Su W Kim

6375686, Apr 23, 2002

May 8, 2000

09/566362

Su Heon Kim - Schaumburg IL, 60142

D06B 522

81493, 68 5 A, 68240

A method and apparatus are provided to regulate the flow of compressed air and steam utilized in treating spots in cloth or clothes with a spotting table having a spotting gun. The method comprises first turning on the steam or compressed air of the spotting table using conventional foot valves and next throttling the steam or compressed air flow to a desired level by manipulating a valve provided on the spotting gun, which valve can be manipulated and set by the spotting gun operator with the same hand holding the spotting gun.

20030096074, May 22, 2003

Nov 16, 2001

09/992450

Su Kim - Palatine IL, US

A47L025/08
B32B033/00

428/040100, 015/104002, 428/043000, 156/250000, 156/289000, 156/344000

The lint roll for removing lint from cloth or clothing comprises a length of tape having a slip element along the length thereof, the length of tape and slip element being wound into a roll and having a full width slit created through the fill thickness of the roll at one circumferential point, in accordance with the method of making the lint roll. The method of using the tape roll is also disclosed.

20040011830, Jan 22, 2004

Jul 17, 2002

10/197162

Su Kim - Palatine IL, US

B67D003/00

222/559000

The dosing dispenser may have a body having a discharge path therein, the discharge path having an outlet and having a check valve, flow throttling structure, and on/off control therein for assuring against leakage of liquid or vapors from the dispenser when said on/off control is in the off position. The throttling structure allows for desired dosing of liquid from the outlet with the check valve acting to control escape of vapors or fumes from the liquid therein when the on/off control is in the on position. Also a spillage trap maybe provided to catch any drips from the outlet. The dispenser may bear one or more indicia, if desired, designating the particular liquid therein and the position of the throttle means structure and/or on/off valve. The dosing dispenser can be in the form of a bottle with an integral cap and/or preferably a separate, squeezable container and a separate cap. The dosing dispenser is particularly useful in, but not limited to, dispensing chemicals used to hand pre-treat cloth or clothing in a dry cleaning operation.

20060254082, Nov 16, 2006

Nov 21, 2003

10/535789

Su Kim - Palatine IL, US

F26B 11/02

034595000

A fast clothes dryer () is provided and has a blower () located after the dryer lint trap () to recover air, boost its velocity and then distribute it throughout the dryer, includes the dryer door (), dryer fins () and dryer circumference. If additional drying is desired, the recovered air can be dehumidified before it is distributed throughout the dryer (). The inclusion of just one of these features, the air flow through the dryer door () can cut drying time from say 20 minutes to 15 minutes, with less wrinkling. The dryer and method use cold air to dry clothes without shrinkage, and to avoid tumbling at initial stages of drying. The clothes may be initially dried at a warm temperature and at a speed high enough to prevent mechanical tumbling for a first period (say 20 minutes) using rotation first in one then the other direction. Then, when partially dry, cold dehumidified air is used with a lower drum rotation speed to permit very gentle tumbling with the drum rotation varying In directions for a second period of say 15 minutes. Thereafter, the clothes may be normally dried at a normal temperature and medium drum speed until done, say for another 10 to 15 minutes.

20070130698, Jun 14, 2007

Apr 18, 2003

10/545503

Su Kim - Palatine IL, US

D06F 37/00
D06F 35/00
D06F 39/00

008158000, 06800300R, 068208000, 068207000

An improved washer () having a quick fill () and a quick drain () with reduced overall wash time is provided. Means are provided for doing a very cold wash to permit machine washing of fine clothing that heretofore was hand washed or dry cleaned. The washer () can be provided with one (), two () or three tanks (A, B & C, A, B & C) for water at three temperatures, very cold (refrigerated), tap or city water supply temperature, or hot water. The very cold can be made by a refrigeration or chilling means (62, 64, 98), located in or adjacent the very cold water tank. The hot water can be provided from or have a heater (C, C) therein one of the tanks. The washer also includes an improved embossed basket () with increased surface area. The features can be built into a new washer or retrofitted into an existing washer. Very cold water wash and rinse can be provided so that cloths, and particularly clothes such as made of wool, rayon, acetate or other clothes, such as leathers or furs, usually dry cleaned or hand washed, can be machine washed with the present invention without use of hazardous chemicals or shrinkage.