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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7562543 | Vertical laundry module with backsplash A laundry system comprises a laundry appliance and a vertical laundry module. The vertical laundry module comprises a backsplash that complements a backsplash on the laundry appliance and has an effective upper surface that is located at substantially the same heigh... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7555856 | Ironing station An ironing station comprises a cabinet defining an interior space, an accessible storage area defined within the interior space of the cabinet, an ironing board stowably mounted in the cabinet for movement between a stowed position and a use position and a docking s... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7552545 | Ducted drying rack for clothes dryer A drying rack assembly, for use in a clothes dryer with a rotatable tumbler, is constructed with a perforated tray to support clothing in a stationary manner within the tumbler. A duct is attached to the perforated tray to direct a primary airflow through the perfor... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7530133 | Method for controlling a spin cycle in a washing machine A method for spinning clothes in an automatic washing machine comprises determining the size of the fabric load in the washing machine and determining a plaster speed based on the size of the fabric load. A motor gradually increases the rotational speed of the drum ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7513132 | Non-aqueous washing machine with modular construction The invention relates to a non-aqueous washing machine, methods of using the machine, methods of washing, and recycling and modular components and subsystems thereof. ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7506525 | Wash plate for an automatic clothes washer An automatic washing machine comprises a wash tub and a wash plate movably mounted within the wash tub for imparting mechanical energy to articles of fabric in the wash tub. The wash plate comprises a base and a blade that extends from the base and terminates in a t... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7497877 | Solvent cleaning process An improved solvent cleaning process of cleaning a non-aqueous solvent used in a dry cleaning process for fabrics including consecutive wash cycles for washing respective fabrics batches, including a basic solvent refining cycle and a first advanced solvent refining... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7475574 | Washing machine with sensor means A washing machine comprises a tank for loading washing fluid and items to be washed and a control adapted to carry out a predetermined washing program. The washing machine comprises a first electrode electrically insulated from the washing fluid and a sensor connect... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475572 | Washing machine with a device for the security during transport A washing machine has a power cable, a structural frame, a tub supported by the frame and a damping system interposed between the tub and the frame. An immobilizing rod interposed between the tub and the frame in order to prevent the tub from moving during the trans... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475495 | Dryness sensor for clothes dryer The current invention relates to a clothes dryer having a dryness sensing device and method of use comprising at least two electrically conductive sensor bars placed closely together but not touching one another so that articles in the dryer can contact two of the s... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7462203 | Method of disposing waste from in-home dry cleaning machine using disposable, containment system The present invention relates to a method of disposing waste from an in-home dry cleaning machine using a disposable containment system. ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7444762 | Combined temperature sensor for clothes dryer A clothes dryer has a system for regulating the inlet air temperature. The system includes a first sensor located in an inlet of the dryer and including a thermistor and a thermostat, a heat source located in a heater box adjacent the first sensor, and a second sens... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7444840 | Air circulation system in a clothes refresher A garment refreshing appliance comprising: an enclosure for receiving at least one garment to be refreshed, a support positioned in said enclosure to receive and suspend said garment in said enclosure, an air moving device arranged to circulate a flow of air within ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7412807 | Cabinet dryer door with truss and method of use A cabinet dryer door includes a truss attached to the door to establish seal compression for adequate sealing of the door against the drying cabinet. The inner door has spacers molded into the inner door. The truss cooperates with the spacers to bias the door agains... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7401480 | Front-loading type washing machine A front-loading type clothes washing machine comprises a washing tub, a drum which is rotatable within said washing tub about a horizontal or inclined center of rotation and capable of containing the items to be washed, a door assembly for closing the tub and an ann... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7387002 | Vibration damping pump bracket A mounting bracket is provided for a pump of a washing machine. The bracket includes a body adapted to twist lock mount onto the base of the washing machine. The pump is adapted to twist lock mount onto the body of the bracket. The bracket includes one or more dampe... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380303 | Method for controlling the program of a washing machine and washing machine using such method A method for controlling the program of a washing machine comprises the recording of the amount of water supplied to the tub of the washing machine, the assessment of the amount of free water present in the tub (T), the evaluation of the amount of water absorbed by ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7363781 | Reversible door An improved front loading washing machine is provided with a front panel having a round access opening. A glass door is reversibly mounted on the front panel via a hinge. The hinge can be moved to the left or right side of the access opening by rotating a carriage r... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350527 | Dishwasher filter system A filter system for dishwasher with a sump having inlets leading to a wash pump and a drain pump in the bottom wall. The filter assembly includes a vertical filter retainer an overlying perforate hood, a multiple porosity filter element carried on the filter retaine... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7313933 | Laundry appliance utility shelf A laundry appliance having a cabinet enclosing a laundry treating mechanism, the cabinet having an openable door in a vertical front face thereof, is provided with a shelf recessed in the cabinet and arranged to be extendable to a horizontal position in an embodimen... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310893 | Household appliance with user selected default settings A household appliance functions according to multiple operating cycles, wherein each operating cycle comprises at least one step characterized by a parameter having a factory-set default value. A user can access a controller of the household appliance through a user... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7254970 | Laundry treatment machine The invention relates to a laundry treatment machine, more especially a washing machine or a laundry dryer, comprising a drivable drum which accommodates laundry and is rotatably mounted in a container integral with the housing, wherein the container is provided wit... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7234325 | Time-varying agitator oscillations in an automatic washer Methods and apparatuses consistent with the present invention provide for improved clothes rollover in automatic washer cycles using time-varying rotor oscillations. An automatic washer has a wash chamber with a central axis and a rotor being rotatable about the cen... | 06/26/2007 |
| D544747 | Deli slicer | 06/19/2007 |
| 7060329 | Patterned hydrophilic-oleophilic metal oxide coating and method of forming A metal oxide coating has a nanotextured surface defined by a plurality of capillary openings arranged in a pattern on the surface of the coating. Each of the capillary openings have a diameter defined by a previously present organic macromolecule. The metal oxide c... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6862881 | Method and apparatus for controlling regeneration of a particulate filter Apparatuses and methods for regenerating a particulate filter. A first temperature corresponding to a temperature of a catalyst that is thermally coupled with a particulate filter is determined. A second temperature corresponding to the temperature of the particulat... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6810366 | Method and apparatus for filtering a signal using a deadband The present invention provides apparatuses and methods for filtering a signal. A first processing device receives a first control signal and a first feedback signal and transmits a first error signal as a function of those signals. A second processing device receive... | 10/26/2004 |
