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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7930912 | Washing machine A washing machine having a lifter is disclosed. The washing machine comprises a housing; a tub provided in the housing and holding washing water therein; a drum rotatably mounted in the tub and receiving laundry therein; and a lifter mounted to an inner surface of t... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7712338 | Electric washing machine An inventive electric washing machine is configured so that a gas to be used for performing a specific process (decontamination process) on laundry is prevented from leaking to the outside. In the electric washing machine, a packing (120) to be brought into i... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7441420 | Device for fastening tub to move drum type washing machine A device for fastening a tub to move a drum type washing machine is disclosed, in which a main body of a fastening bolt having no thread is located in an inlet of a fastening boss formed in a tub so that the intensity of the fastening bolt is improved. Thus, the fas... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7363779 | Drum type washing machine A drum-type washing machine, by which an enhanced assembly of a top plate can be provided, is disclosed. The top plate for a washing machine includes a board covering a top of the washing machine, a front frame provided to a front side edge of the board to enhance a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7313935 | Dying or bleaching apparatus for yarn wound on reels or similar packages Dying or bleaching apparatus for yarn wound on reels or similar packages, comprising a plurality of small vertical dying boilers (15) arranged on a single circumference each suitable for receiving a mobile reel holder shaft (13) which can be removed at... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7180214 | Condenser fan motor dust shield A dust shield for a refrigeration condenser fan motor includes a shroud having an opening for a motor output shaft, and a hub extending from the shroud. The shroud forms an enclosure to prevent contaminants from interfering with operation of the motor. The hub inclu... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7140573 | Rotating article dispenser A rotating article dispenser is provided for receiving and dispensing articles, such as a paper towel roll. The dispenser includes a handle which may be easily attached and removed by use of a clamping head provided in the handle which clamps around a bulb protrudin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6995124 | Methods for laundering delicate garments in a washing machine A product and process for laundering delicate or dry-clean only garments in a conventional home washing machine. The process represents a home version of the commercial wet-cleaning processes for cleaning of delicate garments. The product comprises a liquid combinat... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6953313 | Self-locking linear adjustment mechanism A self-locking linear adjustment mechanism may be configured in the form of a rod assembly or a cartridge assembly. The self-locking linear adjustment mechanism in the form of a cartridge assembly includes a self-locking linear adjustment mechanism including a locki... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6732554 | Adapter for fastening water level regulators For fastening water level regulators on parts of washing machines, an adapter including a housing having first and second portions each for accommodating a water level regulator, a fastening device for fastening the adapter on parts of a washing machine, and two ope... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6439004 | Fabric tension control device for a dyeing machine A fabric tension control device includes two holder plates fixedly mounted inside a dyeing machine at two opposite lateral sides, and an elongated fabric guide connected between the holder plate and adapted to guide pieces of fabric in the dyeing machine,... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6212917 | Quick-release lock assembly with compression/expansion capability A yarn roll spindle locking assembly including a pivotally translating engagement/release mechanism. The locking assembly may be dropped onto a spindle to self-actuatingly lock in position and is readily removable from the spindle by manual depression of ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5813254 | Stageless quick clamping handle device for dyeing spindle of yarncheese A stageless quick clamping handle device for dyeing spindle of yarncheese, including an upper cap, a clamping plate, a lower cap, a fitting rod, a spacer and a spindle. The clamping plate is inclinedly placed in and engaged with the upper cap and the uppe... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5687591 | Spherical or polyhedral dry cleaning articles Articles especially adapted for in-home dry cleaning comprise a carrier in spherical or polyhedral form which is impregnated with a cleaning composition. Multiple articles are placed together with soiled garments in a sealed bag and tumbled, preferably in... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5590553 | Carrier for supporting textile material packages in a wet treatment machine and package retaining cap for same Textile yarn package supporting carriers are disclosed for use in textile dyeing machines to enable the machine to be effectively operated at less than full capacity. Each carrier has a base with multiple upstanding package supporting posts each having a ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5477709 | Locking assembly for securing and sealing spools to a spindle during a dyeing operation A locking assembly for securing spools of fibrous material on a spindle during a pressurized dyeing operation. The locking assembly has jaws which, when in a locked position, engage with the spindle to secure the spools thereon. An actuator moves the jaws... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5461889 | Plastic spacer ring having an annular groove for sealing plastic dye tubes A plastic spacer ring for spacing apart and sealing plastic dye tubes during yarn package dyeing. Each plastic spacer ring has an annular groove on both its upper and lower surface for receiving an end face of a dye tube. Each groove has an open top and a... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5289702 | Load balance indicator for top loading automatic clothes washing machines The disclosure is of washing machine apparatus including a ring, within the clothes basket, and imbalance indicators coupled thereto and adapted to provide a visual indication to an operator when an imbalance occurs and provides problems in the spin cycle... | 03/01/1994 |
| 4715199 | High-temperature dyeing apparatus A cylindrical container (1) is horizontally arranged with its longitudinal axis. The container is subdivided by a flexible membrane (5) into a larger chamber (6) for holding textile material, preferably in a receptacle (3), and dyeing liquor, and a smalle... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4646546 | Lock and seal for dyeing spindle A spindle nut remains attached to a dye spindle for repeated dye operations and includes radially projecting cam surfaces for successively guiding and locking a lock ring against outward movement relative to the spindle nut at the beginning of successive ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4627137 | Device for treating nonwovens A roller for heat- and/or solvent-treatment of fibrous materials has circumferentially extending annuli or spirally arranged rows of coherent or discrete neighboring protrusions each of which has a larger frustopyramidal section nearer to and a smaller fr... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4571962 | Apparatus for continuous liquid treatment of a cloth An apparatus for continuous liquid treatment of a cloth comprising a treating solution soaking tank (A) provided at a position adjacent to a cloth inlet of a steamer body (B), through which a cloth 2 to be treated is continuously transported for wet-heat ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4423609 | Single-operation type of fastening device for bobbin spacer A quick-release fastening device for securing a bobbin spacer to a spindle on which bobbins are axially mounted while allowing the absorption of thermal expansion of the bobbins, which device comprises a locking rod adapted to be firmly secured, at one en... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4365489 | Cleaning liquid level regulator for dry cleaning machines A liquid level regulator for the solvent of a dry cleaning machine comprises a box-like body mounted within a cleaning chamber of the machine and having holes to allow the solvent to penetrate thereinto, wherein the liquid is calmed and forms a substantia... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4163298 | Dyeing of pile fabrics Methods of and apparatus for cold dyeing pile fabrics, particularly carpets, wherein dye liquor is first applied to the pile side of the fabric in an amount between 150% and 300% of the material weight, the dye impregnated fabric then being coiled, under ... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4061002 | Motor shield for appliance A formed cover is attached to motor mounting studs for overlying an electric motor of an appliance such as an automatic washer. The cover has raised perimeter wall portions about flat liquid collection zones, spillways formed through the wall portions at ... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4042989 | Method for packaging and dyeing yarns and yarn packaging obtained thereby Method for packaging and dyeing yarns comprising the steps of winding at least one yarn on a provisional core, at the same time imparting to the yarn a continuous rotation and a rciprocating translation, and to advance the wound yarn continuously so that ... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4015452 | Interrupting the rotary movement of a guide roller This invention relates to an apparatus for interrupting the rotary movement of a drive roller for feeding a textile web and comprises a pivoted lever having a frame at one end with an opening through which passes the web driven by the roller. Positioned b... | 04/05/1977 |
