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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
May. 13, 2024
Monotony.ai, Inc., Watertown, MA (US);
Madeline R. Hickman, Arlington, MA (US);
Susan Bachrach Coney, Watertown, MA (US);
Noa M. Rensing, West Newton, MA (US);
Kayla M. Swiston, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Benjamin Beckvold, Somerville, MA (US);
Benjamin D. Bixby, Newton Highlands, MA (US);
Jesse Sielaff, Norfolk, MA (US);
Kevin M. Leblanc, Medford, MA (US);
Hannah S. Siemens, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Abstract
A method of autonomously washing and drying at least one deformable article with a combination washer and dryer includes receiving, at a controller in communication with the combination washer and dryer, a request to begin a washing and drying cycle, instructing a pivot motor to rotate the combination washer and dryer upward such that an opening of the combination washer and dryer faces upward to receive the at least one deformable article therein; instructing the pivot motor to pivot the loaded combination washer and dryer to a washing and drying angle in a range of between about 0 degrees to 20 degrees from horizontal, and instructing, in response to a sensor output signal indicating the combination washer and dryer being pivoted to the washing and drying angle, an autonomous door loader disposed adjacent to and detached from the combination washer and dryer to seat a removable door in the opening.