Whirlpool Corporation

Fredrick E Chernetski

Karl David McAllister

Michael T Dalton

Joel Adam Luckman

Kaustav Ghosh

Tremitchell L Wright

Ryan Robert Bellinger

Donald Mark Tomasi

Kristina K Underly

Janice M Kaeding

Christopher J Woerdehoff

Vicki Lyn Wyatt

Alexander V Minkin

Gary J Irving

Thomas E Kubash

A clothes dryer having a drum having an inner surface at least partially defining a treating chamber in combination with a dispensing system that sprays a fabric-condition substance onto an inner surface of the drum for subsequent distribution to the fabric articles. The dispensing system may have a variable delivery system to vary the distribution pattern of the fabric-condition substance into the treating chamber. The flow characteristic of the fabric-conditioning substance may also be varied as it is dispensed.

Intelligent dispensing in a laundry appliance

A method for controlling a clothes dryer based on a characteristic of the load determined by temperatures provided by an infrared sensor.

Method for operating a clothes dryer using load temperature determined by an infrared sensor

An appliance having a dispensing system and a detection system for detecting failure modes related to the dispensing system.

Failure mode detection in an appliance dispensing system

A method of spraying a treating chemistry into a dispensing dryer in a manner to avoid the pooling and dripping of the treating chemistry.

Method for spraying treating chemistry in a dispensing dryer

A method for operating a dispenser dryer to remove treating chemistry in the dispenser dryer.

Method for removing chemistry buildup in a dispensing dryer

A fabric treatment appliance comprises a cabinet; a laundry treatment chamber located in the cabinet for receiving fabric; an automatic laundry processing system in the cabinet for providing at least one of mechanical energy, thermal energy, and chemical energy to the fabric in the laundry treatment chamber to perform a laundry treatment process; and a manual treatment system incorporated into the cabinet.

Automatic fabric treatment appliance with a manual fabric treatment station

An apparatus for determining an approximate mass of a fabric load in an automatic clothes dryer wherein the dryer utilizes a motor including a centrifugal switch which closes upon the motor achieving a predetermined speed at a start of the motor. A timer device is provided which is capable of timing intervals of time measured in milliseconds. A current detecting mechanism is arranged in a current supply line for the dryer motor and is arranged to start the timer upon detecting a start of the dryer motor. A voltage measuring mechanism is arranged at a power supply for the motor to provide a voltage measurement. An arrangement is provided to detect the closure of the centrifugal switch of the motor and is arranged to stop the timer upon detecting the closure of the centrifugal switch to provide a start time. A calculating device is provided for receiving the start time and the voltage measurement and for providing a calculated mass of the fabric load in the dryer. This calculated mass can have a variety of uses, including determining an approximate drying time for the fabric load utilizing a calculating device and a predetermined formula.

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Saint Joseph, MI, United States of America

Fredrick E Chernetski