Whirlpool Corporation

Maytag Corporation

Whirpool Corporation

Whilrpool Corporation

Barry E Tuller

Rodney Michael Welch

Ameresh Babu Viswanathan

Mark W Baldwin

Scott D Slabbekoorn

Jordan Robert Fountain

Thomas M Johnson

Kristopher Lee Delgado

Robert Alan Elick

Chad T Vanderroest

Anthony B Welsh

Elliott V Stowe

Mike S Hemry

Paul E Beshears, Jr

Marcus Roland Fischer

Antony Mark Rappette

Christopher Wayne Vaughn

Karl R C Wendt

Saadat Hussain

Demetrius J Schaaf

Douglas B Beaudet

Vincent A Ireland

John Henry Miilu

Justin D McIver

Traci L Kachorek

Bryan M Topp

Chad Jonathan Rotter

Lawrence J Ertz

Duane M Kobos

Ryan Kevin Roth

Joseph T Ferencevich

Blayne C Smith

Frederick Thomas Roderick

William J Snell

Praveen Poojary

David Jason Brightbill

Heather M Hagans

Jon J Freesmeier

Steven B Balinski

Steven M Haring

Bernhard J Mohrbacher

Norman B Davis

Elizabeh A Moit

Artur Przekora

Michael S Seeley

Alvaro Vallejo Noriega

Chad M Thomas

Stephen D Schober

Kristen Karl Hedstrom

Eric Joseph Schuh

Mark Erwin Palm

David H Chen

Ginger L Allen

Rexford W Cordill

Kory A Gunnerson

Jeffrey N Williams

Scott D Raches

Lawrence J Jordan

Anthony Lewis Durfee

Lawrence L Quayle

Rafael G Reyes

Michael I Hirsh

Christopher Lynn Flowers

Dennis L Purtilo

Charles L Jackson

John Trevor Morrison

Scott E Griffith

Brian Lee Greenhaw

Daniel Hruby

Mark B Neff

Nathan W Kryglowski

Andrew T Middleton

Randy Anderson

David K Reynolds

Elizabeth A Moit

Brett Dibkey

Marty R Jordan

Randy D McAlexander

Neeraj Singh

Karl R Wendt

Michael Hemry

Justin Mciver

Rex Cordill

A liquid recirculation system having a pump for recirculating liquid and a liquid filtering system for filtering the recirculating liquid. The liquid filtering system includes a filter disposed in the recirculation flow path to filter the liquid and a flow diverter or flow diverter to aid in cleaning the filter.

Dishwasher with filter assembly

A dish rack for use in a dishwasher is provided. The dishwasher includes a tub defining a washing chamber for cleaning kitchenware and the like. The dish rack includes a wall bounding a space. A dispenser unit is mounted to the dish rack and is configured to hold an additive. A hydraulic circuit is disposed within the walls of the dish rack and is placed in fluid communication with the dispenser. Fluid pressure from the hydraulic circuit is operable to eject the additive from the dispenser unit into the washing chamber.

Dish rack with dispenser unit

A dishwasher can include a tub defining a treating chamber receiving dishes for treatment, a spray system providing treating liquid to the treating chamber, a first dish rack located in the tub and having a bottom wall with inclined portions configured to cradle a glass therebetween and prevent the glass from rolling.

Glasses rack for dishwasher

A method of operating an appliance including determining user satisfaction with an operation cycle, adjusting at least one operational parameter of the cycle based on the user satisfaction, and incorporating the adjusted operational parameter into a subsequent cycle is disclosed along with the apparatus including a processor configured to perform the method.

User interface for appliance cycle optimization

A dishwasher having a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a liquid spray system, a liquid recirculation system fluidly coupling the treating chamber to the spray system to recirculate wash liquid from the treating chamber to the spray system, and filters capable of removing particles from the wash liquid. The filters include a microfilter fluidly coupled to at least one of the recirculation system and the spray system and an ultrafilter fluidly coupled to an outlet side of the microfilter.

Ultra micron filter for a dishwasher

A dishwasher for treating utensils in the dishwasher wherein the dishwasher has a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a liquid spray system, a liquid recirculation system fluidly coupling the treating chamber to the spray system to recirculate wash liquid from the treating chamber to the spray system, and filters capable of removing particles from the wash liquid and a method including spraying the wash liquid, recirculating the sprayed wash liquid, microfiltering, and ultrafiltering at least a portion of wash liquid.

A dishwasher can include a tub defining a treating chamber receiving dishes for treatment, a spray system providing treating liquid to the treating chamber, a first dish rack located in the tub and having a bottom wall tiered to form multiple levels defining an effective inclination angle for the bottom wall, and a second dish rack located below the first dish rack and having an inclined non-tiered bottom wall.

A glasses rack for a dishwasher may be configured to hold glasses in an inclined position. The glasses may be inclined at a predetermined angle relative to horizontal to allow draining of treating liquid from the glasses yet achieve a reduced overall height of the dish rack relative to a conventional dish rack. A bottom wall of the dish rack may be inclined at an angle that matches an effective inclination angle of an upper, tiered dish rack, and the bottom wall inclination angle may correspond to the glasses inclination angle. A sprayer may be mounted to the dish rack and arranged to spray treating liquid into the interior of the glasses.

A liquid filtering system for a dishwasher, having a housing defining a filter chamber and configured to be fluidly coupled to a recirculation flow path of the dishwasher, a filter located within the filter chamber and having a first end axially spaced from a second end and defining a filter there between that has a first surface and a second surface, the filter being positioned within the recirculation flow path to filter soils from liquid flowing through the recirculation flow path as the liquid passes through the filter and a flow diverter to aid in cleaning the filter.

Filter with artificial boundary for a dishwashing machine

A method of operating a dishwashing machine including determining user satisfaction with a dishwashing cycle, adjusting at least one operational parameter of the dishwashing cycle based on the user satisfaction, and incorporating the adjusted operational parameter into a subsequent dishwashing cycle.

User interface for dishwashing cycle optimization

A dishwasher includes a compartment in the form of a drawer or pull-out treating chamber slidably mounted in a chassis is provided with one or more liquid supply and draining conduits for supplying and draining liquid to and from the treating chamber.

Dishwasher with movable liquid conduit

A system and method for controlling an appliance with respect to the appliance's energy usage, in which a signal relating to the energy used by the appliance is received, and a determination of whether to continue or interrupt a cycle of operation being conducted by the appliance is made based at least on part upon the receipt of the signal.

Apparatus and method for controlling the energy usage of an appliance

A dishwasher for treating dishes includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a spraying system having a manifold with at least one sprayer for spraying wash liquid into the treating chamber, and a recirculation system for recirculating liquid sprayed in the treating chamber to the spraying system. The sprayer of the manifold has multiple apertures which are configured to emit liquid to different areas of the treating chamber.

Dishwasher

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Stevensville, MI, United States of America

Barry E Tuller