Oskins
David M. Oskins, Tomball, TX US
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20100193057 | Discharge arm assembly for pumping units - A discharge arm assembly for a truck or trailer-mounted pumping unit comprises a jumper line which is connected to the outlet of the pumping unit, a base unit which is connected to the outlet of the jumper line, and an articulated arm which is connected to the outlet of the base unit. The base unit includes a base conduit which is rigidly secured to the truck or trailer and a swivel arm which is rotatable about a generally vertical axis. The articulated arm comprises a first generally straight pipe which is connected to the swivel arm by a generally 90° elbow. A brace member comprises a first end which is connected to the swivel arm and a second end which is connected to the first pipe to thereby support the first pipe for movement in a generally horizontal plane. | 08-05-2010 |
James A. Oskins, Saint Joseph, MI US
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20110247145 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH AUTOMATIC PUMP SHUTOFF - A laundry treating appliance having a pump, such as a drain pump, with an automatic shutoff, and a method for controlling the shut off of the pump. | 10-13-2011 |
20110247148 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH LOAD AMOUNT DETECTION - A method and apparatus determines a load size of a laundry load located in a laundry treating appliance having a drum defining a treatment chamber that is rotated by a motor based on a given amount of energy applied to the motor, and a measurement of coast time after the given amount of energy is removed. | 10-13-2011 |
20130125315 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LOAD SIZE IN A WASHING MACHINE - A method and apparatus according to one embodiment for determining laundry load size in an automatic clothes washer includes supplying water to predetermined water levels higher than a saturate water level and determining the amount of water supplied to reach each predetermined water level from a prior water level, and determining a load size based on the determined amount of water supplied between the current predetermined water level and the prior water level. | 05-23-2013 |
20130312202 | METHOD FOR REAL TIME DETERMINATION DURING LOADING OF VOLUMETRIC LOAD SIZE IN A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE - A method of determining a qualitative load size of laundry in a treating chamber of a laundry treating appliance based on both a weight signal from a weight determining device and a volume signal from a volume determining device, each device within the laundry treating appliance. | 11-28-2013 |
20140182068 | METHOD FOR REAL-TIME INDICATION OF LOAD SIZE DURING LOADING OF A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE - Methods and apparatus for operating a laundry treating appliance to indicate an amount of laundry in a treating chamber are disclosed. An example method includes as laundry is being placed in the treating chamber, illuminating the treating chamber with light, and as the laundry is being placed in the treating chamber, repeatedly adjusting at least one or a color and/or an intensity of the light based on an amount of laundry in the treating chamber. | 07-03-2014 |
20140311192 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH AUTOMATIC PUMP SHUTOFF - A laundry treating appliance having a pump, such as a drain pump, with an automatic shutoff, and a method for controlling the shut off of the pump. | 10-23-2014 |
James Andrew Oskins, Saint Joseph, MI US
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20100024490 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LOAD SIZE IN A WASHING MACHINE - A method for determining the laundry load size according to one embodiment of the invention in an automatic clothes washer comprising supplying water to a reference water level to define a first amount of water, supplying water from the reference water level to a second water level above the reference water level and sufficient to submerge the laundry load to define a second amount of water, and determining a load size for the laundry load based on the second amount of water such that errors associated with the first amount of water are not considered in the load size determination based on the second amount of water. | 02-04-2010 |
20100064445 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LOAD SIZE IN A WASHING MACHINE - A method and apparatus according to one embodiment for determining laundry load size in an automatic clothes washer includes supplying water to predetermined water levels higher than a saturate water level and determining the amount of water supplied to reach each predetermined water level from a prior water level, and determining a load size based on the determined amount of water supplied between the current predetermined water level and the prior water level. | 03-18-2010 |
20120279262 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LOAD SIZE IN A WASHING MACHINE - A method for determining the laundry load size according to one embodiment of the invention in an automatic clothes washer comprising supplying water to a reference water level to define a first amount of water, supplying water from the reference water level to a second water level above the reference water level and sufficient to submerge the laundry load to define a second amount of water, and determining a load size for the laundry load based on the second amount of water such that errors associated with the first amount of water are not considered in the load size determination based on the second amount of water. | 11-08-2012 |
Laura C. Oskins, Saint Joseph, MI US
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20090241270 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOAD SIZE AND/OR SETTING WATER LEVEL IN A WASHING MACHINE - In a washing machine comprising a tub, an agitator, and a pressure sensor, a size of a fabric load may be determined and/or an operational water level may be set based on a time of supplying water to reach a timing water level in the tub and on variation in an output from the pressure sensor during agitation of the water and fabric load with the water at a agitation water level in the tub. | 10-01-2009 |
20090241271 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOAD SIZE AND/OR SETTING WATER LEVEL IN A WASHING MACHINE - In a washing machine comprising a tub, an agitator, and a pressure sensor, a size of a fabric load may be determined and/or an operational water level may be set based on an amount of water supplied to reach a first level in the tub and on variation in an output from the pressure sensor during agitation of the water and fabric load with the water at a second level in the tub. | 10-01-2009 |