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Fabric Treatment appliance with steam generator having a variable thermal output

US7918109B2 · kind B2 · utility

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115References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Robert J. Pinkowski · Baroda, US
Alvaro Vallejo Noriega · Saint Joseph, US
Markus Beck · Scotts Valley, US
Karl Furderer · Stuttgart, DE
Floyd G. Jackson · Baroda, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 31, 2007
Grant date	Apr 5, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 9, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F39/40
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A steam generator having a steam generation tube defining a chamber for receiving water and converting the water to steam, and a heating element wrapped around the tube and having a first portion emitting a greater thermal output than a second portion.

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