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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087184 | Clothes dryer with extendable rack A drum for a clothes dryer includes a generally cylindrical sidewall rotatable about a horizontal axis. The sidewall has an outer wall and an inner wall. The inner wall defines an interior volume for receiving articles to be dried. A hanger mechanism is coupled to t... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8065816 | Dryer drum vane A dryer has complex angled surfaces and a plurality of grip elements thereon. The angled surfaces have varying angles of inclination relative to a base of the dryer vane and the characteristics of the grip elements vary in relation to the angle of inclination of the... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8024871 | Exhaust structure for clothes dryer in apartment building The present invention relates to an exhaust structure for a clothes dryer in an apartment building. The exhaust structure includes at least one riser pipe mounted in a vertical direction crossing every floor of a building to discharge exhaust gas, a plurality of bra... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7765716 | Dryer having intake duct with heater integrated therein Disclosed herein is a dryer having a heater-integrated intake duct capable of reducing thermal loss and preventing overheating of the dryer. The dryer includes a support panel having a through-hole, an intake duct communicating with the through-hole, a drum into whi... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7627960 | Clothes dryer drum projections A plurality of dryer bumps for a dryer drum, wherein each bump includes a contact portion that is configured to be positioned within the drum proximate another bump contact portion, an outer portion that is configured to be positioned adjacent to the drum, and a bod... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7418789 | Combination dryer and method thereof A combination dryer and operation method are disclosed. The combination dryer and operation method for a combination dryer enable air in a drying drum and a cabinet for drying the laundry to circulate continuously and enable water generated in the circulation proces... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7395612 | Drum for use in dryer with tumbler sections A drum for use in a dryer is provided. The drum includes a plurality of segments joined axially to form the drum's cylindrical shape. The drum has a simple structure enabling the use of standardized segments to facilitate dryer manufacture by reducing production cos... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7356944 | Drying rack for a laundry dryer A drying rack for the stationary drying of articles to be dried, which can be installed in the drum of a clothes dryer. The articles can be knitwear or shoes that must not be moved when dried even when the drum turns. For articles, especially, wool articles, to dry ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7340849 | Drum in dryer and method for fabricating the same Drum in a laundry dryer, and method for fabricating the same, wherein the drum in a dryer including a steel layer which forms a base, anti-corrosive metal film on the steel layer, and an organic film on the metal film, and the method includes the steps of providing ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331119 | Apparatus and method thermally removing coatings and/or impurities An apparatus for thermally de-coating and/or drying coated and/or contaminated materials comprises a support and an oven pivotally mounted to the support. The oven has charging portion for receiving material to be treated and a changeover portion. Incorporated withi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325332 | Clothing dryer A clothing dryer capable of removing impurities, such as dust, accumulated in a hot air outlet duct thereof. The clothing dryer includes a drying tub to dry laundry contained therein using hot air supplied thereto, a hot air outlet duct to discharge the hot air, com... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7320185 | Drive device for a household appliance and method for mounting an electric motor A drive device for a household appliance, in which an electromotor is fixed by a fixing screw. An insulation layer of a material with a defined conductivity is located between the fixing screw and the electromotor. The fixing screw is tightened with a defined torque... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7287402 | Laundry drum for a drum-type washing machine Paddles are fastened on an inside of a drum casing by fastening elements. The paddles contain a hollow body, which is open in the direction of the drum casing and has a cross-sectional surface area similar to a triangle, and stiffening structures on the insides of i... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7263787 | Laundry dryer with improved tumbler air flow passage openings A laundry dryer having a tumbler with airflow openings of generally triangular shape with rounded transverse sides and opposed ends configured to permit passage of round heads of standard drywall screws when oriented parallel to the long dimension of the opening, wh... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7194824 | Clothes drying apparatus A clothes drying apparatus in which lifters arranged on an inner peripheral surface of a rotating drum, while extending axially along the rotating drum, have an improved structure to achieve an enhancement in drying performance. The clothes drying apparatus includes... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178264 | Washing machine with a drying device A washing machine includes a water tub for accommodating wash water therein; a drum rotatably installed in the water tub; and a drying device for supplying hot air into the drum. The drying device includes a blower unit for forcing air to flow; a hot air supply duct... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7111478 | Drum washing machine An engaging groove part 25 is provided at the outer circumferential edge of a rotor 20b of an outer-rotor type motor directly connected to the main shaft 14 of a drum 13, and on the other hand, a drum locking device 21 is pr... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7082793 | Drum-type washing machine having a laundry drum which can be loaded from the front A cylinder washing machine includes a front-loading cylinder, the shell of which is provided with holes and is surrounded by a container. The cylinder washing machine includes a cycle for spin-drying the laundry contained in the cylinder. To prevent water that has a... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7065904 | Laundry dryer A laundry dryer includes a dry drum in which laundry is loaded, a noise reduction member mounted on an outer circumference of the dry drum to absorb vibration/noise, a lift attached on an inner circumference of the dry drum to lift the laundry, a coupling member cou... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055262 | Heat pump clothes dryer A drying apparatus for drying articles such as clothing is provided. The drying apparatus includes a chamber for containing articles to be dried and a system for supplying heated dry air at a first temperature to the chamber. The air supplying system comprises an ai... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032326 | Apparatus for driving drum of clothes dryer An apparatus for driving a drum of a clothes dryer having a drum for accommodating clothes to be dried in a cabinet, the apparatus comprises: a driving motor for generating a driving force to rotate the drum; and a roller connected to a rotational shaft of the drivi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024801 | Drying apparatus having front support mounting assembly In a drying apparatus having a drum and a front support mounting assembly, a front support is fixed directly to a cabinet using fixing brackets, to maintain a consistent distance between opposing surfaces of the drum and the front support. The front support mounting... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7007409 | Drying rack for a laundry dryer A drying rack for the stationary drying of articles to be dried, which can be installed in the drum of a clothes dryer. The articles can be knitwear or shoes that must not be moved when dried even when the drum turns. For articles, especially, wool articles, to dry ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6971189 | Variable volume clothes dryer The invention is a clothes dryer featuring an interior working volume that is adjustable to suit the size of the load and type of article(s) to be dried. Since the volume is adjusted to fit the load, only the necessary volume is heated. For large loads or bulky arti... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968632 | Laundry appliance A drum hatch engaging mechanism is for inclusion in a laundry appliance having a cabinet and a drum rotatable within the cabinet. The mechanism includes a drum hatch engaging member connected with the cabinet with the connection providing for movement of the member ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6941680 | Cost-efficient clothes dryer A clothes dryer that is operatively attached to a heating system is illustrated. The clothes dryer receives heated fluid when the dryer is turned on. The dryer has a radiator that receives the heated fluid from the circulating fluid flow system. The fluid-filled rad... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6941679 | Laundry machine with malfunction detection systems A laundry machine having a malfunction detection system for detecting when an obstructing item protrudes outwardly from a perforated tumbler of the machine beyond a predetermined amount during rotation of the tumbler and for detecting when the drive belt for the tum... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6915593 | Drying rack for a laundry dryer A drying rack can be fixed in the drum of a tumble dryer to dispose items to be dried in a static manner. The items can be, for example, woolens or shoes that should not be rotated with the moving drum during the drying process. To prevent the items to be dried from... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6877248 | Clothes dryer with ultraviolet light A clothes dryer is provided which incorporates ultraviolet light sources to aid in the sterilization of the clothing as it is dried. A series of ultraviolet emitters, envisioned to be germicidal lamps, are located around the perimeter of the drying drum inside of th... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6832441 | Washing and drying machine and method for controlling drying process thereof Method for controlling a drying process of a washing and drying machine including a preheating step for tightly closing and heating an inner tub for preparing an environment favorable for vaporization of water by elevating a temperature of the inner tub within a sho... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6785981 | Restriction detecting systems for clothes dryer exhaust systems A restriction sensor system for identifying the existence of blockages in exhaust conduits of clothes dryers. The restriction sensor system may include a pressure sensing device having a body configured to be coupled to an exhaust conduit of a clothes dryer. The pre... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6766596 | Appliance door or lid A door/lid for an appliance, such as a washer or dryer, includes a tempered glass panel upon an inner surface of which is applied one or two screen printed borders of fusible ceramic printing medium defining a substantially opaque peripheral border bounding a centra... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6698107 | Drum for clothes drier In a drum for a clothes drier having a plurality of baffles projected from the inner circumference of the drum, lifting and moving clothes, a drum for a clothes drier comprises a cylindrical body housing clothes and rotating and a plurality of baffles pro... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6622531 | Drum washing machine with draw-out inner spin basket A drum washing machine with a draw-out inner spin basket is disclosed. The inner spin basket is spigotted movably on a driving shaft through a driving hole in the back plate of the inner spin basket. An axle of the spin basket is provided at a front plate... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6618958 | Laundry dryer and rear plate for drum thereof A laundry dryer has a drum rotatively installed inside a case, a heater heating air flowing inside the drum, a rear plate coupled so as to cover a rear portion of the drum and having a vertically elongated inlet hole traversing upper and lower areas of th... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6601315 | Combined fluidized bed dryer and absorption bed A combined fluidized bed dryer and absorption bed allows an absorbant to be dried to remove any moisture therefrom immediately followed by treating a product material with the dried absorbant, all in the same vessel, such that the absorbant is at its opti... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6584699 | Three stage single pass high density drying apparatus for particulate materials A single pass, multiple stage, rotary drum heat exchange dryer (22) is provided for drying products such as distillers grains and includes a tubular shell (64) with a moist product inlet (66), an opposed dried product outlet (70), and an internal drying c... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6449876 | Clothes dryer A drum made from a wire mesh is axially rotatable whereby wet clothes in the drum tumble when the drum is rotated. A motor is mounted on a platform beneath the drum. The motor has fan blades mounted on its shaft that provide a flow of air to the drum when... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6401363 | Drum assembly for washing and drying machines and method for making it The present invention relates to an improved drum assembly for washing and drying machines, in which the section of the wedge elements (8) facing the drum ring (3) and provided for engaging with the latter is formed, before the drum assembling, with an ed... | 06/11/2002 |
