ANN ARBOR, MI — Thomas Monahan and Greg Turcotte have been awarded a U.S. patent for their centrifuge, according to a press release.

Monahan and Turcotte, the co-founders of Centrum-Force, which builds and sells rug washing equipment, received the patent for their new rug wringing centrifuge Centri-Maxx, the release stated.

According to the release, the original working design was protected first under a provisional patent.

On October 27, 2008, the company registered for full patent protection with the U.S. Patent Office, the release noted.

On December 13, 2011 the company was awarded the full patent, #8,074,370, for the horizontal centrifuge, the release added.

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