PROCESSES AND APPARATUSES FOR APPLYING A BENEFIT COMPOSITION TO ONE OR MORE FABRIC ARTICLES DURING A FABRIC ENHANCEMENT OPERATION
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1. A process for applying a benefit composition to at least one fabric article during a fabric enhancement operation comprising the steps of:
- selecting via an input device a desired one of two or more levels of a benefit to be provided by said benefit composition to said at least one fabric article; and
selecting at least one dosage amount for said benefit composition based on said selected benefit level.
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Abstract
A process is provided for applying a benefit composition to a fabric article during a fabric enhancement operation. The process may comprise the steps of selecting a desired one of two or more levels of a benefit to be provided by the benefit composition to the fabric article, and selecting one dosage amount for the benefit composition based on the selected benefit level.
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48 Claims
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1. A process for applying a benefit composition to at least one fabric article during a fabric enhancement operation comprising the steps of:
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selecting via an input device a desired one of two or more levels of a benefit to be provided by said benefit composition to said at least one fabric article; and selecting at least one dosage amount for said benefit composition based on said selected benefit level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A process for applying a benefit composition to at least one fabric article during a fabric enhancement operation comprising the steps of:
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selecting via an input device a desired one of two or more levels of a benefit to be provided by said benefit composition to said at least one fabric article; and selecting an optimum time for applying said benefit composition to said at least one fabric article during said fabric enhancement operation based on said selected benefit level. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A process for applying a benefit composition to at least one fabric article during a fabric enhancement operation comprising the steps of:
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selecting a desired one of two or more levels of a first benefit to be provided by said benefit composition to said at least one fabric article; selecting a desired one of two or more levels of a second benefit to be provided by said benefit composition to said at least one fabric article; and selecting at least one dosage amount for applying said benefit composition to said fabric article during said fabric enhancement operation based on said selected first and second benefit levels. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A process for applying a benefit composition to at least one fabric article during a fabric enhancement operation comprising the steps of:
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selecting via an input device a desired one of two or more levels of a benefit to be provided by said benefit composition to said at least one fabric article; and selecting at least one dosage amount for applying said benefit composition to said fabric article during said fabric enhancement operation based on said selected benefit level. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A process for applying first and second benefit compositions to at least one fabric article during a fabric enhancement operation comprising the steps of:
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selecting a desired one of two or more levels of a first benefit to be provided by said first benefit composition to said at least one fabric article; selecting a desired one of two or more levels of a second benefit to be provided by said second benefit composition to said at least one fabric article; selecting at least one dosage amount and a corresponding optimum time for applying said first benefit composition to said fabric article during said fabric enhancement operation based on said selected first benefit level; and selecting at least one dosage amount and a corresponding optimum time for applying said second benefit composition to said fabric article during said fabric enhancement operation based on said selected second benefit level. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. An apparatus for dispensing a benefit composition to at least one fabric article being processed within a chamber of a fabric enhancement apparatus comprising:
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structure for dispensing said benefit composition to said at least one fabric article during a fabric enhancement operation occurring within said fabric enhancement apparatus chamber; an input device allowing a user to select a desired one of two or more levels of a benefit to be provided by said benefit composition to said at least one fabric article; and a controller coupled to said input device and selecting at least one dosage amount for said benefit composition based on said selected benefit level, said controller causing said dispensing structure to dispense said benefit composition onto said at least one fabric article in accordance with said selected dosage amount. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An apparatus for dispensing a benefit composition to at least one fabric article being processed within a chamber of a fabric enhancement apparatus comprising:
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structure for dispensing said benefit composition to said at least one fabric article during a fabric enhancement operation occurring within said fabric enhancement apparatus chamber; an input device for selecting a desired one of two or more levels of a benefit to be provided by said benefit composition to said at least one fabric article; and a controller for selecting an optimum time for applying said fabric treatment to said at least one fabric article during said fabric enhancement operation based on said selected benefit level, said controller causing said dispensing structure to dispense said benefit composition onto said at least one fabric article at said selected optimum time. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A process for applying a benefit composition to at least one fabric article during a fabric enhancement operation comprising the steps of:
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selecting at least one of first and second benefits capable of being provided by said benefit composition to said at least one fabric article; and selecting one or more optimum times for applying said benefit composition to said at least one fabric article during said fabric enhancement operation based on said selected one or more benefits. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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