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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7926311 | Integral laundry cleaning and drying system and method The present technique provides systems and methods for integrally washing and drying laundry articles in a home application. Certain embodiments provide a home laundry machine having a drying mechanism pneumatically coupled to a laundry enclosure via an air inlet an... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7707860 | Washing machine combined with dryer There is provided a washing machine combined with a dryer. In the washing machine, a tub is provided, a lint collector is connected to the tub to collect lint, an air-vent pipe is connected to the lint collector, a dryer duct is connected to the tub and it is provid... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7316042 | Machine and method for the continuous treatment of a fabric The machine comprises in combination: means (7) for supplying the fabric (T); means (9) for extracting the fabric; at least one first tank (1) and one second tank (3) which are positioned in series and between which a pneumatic transfer m... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7305856 | Washing machine with dryer A cupboard-like washing machine includes a conveyer belt for moving the item to be washed in a cycle during a drying process. The dryer can be embodied as an air circulation dryer or an air evacuation dryer. Moving the item to be washed using the conveyer belt reduc... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7275400 | Washing apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus for treating, refreshing or cleaning fabric articles, especially articles of clothing, linen and drapery. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7254901 | Washer/dryer plumbing connection and method A tailpiece has been provided that includes a tubular member, a washing machine connector, and a dryer drainage connector. The washing machine connector can receive a fluid discharge from a washing machine drain line and the dryer drainage connector can receive a fl... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249472 | Device for treating textile or similar in a continuous stream The invention relates to a device for treating web-type textiles, nonwovens or paper in a continuous stream, uses a gaseous treatment agent that circulates in the device. The product lies on the exterior face of a permeable drum (5), which is subjected to an ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7168274 | Combination washer/dryer having common heat source The combination washer/dryer and method for operating a combination washer/dryer. The washer/dryer has a containment drum which receives wash water, and includes a perforated clothes drum which rotates within the containment drum. A heat plenum is provided in heat t... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7107798 | Drive mechanism for an automatic washer A drive mechanism for a vertical axis automatic washer. The washer has a rotatable wash basket, a rotatable agitator concentrically mounted in the wash basket and a drive motor. The drive mechanism includes a first drive shaft driven by the motor at a first rotation... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7089768 | Washing machine with conveyor device A cabinet-shaped washing machine includes a conveyor belt to move laundry goods in circulation, with the laundry goods passing through various successive steps of the laundry cycle. Following the actual washing process, a downstream pre-dehumidification as well as a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7043944 | Drum type washing and drying apparatus A drum type washing and drying apparatus comprising: a washing unit including a tub receiving a water for washing laundry and a first drum rotatably installed inside the tub; a drying unit including a second drum rotatably installed in the vicinity of the washing un... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7010942 | Drum type washing machine A drum type washing machine includes a cabinet which defines an outer appearance of the washing machine, a water tub set inside the cabinet to contain wash water therein, a rotary tub having spin drying perforations and rotatably set in the water tub, and a water tu... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000437 | System and method for economically viable and environmentally friendly central processing of home laundry An economically viable process and system for centrally processing multiple loads of laundry with minimum environmental impact. A system and method of laundering whereby successive loads of laundry may be washed while continuously providing effective soil removal co... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6665953 | Method for controlling washing and drying machine Method for controlling a washing and drying machine, for improving drying performance, and saving energy, the method having a drying cycle for supplying heated air into an inner tub to dry laundry in the inner tub, wherein the drying cycle includes a plur... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6434857 | Combination closed-circuit washer and drier A combination closed-circuit washer and drier apparatus having a washing cycle and a drying cycle. The apparatus comprises a unitary housing having a tub and a tumbler within the tub, the tub also having an air inlet and air outlet which allows air to flo... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6343395 | Apparatus and process for wet-processing of textile material The present invention relates to apparatus for the wet-processing of textile material, essentially comprising a vessel (1) comprising a fabric inlet (2), at least one nozzle (3) for applying a treatment liquor, an intensive zone (4) and a fabric outlet (5... | 02/05/2002 |
| 5868010 | Method for dyeing a traveling textile strand An apparatus defining a travel path for dyeing a traveling textile strand in a continuous in-line process includes: an applicator for metering and applying a predetermined amount of a liquid to a traveling textile strand along a travel path defined by the... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5802649 | Method and apparatus for dyeing a traveling textile strand A method for dyeing a traveling strand of textile yarn includes applying an aqueous dye solution to the yarn, heating the yarn to a temperature less than 100° C. to dry the strand without boiling the water in the dye solution and then heating the strand ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5422016 | Method and centrifuge for dewatering Dewatering by centrifuges in continuous laundry batch processing with short cycle time. A method is provided in which a number of batches are loaded into a centrifuge with a horizontal or titled axis and dewatered together. During the transport of the bat... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5382894 | Method and apparatus for the measurement of contaminants in textiles during continuous processing When textile materials are treated with wet processes, attempts are usually made to detect organic and inorganic contaminant substances retained in the cloth either by allowing conductivity-measuring or other electrodes placed on the cloth to travel with ... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5248393 | Solvent reprocessing system A compact solvent reprocessing system for use in a limited physical area. Solvents to be reprocessed is contacted by deionized water in a water wash column and delivered to a distillation column where waste solvent is separated from materials that boil at... | 09/28/1993 |
| 4932092 | Process and apparatus for continuous dyeing of elongate textile material A process and apparatus is disclosed for dyeing an elongate textile material with different colors at predetermined intervals in a substantially continuous, uninterrupted cycle of operation. The apparatus comprises a plurality of dye baths exchangeable on... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4586934 | Process and apparatus for coloring textile yarns Method and apparatus for producing textile yarns so that one surface of the yarn exhibits a visually perceptive darker color hue when compared to another surface of the yarn. The yarn surfaces are coated with a colorant-containing liquid (e.g. a dye- or p... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4462229 | Closeable threadline guide for suppressing fluid flow A fluid flow suppressor for use with a number of running threadlines comprising a pair of plates which are rotatable about a common axis substantially parallel to the threadlines, the plates being provided with apertures through which the threadlines may ... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4392365 | Apparatus for treating textile material for continuous length Very efficient and economical treatment of textile material in a continuous loop can be carried out in an improved circular treating passageway comprised of a portion for allowing the transient residence of the textile material while transferring in an ap... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4352277 | Apparatus for applying a treating solution to a cloth as foams continuously An apparatus for continuously applying a treating solution as foam to a cloth, comprising a U-shaped foam tank for storing foam of a treating solution such as a dye solution supplied from an apparatus for generating foam of the treating solution, guide ro... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4246669 | Dual belt pulp washer A machine and process for washing paper stock pulp and similar free-filtering materials includes two or more horizontally-disposed wash drums mounted each in a tank. Two endless filter belts are trained to pass under each of said wash drums and through li... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4208891 | Application of liquid to yarns Method and apparatus for applying liquid to a yarn in which the direction of travel of the wetted yarn is changed to an extent effective to cause excess liquid to be ejected into a space adjacent the yarn by failing to wholly make said change in direction... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4176532 | Apparatus for continuously washing fabric with water An apparatus for continuously washing a fabric with water while causing the fabric to travel in a zigzag path and to be immersed many times in washing water, which comprises a washing assembly located above one or more fabric-introducing rolls and below o... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4092839 | Device for the wet-treatment of moving webs A device for the continuous wet treatment of moving webs, particularly the washing and drying of textile webs, wherein the webs pass through a chamber over reversing rollers from top to bottom or from bottom to top in a substantially horizontal mode of tr... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4081976 | Equipment for the treatment of textiles in the form of hanks or webs with liquid or pastes An equipment for treating textiles in the form of hanks or webs comprising at least one drive member coupled to the said hank or web, at least one applicator device which contains the liquid or paste to be applied to the hank or web, guide members which g... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4051699 | Liquid ammonia mercerization Apparatus for mercerization of cellulosic fabrics with liquid ammonia. Denim fabrics and the like, especially those made from open-end spun yarn, have liquid ammonia for mercerization applied thereto by a metering roller while tensioned. The metering roll... | 10/04/1977 |
| 3961601 | Apparatus for vibrating and dewebbing tire cord fabric coated with an undried liquid An apparatus for vibrating and dewebbing tire cord fabric treated with a liquid bonding agent for promoting the adhesion between the warp cords of the fabric and the rubbery material in which the cords are embedded. The fabric, freshly coated with the liq... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3942315 | Treatment of textile fibre products A method is provided for treating textile goods in which a treating agent such as a dye or washing agent is forced through the goods by simultaneously with the treatment partially centrifuging the treating agent from the goods.... | 03/09/1976 |
