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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:
May. 19, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jordan S Bruntz, Newton, IA (US);
Assignee:
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
68 1212 ; 68 1214 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for preventing a load of clothing from becoming unbalanced during the spin cycle of a washing machine includes a control circuit which causes the washing machine to alternately spin and agitate during the spin cycle of the washing machine. The apparatus includes a pair of electrical relays, a power supply, and logic circuitry. The apparatus and method may include components required to provide self compensation based on user selected water levels.