Whirlpool Corporation

Akshay Sanjay Tondwal

Philip J Czarnecki

Kapil Gupta

Peter I Bilionis

Mark S Feddema

Richard L Hammond

Elliott V Stowe

Peter N Howes

Jonathan D Gephart

Joseph Allen Gregory

Mario Togawa Aparicio

Gobi Krishnan Mallikarjunan

Bianca Marie Harris

Phillip Daniel Swanson

Stephanie Camazzola Godoshian

Vilas D Raut

Gautam Prakash Kamat

A dishwasher includes a tub having a top wall extending between opposing side walls. The tub defines a washing chamber. A dishrack operable between a stowed state within the washing chamber and a deployed state extending at least partially out of the washing chamber. An air drying system is coupled to the tub and includes a housing coupled to the top wall of the tub. The housing extends into the washing chamber proximate the dishrack and defines an air inlet. An air knife coupled to the housing and extending along a width of the washing chamber proximate to the top wall of the tub. The air knife defines a slit. A blower operably coupled to the air knife is configured to draw air through the air inlet and direct the air through the slit of the air knife to generate an air curtain across the width of the washing chamber.

Fixed air knife for a dishwasher

A countertop appliance includes a body with a pedestal and a mixer head that is operably coupled to the body and defines a slot. An adjustment assembly is operably coupled to and selectively disposed within the mixer head. The adjustment assembly includes an actuation feature that defines detents and includes an actuator with a first engagement member and a second engagement member. A slider that includes a knob extends outwardly from the slot defined by the mixer head. The knob is selectively coupled to the actuation feature. A barrier member is operably coupled to the slider proximate to the slot defined by the mixer head and the actuation feature.

Adjustment assembly for a countertop appliance

A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an open face. A cover is movable between an opened and a closed condition to selectively open and close the open face, respectively. The cover has an inner surface confronting the open face in the closed condition. A treating chemistry dispenser is carried by the cover and includes a housing defining a cartridge chamber with a cartridge opening and a lid assembly selectively opening and closing the cartridge opening.

Dishwasher and dispenser

An adjustment assembly for a counter appliance includes a bracket that defines an opening and includes retention features defined proximate to the opening. A slider is operably coupled to the bracket and includes a knob that extends through the opening that is defined by the bracket. The slider defines a groove and a notch. A barrier member is operably coupled to the slider and is selectively coupled to the retention features of the bracket. The barrier member includes a spine that is slidably disposed within the groove defined by the slider and selectively engaged with the notch.

A dishwasher for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening. A door selectively closes the access opening. At least one dish rack is located within the treating chamber. A rotating arm assembly is located within the tub below the at least one dish rack and has a rotatable hub with a liquid conduit. A spray arm is carried by the hub and fluidly coupled to the liquid conduit. An air mixing arm is carried by the hub.

Dish treating appliance with a rotating arm assembly

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Pune, India

Akshay Sanjay Tondwal