Whirlpool Corporation

Daniel Polonsky

Anna C Schelling

Karl David McAllister

Donald E Erickson

Andrew C Kubasiak

Kevin B Ayers

Nicholas E Leep

Sarah E Ihne

Michael J Bauman

Todd William Lambkin

Ryan James Van Zoest

Amberdeep S Aurora

Anne Wessel

Mark W Schulz

Kurt L Masciovecchio

Wei Zheng

Richard K Gresens

Patrick J Schiavone

Scott T Thalls

Xuehui Nancy Liu

A laundry treating appliance can include a chassis defining an interior and having at least a front wall, with the front wall having a component access port providing access to an internal component of the laundry treating appliance. The laundry treating appliance can also have a panel coupled to the front wall, with the panel movable between a first position and a second position. The panel can also include a pocket handle.

Laundry treating appliance with a panel

A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a tub, a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber, and a treating chemistry dispenser comprising multiple treating chemistry cups configured to dispense treating chemistry to the treating chamber. The method comprises performing a first wash cycle and dispensing a first dose of treating chemistry from one of the treating chemistry cups, receiving at a controller a user selection of an activation of a performance enhancement selector, and upon activation of the performance enhancement selector, activating a second wash cycle comprising dispensing a second dose of treating chemistry from another of treating chemistry cups.

Fabric cleaning appliance with performance enhancement selector

Combined laundry treating appliance and pedestal

Push button knob with illumination capabilities for a laundry treating appliance

The laundry treating device has a user interface configured to receive a user selection of a preprogrammed wash cycle. A treating chemistry dispenser has multiple treating chemistry cups configured to dispense treating chemistry to the treating chamber during the selected washing cycle. A controller configured to activate dispensing from each of the treating chemistry cups at preprogrammed times during the wash cycle. A performance enhancement selector configured to receive a user selection such that activation of the performance enhancement selector causes the controller to dispense one of the treating chemistry cups at a different time than the preprogrammed time during the wash cycle.

Laundry treating appliance

User interface

Laundry treating appliance door

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Stevensville, MI, United States of America

Daniel Polonsky