US20050091755A1 - Non-aqueous washing machine & methods - Google Patents

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US20050091755A1
US20050091755A1 US10/699,159 US69915903A US2005091755A1 US 20050091755 A1 US20050091755 A1 US 20050091755A1 US 69915903 A US69915903 A US 69915903A US 2005091755 A1 US2005091755 A1 US 2005091755A1
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Daniel Conrad
Joel Luckman
Tremitchell Wright
Brian May
Michael Dalton
Brooke Lau
Karl McAllister
Vicki Wyatt-Smith
Andrew Leitert
Janice Kaeding
Michael Hendrickson
Pieter Overdevest
Cornelis Van Kralingen
Hank Reinhoudt
Machiel Goedhart
Francesca Goldoni
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Priority to US10/957,487 priority patent/US20050092352A1/en
Priority to US10/957,485 priority patent/US7739891B2/en
Priority to US10/957,484 priority patent/US7454927B2/en
Priority to US10/956,707 priority patent/US20050096242A1/en
Priority to EP04105326A priority patent/EP1536052A3/fr
Priority to EP04105385A priority patent/EP1528138A3/fr
Priority to EP04105386A priority patent/EP1528139A3/fr
Priority to US11/005,979 priority patent/US20050150059A1/en
Publication of US20050091755A1 publication Critical patent/US20050091755A1/en
Priority to US11/135,214 priority patent/US7513004B2/en
Priority to US11/135,213 priority patent/US20050222002A1/en
Priority to US11/135,181 priority patent/US7300468B2/en
Assigned to WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION reassignment WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: GOEDHART, MACHIEL, GOLDINI, FRANCESCA, OVERDEVEST, PIETER, REINHOUDT, HANK ROBERT, VAN KRALINGEN, CORNELIS GERHARD, DALTON, MICHAEL T., HENDRICKSON, MICHAEL STEPHEN, STEEL-LAU, BROOKE LINDSAY, WYATT-SMITH, VICK LYN, LUCKMAN, JOEL A., MAY, BRIAN W., MCALLISTER, KARL D., WRIGHT, TREMITCHELL, KAEDING, JANICE MAE, CONRAD, DANIEL C., LEITERT, ANDREW J.
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F43/00—Dry-cleaning apparatus or methods using volatile solvents
    • D06F43/08—Associated apparatus for handling and recovering the solvents
    • D06F43/081—Reclaiming or recovering the solvent from a mixture of solvent and contaminants, e.g. by distilling
    • D06F43/085—Filtering arrangements; Filter cleaning; Filter-aid powder dispensers
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F43/00—Dry-cleaning apparatus or methods using volatile solvents
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F43/00—Dry-cleaning apparatus or methods using volatile solvents
    • D06F43/007—Dry cleaning methods
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F43/00—Dry-cleaning apparatus or methods using volatile solvents
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US10/699,159 US20050091755A1 (en) 2003-10-31 2003-10-31 Non-aqueous washing machine & methods
US10/957,555 US20050096243A1 (en) 2003-10-31 2004-10-01 Fabric laundering using a select rinse fluid and wash fluids
US10/957,487 US20050092352A1 (en) 2003-10-31 2004-10-01 Non-aqueous washing apparatus and method
US10/957,485 US7739891B2 (en) 2003-10-31 2004-10-01 Fabric laundering apparatus adapted for using a select rinse fluid
US10/957,484 US7454927B2 (en) 2003-10-31 2004-10-01 Method and apparatus adapted for recovery and reuse of select rinse fluid in a non-aqueous wash apparatus
US10/956,707 US20050096242A1 (en) 2003-10-31 2004-10-01 Method for laundering fabric with a non-aqueous working fluid using a select rinse fluid
EP04105326A EP1536052A3 (fr) 2003-10-31 2004-10-27 Machine à laver et procédé de lavage avec un solvent non aqueux
EP04105385A EP1528138A3 (fr) 2003-10-31 2004-10-28 Procédé de lavage avec un solvent non aqueux
EP04105386A EP1528139A3 (fr) 2003-10-31 2004-10-28 Machine à laver et procédé utilisant un solvent non aqueux
US11/005,979 US20050150059A1 (en) 2003-10-31 2004-12-07 Non-aqueous washing apparatus and method
US11/135,214 US7513004B2 (en) 2003-10-31 2005-05-23 Method for fluid recovery in a semi-aqueous wash process
US11/135,213 US20050222002A1 (en) 2003-10-31 2005-05-23 Method for a semi-aqueous wash process
US11/135,181 US7300468B2 (en) 2003-10-31 2005-05-23 Multifunctioning method utilizing a two phase non-aqueous extraction process
US11/998,082 US7651532B2 (en) 2003-10-31 2007-11-27 Multifunctioning method utilizing multiple phases non-aqueous extraction process

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US10/956,707 Continuation-In-Part US20050096242A1 (en) 2003-10-31 2004-10-01 Method for laundering fabric with a non-aqueous working fluid using a select rinse fluid
US10/957,485 Continuation US7739891B2 (en) 2003-10-31 2004-10-01 Fabric laundering apparatus adapted for using a select rinse fluid
US10/957,485 Continuation-In-Part US7739891B2 (en) 2003-10-31 2004-10-01 Fabric laundering apparatus adapted for using a select rinse fluid
US10/957,484 Continuation-In-Part US7454927B2 (en) 2003-10-31 2004-10-01 Method and apparatus adapted for recovery and reuse of select rinse fluid in a non-aqueous wash apparatus
US10/957,487 Division US20050092352A1 (en) 2003-10-31 2004-10-01 Non-aqueous washing apparatus and method
US11/005,979 Continuation-In-Part US20050150059A1 (en) 2003-10-31 2004-12-07 Non-aqueous washing apparatus and method
US11/135,214 Continuation-In-Part US7513004B2 (en) 2003-10-31 2005-05-23 Method for fluid recovery in a semi-aqueous wash process
US11/135,181 Continuation-In-Part US7300468B2 (en) 2003-10-31 2005-05-23 Multifunctioning method utilizing a two phase non-aqueous extraction process

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