Patent ID: 7402179
Filing Date: 2008-07-22
Classification: A61L,D06F

Abstract:
1. A method of processing garments as used by a customer within a service field by a garment service provider at a garment service facility including the steps of: obtaining soiled garments from the customer; laundering the soiled garments by the steps of washing the garments and drying the garments; preparing the garments for delivery back to the customer; sanitizing a processing surface within the garment service facility, wherein the processing surface comprises a surface that is used in processing the garments after laundering; and conducting a compliance procedure to validate laundering of the garments in accordance with a particular standard for a particular application within the service field, as chosen by the customer from a number of different standards, the compliance procedure comprising a facility biological inspection procedure on the processing surface within the garment service facility after the processing surface has been sanitized, wherein the biological inspection procedure comprises obtaining a biological sample from the surface used in processing garments and testing the sample for the presence of microbes using a test procedure selected from a group including a number of biochemical assays and a number of biological assays for microbes in order to validate compliance with the particular standard.