Patents by Inventor D. Angus Rae

D. Angus Rae 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).

  • Process of cleaning and restoring garments
    Patent number: 6673121
    Abstract: A process of cleaning textiles, including textiles that are labeled dry clean only, without the use of large quantities of environmentally hazardous dry cleaning fluids such as those containing perchloroethylene or petroleum. The process uses hand treatment of soiled areas with a cleaning agent, with subsequent washing in water, followed by washing in ozonated water to remove the cleaning agent and the water. The textile is dried using a process that does not depend on tumbling of the textile in the presence of heat to dry the textile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Inventors: Douglas Mettlach, D. Angus Rae
  • Process of cleaning and restoring garments
    Publication number: 20020073491
    Abstract: A process of cleaning textiles, including textiles that are labeled dry clean only, without the use of large quantities of environmentally hazardous dry cleaning fluids such as those containing perchloroethylene or petroleum. The process uses hand treatment of soiled areas with a cleaning agent, with subsequent washing in water, followed by washing in ozonated water to remove the cleaning agent and the water. The textile is dried using a process that does not depend on tumbling of the textile in the presence of heat to dry the textile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Douglas Mettlach, D. Angus Rae