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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2013
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Yuqi Wang, Eindhoven, NL;
Weiran Wang, Eindhoven, NL;
Yong Jiang, Eindhoven, NL;
Boon Teck Tan, Eindhoven, NL;
Jiuyu Zhou, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present application relates to a method of treating a fabric article so that it has a characteristic smell normally associated with garments that have been exposed to natural sunlight, the method comprising positioning a fabric article () to be treated in an enclosure () and irradiating said fabric article positioned in said enclosure with ultraviolet light with a wavelength of between 280 nm and 400 nm and so that it is subjected to a predetermined radiant exposure. A device for treating a fabric article to replicate the characteristic effect of exposing said fabric article to natural sunlight is also disclosed.