Laundry system

{
  "publication_number": "US11053620B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Laundry system",
  "abstract": "A clothing apparatus having a container being of a rectangular configuration. A clothing cleaning assembly is located within the container. The clothing cleaning assembly has a spherical configuration and a hollow interior configured to receive dirty laundry for washing. A rotational assembly is connected to the clothing cleaning assembly to provide rotation to the clothing cleaning assembly to provide movement during the wash cycle. A robotic arm assembly is located within the container and having at least one robotic arm having a plurality of fingers configured to grip articles of clothing attached at an operational end of the at least one robotic arm. The at least one robotic arm is configured to transport the articles of clothing within the container. At least one computer system is located within the container and is configured to provide operational control to the clothing apparatus.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A laundry apparatus comprising: a container being of a rectangular configuration; a clothing cleaning assembly located within the container, the clothing cleaning assembly being of a spherical configuration and having a hollow interior configured to receive dirty laundry for washing, the clothing cleaning assembly having a washing water input, a washing detergent input, and a water drain; the interior surface of the clothing cleaning assembly having a plurality of grooves to provide agitation to during a wash cycle, the clothing cleaning assembly further including, a heating apparatus configured to provide heat to the interior of the clothing cleaning assembly during a drying cycle; and a vent apparatus configured to allow the venting of heated air from the interior of the clothing cleaning assembly during a drying cycle; a rotational assembly connected to the clothing cleaning assembly to provide rotation to the clothing cleaning assembly to provide movement during the wash cycle; a dirty clothes container located within the container; a drying assembly located within the container, the drying assembly configured to provide drying to a piece of wet article of clothing following a wash cycle, the drying assembly including a drying rod assembly and at least one moisture sensor configured to determine the dryness of the article of clothing located on the drying rod assembly; the drying assembly further including a slot providing access between the interior of the drying assembly and the outside of the container, the slot being configured to be open during use and closed during non-use, the drying rod assembly including an extendable drying rod completely located within the interior of the drying assembly when not in use, the extendable drying rod being configured to extend through the slot to the outside of the container when in use; a robotic arm assembly having at least one robotic arm, the at least one robotic arm having a plurality of fingers attached at an operational end of the at least one robotic arm, the plurality of fingers being configured to grip articles of clothing, the at least one robotic arm being configured to transport the articles of clothing, the robotic arm assembly being configured to move dirty clothes from the dirty clothes container to the clothes cleaning assembly, the robotic arm assembly being configured to move wet articles of clothing from the clothes cleaning assembly following the wash cycle onto the drying assembly; and at least one computer system configured to provide operational control to the laundry apparatus, the at least one computer system having at least one computer processor and at least one memory storage device.",
    "2. The laundry apparatus of claim 1, wherein the container further comprises at least one opening in at least one exterior wall configured to provide sunlight onto the interior of the container to assist with the drying of articles of clothing located on the drying rod assembly.",
    "3. The laundry apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a folding assembly located within the container, wherein the robotic arm assembly is configured to move dry articles of clothing onto the folding assembly.",
    "4. The laundry apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a clothing data processing assembly in communication with the at least one computer system, the clothing data processing assembly configured to determine clothing data of the article of clothing, the clothing data processing assembly having at least one sensor.",
    "5. The laundry apparatus of claim 4, wherein the clothing data consisting of at least one of the group of: type of article of clothing, size of article of clothing, fabric type, color of article of clothing and weight of article of clothing."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "This application does not claim the benefit of any issued U.S. patent or pending application.\n\nThe present invention relates generally toward a clothes handling apparatus, and more specifically, to a self-contained washing, drying and folding apparatus for articles of clothing.\n\nGenerally, the handling of articles of clothing is one of the most labor-intensive areas of a household. A typical house usually includes a washing machine along with either a dryer or a clothes line to dry wet washed clothing. Further, clean and dry clothes are manually folded following the drying cycle. Due to the time to perform these actions, there is an ongoing need to provide laundry devices that can reduce the time to perform such duties.\n\nVarious prior art devices have attempted to address this need.\n\nEP 1942223A2 is directed toward a household device for manipulating laundry. This device has a manipulator to supply washing items of a washing machine or a laundry dryer, and to remove them from the washing machine or the laundry dryer. A reader is provided for wireless selection of labels at the washing items which are selected by radio communication.\n\nUS Patent Publication No. 2006/0137205 is directed toward a composite washing system. This system discloses a washing system which is capable of continuously circulating laundry-drying air through dryers.\n\nU.S. Pat. No. 5,715,555 is directed toward a smart laundry system and method.",
  "cpc": [
    "D06F 33/00",
    "D06F 2103/08",
    "D06F 2202/10",
    "D06F 2202/12",
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    "D06F 58/16",
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  ],
  "ipc": [
    "D06F 29/00",
    "D06F 89/00",
    "D06F 33/00"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Omaid Alif"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2019-04-17",
  "publication_date": "2021-07-06",
  "grant_date": "2021-07-06",
  "priority_date": "2019-04-17",
  "application_number": "US-201916386575-A",
  "family_id": "72833022",
  "cited_by_count": 5,
  "citations": [
    "US20090045231A1",
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    "US20180320305A1"
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}