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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7694539 | Suction apparatus for a fabric-treatment water-jet beam A suction apparatus for a water beam that directs a liquid jet at a passing a fabric web workpiece has a suction chamber extending transversely adjacent the jet and having a perforated lower wall sloping downward away from an upper region close to the water beam and... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7614261 | Drum type washing machine A drum type washing machine includes a water tub adapted to contain wash water therein, and the water tub has first and second vent holes to circulate air to and from the water tub. The first vent hole is positioned higher than the second vent hole. Thereby, outside... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7421865 | Washing machine with drying function and method of controlling the same Disclosed herein is a washing machine with drying function. A heater is mounted in a tub for heating wash water or air in the tub. A circulating channel is connected to the tub for guiding air heated by the heater to the outside of the tub and then supplying the air... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7415848 | Pulsator type washing machine with drying function A pulsator type washing machine having a washing function and a drying function in one unit, includes a first tub, a second tub disposed in the first tub, and a structure operatively coupled with at least one of the first and second tubs to receive air from the seco... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412853 | Washing machine combined with dryer There is provided a washing machine combined with a dryer. In the washing machine, a cabinet is provided, a tub is installed in the cabinet, an air-vent hose is installed to an outer surface of the tub, a lint filter assembly has one end connected to the air-vent ho... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7320234 | System and method for a combined laundry washer and dryer A combined laundry washer and dryer system is provided so that the user can wash a first load of laundry, start drying the first load, and wash a second load while the first load is drying. The system comprises a front-loadable washer on top of a dryer, and a second... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7299663 | Washing machine The shaft axis of a detergent-solution pump in a washing machine is pivoted about a vertical such that, as seen in the forward direction, it forms an acute angle α with a perpendicular center plane running from the front surface to the rear wall of the machine hous... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7272961 | Washing machine A washing machine including a casing provided with an opening for introducing laundry into the washing machine; a tub supportably installed in the casing; a drum rotatably located in the tub; driving means for rotating the drum; and a door installed at the casing fo... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7225502 | System for removal of stains An apparatus for removing stains from a fabric includes a device configured to draw a stain removal liquid through the fabric. The stain removal liquid may be drawn through the liquid through the use of suction directed by a nozzle. The nozzle may be placed over the... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7168274 | Combination washer/dryer having common heat source The combination washer/dryer and method for operating a combination washer/dryer. The washer/dryer has a containment drum which receives wash water, and includes a perforated clothes drum which rotates within the containment drum. A heat plenum is provided in heat t... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7089768 | Washing machine with conveyor device A cabinet-shaped washing machine includes a conveyor belt to move laundry goods in circulation, with the laundry goods passing through various successive steps of the laundry cycle. Following the actual washing process, a downstream pre-dehumidification as well as a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7043944 | Drum type washing and drying apparatus A drum type washing and drying apparatus comprising: a washing unit including a tub receiving a water for washing laundry and a first drum rotatably installed inside the tub; a drying unit including a second drum rotatably installed in the vicinity of the washing un... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6957607 | Device and method for cleaning a surface of a rotating cylinder, such as a plate cylinder of a printing press or other The device comprises a suction chamber (41) having a mouth facing toward the cylinder and a nozzle (44) which is associated with the suction chamber and by which a jet of a cleaning liquid is generated. At least a first drying chamber (45, 47) i... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6634192 | System and method for flushing a membrane web using a vacuum roller The present invention is directed to a system and method for removing a first chemical from a web of filtration membrane material using a vacuum roller or other vacuum pressure application device. Embodiments of the method involve applying vacuum pressure... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6584633 | Automated fragrance application apparatus and method A method and apparatus provide for an automated fragrance dispenser for the application of a fragrance to dry fabrics during an industrial laundering process. In one embodiment, the fragrance dispenser is positioned outside the dryer, and preferably on th... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6457335 | Device with nozzle beam for producing streams of liquid for spraying fibers in a web of goods Device with a nozzle beam for producing fluid streams for striking the fibers of a web of goods by streams. The fluid spraying against the underside of the nozzle beam must be captured. For this purpose, a device is used Fat is located to the side of the ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6176884 | Continuous fabric rinsing method and apparatus A continuous fabric rinsing process and apparatus utilizing hot water applied in a rotating cylindrical rinsing roller device, for use in conventional steaming apparatus chambers where the preparation, dyeing and/or printing of fabric typically occurs. Th... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6134924 | Apparatus for carrying out a process for the continuous dyeing of yarns with reactive dyes The present invention relates to a process for the continuous dyeing of cellulose fibre yarns with reactive dyes and to an apparatus for carrying out this process. The process essentially comprises steps of impregnating yarn which has been continuously un... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5983678 | Process for the continuous dyeing of yarns with reactive dyes and apparatus for carrying out this process The present invention relates to a process for the continuous dyeing of cellulose fiber yarns with reactive dyes and to an apparatus for carrying out this process. The process essentially comprises steps of impregnating yarn which has been continuously un... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5960648 | Process and device for the treatment of fibrous material The invention refers to a process and a device for the treatment of fibrous material. In order to provide a process for the treatment of fibrous material which allows for cleaning and preparing fibrous material, the invention provides that fibrous materia... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5922084 | Process and apparatus for applying indigo dyestuff A process for applying indigo dyestuff on a textile substrate is described, wherein the substrate is saturated with liquid steeping liquor containing indigo dyestuff and the saturated substrate is directly passed through a first low-oxygen wet dwelling se... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5865903 | System and method for removing liquid applied to hollow containers A liquid treatment system for hollow articles having an open end facing downwardly upon a moving conveyor belt includes a vacuum stripper tube connected to a blower for generating a suction force withdrawing excess liquid from the hollow articles and the ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5862820 | Blank material washing booth and system A blank material washing booth includes a chamber for washing a blank material with a washing liquid. The chamber has a pair of upper and lower vacuum rolls for removing a used washing liquid. The washing booth also has a liquid droplet collecting device ... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5802649 | Method and apparatus for dyeing a traveling textile strand A method for dyeing a traveling strand of textile yarn includes applying an aqueous dye solution to the yarn, heating the yarn to a temperature less than 100° C. to dry the strand without boiling the water in the dye solution and then heating the strand ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5517834 | Method and device for treatment of a fibrous material-fluid mixture The invention relates to a method and device for the washing of a medium consistency fibrous slurry, especially a chemical pulp slurry in which the slurry is fed at an inclined angle onto a substantially horizontal portion of circulating filter belt, and ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5457969 | Top loading vertical axis washing/drying machine A washing/drying machine has a top loading, wash type inner tub which is rotatable about a vertical axis and accommodates clothes during both a washing and drying cycle. The inner tub is positioned within a vertically arranged outer tub which is capable o... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5337586 | Oxidation intensifier for continuous warp-chain indigo dyeing machines An oxidation intensifier apparatus for continuous warp-chain indigo dyeing machines for dyeing a plurality of adjacent spaced parallel warp threads passing in a traveling path through a plurality of dyeing and squeezing units includes a first oxidation in... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5284035 | Apparatus for monitoring the application of dye to textile material The present invention provides a method and apparatus for monitoring the application of dye to a traveling web of textile material. The apparatus includes a color characteristic detecting assembly which is movable between an initial detecting position in ... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5205008 | Method for pretreating continuous textile material having at least one tufted side, particularly carpet goods, before a dyeing process An undyed carpet web is pretreated by applying a liquid preparatory agent in a gap of an applicator. Subsequent to the application of the preparatory agent, the carpet web is detained in a dwell apparatus. The web is then suctioned off in a hydroextractio... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5201959 | Apparatus for dyeing carpet A method and apparatus which utilizes a novel dye solution for dyeing carpet in which the dye solution is heated to a temperature higher than the boiling point of water thus allowing fixation of the dye on the carpet without the need for a steam fixator.... | 04/13/1993 |
| 4922567 | Treating fabrics A method for preshrinking tubular knit fabrics in which the fabric is treated as a continuous length in tubular form. The elongated tube is continuously fed lengthwise into a series of liquid baths which include a wetting agent, scouring and washing const... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4848106 | Compression membrane The invention resides in a compression membrane for wringing liquid out of an object to be compressed, characterized in that its marginal portion whose width is of the order of 15%-35% of the width in the radial direction of the membrane body is made smal... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4799368 | Device for washing of carpets The washing of carpets, to which belong a comparatively stiff bottom structure and a fibre layer fixed to the bottom layer, is troublesome and laborious. The object for the invention is a device for washing of carpets, to which device belong rolls, suppor... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4773169 | Machine for continuous centrifugation of fabrics A machine for the continuous centrifugation of fabrics, comprising: a hauling means for the fabric formed by two endless bands having respective facing runs and an orbitting central block in which there are situated guide means for the bands, such that th... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4763495 | Compression membrane The invention resides in a compression membrane for wringing liquid out of an object to be compressed, characterized in that its marginal portion whose width is of the order of 15%-35% of the width in the radial direction of the membrane body is made smal... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4484369 | Method for drying tubular knitted fabric The disclosure relates to techniques for high efficiency drying of wet-processed tubular knitted fabric. The wet tubular fabric is initially spread to flat form and then guided in a controlled manner over a so-called Mach nozzle, at which high velocity ga... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4468937 | Machine for the fulling and washing of cord fabrics Internally of its tub, the machine provides a conduit fitted with fan-shaped delivery outlet. The fan portion of said delivery outlet terminates with an arcuate surface provided with slots along which the fabric being processed runs. The conduit has conne... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4453386 | High capacity mat cleaning machine In accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, a high capacity machine for washing industrial mats or rugs and the like comprises a generally rectangular tank divided by internal partitions into two wash sections and two rinse sec... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4447924 | Moisture control system for controlling the amount of chemical added to a fabric A moisture control system is provided for controlling the amount of chemical added to a fabric. The system includes a suction pipe having a slot therein and a fabric positioned to pass over the slot. A vacuum source is connected through conduit means to t... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4437200 | Apparatus for continuous dehydration An apparatus for continuous dehydration of a cloth comprising two pairs of rubber rolls with the rolls of each pair pressed against one another, a cylindrical seal plate which is positioned between the two pairs of the rubber rolls in pressure contact wit... | 03/20/1984 |
