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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7188437 | Drying unit for washing machines Disclosed herein is a drying unit for washing machines that is capable of fully drying the wet laundry using hot wind. A condensing duct and a drying duct are connected to a tub to circulate air in the tub. Between the drying duct and the condensing duct is disposed... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7024795 | Drying apparatus A drying apparatus having a purpose of shortening a drying time of laundry, comprising an accommodating chamber in which the laundry is accommodated, and executing a washing operation of the laundry and a drying operation after end of the washing operation in the ac... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6006445 | Washer/dryer combination A washer/dryer combination used for washing and drying articles such as clothing in the same machine. The washer/dryer combination includes a body having a treatment chamber defined within the body, a front side including an opening, and a door attached t... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5925192 | Dry-cleaning of garments using gas-jet agitation Substantial amounts of particulate soils in garments can be removed by agitation in gas-jet in a solvent-free, low-pressure environment. The ability of the present gas-jet agitation system to remove particulate soils from garments and fabrics rivals that ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5802884 | Machine for washing and degreasing with solvents or for drying textile products or the like A machine for washing and degreasing with solvents or for drying textile products or the like, including a container that accommodates a drum that can be rotated about its own axis. The container is closed by a door on one of its sides, which is directed ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5669157 | Apparatus and method for separating pieces of laundry A apparatus for separating pieces of laundry, comprising a drum which is rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis and with an open front and an open rear, which drum is accommodated in a housing, in which the rear of the drum is almost closed off b... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5661914 | Access laundry appliance An improved access laundry appliance is provided for a cabinet defining an enclosed compartment. A cylindrical drum is rotatably mounted within the compartment and forms a fabric enclosure for containing laundry therein. The drum has an uncovered drum acc... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5302201 | Device for carrying out a sugar-coating and/or film coating method A device for carrying out a method of sugar-coating and/or film coating is provided with a partially perforated drum (48) which rotates about an axis (50). The inner space (47) of the drum can be exposed to a fluid flow (gas, fluid). The inner space (47) ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5270017 | Apparatus for making chemically activated carbon An improved apparatus and method for the manufacture of activated carbon wherein a carbonaceous raw material impregnated with a chemical activating agent is treated by controlling the rate of heat transfer to the particles via indirect heating of the acti... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5207764 | Tumbler type washing/drying machine A washing/drying machine including a washtub, a feeding device for feeding water to the washtub, a draining device for draining water from the washtub, a tumbling drum, rotatably supported by a lateral axis in the washtub, having a plurality of holes thro... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5203093 | Plug-in hub ring A household appliance (D) has a housing (H). A fan (A) located inside the housing circulates air through the appliance. The fan is attached to a motor (M) located outside the housing. The motor has a shaft (S) extending through an opening (O) in a sidewal... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5121615 | Drying device incorporated with a washing machine A drying device of a washing machine includes a housing with a perforated drum disposed in the housing. A stationary drum is provided around the perforated drum forming a clearance between them. A plurality of radially extending and circumferentially spac... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5062219 | Air flow apparatus for clothes dryer Air flow apparatus for a clothes dryer wherein a flexible wrap having sealing runners is supported in sliding engagement on the rotating drum to cover that portion of the perforated annulus that is not istantaneously aligned with the suction duct. The end... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4908959 | Airflow directing dry rack A dry rack for an axial flow dryer including a channel formed beneath the dry rack upper gridwork panel to direct airflow downward through the gridwork and out through the dryer exhaust opening. The channel is formed by side and back panels depending down... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4860461 | Coffee beans roasting device The roasting body is composed of a roasting body, a rotary drum supported on the inside of the roasting body to rotate in a horizontal attitude to accommodate and stir the coffee beans, infrared heaters disposed on the inner wall surface of the roasting b... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4825560 | Electric clothes dryer The heat source apparatus is positioned at an outer peripheral portion of a rotative drum and an upper portion of an inhale port member of a drum supporting member for supporting the rotative drum. The heater of the heat source apparatus is positioned at ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4526796 | Heat-treated tea and method for preparing the same The present invention provides a novel heat-treated tea. The heat-treated tea is obtained by placing green tea leaves in a tea drier, supplying the drier with dry air heated externally to 200° to 300° C. and heating the drier from outside to heat the te... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4507080 | Laundry dryer A commercial laundry dryer with a perforated drum for the laundry mounted in a housing to rotate on a horizontal axis and the drum is of the full width and length of the housing to maximize the load size for the floor space occupied by the housing. The fu... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4296072 | Apparatus for the treatment of wet solids, especially pulpy materials, by heating or cooling Apparatus for the treatment, such as drying, freezing, crystallization of wet solids, slurries, suspensions, pulps and similar materials with heating or cooling. The apparatus is characterized by a treating body having two sections. The first section has ... | 10/20/1981 |
