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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.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1976
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roy K Yates, Louisville, KY (US);
Charles T Lutes, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D / ; F04D / ; F04D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4151 / ;
Abstract
A combinaton washer-dryer laundry machine having a washing, extraction and drying operations. There is included in the machine a rotatable drum for tumbling the clothes, a liquid pump for removing liquid from the machine, a vacuum blower for extracting liquid, and a heater and blower to be utilized during the drying operation. The vacuum blower is structurally arranged to help reduce noise.