Patents by Inventor Merih Pasin

Merih Pasin 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
  • Appliance for cleaning and refreshing fabrics with a built-in working indicator
    Patent number: 6840068
    Abstract: The present invention is primarily directed to an appliance suitable for refreshing/cleaning cloth items in a refreshing/cleaning cycle, said appliance comprising a collapsible or expandable container that is made from a material that defines an interior void space, a container opening, a humidity provider, a heating element, at least one vent and/or filter, and an air circulation device, wherein said appliance further comprises a device to prevent accidental opening of the appliance's container by the user while a refreshing/cleaning cycle is running.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Merih Pasin, Tim Maria Joris Van Hauwermeiren, Carol Smith
  • Dispensing device and method of cleaning using said device
    Publication number: 20030075237
    Abstract: A dispensing device delivers at least two detergent compositions in fixed amounts and fixed ratios. The device is refillable and may be used in a method of washing fabrics in a machine or by hand. The device may also be used for other applications such as dishwashing, floor cleaning, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Philippe Bettiol, Gerard Paul Bocquet, Graham John Boyd, Simone Caprodossi, Roberto Gregorio Di Bonaventura, Ichiro Eduardo Perez Kuroki, Merih Pasin, Meleksima Togay
  • Fabric article clamping system and method for using
    Publication number: 20030019087
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fabric article clamping systems and method for using the clamping systems alone or in conjunction with a stretching system to remove and/or reduce wrinkles and/or creases in a fabric article, preferably in a manner in which new wrinkles and/or creases are not formed or are minimized in the fabric article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Merih Pasin, Marina Hermie, Joost Ignace De Waele
  • Appliance for cleaning and refreshing fabrics with a built-in working indicator
    Publication number: 20020154011
    Abstract: The present invention is primarily directed to an appliance suitable for refreshing/cleaning cloth items in a refreshing/cleaning cycle, said appliance comprising a collapsible or expandable container that is made from a material that defines an interior void space, a container opening, a humidity provider, a heating element, at least one vent and/or filter, and an air circulation device, wherein said appliance further comprises a means to prevent accidental opening of the appliance's container by the user while a refreshing/cleaning cycle is running.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Merih Pasin, Tim Maria Joris Van Hauwermeiren, Carol Smith
  • Cloth refreshing appliance
    Patent number: D466657
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Maria Jose Van Hauwermeiren, Carol Smith, Merih Pasin, David Moore, Carl John Woolley, Christopher Gordon Hamilton, David Gordon, William John Davis, David John Wilford