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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398660 | Dyeing apparatus and method therefor A dyeing apparatus and method for continuous dyeing of a fabric article with dye, the apparatus including: (a) a dyeing vessel for containing a high-density liquid; (b) a heating mechanism, thermally associated with the dyeing vessel, for heating a dye fixation zone... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7065905 | Laundry appliance A laundry drying machine includes a cabinet and a laundry holding drum rotatably supported within said cabinet for rotation about a horizontal axis. The drum includes a cylindrical wall and a pair of ends. A drum hatch comprises a section of the cylindrical wall. A ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6729165 | Heating apparatus in a color test machine A heating apparatus in a color test machine comprises a rotary tumbler seat, a rotating shaft for turning the rotary tumbler seat, a heater for heating the rotary tumbler seat, and tumbler recesses provided in the rotary tumbler. It is characterized in that solid mi... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6195824 | Process and device for treatment of a web, particularly a textile web A process for dyeing a textile web, in which the textile web is continuously guided through a trough that contains the dye bath, and subsequently passes through a pair of squeezing rollers. The line force of the pair of squeezing rollers is adjusted as a ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6020698 | Timer for use with an electronic control in controlling an appliance A hybrid control for a clothes dryer which combines an electromechanical timer and a microprocessor. The electromechanical timer has a plurality of switches connected to a plurality of input ports of the microprocessor. The timer switches are driven by a ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5953780 | Process and device for treating textile substrates with supercritical fluid The present invention relates to a method of and an apparatus for treating of textile substrates with a supercritical fluid. The textile substrates are formed as spools of yarn or rolled webs, and the supercritical fluid flows over and/or through them sub... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5787733 | Treatment machine, in particular for textiles, comprising a removable vat and a fixed terminal installation A removable treatment vat is connectable via a quick-release coupler to a fixed installation including a control unit together with a fluid monitor and a fluid driver for driving treatment fluid(s), said fluid driver being suitable for causing the fluid(s... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5687589 | Batch dyeing system with automatic chemical-dosing and pH control system This automatic admixtrue dosing and pH value control batch dyeing system is comprised of a pH value gauge, a thermometrer, a pump for adding chemicals, a drain valve, a chemical tank, a continuous action depth gauge, a mixing valve, and a chemical input v... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5444996 | Washer and dryer communication A communications channel is provided between a washer and a dryer. When the dryer is drying, a signal is sent to the washer to extend the final spin operation in order to continue to mechanically remove water While the dryer operation continues. Fabric ty... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5214943 | Apparatus for laboratory dyeing of a sample piece Laboratory-scale dyeing of samples of lengths of material must correspond to the continuous process conditions as executed in practice in order to obtain comparable dyeing results. For this purpose, the provision is made of joining the sample piece into a... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5166592 | Motor diagnostics and electronic control for a clothes dryer A control for a clothes dryer with an induction drive motor and an electric resistance heater element. A single sense winding is threaded through sensors monitoring drive motor current and heater current, generating an output voltage each time the alterna... | 11/24/1992 |
| 4553413 | Washing machine The present invention is designed to detect instantaneous variations in the current flowing through a motor (5), instantaneous variations in the rotation of an agitating body (4), or instantaneous variations in the rotation of the motor (5) to thereby det... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4406028 | Method of detecting the release of dye from laundry during a washing operation in a washing machine and implementation of said method A method of detecting the release of dye from laundry in a washing machine despite the presence of dirt in the washing water. During a washing operation, a radiation flux including an infrared flux part ($c;I) and a visible flux part ($c;... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4179907 | Bimetal actuated locking device An interlock device for the door of an appliance, such as a washing machine, to prevent operator access to the spin dryer drum while it is driven or coasting. The device comprises a switch and a bimetal element for being connected in a series circuit incl... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4089644 | Method and apparatus for regulating the rate of dye adsorption by the number of dye liquor cycles The present invention relates to a novel exhaust-dyeing process to obtain level dyeings which is characterised by the step of regulating the parameters that affect the rate of adsorption of the dye onto the substrate in order to prevent the rate of bath e... | 05/16/1978 |
