Patents by Inventor Joost Ignace Dewaele

Joost Ignace Dewaele has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for cleaning and refreshing fabrics
    Patent number: 6893469
    Abstract: A method for treating a fabric article with the following steps: placing the fabric article in a container having an opening and at least one wall that defines an interior void space. Then the temperature and relative humidity of the air within the interior void space of the container are raised to a predetermined first temperature and a predetermined first relative humidity for a predetermined first period of time. Finally, at least one of the temperature or the relative humidity of the air within the interior void space of the container are changed at the end of the first period of time to a predetermined second temperature and a predetermined second relative humidity for a predetermined second period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Maria Joris Van Hauwermeiren, Jean-Luc Philippe Bettiol, Marianne mai Anh Bouvette, Joost Ignace Dewaele, Merih Pasin, Eddy Vos