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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7975338 | Drum type washing machine and dryer and method for automatic drying by using the same An automatic drying method is provided for a drum type washing machine and dryer having an upper temperature sensors A1 and a lower temperature sensor A2 mounted at upper and lower portions of an inside of a duct that is an air circulating passage for ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7832041 | Instant stain removing device, formulation and absorbent means A device for applying stain treatment formulation to a garment or article of clothing while it is being worn is disclosed. The device includes a reservoir with an applicator tip for containing the formulation and dispensing the formulation to a stain, spot or mark o... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7730568 | Removal of scale and sludge in a steam generator of a fabric treatment appliance A method of operating a fabric treatment appliance comprises a steam generation step and a steam generator cleaning step. In the steam generator cleaning step, a chamber of the steam generator can be flushed by introducing a volume of liquid into the chamber greater... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7520013 | Process for enhanced liquid extraction from fabrics A process of extracting liquid from a fabric having a first content of liquid includes the steps of creating a surfactant surface layer including at least one surfactant at an air-liquid interface of the liquid on the fabric, wherein the surface layer has a first su... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7404224 | Method for removing stains from textiles A stain removing composition having a mixture of N-methyl pyrrolidinone and at least one solvent from the group consisting of 3-pentanol, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, propylene glycol n-propyl ether, and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether. Preferably t... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7047582 | Stain removal methods and products associated therewith The present invention relates to stain removal methods and products associated therewith. The methods of the present invention are especially useful as part of a dry cleaning operation, but can also be used under any circumstances where stain removal from articles, ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6907634 | Patterning system using a limited number of process colors A process by which dithering techniques and in situ blending techniques may be used to reproduce a desired multi-colored dyed pattern on a substrate using precisely delivered quantities of liquid colorants that are available in only a relatively few colors. Specific... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6880191 | Spray caddy and method of dispensing chemicals A spray caddy (10) for storing and transporting chemicals and cleaning accessories and method of dispensing diluted liquid chemicals with improved efficiency. The spray caddy (10) comprises a container (11) and an elongate rigid tubular handle a... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6865762 | Method for cleaning carpet and other surfaces A method for cleaning a soiled textile product by using a heated cleaning composition. The method includes providing a hand-holdable single vessel with a hand-operable dispenser and a single aqueous non-effervescent cleaning composition within the vessel. The vessel... | 03/15/2005 |
| 5954841 | Wool scouring The present invention provides an improved method for scouring wool. The method comprises differential heating of grease contaminants in the unscoured wool to at least partially liquefy the grease, absorbing the grease by the addition of a grease-absorbin... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5868798 | Treatment of hides A process and apparatus for treating animal skins or hides (10) comprises stretching the hide to extend it and to open the structures and mounting the hide in a frame (15) by ties (12) extending between the hide edge attachments (11) and the frame. The hi... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5861044 | Method to selectively carve textile fabrics An apparatus and method for selectively carving textile fabric by selectively applying chemicals containing a liquid repellent either alone or with other chemicals such as dye to a textile fabric and subsequently finishing said fabric. The textile fabric ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5611822 | Indigo dye process This invention provides processes for dyeing fibers with indigo including placing the fibers in a substantially enclosed compartment of a commercial dye apparatus, which is equipped with means for introducing a non-oxidizing gas into the compartment; prio... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5505739 | Worn wash process for garments The method of the present invention is used to create an overall worn look with areas of heavy wear in specific areas of a new garment's fabric to simulate the wear that occurs from the normal wear of a garment over a prolonged period of time. The method ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5288322 | Apparatus and method for coloring textile articles while expanded and pressed against a pattern A process for applying a pattern in a contrasting color to textile articles such as socks consists of entering the textile article onto an expandable article support (29), bringing a perforated pattern (38) over the article on the support, causing the sup... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5052337 | Lens dyeing method and apparatus comprising heating element contacting dyeing tank, heat controller and sensor for dye solution temperature An apparatus and process for tinting plastic material; specifically, polycarbonate and other plastic eyeglass lenses. The dye solution has an elevated boiling point which allows for dyeing of the material at rates and temperatures above 212 degrees F. The... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4919869 | Apparatus for and process of treating shrinkable fibers A process for diffusing and subliming water-soluble and water-insoluble materials into never-dried, shrinkable aromatic polyamide fibers, using steam heated at certain controlled temperatures, within a specially designed treatment chamber and a process an... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4742589 | Method for continuous liquid treatment of a cloth A method for continuous liquid treatment of a cloth comprising transporting a cloth soaked with a treating solution continuously under width expansion by the use of a tenter while subjecting the cloth successively to wet heat treatment by jetting high tem... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4655784 | Method of printing carpet tiles A method of sequentially coloring individual, precut, backed carpet tiles comprising moving an individual, precut, backed carpet tile into overlying spaced relationship with a tuft dye mold of substantially the same size as the carpet tile, with the tuft ... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4655786 | Process for dyeing hydrophobic fibre material with disperse dye and surfactant The invention relates to a process for dyeing hydrophobic fibre material under HT conditions with unformulated disperse dyes from an aqueous liquor, which process comprises dissolving one or more such dyes in water, in the temperature range from 70° to 1... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4283198 | Inert atmosphere indigo dyeing Oxidation in a leuco indigo dyebath is decreased by enclosing the air-liquor interface whereby enclosed air is depleted of oxygen by the dyebath components.... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4165547 | Vacuum assisted tuft dye printing process An improved process for dyeing carpet by intermittently moving the carpet along a path having horizontal and vertical portions. The horizontal portion of the path is immersed in a print form having compartments separated by thin walls and filled with liqu... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4125371 | Process for the level, isothermal high-temperature dyeing of hydrophobic synthetic fibers with disperse dyestuffs Exhaust process for the isothermal high-temperature dyeing of textile material made of hydrophobic synthetic fibers in a closed dyeing system with water-insoluble disperse dyestuffs, according to which the disperse dyestuff predispersed in water of 40° t... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4052494 | Transparency fabrication method A method and apparatus utilized in forming a hemispherical shape from a cast thermoplastic acrylic resin sheet or the like, dyeing the inside surface of the hemisphere to provide a uniform color density or a color density variation increasing from light t... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4033717 | Method of producing multicolored yarn, and yarn and carpet made thereby Drawn but undyed synthetic continuous filament yarn is formed into a prefabric, selected portions of the prefabric are dyed while leaving other selected portions free of any dye, the prefabric is raveled, the resulting partially dyed yarn is formed into a... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4031280 | Method and apparatus for coloring a pile fabric, and a pile fabric produced thereby In a process and apparatus for coloring a pile fabric, liquid coloring material is introduced into compartments, and the pile fabric is pressed face downwardly into the compartments. In order to provide regions wherein different colors are distinct from o... | 06/21/1977 |
| 3980651 | Water-insoluble barbituric acid-substituted naphthalactam dyestuff Dyestuffs of the formula ##SPC1## R = alkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl and R1 = alkyl with at least 4 C atoms, alkenyl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl As well as their preparation and their use for the dyeing of preferably polyester fib... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3975151 | Cloth reserve dyeing A method for dyeing fabric to give pattern comprises clamping the fabric in certain configurations such as a folded configuration and applying dyestuffs which diffuse differentially between the clamps.... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3960478 | Synthetic chinchilla fur production by reverse side application of dye solution In a process for dyeing a plush fabric having a long pile the dye is applied to the back of the fabric. The process is suitable for the production of imitation fur, in particular imitations of lynx and chinchilla furs.... | 06/01/1976 |
