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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181298 | Method for controlling of washer A novel washing method that is capable of smoothly washing laundry with low washing water consumption and low power consumption is disclosed. The control method is applied to a washing machine having a steam generation unit. The control method comprising a step of d... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8151392 | Method for smoothing articles of clothing, and tunnel finisher A method for additionally conducting the hot air for finishing the articles of clothing (14) along the articles of clothing (14) in counterflow to the transporting direction (13). This leads to more effective finishing of the articles of clothin... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8122547 | Washing machine and method for controlling the same A washing machine includes a main body defining an outer appearance, a tub supported in the main body, a drum rotatably installed in the tub, a steam generating unit supplying steam into the drum, and a circulation pump returning washing water exhausted from a first... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8108959 | Washing a tub or a drum in a washing machine The present invention relates to a method for washing a washing tub (120) in a washing machine, and a washing machine having a washing tub washing course provided thereto for enabling washing tub (120) washing by the same, and more particularly, to a m... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8046854 | Washing machine Disclosed is a washing machine, The washing machine includes a tub to contain washing water; a drum rotatably installed in the tub to contain laundry to be washed; a detergent box to contain a detergent supplied to the inside of the tub; and a steam generating devic... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8037565 | Method for detecting abnormality in a fabric treatment appliance having a steam generator A method of controlling the operation of a steam generator in a fabric treatment appliance may include controlling the operation of the steam generator in response to a rate of temperature change of the steam generator and/or controlling the operation of the steam g... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8015644 | Method for controlling washing machine A method for controlling a washing machine is disclosed. The method for controlling a washing machine having a steam generator includes a step of automatically discharging water of the steam generator outside of the steam generator during the operation of the washin... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7966683 | Method for operating a steam generator in a fabric treatment appliance A method of controlling the operation of a steam generator in a fabric treatment appliance may include setting an operational temperature for the steam generator based on calcification of the steam generator. A change in the calcification of the steam generator may ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966682 | Method for smoothing articles of clothing and tunnel finisher A tunnel finisher in which the articles of clothing (14) are impinged on with steam pulses in a discontinuous fashion. This lowers the steam requirement. It is additionally provided that other points of the article of clothing (14) are continuously imp... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7941884 | Method for operating a washing machine having a heating unit The invention in one embodiment relates to a method for operating a washing machine having a heating unit, wherein the heating unit comprises a carrier and at least one planar heating element disposed thereon. At least one first heating element is attached to the ca... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7934278 | Washing method of washing machine and apparatus thereof Disclosed are a washing method of a washing machine capable of preventing a phenomenon that remaining detergent is collected into a space where a heater is positioned or a specific space during a washing operation of laundry, capable of minimizing a generation of wa... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7913339 | Water supply control for a steam generator of a fabric treatment appliance using a temperature sensor A fabric treatment appliance comprises a steam generator having a chamber configured to hold water; a supply conduit configured to transport water to the steam generator chamber; a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature representative of the steam gene... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7904981 | Water supply control for a steam generator of a fabric treatment appliance A fabric treatment appliance comprises at least one of a tub and drum defining a fabric treatment chamber, a steam generator having a steam generation chamber and configured to supply steam to the fabric treatment chamber, and a conduit fluidly coupling a water supp... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7861343 | Method for operating a steam generator in a fabric treatment appliance A method of controlling the operation of a steam generator in a fabric treatment appliance by changing a flow rate of water supplied to the steam generator to determine a change in calcification of the steam generator. ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7845037 | Triple pass tunnel finisher A triple pass tunnel finisher for finishing fabric. The finisher includes a side module, a front module, and a rear module. The side module includes an entrance for receiving a fabric piece to be conveyed through the apparatus, and a steam injection chamber downstre... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7788753 | Laundry machine and a method for operating the same Disclosed are a structure of a washing machine having a steam generator (400), which drains remaining steam water, and a method for controlling the same. The washing machine includes a steam generator (400) including a case forming a space for storing ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7591859 | Water supply control for a steam generator of a fabric treatment appliance using a weight sensor A fabric treatment appliance comprises a steam generator having a chamber configured to hold water, a supply conduit configured to transport water to the steam generator chamber, a weight sensor outputting a signal responsive to the weight of the steam generator, an... | 09/22/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7299665 | Lift for drum-type washing machine A drum-type washing machine, having a plurality of lifts installed on an inner circumferential surface of a drum, enables improved washing performance by providing friction plates on the inclined sides of each lift to increase a frictional force between the lift and... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7250196 | System and method for plasma plating An exemplary system and method for plasma plating are provided to generate a deposition layer on a substrate. The method for plasma plating includes positioning a substrate within a vacuum chamber, positioning a depositant in a filament within the vacuum chamber, re... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7235109 | Apparatus for processing garments including a water and air system A garment processing apparatus is disclosed. The garment processing apparatus may include a manifold having a plurality of arms. Each of the arms may be configured to discharge air. A cabinet may be configured to support a plurality of garments with each of the garm... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219516 | Heat setting machine with sealing head A continuous heat set line for setting yarn, having spaced-apart, elongate, tubular entrance and exit cooling chambers interconnected by an elongate intermediate steam heat-setting chamber communicating therewith. The entrance and exit cooling chambers and the inter... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7189437 | Mobile plating system and method An exemplary method for using a mobile plating system is provided that includes locating the mobile plating system at a desired location for plating, positioning an external vacuum pump from an interior position of a mobile storage volume of the mobile plasma platin... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7147669 | Water- and oil-repellent treatment of textile Excellent water repellency and Oil repellency are imparted to a textile by a method including (1) preparing a treatment liquid comprising a water- and oil-repellent agent, (2) adjusting pH of the treatment liquid to at most 7, ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140207 | Device for the continuous treatment of yarns with process fluids Device for the continuous treatment of yarns with process fluids comprising a Venturi nozzle fed with process fluid as driving fluid to feed the yarn to the treatment, a distributor for distributing the yarn in the treatment reactor according to a layer of superimpo... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7089767 | Method of and device for continuous treatment of a textile product web with steam for fixing reactive dye on natural fibers The arrangement for continuous treatment of a textile product with steam includes one or more treatment chambers; a transporting device having a horizontal conveyor guided through the treatment chamber or chambers; a steam-tight housing surrounding the treatment cha... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090702 | Continuous treatment system of yarns with process fluids, particularly for their mercerization under tension A continuous treatment system of yarns with process fluids, particularly for mercerization, wherein a bundle of threads to be treated is put into the reaction with a Venturi nozzle activated with process fluid, which entrains the bundle of yarn with it, and with a s... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7060106 | Apparatus 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 hangers leaving space in between each item. A manifold with arms extends on each side of the items. The manifold moves up and down so th... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6945007 | Method of patterning, installing, renewing and/or recycling carpet tiles Renewing, washing, and/or recycling of used carpet tiles is provided. In accordance with one embodiment, carpet tiles are purchased or leased and installed with adjacent tiles being of a different pattern, design, color, shade, and/or the like so that no two identic... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6905582 | Configurable vacuum system and method An exemplary configurable vacuum system is provided for use in coating or plating that provides the capability and versatility to handle substrates of significantly different shapes and sizes. The configurable vacuum system includes a vacuum table assembly, a mechan... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6886373 | Garment steamer There is provided a garment steamer for domestic use that cooperates with a variety of different attachments to provide a variety of different steam or vapor emitting effects. The garment steamer also has an ionic and/or ozone generating/emitting feature to facilita... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6862767 | Method for dry cleaning with binary vapor The invention is a method for dry cleaning with binary vapor in which articles such as fabrics and the like are subjected to tumbling in a basket or chamber while heated air is circulated through said chamber. While being tumbled, the articles are exposed to binary ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6849094 | Washing and drying machine and dry-cleaning machines A machine for washing and/or cleaning articles comprises a sealable enclosure for containing the articles to which cleaning liquid is to be supplied. The cleaning liquid is heated to a high temperature and forced into the enclosure under high pressure as finely disp... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6663678 | Method and apparatus for treating tubular knit goods Tubular knit goods including natural fibers and synthetic elastomeric fibers are steam treated and then circularly expanded and heat-fixed while being transported vertically downwardly over a circular spreader in a heat fixing chamber. The goods build up ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6585781 | Laundry washing machine with steam drying A combined machine for washing and drying textiles comprises a wash liquor tub, which contains an inner drum rotatably provided and supporting the textiles during the washing and drying processes and having a volume adapted to requirements relating to the... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6582478 | Process for preparative and reactive dyeing of cellulose material The invention relates to a process for preparative and reactive dyeing of cellulose material. In order to shorten the process time of conventional preparing agents and continuous operation, to make superfluous neutralizing agents for removing excess perox... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6485526 | Method of and an arrangement for continuous thermal treatment of a textile product web, in particular for dye fixing The method of continuous thermal treatment of a textile product with steam simultaneously provides optimum dye fixing and drying of a product web treated with a dye solution. This method includes applying a water solution of a dye to a product web to form... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6471729 | Method of and device for continuous treatment of a textile product web with steam for fixing reactive dye on natural fibers The continuous treatment of a textile product web with steam includes subjecting a moist product web with the reactive dye applied on it to a steam treatment by bringing the moist product web with the reactive dye on it in contact with overheated water st... | 10/29/2002 |
