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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7854152 | Steam generator for washing machine A steam generator for a washing machine comprises: a hermetic container provided with a water supply port for supplying water and a steam exhaustion port for exhausting steam; a heater arranged in the hermetic container for heating water supplied into the hermetic c... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7743632 | Washing machine A washing method in a steam injection type washing machine in which wash water is heated to generate high temperature and high-pressure steam while passing through the steam supply unit in the wash or rinse cycle, and the generated steam is injected into the wash tu... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7406737 | Washing machine and control method thereof A drum type washing machine in which wash water and laundry contained in a rotating tub are heated by steam supplied into the rotating tub, so as to rapidly increase the temperature of the wash water and laundry, thereby being capable of reducing the total wash time... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7370495 | Clothes washer temperature control apparatus and method A temperature control for a washing machine that includes a tub and hot and cold water valves is provided. The temperature control includes a first pressure sensor positioned to sense a full fill level in the tub and configured to generate a full fill signal when th... | 05/13/2008 |
| 6845536 | Electronic labeling of hot and cold fluid supply lines for an appliance Methods and system consistent with the present invention provide an appliance having inlet valves connected to respective supply lines with a control system that senses a temperature of a fluid supplied by a first of the supply lines, associates the first inlet valv... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6553595 | Laundry appliance with energy saving feature A vertical axis clothes washing appliance is configured to meet predetermined energy and water usage factors by establishing a balance between water temperature, water level, and wash performance parameters. In accordance with the overall invention, addit... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553594 | Control system for clothes washing machine incorporating heater A washing machine includes a control system which regulates a heater based on selected cycle operations and selected cycle operations based on heater related parameters. User cycle selections, along with sensed operating parameters including the level and... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6499321 | Laundry machine and/or methods A laundry machine has a wash enclosure to which a supply of water is admitted through a hot water valve and a cold water valve. A temperature sensor senses the temperature of the combined water flow from the hot and cold valves or the temperature of the w... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6327730 | Adjustable liquid temperature control system for a washing machine An adjustable liquid temperature control system for a washing machine regulates the temperature of washing liquid established in a washing tub in an accurate and economical manner without the use of a dedicated temperature sensor. Preferably, numerous def... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6003182 | Method for maintaining set temperature of wash water of clothes washer A method for maintaining a set temperature of wash water of clothes washer comprises the steps of supplying first cold water into a wash tub, measuring supply time of the first cold water until filling a first target level of the first cold water, measuri... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5978995 | Infinite temperature control An infinite temperature control system is used to control the temperature of wash and rinse water in a washing machine. The invention includes a temperature selection switch which operates the water valves for controlling the temperature of water entering... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5975124 | Water temperature and level regulator A water outlet control system is provided including a water basin having a drainage port formed on a lower extent thereof and an open top with an upper peripheral edge. A water source includes a hot water inlet and a cold water inlet each connected to a w... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5873518 | Water valve assembly having a temperature and pressure sensing device integrated therein A water valve assembly includes a valve body having defined therein (1) a first fluid inlet, (2) a temperature sensing port, (3) a fluid outlet, and (4) a fluid channel in fluid communication with the first fluid inlet, the temperature sensing port, and t... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5832553 | Washing procedure and washing machine for the performance of the aforementioned procedure A washing procedure with a washing machine composed of alternate agitation (A) and agitation stoppage (S) phases for the laundry in a washing mixture (M) and a simultaneous phase, in which the washing mixture (M) is heated. Pursuant to the invention, the ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5560060 | System and method for adjusting the operating cycle of a cleaning appliance A system and method for adjusting the operating cycle of a cleaning appliance. In the present invention, a controller having a decision system receives turbidity and temperature measurements from a turbidity sensor and a temperature sensor and uses these ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5439019 | Method and apparatus for filling a wash tub of an automatic clothes washer Method and apparatus for filling a wash tub of an automatic clothes washer wherein a controller uses a thermistor embedded in the mixing valve to generate and store historical averages of the cold and warm water temperatures. From these, the hot water tem... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5272893 | Enzyme bath maintenance system An enzyme bath maintenance system is provided for use in such textile treating fields as stonewashing, laundry, cleaning and dyeing, including the use of enzymes as the active agent, in which the enzymes are utilized within narrowly controlled ranges of p... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5272892 | Control system for washing machine A control system for a washing machine having a transducer mounted on the exterior of the washing receptacle wall and operable to generate acoustic vibrations in the receptacle wall during fluid filling of the receptacle. A receiver detects sound waves wi... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5263215 | Washing method of a boiling clothes washing machine A washing method for a boiling clothes washing machine having a heater which provides a method for dissolving enzyme detergent in washing water. The washing water is heated to a temperature for activating the enzyme detergent, and then the clothes to be w... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5231722 | Washing machine and method of controlling the same The temperature or some other specific characteristic of a mixture of two liquids at different temperatures in a mixing chamber (14) is controlled by a microprocessor (8) which controls the supply of power to solenoid actuated valves (10 and 11) to contro... | 08/03/1993 |
| 4777682 | Integral water and heat reclaim system for a washing machine An industrial laundry washer/extractor unit is provided with an integral water and heat reclaim system which includes a pair of water reclaim tanks supported in an elevated position on the unit's body section above the washing drum. A single pipe water tr... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4727733 | Washing machine The washing machine functions according to a new principle and contains the washable items, particularly washable textiles, in stacked layers in a mesh cage which is fixed in position at a drum rotatably mounted in a casing. Wash water as well as drying a... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4643350 | Water temperature sensing and control means for automatic washer A water temperature sensing and control apparatus for automatic washers having a thermistor mounted within a projection that extends into a water inlet stream in a water inlet housing. A thermally semiconductive potting material encases the thermistor to ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4528709 | Automatic temperature control for automatic washers An automatic temperature control for automatic washers is provided which minimizes the cycling of the water inlet valves to a maximum of two cycles each during the fill process. A predetermined volume of water from a first inlet line is admitted for measu... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4503575 | Automatic liquid control system for a clothes washing machine A liquid control system is provided for an automatic washer which responds to a user's inputs of fabric type, desired temperature and additives required, to introduce into the tub of the washer an optimum volume of liquid to wash a clothes load in the tub... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4406401 | Water temperature control system for a washing machine A microprocessor controlled water temperature control system for a washing machine, such as a clothes or dish washer, is disclosed. Average water fill temperature is calculated periodically and, with one water valve maintained in an on condition, the othe... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4330081 | Water temperature control system for a clothes washing machine A microprocessor controlled water temperature control system for a clothes washer. The temperature of incoming mixed hot and cold water is periodically sensed, a cumulative average temperature of the mixed water is compared to a desired temperature value ... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4322031 | Control for sanitary mixing valve A control for a sanitary mixing valve, includes an electric motor drive for the mixing water-control member in the mixing valve and a temperature sensor for measuring the discharge temperature of the mixed water. The analog values obtained by the temperat... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4159211 | Dishwasher water temperature control system A domestic dishwasher is provided with a control system having circuitry including timer switch means adapted to insure automatic wash water at a normal set temperature for all cycles with the user having an option to preselect an elevated wash water temp... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4147297 | Laundry machine improved water temperature control and method A temperature sensing system for controlling the temperature of fill water in an automatic washer having an inlet hot water valve and an inlet cold water valve. The inlet hot water valve is continuously open during fill and the inlet cold water valve is n... | 04/03/1979 |
