公开(公告)号：US06558432B2

公开(公告)日：2003-05-06

申请号：US09843103

申请日：2001-04-25

Applicant: James E. Schulte ,  Timothy L. Racette ,  Gene R. Damaso

Inventor： James E. Schulte ,  Timothy L. Racette ,  Gene R. Damaso

IPC: D06L102

CPC classification number: C11D7/5022 ,  B08B7/0021 ,  C11D3/162 ,  C11D3/2068 ,  C11D3/2093 ,  C11D3/24 ,  C11D3/245 ,  C11D7/263 ,  C11D7/264 ,  C11D7/266 ,  C11D7/5004 ,  C11D11/0023 ,  C11D11/0064 ,  D06F43/007 ,  D06L1/02 ,  D06L1/08

Abstract: A cleaning system that utilizes an organic cleaning solvent and pressurized fluid solvent is disclosed. The system has no conventional evaporative hot air drying cycle. Instead, the system utilizes the solubility of the organic solvent in pressurized fluid solvent as well as the physical properties of pressurized fluid solvent. After an organic solvent cleaning cycle, the solvent is extracted from the textiles at high speed in a rotating drum in the same way conventional solvents are extracted from textiles in conventional evaporative hot air dry cleaning machines. Instead of proceeding to a conventional drying cycle, the extracted textiles are then immersed in pressurized fluid solvent to extract the residual organic solvent from the textiles. This is possible because the organic solvent is soluble in pressurized fluid solvent. After the textiles are immersed in pressurized fluid solvent, pressurized fluid solvent is pumped from the drum. Finally, the drum is de-pressurized to atmospheric pressure to evaporate any remaining pressurized fluid solvent, yielding clean, solvent free textiles. The organic solvent is preferably selected from terpenes, halohydrocarbons, certain glycol ethers, polyols, ethers, esters of glycol ethers, esters of fatty acids and other long chain carboxylic acids, fatty alcohols and other long-chain alcohols, short-chain alcohols, polar aprotic solvents, siloxanes, hydrofluoroethers, dibasic esters, and aliphatic hydrocarbons solvents or similar solvents or mixtures of such solvents and the pressurized fluid solvent is preferably densified carbon dioxide.

公开(公告)号：US20020045347A1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-18

申请号：US09976551

申请日：2001-10-12

Inventor： Steven L. Worm ,  James P. DeYoung ,  James B. McClain ,  David E. Brainard

IPC: H01L021/302 ,  H01L021/461

CPC classification number: D06L1/08 ,  A23L27/11 ,  D06F43/00 ,  D06F43/081 ,  F17C1/00 ,  F17C1/005 ,  F17C5/00 ,  F17C7/00 ,  F17C2201/0109 ,  F17C2201/0171 ,  F17C2201/032 ,  F17C2201/035 ,  F17C2201/056 ,  F17C2203/0643 ,  F17C2205/0347 ,  F17C2205/0397 ,  F17C2221/013 ,  F17C2221/014 ,  F17C2221/017 ,  F17C2221/033 ,  F17C2221/035 ,  F17C2227/0157 ,  F17C2227/0383 ,  F17C2250/0408 ,  F17C2265/012 ,  F17C2270/02 ,  F17C2270/0518

Abstract: A method of utilizing a divided pressure vessel in a processing system employing a carbon dioxide based solvent includes transferring a first carbon dioxide based treating solution from a first liquid chamber in a divided pressure vessel having a plurality of liquid chambers to a processing vessel, returning the first treating solution from the processing vessel to the divided pressure vessel, transferring a second carbon dioxide based treating solution having a composition different from the first treating solution from a second liquid chamber in the divided pressure vessel to a processing vessel, and returning the second treating solution from the processing vessel to the divided pressure vessel. A divided pressure vessel may allow multiple solvent baths each having a different chemical composition to be stored and/or processed in a single pressure vessel while maintaining the different chemical compositions of the multiple solvent baths. Thus, such divided pressure vessels may provide the improved operational efficiency of a carbon dioxide based system having multiple solvent baths while decreasing the capital costs that may be associated with such systems.

Abstract translation: 在使用二氧化碳基溶剂的处理系统中利用分压压力容器的方法包括将具有多个液室的分压压力容器中的第一二氧化碳基处理溶液从第一液室转移到处理容器， 将处理容器的第一处理液分离成压力容器，将具有与第一处理液不同的组成的第二二氧化碳类处理液从分压器中的第二液体室转移至处理容器，并将第二处理 从处理容器到分压压力容器的溶液。 分压压力容器可以允许每个具有不同化学组成的多个溶剂浴在单个压力容器中储存和/或加工，同时保持多个溶剂浴的不同化学组成。 因此，这种分开的压力容器可以提供具有多个溶剂浴的具有二氧化碳的系统的改进的操作效率，同时降低可能与这种系统相关联的资本成本。

公开(公告)号：US4797128A

公开(公告)日：1989-01-10

申请号：US679641

申请日：1984-12-10

Applicant: David E. Fowler

Inventor： David E. Fowler

IPC: A61L2/18 ,  A62D3/00 ,  D06L1/08 ,  D06L1/10 ,  G21F9/00 ,  B08B3/00

CPC classification number: G21F9/001 ,  A61L2/18 ,  D06L1/08 ,  D06L1/10

Abstract: Garments contaminated with radioactive, toxin, biological and/or chemical contaminants are deposited in a cleaning drum and the drum is agitated during a wash cycle. A dry cleaning solvent is added to the drum during the initial wash cycle and then drained to a distillation means. Within the distillation means, there is a neutralizing agent which deactivates the biological and toxin contaminants and chemically breaks down the chemical contaminants removed with the dry cleaning solvent from the cleaning drum. Dry cleaning solvent is then continuously added to the drum during the secondary wash cycle and continuously removed from the drum. After the dry cleaning solvent is removed from the drum, and before it is pumped back to the drum, the dry cleaning solvent is filtered to remove remaining trace particulate contaminants. The dry cleaning solvent is also passed through an absorber where remaining trace chemical contaminants dissolves in the dry cleaning solvent are removed. The garments are then rinsed by circulating contaminant free dry cleaning solvent through the drum. After rinsing, the garments are dried by circulating hot, unsaturated dry cleaning solvent vapor through the drum.

Abstract translation: 被放射性，毒素，生物和/或化学污染物污染的衣物沉积在清洁桶中，并且在洗涤循环期间搅拌鼓。 在初始洗涤循环期间，将干洗溶剂加入滚筒中，然后排干至蒸馏装置。 在蒸馏装置内，存在一种中和剂，其使生物和毒素污染物失活，并从清洁鼓中化学分解用干洗溶剂除去的化学污染物。 然后在二次洗涤循环期间将干洗溶剂连续加入到滚筒中，并从滚筒中连续取出。 在从滚筒中取出干洗溶剂之后，在将其泵回到滚筒之前，将干洗溶剂过滤以除去剩余的痕量微量污染物。 干洗溶剂也通过吸收器，其中残留的痕量化学污染物溶解在干洗溶剂中。 然后将衣物通过循环的无污染的干洗溶剂循环通过滚筒进行漂洗。 冲洗后，通过将热的不饱和干燥溶剂蒸气循环通过鼓进行干燥。

公开(公告)号：US4336024A

公开(公告)日：1982-06-22

申请号：US234220

申请日：1981-02-13

Applicant: Serge Denissenko ,  Jean-Claude Rossard

Inventor： Serge Denissenko ,  Jean-Claude Rossard

IPC: C11D3/43 ,  C11D11/00 ,  D06F43/00 ,  D06L1/08 ,  D06L1/02

CPC classification number: D06L1/08 ,  C11D3/43 ,  D06F43/007

Abstract: Process for cleaning clothes at home with the aid of solvent, byA. treating the article of clothing with a cleaning agent comprising at least one organic solvent, and thenB. laying the article of clothing flat on an absorbent sheet, andC. laying the article of clothing+absorbent sheet flat on the interior circular surface of the drum of a washing machine in order to spin it.Operation A can be carried out in two successive stages using a stain-removing agent and a rinsing agent.

Abstract translation: 借助于溶剂，在家中清洁衣物的方法是：A.用包含至少一种有机溶剂的清洁剂处理衣服，然后将衣物平放在吸收性片材上，铺设C. 衣物+吸收性片材平放在洗衣机的滚筒的内部圆形表面上，以便旋转它。 操作A可以使用除污剂和漂洗剂在两个连续的阶段中进行。

公开(公告)号：US08262741B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-11

申请号：US12273635

申请日：2008-11-19

Applicant: Kurt A. Estes ,  Daniel C. Conrad ,  Mark Bradley Kovich ,  Tremitchell L. Wright

Inventor： Kurt A. Estes ,  Daniel C. Conrad ,  Mark Bradley Kovich ,  Tremitchell L. Wright

IPC: D06F1/00

CPC classification number: C11D11/0064 ,  D06F43/00 ,  D06F43/007 ,  D06L1/02 ,  D06L1/04 ,  D06L1/08 ,  D06L4/00

Abstract: 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 fabric load, the wash liquor comprising a substantially non-reactive, non-aqueous, non-oleophilic, apolar working fluid and at least one washing additive, applying mechanical energy to the clothing and wash liquor for a sufficient amount of time to provide fabric cleaning and, thereafter, substantially removing the wash liquor from the fabric load. The working fluid may be selected from the group consisting of perfluorocarbons, hydrofluoroethers, fluorinated hydrocarbons and fluoroinerts.

Abstract translation: 公开了无水或仅使用水作为共溶剂洗涤织物载体的方法和装置。 一种非水性衣物洗涤方法包括以下步骤：将衣物置于洗涤容器中，将洗涤液输送到织物载体，洗涤液包含基本上非反应性的非水性非亲油性非极性工作流体， 至少一种洗涤添加剂，向衣服施加机械能并洗涤液体足够的时间以提供织物清洁，然后基本上从织物负载中除去洗涤液体。 工作流体可以选自全氟化碳，氢氟醚，氟化烃和氟化物。

公开(公告)号：US07566347B2

公开(公告)日：2009-07-28

申请号：US11947704

申请日：2007-11-29

Applicant: Timothy L. Racette ,  Gene R. Damaso ,  James E. Schulte

Inventor： Timothy L. Racette ,  Gene R. Damaso ,  James E. Schulte

IPC: D06L1/02 ,  D06L1/04 ,  D06L1/08

CPC classification number: B08B7/0021 ,  C11D7/04 ,  C11D7/263 ,  D06F43/00 ,  D06F43/007 ,  D06L1/02 ,  D06L1/08

Abstract: A cleaning method and system that utilize an organic cleaning solvent and pressurized fluid solvent is disclosed. The method and system have no conventional evaporative hot air drying cycle. Instead, the method and system utilize the solubility of the organic solvent in pressurized fluid solvent as well as the physical properties of pressurized fluid solvent. After an organic solvent cleaning cycle, the solvent is extracted from the textiles at high speed in a rotating drum in the same way conventional solvents are extracted from textiles in conventional evaporative hot air dry cleaning machines. Instead of proceeding to a conventional drying cycle, the extracted textiles are then immersed in pressurized fluid solvent to extract the residual organic solvent from the textiles. This is possible because the organic solvent is soluble in pressurized fluid solvent. After the textiles are immersed in pressurized fluid solvent, pressurized fluid solvent is pumped from the drum. Finally, the drum is de-pressurized to atmospheric pressure to evaporate any remaining pressurized fluid solvent, yielding clean, solvent free textiles. The organic solvent is preferably dipropylene glycol n-butyl ether, tripropylene glycol n-butyl ether or tripropylene glycol methyl ether, a mixture thereof, or a similar solvent and the pressurized fluid solvent is preferably densified carbon dioxide.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种利用有机清洗溶剂和加压流体溶剂的清洗方法和系统。 该方法和系统没有常规的蒸发热风干燥循环。 相反，该方法和系统利用有机溶剂在加压流体溶剂中的溶解度以及加压流体溶剂的物理性质。 在有机溶剂清洗循环之后，以与传统蒸发式热风干燥机中的纺织品中提取常规溶剂相同的方式，在旋转滚筒中以高速从织物中提取溶剂。 代替进行常规的干燥循环，然后将提取的纺织品浸入加压流体溶剂中以从纺织品中提取残留的有机溶剂。 这是可能的，因为有机溶剂可溶于加压流体溶剂。 将纺织品浸入加压流体溶剂中后，从鼓中泵送加压流体溶剂。 最后，将滚筒减压至大气压力以蒸发任何剩余的加压流体溶剂，产生干净，无溶剂的纺织品。 有机溶剂优选为二丙二醇正丁基醚，三丙二醇正丁醚或三丙二醇甲基醚，其混合物或类似溶剂，加压流体溶剂优选为致密二氧化碳。

公开(公告)号：US07534308B2

公开(公告)日：2009-05-19

申请号：US11554386

申请日：2006-10-30

Applicant: James E. Schulte ,  Timothy L. Racette ,  Gene R. Damaso

Inventor： James E. Schulte ,  Timothy L. Racette ,  Gene R. Damaso

IPC: C11D7/50

CPC classification number: C11D7/5022 ,  B08B7/0021 ,  C11D3/162 ,  C11D3/2068 ,  C11D3/2093 ,  C11D3/24 ,  C11D3/245 ,  C11D7/263 ,  C11D7/264 ,  C11D7/266 ,  C11D7/5004 ,  C11D11/0023 ,  C11D11/0064 ,  D06F43/007 ,  D06L1/02 ,  D06L1/08

Abstract: A cleaning system that utilizes an organic cleaning solvent and pressurized fluid solvent is disclosed. The system has no conventional evaporative hot air drying cycle. Instead, the system utilizes the solubility of the organic solvent in pressurized fluid solvent as well as the physical properties of pressurized fluid solvent. After an organic solvent cleaning cycle, the solvent is extracted from the textiles at high speed in a rotating drum in the same way conventional solvents are extracted from textiles in conventional evaporative hot air dry cleaning machines. Instead of proceeding to a conventional drying cycle, the extracted textiles are then immersed in pressurized fluid solvent to extract the residual organic solvent from the textiles. This is possible because the organic solvent is soluble in pressurized fluid solvent. After the textiles are immersed in pressurized fluid solvent, pressurized fluid solvent is pumped from the drum. Finally, the drum is de-pressurized to atmospheric pressure to evaporate any remaining pressurized fluid solvent, yielding clean, solvent free textiles. The organic solvent is preferably selected from terpenes, halohydrocarbons, certain glycol ethers, polyols, ethers, esters of glycol ethers, esters of fatty acids and other long chain carboxylic acids, fatty alcohols and other long-chain alcohols, short-chain alcohols, polar aprotic solvents, siloxanes, hydrofluoroethers, dibasic esters, and aliphatic hydrocarbons solvents or similar solvents or mixtures of such solvents and the pressurized fluid solvent is preferably densified carbon dioxide.

公开(公告)号：US07435265B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-14

申请号：US10804338

申请日：2004-03-18

Applicant: Gene R. Damaso ,  James E. Schulte ,  Timothy L. Racette

Inventor： Gene R. Damaso ,  James E. Schulte ,  Timothy L. Racette

IPC: B08B11/00

CPC classification number: C11D7/262 ,  B08B3/12 ,  B08B7/0021 ,  C11D7/261 ,  C11D7/263 ,  C11D7/264 ,  C11D7/266 ,  C11D7/5004 ,  C11D7/5022 ,  C11D11/0064 ,  D06F43/007 ,  D06L1/02 ,  D06L1/08

Abstract: A cleaning system that utilizes an organic cleaning solvent and pressurized fluid solvent is disclosed. The system has no conventional evaporative hot air drying cycle. Instead, the system utilizes the solubility of the organic solvent in pressurized fluid solvent as well as the physical properties of pressurized fluid solvent. After an organic solvent cleaning cycle, the solvent is extracted from the textiles at high speed in a rotating drum in the same way conventional solvents are extracted from textiles in conventional evaporative hot air dry cleaning machines. Instead of proceeding to a conventional drying cycle, the extracted textiles are then immersed in pressurized fluid solvent to extract the residual organic solvent from the textiles. This is possible because the organic solvent is soluble in pressurized fluid solvent. After the textiles are immersed in pressurized fluid solvent, pressurized fluid solvent is pumped from the drum. Finally, the drum is de-pressurized to atmospheric pressure to evaporate any remaining pressurized fluid solvent, yielding clean, solvent free textiles. The organic solvent is preferably selected from terpenes, halohydrocarbons, certain glycol ethers, polyols, ethers, esters of glycol ethers, esters of fatty acids and other long chain carboxylic acids, fatty alcohols and other long-chain alcohols, short-chain alcohols, polar aprotic solvents, siloxanes, hydrofluoroethers, dibasic esters, and aliphatic hydrocarbons solvents or similar solvents or mixtures of such solvents and the pressurized fluid solvent is preferably densified carbon dioxide.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种利用有机清洗溶剂和加压流体溶剂的清洁系统。 该系统没有常规的蒸发热风干燥循环。 相反，该系统利用有机溶剂在加压流体溶剂中的溶解度以及加压流体溶剂的物理性质。 在有机溶剂清洗循环之后，以与传统蒸发式热风干燥机中的纺织品中提取常规溶剂相同的方式，在旋转滚筒中以高速从织物中提取溶剂。 代替进行常规的干燥循环，然后将提取的纺织品浸入加压流体溶剂中以从纺织品中提取残留的有机溶剂。 这是可能的，因为有机溶剂可溶于加压流体溶剂。 将纺织品浸入加压流体溶剂中后，从鼓中泵送加压流体溶剂。 最后，将滚筒减压至大气压力以蒸发任何剩余的加压流体溶剂，产生干净，无溶剂的纺织品。 有机溶剂优选选自萜烯，卤代烃，某些二醇醚，多元醇，醚，二醇醚的酯，脂肪酸和其它长链羧酸的酯，脂肪醇和其它长链醇，短链醇，极性 非质子溶剂，硅氧烷，氢氟醚，二元酯和脂族烃溶剂或类似溶剂或这些溶剂的混合物和加压流体溶剂优选是致密化的二氧化碳。

公开(公告)号：US20060234891A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-19

申请号：US11452493

申请日：2006-06-14

Applicant: Anna Noyes ,  John Deak ,  Jeffrey Scheibel ,  Phillip Vinson ,  Frederick Hartman ,  James Charles Theophile Laurent ,  John Severns ,  Arseni Radomyselski ,  Paul France ,  Jerome Collins ,  Christiaan Arthur Thoen ,  Nabil Sakkab

Inventor： Anna Noyes ,  John Deak ,  Jeffrey Scheibel ,  Phillip Vinson ,  Frederick Hartman ,  James Charles Theophile Laurent ,  John Severns ,  Arseni Radomyselski ,  Paul France ,  Jerome Collins ,  Christiaan Arthur Thoen ,  Nabil Sakkab

IPC: D06L1/04

CPC classification number: F26B21/14 ,  B01D17/0202 ,  B01D17/04 ,  B01J20/26 ,  B01J20/28033 ,  C10G33/02 ,  C11D3/162 ,  C11D3/2041 ,  C11D3/30 ,  C11D3/3765 ,  C11D3/3773 ,  C11D3/3905 ,  C11D3/3932 ,  C11D3/3942 ,  C11D3/3945 ,  C11D3/3947 ,  C11D3/395 ,  C11D3/40 ,  C11D3/43 ,  C11D3/50 ,  C11D7/24 ,  C11D7/263 ,  C11D7/30 ,  C11D7/3209 ,  C11D7/3218 ,  C11D7/5004 ,  C11D7/5009 ,  C11D7/5013 ,  C11D7/5022 ,  C11D7/5027 ,  C11D11/0017 ,  C11D11/0076 ,  C11D17/041 ,  C11D17/049 ,  D06F35/001 ,  D06F35/003 ,  D06F43/007 ,  D06F58/28 ,  D06F2058/2854 ,  D06L1/02 ,  D06L1/04 ,  D06L1/08 ,  D06L1/10 ,  D06L1/12 ,  D06L4/17 ,  D06M13/005 ,  D06M23/06

Abstract: A fabric article treatment appliance capable of washing and drying fabric articles, moreover, the appliances is capable of providing and using a first and a second predominant fluid in the washing step, wherein the first and the second predominant fluids are different.

Abstract translation: 一种能够洗涤和干燥织物制品的织物制品处理器具，此外，器具能够在洗涤步骤中提供和使用第一和第二主要流体，其中第一和第二主流体是不同的。

公开(公告)号：US06982007B2

公开(公告)日：2006-01-03

申请号：US10695544

申请日：2003-10-29

Applicant: Steven L. Worm ,  James P. DeYoung ,  James B. McClain ,  David E. Brainard

Inventor： Steven L. Worm ,  James P. DeYoung ,  James B. McClain ,  David E. Brainard

IPC: B08B3/08 ,  D06F43/00 ,  H01L21/302

CPC classification number: D06L1/08 ,  A23L27/11 ,  D06F43/00 ,  D06F43/081 ,  F17C1/00 ,  F17C1/005 ,  F17C5/00 ,  F17C7/00 ,  F17C2201/0109 ,  F17C2201/0171 ,  F17C2201/032 ,  F17C2201/035 ,  F17C2201/056 ,  F17C2203/0643 ,  F17C2205/0347 ,  F17C2205/0397 ,  F17C2221/013 ,  F17C2221/014 ,  F17C2221/017 ,  F17C2221/033 ,  F17C2221/035 ,  F17C2227/0157 ,  F17C2227/0383 ,  F17C2250/0408 ,  F17C2265/012 ,  F17C2270/02 ,  F17C2270/0518

Abstract: A method of utilizing a divided pressure vessel in a processing system employing a carbon dioxide based solvent includes transferring a first carbon dioxide based treating solution from a first liquid chamber in a divided pressure vessel having a plurality of liquid chambers to a processing vessel, returning the first treating solution from the processing vessel to the divided pressure vessel, transferring a second carbon dioxide based treating solution having a composition different from the first treating solution from a second liquid chamber in the divided pressure vessel to a processing vessel, and returning the second treating solution from the processing vessel to the divided pressure vessel. A divided pressure vessel may allow multiple solvent baths each having a different chemical composition to be stored and/or processed in a single pressure vessel while maintaining the different chemical compositions of the multiple solvent baths. Thus, such divided pressure vessels may provide the improved operational efficiency of a carbon dioxide based system having multiple solvent baths while decreasing the capital costs that may be associated with such systems.