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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7390334 | Method for washing and drying garments A device for washing and drying garments or other items in a single unit. The garments or other items are placed in the device on conventional plastic hangers leaving space in between each item. A manifold with arms extends between the items. The manifold moves up a... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7252688 | Decolorization apparatus and decolorization method for textile product The present invention provides an apparatus suitable for decolorizing a textile product using ozone. The apparatus of the present invention enables the decolorization rate to be adjusted by adjusting the water content of the textile product and controlling the ozone... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7066412 | Apparatus, methods, and compositions for adding fragrance to laundry The invention provides an apparatus, methods, and compositions for dispensing a fragrance onto laundry in a dryer without substantial loss of that fragrance during the drying process. The apparatus includes an electrostatic vapor generator capable of dispensing a fr... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7047666 | Clothes dryer and method for utilizing an ultrasound atomizer A clothes dryer includes at least one clothes drum for receiving textiles and at least one ultrasound atomizer disposed in the dryer for generating an aerosol from a liquid. The invention further relates to a method for introducing an aerosol into the clothes drum o... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7018423 | Method for the use of aqueous vapor and lipophilic fluid during fabric cleaning The present invention relates to methods to achieve improved cleaning of both wet washable and dry cleanable fabrics. The present invention is carried out by exposing the fabrics to an aqueous vapor and a lipophilic fluid, optionally, but preferably followed by an e... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6969409 | Animal fiber superior in shrink proofing and method for preparation thereof The present invention provides an animal fibers having improved shrink proofing and pilling resistance properties and method for preparation thereof. An animal fiber having excellent shrink proofing and pilling resistance and retaining its original water repe... | 11/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6893469 | Method for cleaning and refreshing fabrics A method for treating a fabric article with the following steps: placing the fabric article in a container having an opening and at least one wall that defines an interior void space. Then the temperature and relative humidity of the air within the interior void spa... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6793685 | Methods for particulate removal from fabrics The present invention relates to devices and processes for removing particulate soil from fabric articles, especially articles of clothing, linen and drapery. ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6622529 | Apparatus for heating clothes A personal dry cleaning apparatus having housing, a wetting means, and sources of heat to form steam to be generated.... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6620210 | Method of washing laundry using ozone to degrade organic material Methods of using ozone have been developed which sterilize instruments and medical wastes, oxidize organics found in wastewater, clean laundry, break down contaminants in soil into a form more readily digested by microbes, kill microorganisms present in f... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6610108 | Vapor phase siloxane dry cleaning process The process of the present invention is directed to a dry cleaning process, comprising the use of volatile cyclic, linear or branched siloxanes in the vapor phase for the cleaning of soiled or stained fabrics. The linear or branched siloxanes have the for... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6569210 | Gas jet removal of particulated soil from fabric Fabrics are cleaned by treating at least a portion of the piece of fabric with a particulating chemical, and agitated by a gas jet of a particle-dislodging gas to dislodge the particulated soil. The particulating chemical loosens embedded non-particulate ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6475968 | Carbohydrate containing cleaning surfactant and method for using the same This invention is directed to a surfactant comprising a carbohydrate group that results in superior cleaning in a dry cleaning system. The surfactant has a hydrocarbon group that is more solvent-philic than a carbohydrate group, and can result in reverse ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6451066 | Non-aqueous washing apparatus and method Methods and apparatuses for washing fabric loads without water or using water only as a co-solvent are disclosed. One method of non-aqueous clothes washing includes the steps of disposing clothing in a wash container, delivering a wash liquor to the fabri... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6440363 | Process for the fungistatic and/or antibacterial finishing of sewings and equipment therefor The fungistatic/antibacterial treatment method for sewed goods like clothes according to the present invention is characterized by the steps of permeating the fungistatic/antibacterial chemicals into a variety of sewed goods like clothes after sewed, to b... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6425926 | Thermosol treatment of textiles carrying a dye For thermosol treatment of surface printed textile, a printed textile is transported through a treatment space in its longitudinal direction. A heat source is arranged for emitting heat in the treatment space. A pressure drop is generated over the web in ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6369014 | Dry cleaning system comprising carbon dioxide solvent and carbohydrate containing cleaning surfactant This invention is directed to a surfactant comprising a carbohydrate group that results in superior cleaning in a dry cleaning system. The surfactant has a hydrocarbon group that is more solvent-philic than a carbohydrate group, and can result in reverse ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6346126 | Acoustic-energy-assisted removal of soil from fabric in a gaseous environment A soiled piece of fabric is cleaned by mechanical agitation while the fabric is simultaneously subjected to acoustic energy in a gaseous environment wherein the piece of fabric is not immersed in a liquid cleaning medium. Mechanical agitation may be by ga... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6261326 | Method for introducing dyes and other chemicals into a textile treatment system A process for introducing a textile treatment material into a textile treatment system, particularly a supercritical fluid carbon dioxide (SCF-CO2) treatment system. The process includes the steps of providing a preparation vessel in fluid comm... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6200352 | Dry cleaning methods and compositions A method for dry-cleaning articles such as fabrics and clothing in carbon dioxide comprises contacting an article to be cleaned with a liquid dry cleaning composition for a time sufficient to clean the fabric. The liquid dry-cleaning composition comprises... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6126697 | Multiple carbonate cleaning compound Carpeting, upholstery, drapery and other textile fibers are cleaned by applying to the fibers, from a pressurized container, an aqueous internally carbonated non-surfactant cleaning composition prepared by admixing, by volume, about 125 ml (150 grams) of ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6117190 | Removing soil from fabric using an ionized flow of pressurized gas A piece of soiled fabric is cleaned by contacting it with a jet of an ionized soil-dislodging gas to dislodge the soil therefrom. The ionized gas and the use of an oppositely charged electrostatic filter aid in preventing redeposition of the soil onto the... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5980583 | Apparatus and method for imparting wrinkle-resistant properties to garments and other articles A method of manufacturing durable press garments by inserting garments constructed of a cellulose fiber-containing fabric into an apparatus capable of tumbling the garments about a generally horizontal axis in such a manner as form a tunnel defined by the... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5972045 | Process for the dyeing of a textile substrate A process is disclosed for dyeing a textile substrate, in particular for dyeing polyester yarns. The substrate to be dyed is placed in an autoclave and a supercritical fluid containing at least one dyestuff is applied to it, i.e. passed through it. The su... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5958085 | Process for dyeing a textile substrate in at least one supercritical fluid The description relates to a process for dyeing a textile substrate in at least one supercritical fluid, preferably for dyeing spools of yarn in supercritical carbon dioxide, where the textile substrate is placed in an autoclave in which the supercritical... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5938794 | Method for the dyeing of yarn from a supercritical fluid A method for the dyeing of a textile substrate, particularly for the dyeing of a polyester yarn wound upon a bobbin, is described, in which the textile substrate to be dyed is arranged within an autoclave and superfused, respectively perfused, with a supe... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5925192 | Dry-cleaning of garments using gas-jet agitation Substantial amounts of particulate soils in garments can be removed by agitation in gas-jet in a solvent-free, low-pressure environment. The ability of the present gas-jet agitation system to remove particulate soils from garments and fabrics rivals that ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5882355 | Cleaning process A process is disclosed for cleaning of a substrate, comprising the steps of (1) adding a molecular oxygen activating system (as defined herein) to an aqueous wash liquor, containing a sufficient amount of molecular oxygen for obtaining observable cleaning... | 03/16/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5858022 | Dry cleaning methods and compositions A method for dry-cleaning articles such as fabrics and clothing in carbon dioxide comprises contacting an article to be cleaned with a liquid dry cleaning composition for a time sufficient to clean the fabric. The liquid dry-cleaning composition comprises... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5853429 | Method for converting multidimensional sheet structures consisting of polyacrylonitrile fibres into the thermally stabilized stage Method for converting two-dimensional or three-dimensional sheet structures consisting of polyacrylonitrile fibres or substantially of polyacrylonitrile fibres, such as woven fabrics, layered materials, knitted fabrics, felts, or non-woven fabrics, into t... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5834095 | Treatment process for cellulosic fibers Disclosed is a process for treating cellulosic fibers using high temperatures that is effective to result in modified cellulosic fibers that exhibit desired properties such as water retention values and wet curl values. The high temperature process is qui... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5780107 | Wool pre-treatment method A method for treating a fabric comprising fibres of keratin to impart shrink-resistance to the fabric by passing the fabric continuously through a chamber containing an atmosphere of 10% or less fluorine gas by volume at a rate such that the residence tim... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5645608 | Cold water wash method A cold water washing method for reducing the soil load on a textile by introducing the textile and cold water into an internal assembly within a washing machine. The method includes a first break wash wherein the textile, water, and a solvent are introduc... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5634226 | Apparatus and process for the continuous dyeing of mesh material A modified steamer (D) comprising a heatable conduit (5), through which a substrate (S) can be introduced into the steamer (D) so that the substrate (S) can be preheated directly prior to contact with the steam.... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5613983 | Method for decolorization of fabrics The invention disclosed herein relates to improved methods for decolorizing or fading fabrics with gaseous oxidizing agents. The methods involve tumbling the fabrics in the presence of moisture and a treating agent for delivery of the treating agent to ra... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5524359 | Method for treatment of a fabric and an assembly to perform such a method A method is described for the treatment of a fabric comprising the introduction of a certain length of the fabric into a treatment device, making an endless loop from the piece of fabric and transporting the loop of fabric within the treatment device. The... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5493743 | Ozone assisted laundry wash process and waste water treatment system A method and apparatus of washing laundry using a reduce amount of, or without the use of, hot water and detergents using a closed-loop or open-loop ozonated wash water system wherein wash water maintained in a contact tank is ozonated by an ozone generat... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5484651 | Fluorine-containing polyolefin non-woven fabric and method of manufacturing the same A fluorine-containing, polyolefin fiber non-woven fabric having enhanced resistance to degradation when exposed to a potassium hydride solution is produced by exposing a polyolefin fiber non-woven fabric to a gaseous atmosphere comprising F2 an... | 01/16/1996 |
