt and a center shaft extending upwardly from the skirt. The vane extends radially from the center shaft of the agitating device toward an outer perimeter of the skirt. One... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7614262 | Multiple directional clutch for washing machine An automatic washing machine comprises a spin tube coupled to the basket and an agitator shaft coupled to an agitator mounted in the basket. A motor coupled to the agitator shaft applies a torque the agitator shaft and thereby the agitator in first and second torque... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7454929 | Washing machine Washing machine including an outer tub in a cabinet for holding washing water, an inner tub rotatably mounted on an inside of the outer tub having an agitating device rotatably mounted therein, a power transmission device having a washing shaft connected to the agit... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7434424 | Clothes washer agitation time and speed control apparatus A controller for a washing machine including an agitation element operable at a plurality of speeds during an agitation phase of a wash cycle is provided. The controller comprises a microcomputer configured to adjust an actuation of the agitation element in response... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7418841 | Full automatic washing machine and method for controlling the same Full automatic washing machine, and method for controlling the same, the fall automatic washing machine including a spinning tub 2 movably fitted in an outer tub 1, a pulsator 3 rotatably fitted in the spinning tub 2 to be rotatable indep... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7409737 | Apparatus and method for detecting malfunction of a clutch of washing machine Device and method for detecting malfunction of a clutch in a washing machine, the device including a clutch including a coupling for transmission of a power from a motor to a washing shaft or a spinning shaft, a clutch motor (60) for providing a power to the ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7392671 | Isolator brake hub assembly A brake hub assembly for a washing machine transmission includes an input shaft, a brake hub, and a deformable isolator insert positioned between the shaft and the hub. The insert includes a plurality of substantially flat legs extending partially into an opening in... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392672 | Pulsator and washing machine using the same A pulsator includes a metallic upper pulsator having an inlet at a center of the pulsator and upwardly protruding upper washing ribs radially around the inlet and a synthetic resin lower pulsator having upwardly protruding lower washing ribs and contacting a lower s... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7331202 | Drum-type washing machine with rotatable pulsator A drum-type washing machine including a rotatable pulsator. The drum-type washing machine includes a water tub to contain water therein. A rotary drum is included in the water tub and rotating in alternating directions to hold laundry located in the rotary drum to b... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7254965 | Washing machine A washing machine is disclosed, in which a rotary power of a driving unit is stably provided to a pulsator or a washing tub in a short time. The washing machine includes a motor having a stator (7a) and a rotor (7b); a spin shaft (5 | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254969 | Ribbed washing machine basket A basket for a washing machine includes a body comprising an outer wall and at least one rib extending radially inward from said wall, said rib comprising at least a first portion having a first cross section and a second portion having a second cross section, said ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7234325 | Time-varying agitator oscillations in an automatic washer Methods and apparatuses consistent with the present invention provide for improved clothes rollover in automatic washer cycles using time-varying rotor oscillations. An automatic washer has a wash chamber with a central axis and a rotor being rotatable about the cen... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228718 | Wobbling washing machine and method of controlling the same A wobbling washing machine and a method of controlling the same. The wobbling washing machine washes laundry by causing a washboard to wobble. The wobbling washing machine has a speed varying unit which varies a wobbling speed of the washboard to correspond to a loa... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216516 | Wobble joint A wobble joint particularly useful for supporting a wash plate in a wash basket of an automatic washing appliance includes inner and outer races formed with mating part-spherical surfaces having common centers of curvature about a longitudinal axis of the joint. Ant... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213423 | Washing machine A washing machine capable of minimizing tangle and damage of the laundry is disclosed. The washing machine includes: a wash shaft installed perpendicularly at a lower center of an inner tub, and rotated by a rotational force transferred from a motor; a wash plate or... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7171715 | Full automatic washing machine and method for controlling the same Full automatic washing machine, and method for controlling the same, the full automatic washing machine including a spinning tub 2 movably fitted in an outer tub 1, a pulsator 3 rotatably fitted in the spinning tub 2 to be rotatable indep... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171828 | Washing machine A washing machine includes a wobbling device having a rotary blade. The wobbling device causes a wobbling action of a washboard without rotating the washboard during a washing mode operation, and rotates the rotary blade in one direction to allow a sufficient amount... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7089769 | Direct drive washing machine In a direct drive washing machine having a driving motor installed at a lower portion of an outer tub and rotating an inner tub or a pulsator by the driving motor, a pulsator shaft and a tub shaft are constructed with a dual shaft structure, respectively connected t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086254 | Direct-drive washing machine Disclosed is a direct-drive washing machine enabling to revolve a pulsator only or both of the pulsator and inner tub in accordance with a load condition such as a laundry quantity, a washing water quantity, etc, a fabric condition, and the like so as to realize an ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082792 | Washing machine A washing machine is disclosed, in which a rotatory power of a driving unit can be stably transmitted in a short time and provided to a pulsator or a washing tub. The washing machine includes a motor (7) including stator (7a) and rotor (7... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7069752 | Auger agitator assembly An agitator assembly includes an agitator body and an auger body mounted on the upper end of the agitator body. There are at least three separate helical flighting segments on the auger body. Bearings are provided at the upper end of the auger body and at the lower ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7047770 | Washing machine agitation action control An apparatus, method and system of wash action control for an automatic washing machine. A manually operable user interface allows selection from between a plurality of discrete agitation speed selections which comprise at least a continuous speed agitation mode for... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028512 | Washing machine A washing machine is provided, which washes laundry by mechanisms of vibration or/and pumping, thereby improving washing performance, and preventing the laundry from being damaged while reducing consumption of washing water. The washing machine includes an outer tub... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7013517 | Rotating/tipping agitator for a washing machine A combination rotating/tipping mechanism for an agitator arranged in an inner tub of a washing machine includes a drive member, a tipping member fixedly mounted to the agitator and pivotally mounted to the drive member, and a pivot link interconnecting the tipping m... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013683 | Turbine-like air-circulation enhancer for use with a clothes washing machine An accessory for a clothes washing machine includes a door having air flow ports and an air-circulation enhancer having a fan mechanism for mounting on top of an agitator of the clothes washing machine. The an mechanism has a turbine-like structure such that air is ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6951121 | Washing machine having floatage clutch The present invention relates a washing machine of direct drive pulsator manner that is directly connected to a motor. In this washing machine, the conversion of cleansing/dehydrating processes can be smoothly achieved by a floatage clutch capable of being actuated ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6918271 | Inner tub for washing machine An inner tub for a washing machine, which is able to increase a dried degree of laundries and to increase a reliability of the washing machine by improving a structure of an inner tub hub and reinforcing the inner tub to make a spin-drying of high speed possible, co... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6901778 | Clutch apparatus for washing machine A clutch apparatus of a washing machine is provided. The clutch apparatus includes a coupling unit comprising a magnetic unit at least in one part, combined around the basket shaft, and combined with a rotor of the driving motor in a state where the coupling unit mo... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6886372 | Vertical axis washing machine including rotating/tipping agitator A tipping mechanism for a vertical axis washing machine includes an agitator, a drive member, a tipping member and a stationary pivot member. The pivot member preferably takes the form of a ball which is received in a socket defined by the tipping member. In a prefe... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6865912 | Washing machine A washing machine is disclosed, in which a structure of transmitting power to a wobbler is improved. The outer tub is provided in a cabinet, an inner tub rotatably provided in the outer tub, and the wobbler is provided in the inner tub. A cylindrical dehydration sha... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6860124 | Washing machine brake cam actuator with interrupted ring A brake cam actuator assembly for a washing machine includes an actuator having a cylindrical body that is drivingly coupled to a transmission pulley hub through a wrap spring clutch circumscribing the transmission pulley hub and brake cam actuator body. A first end... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6604389 | Wobble joint A wobble joint for use in automatic washing appliances and the like includes inner, outer and intermediate joint members which have nesting curved sliding surfaces that enable the joint members to pivot relative to one another. The joint has motion limiti... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6516485 | Washing machine having a variable speed motor A washing machine having a variable speed motor. The washing machine has a basket for holding articles to be washed and has a first axis of rotation. A basket drive shaft connected to the basket drives the basket. An agitator disposed in the basket along ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6481249 | Washing machine brake roller thrust bearing A thrust bearing assembly for absorbing forces on an input shaft of a washing machine is described. In one embodiment, the thrust bearing assembly is located at an upper end of the input shaft just below a pinion gear coupled to the shaft. The thrust bear... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6430971 | Spherical surface drive block for washing machine basket A wash basket alignment system for an automatic washing machine having a wash basket with a drive block partially inserted through a central aperture in the bottom wall of the wash plate. A spin drive tube extends longitudinally through the central apertu... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6401500 | Washing machine brake roller thrust bearing A thrust bearing assembly for absorbing forces on an input shaft of a washing machine is described. In one embodiment, the thrust bearing assembly is located at an upper end of the input shaft just below a pinion gear coupled to the shaft. The thrust bear... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6354115 | Two-component seal for a washing machine spin tub A two-component seal for the spin tub of a washing machine. The two-component seal is disposed about the tub opening and a metal shroud seal to prevent water in the washer from entering a motor and bearing space. The top seal includes a metal case with mu... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6334342 | Washing machine having horizontally moving washing plates A washing machine having horizontally moving washing plates is disclosed. The washing machine comprises an inner tub for receiving a detergent water and a laundry; a pulsator for agitating the detergent water which is rotatably mounted in an interior of t... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6332343 | Automatic washing machine with improved power transmission mechanism An automatic washing machine includes a water tub having a bottom with a through hole, a rotating tub rotatably mounted in the water tub, an electric motor including a rotor and mounted on an underside of the water tub, a hollow tub shaft rotatably mounte... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6269822 | Installation for wet-treating substrates In a device for the wet treatment of substrates (3) in a container (1), containing a treatment fluid (2), whereby the substrates (3) are introduced into the container (1) with a substrate carrier (5), an optimal alignment and centering of the substrates (... | 08/07/2001 |