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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7356984 | Device and method for treatment of a traveling yarn with a steam-creating treatment medium A device for treatment of a traveling yarn with a steam-creating medium includes a column of several chambers provided with yarn inlet- and yarn outlet-channels and arranged one over the other, of which one of the chambers is a steam treatment chamber provided with ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325330 | Apparatus and method for eliminating wrinkles in clothes Apparatus and method for eliminating wrinkles in clothes in a washing or drying machine using steam to eliminate the wrinkles in clothes, in a state in which the clothes are worn by a user or stored, as well as in a state in which washing of the clothes is terminate... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7222505 | Dying or bleaching apparatus for yarn wound on reels or similar packages Dying or bleaching apparatus for yarn wound on reels or similar packages, comprising a dying boiler (15) having an annular section suitable for receiving a single circular load of mobile reel holder shafts (13) which can be removed at the same time for... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219516 | Heat setting machine with sealing head A continuous heat set line for setting yarn, having spaced-apart, elongate, tubular entrance and exit cooling chambers interconnected by an elongate intermediate steam heat-setting chamber communicating therewith. The entrance and exit cooling chambers and the inter... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7103996 | Agitator for removing wrinkles from clothing An agitator mechanism for a clothes finishing cabinet provides a pendulum mounted hanger bar that may reciprocate under the application of a periodic force by an actuator without rigid connection between the cabinet housing and the hanger bar. Quiet operation is obt... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7047666 | Clothes dryer and method for utilizing an ultrasound atomizer A clothes dryer includes at least one clothes drum for receiving textiles and at least one ultrasound atomizer disposed in the dryer for generating an aerosol from a liquid. The invention further relates to a method for introducing an aerosol into the clothes drum o... | 05/23/2006 |
| 5832552 | Steam fixation comb One or more dye fixation combs are mounted within a high temperature dye fixation steamer housing downstream from the yarn dyeing device and a post steamer and upstream of a coiler which places the yarn in coil form onto a conveyor for subsequent operatio... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5758520 | Fabric treatment apparatus A fabric treatment apparatus for the treatment of a textile fabric, over the full width, with a fluid, which comprises at least one fabric treatment means provided with side walls which form a treatment path which allows fabric to pass through at full wid... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5730006 | Garment de-wrinkler This invention is a garment de-wrinkler that includes a garment bag with a threaded opening in the bottom thereof. A device for controlling the interior environment of the garment bag is inserted into the opening in the bag. The environmental controller i... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5704230 | Process and apparatus for treating cellulosic fiber-containing fabric A process and apparatus for treating fabric articles containing cellulosic material to provide control shrinkage and durable-press properties for the fabric includes a system for exposing the fabric to an aerosol mist that uniformly supplies a liquid cell... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5600975 | Process and apparatus for treating cellulosic fiber-containing fabric A process and apparatus for treating fabric articles containing cellulosic material to provide control shrinkage and durable-press properties for the fabric includes a system for exposing the fabric to an aerosol mist that uniformly supplies a liquid cell... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5561880 | Steam cabinet and steaming method A steam cabinet includes a base assembly with a water pan and an electrical resistance heater subassembly mounted in thermally conductive relationship therewith. The water pan includes a water inlet and a water outlet. A cabinet assembly is mounted on the... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5528912 | Automatic and travel steamer The present invention is a device that automatically removes wrinkles from clothing, either at home or while traveling. It requires a minimum of effort to assemble, use or dismantle and can be packed for travel in a small, lightweight case. Clothing is pl... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5493744 | Method for washing a textile width of fabric and corresponding full-width washing machine In a full-width washing machine for a steam-permeable textile width of fabric, an injection device for steam is provided on one side the width of fabric, and on the other side, opposite this device, a suction device is provided, which can generate a parti... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5479792 | Heating arrangement Apparatus is disclosed for heating cellulosic pulp in a pipe including fittings mounted on the outer surface of the pipe, and steam pipes connected to the fittings to supply steam thereto, the pipe including a number of apertures at locations correspondin... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5305484 | Clothes steaming and drying cabinet A clothes steaming and drying cabinet comprising a housing defining an interior region for the clothes. Hangers and a bar are provided for suspending jackets and trousers respectively. Weighted bars tension the clothes during steaming. A sub housing house... | 04/26/1994 |
| 4837902 | Fabric softening apparatus An apparatus and method of treating fabric by directing low pressure air at near-sonic velocity between the fabric and a rigid plate tangentially in the warp direction of the fabric to cause the fabric to vibrate at an extremely high rate. This high speed... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4790155 | Replaceable fluid dye applicator for inert-blanketed regions A fluid nozzle assembly is disclosed for dispensing liquid dye onto an underlying fabric in a substantially closed structure provided with an inert gas atmosphere. The assembly includes an elongated rotatable housing provided along its length with a relat... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4643775 | Fabric conditioning and cleaning system A method and apparatus for cleaning and conditioning a fabric in which pressurized fluid is directed into a restricted and diminishing passageway formed by the fabric and a member forming an extended nip therewith so that the fluid is forced through the f... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4641504 | Yarn heating chamber A yarn heating chamber is disclosed which comprises a rigid outer housing of U-shaped cross section and including transversely spaced apart side walls, and three plates mounted between the two side walls. A contact pressure gap is formed between the side ... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4462229 | Closeable threadline guide for suppressing fluid flow A fluid flow suppressor for use with a number of running threadlines comprising a pair of plates which are rotatable about a common axis substantially parallel to the threadlines, the plates being provided with apertures through which the threadlines may ... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4142279 | Apparatus for treating a tow of filaments with a liquid An apparatus for treating a tow of filaments with a fluid, the apparatus forming a tow path therethrough and having a pair of guide surfaces positioned on opposite sides of the tow in series with each other in such a manner that the two path has at least ... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4119747 | Method for applying a finish to a tow The method of applying a finish to a tow of filaments, wherein the tow is advanced along a path through a housing having at least two bends in opposite direction to each other and passing a liquid containing a finish along the walls of the housing to the ... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4118190 | Method for annealing acrylonitrile-containing filaments The method of annealing a tow of acrylonitrile-containing filaments, wherein the tow is advanced along a path through a housing under tension less than the shrinking tension of the tow, the path having at least two bends in opposite directions to each oth... | 10/03/1978 |
| 3982412 | Yarn handling pneumatic device This invention relates to a device for the transfer and the treatment of textile yarns comprising a pneumatic means comprising a body pierced from top to bottom with a channel of transversal section, preferably oblong the surface of said body increasing f... | 09/28/1976 |
