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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12644215 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026

Filed:

May. 29, 2024

Laundry system and method for pet hair removal

Applicant:

Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Inventors:

Alexander Daniel James, Louisville, KY (US);

John Joseph Roetker, Louisville, KY (US);

Otto Armando Ramirez, Louisville, KY (US);

Assignee:

Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:

Dority & Manning, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Levon J Shahinian

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 33/56 (2020.01); D06F 33/63 (2020.01); D06F 33/64 (2020.01); D06F 33/65 (2020.01); D06F 33/68 (2020.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 101/20 (2020.01); D06F 105/02 (2020.01); D06F 105/30 (2020.01); D06F 105/32 (2020.01); D06F 105/40 (2020.01); D06F 105/46 (2020.01); D06F 105/48 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/65 (2020.02); D06F 25/00 (2013.01); D06F 33/56 (2020.02); D06F 33/63 (2020.02); D06F 33/64 (2020.02); D06F 33/68 (2020.02); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 39/088 (2013.01); D06F 58/203 (2013.01); D06F 2101/20 (2020.02); D06F 2105/02 (2020.02); D06F 2105/30 (2020.02); D06F 2105/32 (2020.02); D06F 2105/40 (2020.02); D06F 2105/46 (2020.02); D06F 2105/48 (2020.02);
Abstract

A laundry appliance includes a tub positioned within a cabinet, a basket supported for rotation within the tube and defining a chamber for receipt of laundry articles for washing and drying, a drive motor operatively coupled to the basket, an air duct system providing fluid communication between an air inlet, the chamber, and an air outlet defining an air flow path, an air filter within the air flow path, a fan operable to move a flow of air through the air flow path, and a controller operably coupled to the drive motor and the fan. The controller is configured to perform a pet hair removal cycle on the load of laundry articles. The pet hair removal cycle includes simultaneously operating the fan to circulate air through the air duct system and the chamber and operating the drive motor to rotate the basket at a tumble speed for a tumble duration.

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