Patent · US Expired

Gap reduction system and method for laundry processing

US7017291B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
18References
28Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateMay 12, 2003
Grant dateMar 28, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 31, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F67/04
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Gaps between articles of laundry being passed between two automated laundry processing stations are reduced. By sensing a gap and accelerating an upstream conveyor, gaps between articles of laundry passed between stations are reduced. A reduction in gaps provides for more efficient and quicker processing of articles of laundry.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.