US Patent Issued to Whirlpool on Nov. 3 for "Laundry machine and corresponding clutch system" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,413, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Laundry machine and corresponding clutch system" was invented by David Goshgarian (Saint Joseph, Mich.), Brian Heine (Saint Joseph, Mich.), David Hoff (Saint Joseph, Mich.) and Bradley D. Morrow (Stevensville, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laundry machine includes a drum, an agitator, and a clutch. The agitator is disposed within drum. The clutch includes a sleeve and a cam ring. The sleeve is configured to transition between first and second positions to connect and disconnect the agitator to and from the drum, respectively. The sleeve has a firs...