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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5525161 | Operational process for a dishwashing machine The operational process includes a step in which water is let into a collecting sump (5) up to a static level (L) . The water is then sprayed onto the washload through appropriate spray means (8, 13) that are supplied by a pump (7) having a suction mouth ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5264043 | Method of controlling a washing cycle in an automatic dishwasher The present invention relates to a method of controlling an automatic dishwasher having a tub, a lower spray arm and an upper spray arm disposed in the tub, a water circulating system including a pump for selectively supplying the spray arms with water, a... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5226203 | Process for the cleaning of a drying condenser in clothes dryer A procedure that is applied for cleaning and removing lint from the drying air condenser for laundered clothes in a combined washer and dryer machine, a procedure suitable for obtaining said cleaning by washing the internal walls of said condenser with wa... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226301 | Arrangement for dispensing liquid detergents and/or rinse aids in a washing machine A dispenser for washing machines, in particular clothes washing machines or combined clothes washing and drying machines. The dispenser includes first and second rigid conduits (12, 13) extending orthogonally with respect to each other. The first is conne... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5223042 | Washing process for an automatic dishwashing machine A washing process for an automatic dishwashing machine, includes the steps of feeding a predetermined volume of water into the wash tub of the machine, adding a predetermined amount of detergent to the water to form a washing solution, heating the so form... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5211038 | Ballasted tub for washing machines A ballasted tub for washing machines, particularly clothes washing machines or combined clothes washing and drying machines. Two circular shells (9, 10) of plastic material are adapted to be fitted and connected with each other along their periphery and a... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5211189 | Dishwasher with removable rack A dishwasher with a wash tub (4) with a removable rack (3) under which there is inserted a rotor (8) which is designed to be fed through a connection duct with rotating hydraulic joint extending upward from the bottom of the tub. The bottom of the rack (3... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5205445 | Device for washing machines to control the introduction of detergent A device for washing machines to control the introduction of detergent. It is intended especially for washing machines and combined machines for the washing and drying of laundry, which have a microprocessor and a distributor with several separate compart... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5195338 | Liquid detergent dispensing apparatus for washing machines A liquid detergent dispensing apparatus is for use in a washing machine and includes an oscillator which generates a pulse signal having a frequency corresponding to a quantity of liquid detergent to be added to the wash tank of the washing machine. A met... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5184638 | Dishwasher with reversible motor pumping system In a reversible motor pumping system of a dishwasher, the reversible electrical motor has a drag shaft on which are mounted the impellers of a circulation pump and a discharge pump. The discharge pump is provided in a hydraulic discharge circuit so as to ... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5185379 | Method for regenerating water softener in a washing machine A method is provided for regenerating a mass of active resin contained in a water softening device connected in the water filling circuit of a washing machine. The water softener device has an internal volume which is equal to the sum of the volume of the... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5156025 | Control apparatus for a laundry washing and/or drying machine A control apparatus for a laundry washing and/or drying machine which is adapted to identify the type of fabrics to be laundered or dried and to automatically select the most suitable program cycle for the laundering or drying of the laundry. The apparatu... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5131432 | Dishwasher with discharge pump and nonreturn valve A dishwasher with a wash tub (3) connected on the bottom to a collection well (4) into which extends the outlet duct (8) of a discharge pump (6) fitted with a nonreturn valve (11) accessible from the inside of the wash tub. The valve consists of a box-lik... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5131420 | Dishwashing machine with a single-motor pump unit A dishwashing machine has a single motor pump unit, including a circulating centrifugal pump and a peripheral outflow drain pump mounted on a common shaft of a reversible drive motor to alternately deliver a washing fluid to and drain fluid from the dishw... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5107603 | Clothes-dryer having integrated hot-air accessories A clothes-dryer includes accessories such as a hair-dryer, hand-dryer and space heater, as well as a ventilation device for venting the room in which the dryer is disposed of undesirable air. The dryer includes an intake channel and a discharge channel wh... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4794661 | Process for the treatment of laundry in a washing machine A process for treatment of laundry in a basket rotatably mounted in a tub of a washing machine by actuating a valve to introduce water into the tub from a hot water supply until the tub is partially filled so as to soak the laundry contained in the basket... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4716884 | Oven door of the ventilated type An oven door includes a peripheral frame, an internal transparent pane adhesively secured to the frame and an external transparent pane releasably mounted on the frame. The frame has lower and upper rims formed with openings for the circulation of air thr... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4711103 | Controlling device for clothes washing machine A controlling device controls the operation of a clothes washing machine having a tub, a washing liquid collector, a heating element and two thermostats within the collector, and an electric pump for circulating the washing liquid from the collector to th... | 12/08/1987 |
