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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7425688 | Heating assembly for a tumble dryer A heating assembly for heating a hot air stream flowing in a flow passage of a tumble dryer. The heating assembly is configured for installation in the flow passage and comprises at least one heating element and at least one temperature sensor. The heating element i... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7246395 | Washer/dryer graphical user interface A control panel for a laundry appliance includes a cycle type section comprising a reconfigurable display, and a cycle parameter section graphically illustrating selected laundry cycle parameters. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7231727 | Apparatus and method for removing moisture The present invention relates to a moisture removal apparatus and method for accurately detecting moisture generation in an early stage and quickly removing it so as to prevent steam or frost from being formed on glass surfaces of vehicles and industrial devices, an... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7133606 | Pipe heating assembly with hingedly attached light emitters A pipe heating assembly includes a housing that has a pair of openings extending therethrough. The openings are axially aligned. A light emitter is hingedly attached to the housing and is selectively positioned in a first position facing inward of the housing or in ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7093376 | Hair drying and shaping system A hair drying and shaping system is provided and has a vacuum channel connected to a vacuum source for containing hair disposed therein for treatment; a hot air channel connected to a hot air source and having communication with the vacuum channel for measurable del... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7017280 | Clothes dryer apparatus and method A method of controlling the operation of a dryer including both a variable heat source and a variable speed blower includes varying only one of the variable heat source and the variable speed blower, while maintaining the other one in a fixed state. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6988375 | System and method for remote appliance monitoring A device is provided for monitoring a plurality of appliances, wherein each appliance is connected to an electrical circuit having a first wire and a second wire. The device includes a plurality of cores, each of the plurality of cores being constructed to be able t... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6983552 | Laundry dryer and control method thereof A laundry drier and control method thereof are provided, by which a new reference voltage is set to perform a next drying procedure if, upon a determination of a completion of a current drying procedure, there is a difference between a voltage representing a sensed ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6964117 | Method and apparatus for adjusting a moisture profile in a web An apparatus for drying a travelling wet fibrous web is provided which comprises a rotating air-permeable drum. The drum is at least partially surrounded by a hood which has an interior space for receiving a flow of air and directing the flow of air through a permea... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6931759 | Apparatus for sensing dryness degree in exhaust type clothes dryer and control method using same An apparatus for sensing a dryness degree in an exhaust type clothes dryer and a control method using the same, includes an electrode sensor for sensing a clothes drying state based on the humidity of the clothes in the drum, and a thermistor for sensing the tempera... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6792692 | Control method of input power and airflow rate of hair dryer A hair dryer includes an air outlet portion, a holding portion, a start switch, an airflow rate control switch, an airflow rate indication portion, an input power control switch, and an input power indication portion. Thus, when the user presses the start switch, th... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6751888 | Clothes dryer adaptive heater control A control system for a clothes dryer including a temperature sensor and a thermostat for regulating at least one dryer heating element is provided. The control system includes a microcomputer programmed to compensate for a conflict between the thermostat temperature... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6671977 | Appliance attachable to a dryer and a dryer for use therewith A lint collector and safety system for the clothes dryer. The lint collector removes lint. The safety system determines whether the flow of exhaust air is above a pre-set level, and causes an interruption of electrical power to the clothes dryer if there ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6098311 | Air heating and control system An air heating and control system, which in one application controls the diameter of a calender roll in the paper making process, includes a row of heater packs proximate to the various zones of the calender roll. Each heater pack has a plurality of elect... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5788803 | Corrugated paperboard manufacturing apparatus with controllable preheating A corrugated paperboard manufacturing apparatus includes one or more preheaters upstream from the double-facer for preheating the component sheets for the corrugated paperboard. A preheater preferably includes an electrically powered heater positioned adj... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5782012 | Wrinkle out cycle for a dryer In a wrinkle release arrangement for a dryer, a heater heats articles to be wrinkle released, and a timer times the heating of the articles. The timer establishes a wrinkle out cycle. A temperature sensor senses a temperature related to a temperature of t... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5673497 | Clothes dryer temperature control system A clothes dryer temperature control system or circuit is provided with a thermally biased thermostat adjacent to the air outlet of the drying drum. Further, a thermally biased control thermostat is provided adjacent the air inlet of the dryer drum. The tw... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5619614 | Appliance electronic control system with programmable and reconfigurable fuzzy logic controller An electronic control system, particularly adaptable to coin-operated laundry appliances, which enables owners of such machines to customize machine operation. Laundry parameters are stored in random access memory, and timing functions are performed in co... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5443541 | Dual element electrical clother dryer with single element interrupt circuit This invention relates to a clothes dryer which can successfully cope with operation when the air circulation path is partially blocked. The dryer is of a type having dual heating elements and during conditions where blocking exists, the heat generation i... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5424513 | Method for producing transformers, especially transformers for distribution systems, and a device for carrying out this method The method and the device for carrying out the method are used for producing transformers (27, 28, 29) which are filled with insulating means, especially transformers for distribution systems. In the case of the method, solid insulation of the transformer... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5421097 | Temperature control method and drying device for drying a photosensitive material In a temperature control method of a photosensitive material drying device relating to the present invention, a photosensitive material is heated and dried by drying air heated by a heating device. A temperature of a member heated by the drying air is det... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5387256 | Small-capacity coffee roaster This disclosure relates to a small-capacity coffee roaster in which, even when roasting small quantities of raw coffee beans using direct-contact heat, the temperature can easily be controlled within the range vital for the roasting of coffee beans, and p... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5299365 | Electric dryer circuit system An electric dryer circuit system is disclosed consisted of a 110 V/220 V power voltage selection switch, a low/high/off power switch, a load circuit, an automatic circuit breaker, a DC power converter, a timer and display system, a driver system, an autom... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5249255 | Resin curing apparatus and method utilizing infrared lamp and blower control means A portable resin curing apparatus is used for curing or drying materials printed on a screen press which has rotatable platens carrying screen printed sheets from a printing station to a curing station. The portable curing apparatus is located at the curi... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5228108 | Resin curing apparatus and method utilizing infrared lamp and blower control means A portable resin curing apparatus is used for curing or drying materials printed on a screen press which has rotatable platens carrying screen printed sheets from a printing station to a curing station. The portable curing apparatus is located and the cur... | 07/13/1993 |
| 4908956 | Power controller for heater load A power control system for the heat lamps for typically drying a continuous web of paper in order to provide a linear moisture profile locates the actuating thyristor type switch at each zone where the heater lamps themselves are located. Thus, computer c... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4842192 | Microprocessor controlled thermostat for dryer A thermostat controlled circuit for a bias heater located adjacent the thermostat connected to a source of alternating electrical power. The control circuit has a manually operated switch for providing a temperature level signal. A triac having a gate ter... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4649654 | Apparatus for controlling electric clothes dryer and method therefor Disclosed is an apparatus for controlling an electric clothes dryer having an electrical heater arranged to be supplied with electric power from a power source to generate heat so as to dry clothes by air heated by the heater, the apparatus comprising a s... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4520259 | Electrical energy saver An electrical system for providing an energy load regulator for use with electric clothes dryers and electric hot water tanks. The load regulator cycles the heating element within the dryer or hot water tank for predetermined periods while the appliance r... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4424437 | Hair dryer with remote sensing temperature control An electric hair dryer having a radiometer which remotely senses the infrared radiation emanating from the hair being dried and which contains a control means that causes the heating means in the dryer to turn off when the infrared radiation indicates the... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4418271 | Control system including a timing mechanism for a drying apparatus An electrical circuit electrically connects a timer motor for a timer in parallel with a thermostat means, the thermostat being electrically connected in series with a heating mechanism. With such a connection, heat may be applied to a drying apparatus wh... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4267643 | Process and apparatus for conserving energy in laundry equipment In a tumbler type of dryer, particularly for large capacity commercial and institutional laundries, a heating control system is provided which is responsive to the rate of increase of temperature of hot air leaving the dryer. When this temperature increas... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4257170 | Tumbler dryer To secure a desired value, preferably adjustable in advance, of the moisture content at the end of the drying process, independent of the amount of articles to be dried and of the material of these articles, a tumbler dryer may be provided with a temperat... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4231166 | Automatic control for a clothes dryer An automatic control for a clothes dryer embodying microcomputer controlled apparatus adapted to maintain optimum drying efficiency with minimum risk to the clothes fabrics. The control operates the dryer at maximum heat input rate and a minimum or normal... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4225812 | Electric motor control system An electric motor of predetermined voltage rating is connected to an electric current supply source higher in voltage than the rated motor voltage in series with a voltage dropping resistor controlled by a thermal relay responsive to motor temperature. Th... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4134003 | Dishwater control A dishwasher utilizing treating liquid for washing dishes in a treating cycle and air for drying the washed dishes in a drying cycle. An electric heater is provided for heating the dish-treating liquid and the drying air. A control is provided for energiz... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4112589 | Control system for drier An air drier comprises a chamber in which articles are placed for drying, a blower for causing air to pass through the chamber, a heater for heating the air entering the chamber and a control circuit which includes sensors for detecting the ambient air te... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4085309 | Control circuit arrangement for a portable electrically heated hair treatment appliance An airstream is established and flows about a resistance heater element in an electrical appliance. The heater element is energized by a cyclical potential. A temperature control circuit is provided which includes a switch connected in series with a heat ... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4013038 | Apparatus for controlling the temperature of a liquid body Apparatus for controlling the temperature of an open liquid body when actual measurement of that temperature is not possible. A thermal analog of the liquid body, which is exposed to the same heating or cooling source as the liquid body, is incorporated i... | 03/22/1977 |
