Whirlpool Corporation

Vicki Lyn Wyatt-Smith

Joel Adam Luckman

Tremitchell L Wright

Daniel C Conrad

Mark Bradley Kovich

Karl David McAllister

Michael T Dalton

Kurt A Estes

Andrew Leitert

Brooke Lindsay-Steel Lau

Brian W May

Hank Robert Reinhoudt

Cinnamon S Brown-Green

Holli Krumbein

Kenyata Joi Maki

Machial Goedhart

Jan Hendrik Verbeek

The invention relates to a non-aqueous washing machine, methods of using the machine, methods of washing, and recycling.

Non-aqueous washing machine and methods

An improved solvent cleaning process of cleaning a non-aqueous solvent used in a dry cleaning process for fabrics including consecutive wash cycles for washing respective fabrics batches, including a basic solvent refining cycle and a first advanced solvent refining cycle, the basic solvent refining cycle including a step of separating solvent into a first solvent fraction and a second solvent fraction which is less clean than the first fraction, wherein the basic and first advanced solvent refining cycles are independently effected when solvent to be cleaned fulfils a respective predetermined condition.

Solvent cleaning process

A wash plate for a clothes washer having upwardly extending fins and triangular shaped protrusions spaced between the fins. A hub extends upwardly from the center of the wash plate to keep clothes separated. The wash plate has holes provided on the surface to allow mixing of wash liquid and draining of water from clothing. The fins assist in pushing clothing in a circular motion around the hub and the triangular protrusions open the clothes. Opening the clothes keeps them from tangling and allows wash liquid and water to be more evenly dispersed on the clothing.

Wash plate for a clothes washer

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Watervliet, MI, United States of America

Vicki Lyn Wyatt-Smith