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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337635 | Washing agent dispenser for a domestic washing machine, namely a dishwasher Washing agent dispenser for a household washing machine, namely a dishwasher, which dispenser has a body (2) delimiting at least a recess (3) for containing a certain amount of washing agent, comprising occlusion means (4,5) for said recess (... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322065 | Washing machine and method of controlling the same A disinfecting washing machine includes a disinfecting liquid dispenser, a drive unit and a control unit. The disinfecting liquid dispenser supplies a disinfecting liquid to disinfect laundry. The drive unit outputs first and second voltages to determine a concentra... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7257905 | Laundry appliance A laundry drying machine includes a cabinet and a laundry holding drum rotatably supported within the cabinet for rotation. The drum includes a wall that is circumferential relative to the rotation and a drum hatch that is a section of the wall. The drum forms an en... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7044704 | Portable load lifting bed The invention relates to a portable load lifting bed including a base frame and a bed frame moveably mounted for movement between an upper position and a lower position. A plurality of guides connect the bed to the base frame and at least one actuator provides force... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040922 | Multi-surface mounting member and electronic device An electrical interconnect apparatus has a mounting member with a plurality of sides. The mounting member is formed from an insulator as a cuboid. Moreover, the mounting member also may be formed from a flexible circuit. Among other things, the plurality of sides in... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6978505 | Front load washing machine with a modified wash/rinse cycle run for using less water Applicant discloses a front load washing machine with the wash/run cycles modified to include a single, longer than normal wash cycle which also uses more water than normal. A single, longer than normal rinse cycle is provided, which also uses more water than normal... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6792777 | Commercial laundry machine with improved loading hopper A commercial laundry machine having a loading hopper effective for substantially reducing loading time. The hopper has a relatively large effective passage area for communication with a front opening rotary drum of the laundry machine, and a splash door is pivotally... | 09/21/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6588238 | Laundry apparatus An apparatus comprising an outer casing with a base, at least one side wall, and a top, within which are located a drum, typically with a curved side wall and first and second end walls, an agitator and a liquid retainer. The liquid retainer and a side wa... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6481247 | Cleaning method and apparatus with dense phase fluid The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus which uses as operative fluid liquid and/or supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) or other dense-phase fluids such as ammonia or hydrocarbons. The apparatus may have various applications including the ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6463768 | Commercial laundry machine with improved loading hopper A commercial laundry machine having a loading hopper effective for substantially reducing loading time. The hopper has a relatively large effective passage area for communication with a front opening rotary drum of the laundry machine, and a splash door i... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6405568 | Plant for processing yarn on reels A plant for dyeing and processing of yarns on reels comprising at least one processing station (11, 12, 13) with a processing device receiving reels stacked on vertical rods (25, 125). The processing device has an upper opening for loading and unloading t... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6363756 | Top loading laundry appliance A laundry appliance such as a washing machine (2, 300) or a clothes drier (200) where user access to the clothes containing vessel (1, 201, 301) is facilitated by supporting the vessel in a structure (105, 205, 305) which may be tilted or slid out of the ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6357069 | Method and barrier laundry installation and apparatus for sealed transfer of laundry useable in said installation The present invention relates to a barrier laundry including a room (10) through which soiled laundry (16) enters and a clean room (12) separated from room (10) by a sealed barrier (14), an apparatus (19) is provided in barrier (14) for hermetically trans... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6260391 | Laundry centrifuge, in particular for an automated washing range Conventional laundry centrifuges are loaded with laundry in a upwardly slanted position, spin-dry in the same position and are then swiveled to an oblique downward angle to unload. The drum (16) of the centrifuge according to the invention receives the la... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6253586 | Apparatus and method for processing fabric An apparatus for a large throughput fabric processing operation including a conveyor belt passing under a row of washers and having an extraction (spinning) apparatus at the end of the belt. The production line involves top loading each washer as required... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6237374 | High pressure cleaning vessel with a space saving door opening/closing apparatus A liquified gas dry-cleaning machine having a cleaning vessel with a chamber for containing a wash bath and items to be cleaned and a removable door for sealing the cleaning chamber during a dry-cleaning operation. The dry-cleaning machine has a door open... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6233980 | Dry cleaning vessel door opening apparatus with self-aligning and reduced stress locking lugs A liquified gas dry-cleaning machine having a cleaning vessel with a chamber for containing a wash bath and items to be cleaned, a removable door for sealing the cleaning chamber during a dry-cleaning operation, and a locking ring for retaining the door i... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6233981 | Washing machine equipped with an automatically opening drum door In a clothes washing machine loaded and unloaded from the top or the side, the opening of the door (16) of the drum (10) is automatically controlled by an unlocking actuator (38) installed on the external access door (14) or on a retractable support able ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6199411 | Dyeing range unloader An apparatus for folding a continuous length of fabric extracted from a dyeing range. The apparatus includes a fabric receptacle for receiving the fabric from the dyeing range and a two-directional plaiting system for folding the fabric. In the preferred ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6128931 | System and method for laundering clean room garments within a semiconductor fabrication clean room facility A system and method are presented for laundering textiles (e.g., clean room garments) within a clean room facility. The textile laundering system may be used to launder clean room garments. The system includes a washing machine, a dryer, and means for mea... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6116849 | Shuttle hopper system for loading and unloading commercial washing and drying machines A shuttle hopper system for loading and unloading commercial washers and dryers is provided. The shuttle hopper is equipped with a bucket for receiving laundry items and further includes lift and tilt assemblies which lift and rotate the bucket into a dum... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6094947 | Automatic apparatus for dyeing textile materials An apparatus for dyeing textile materials is provided that includes one or more chambers for dyeing and one or more storage baskets. The apparatus has a first station with a container hydraulically connected with the chamber. The first station is for the ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6094763 | Method and device for unloading items of washing from a treatment machine In the method for unloading items of laundry from a spin-dryer or washer-dryer (20) which has a perforated operating drum (21) and a drum housing (22) with an end-side unloading opening (26) which can be closed by means of a door (27), after the spin-dryi... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6092400 | Washing machine A washing machine including a drum and a perforated container. The drum is rotatably mounted about an axis and includes a generally open front end. The perforated container is arranged to be positioned within the drum. The outer surface of the container i... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6082149 | Chemical washing system including a chemical dispensing system and suitable for use within a semiconductor fabrication clean room A chemical washing system is presented including a chemical dispensing system. The chemical dispensing system includes a container for storing a liquid chemical, a dispensing unit coupled to the container for dispensing the liquid chemical, and a conduit ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6070440 | High pressure cleaning vessel with a space saving door opening/closing apparatus An apparatus for opening and closing a door of a pressure cleaning vessel for a dry cleaning system which requires minimal clearance to operate is provided. The apparatus includes a frame slidably attached to the cleaning vessel and having a base member w... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5992186 | Shuttle hopper system for loading and unloading commercial washing and drying machines A shuttle hopper system for loading and unloading commercial washers and dryers is provided. The shuttle hopper is equipped with a bucket for receiving laundry items and further includes lift and tilt assemblies which lift and rotate the bucket into a dum... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5907961 | Textile wet processing apparatus A textile wet processing machine, including a vessel for containing processing liquids therein for processing textiles, a drum mounted within the vessel on an axis perpendicular to the vertical for rotation therein, a motor operating through a drive train... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5860300 | Clothes washing machine or a similar appliance having improved loading duct A clothes washing machine, or a similar appliance such as a washer/dryer, includes a flexible duct, such as a bellows, arranged between the opening (5) of a door (4), intended for loading and unloading the clothes, and an associated opening (8) provided o... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5570597 | Simplified front loading laundry washing machine A front loading laundry washing machine, whereby the group constituted by the tub, the basket and by the balancing masses of the machine is suspended within the cabinet in a position being substantially higher than that of normal front loading washing mac... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5511263 | Laundering liquids process and decontamination facility Decontamination laundering facilities and methods are disclosed including a washer area, a filtering area automatically monitoring and controlling cleaning fluid quality discharged to the environment, a clean area, and apparatus and methods for automatica... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5469593 | Basket positioning system for a top loading horizontal axis automatic washer In an automatic washer, a system of automatically positioning and holding a cylindrical basket having an opening provided with door flaps within a tub having a tub access opening such that the basket doors and tub access opening are aligned for loading an... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5438766 | Tumbler for loosening entangled cloths A rotating drum tumbler for loosening damp, entangled cloths or sheets is disclosed which includes a frame, a cylindrical drum rotatably supported by the frame for rotation about a horizontal axis thereof and having an opening in each of the opposite ends... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5437168 | Top loading horizontal axis automatic washer A top-loading horizontal axis automatic washer with improved accessibility to the wash basket interior and improved operating convenience of the basket doors. The washer cabinet is provided with an access opening extending partially along the front surfac... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5421048 | Laundering decontamination facility and method Decontamination laundering facilities and methods are disclosed including a washer area, a filtering area automatically monitoring and controlling cleaning fluid quality discharged to the environment, a clean area, automatic monitoring and controlling air... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5398528 | Pulley system for automatic washer A pulley system for an automatic washer wherein the automatic washer includes a wash basket rotatably disposed within a tub and a motor having a motor shaft for selectively rotating the wash basket about a horizontal axis. The pulley system is disposed be... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5357772 | Laundry machine with combination drum door/loading hopper A laundry machine includes a drum having an opening through which launderable items may be delivered into and withdrawn from and a hopper unit that defines an internal passage between first and second open ends thereof. The hopper unit is pivotally attach... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5329659 | Laundering facility and method This invention consists of a method and means for laundering clothing contaminated with asbestos fibers and/or with lead, herein called the contaminants. The method and means employed by this invention decontaminates the clothing in an environmentally con... | 07/19/1994 |
