US3152462A
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Clothes washing machine and control means therefor
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1961-12-13
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Granted: 1964-10-13
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Expires: 1981-12-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James O Elliott
- 👤 George A Neyhouse
- 👤 William L Sones
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 20:43
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06F; D06F34/00; D06F34/14; D06F34/16; D06F33/00; D06F33/50; D06F33/76; D06F2103/00; D06F2103/26; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S388/00; Y10S388/907; Y10S388/921
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
IN A CLOTHES WASHER, THE COMBINATION OF WASH MEANS ADAPTED TO WASH A LOAD, PRIME MOVER MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID WASH MEANS, A POWER SOURCE, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY CONDITIONING SAID PRIME MOVER MEANS FOR ENERGIZATION FROM SAID POWER SOURCE, MEANS FOR SENSING AT LEAST TWO CONDITIONS FOR SAID WASH MEANS AND ADAPTED TO PRODUCE AT LEAST TWO SIGNALS IN PROPORTION RESPECTIVELY TO EACH OF SAID SENSED CONDITIONS, AND A COMPUTER-CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING A SEMI-CONDUCTOR SWITCH MEANS IN POWER SUPPLY RELATIONSHIP TO SAID PRIME MOVER MEANS, SAID COMPUTERCONTROL MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PROCESSING SAID SIGNALS TOGETHER TO CONTROL THE VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTIC OF POWER SUPPLIED THROUGH SAID SEMI-CONDUCTOR SWITCH MEANS TO SAID PRIME MOVER MEANS.
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