Whirlpool Corporation

Guy Stormo

Eric A Gallagher

Joel Adam Luckman

Michael Stephen Hendrickson

Colleen Marie Doyle

Ajay Satish Singhal

Joseph W Adams

Erik D Riutta

Robert J Pinkowski

Bruno T Ramasco

Michael Todd Moore

Brian Keith Rogers

Marcus A Cannon

Guy M Kazmierzak

James Jeffery

Emmanuel F Gonzaga

Kurt L Masciovecchio

Eric Osler

David Scharich, Iii

Celso Andres Alarcon

Ray Thompson

A household cleaning appliance having a rotatable drum located within the interior and defining a treating chamber for receiving an article for treating and a method for operating the household cleaning appliance. The household cleaning appliance includes a dispensing system that includes and can be operated as a non-bulk dispensing system or as a bulk dispensing system in a household cleaning appliance.

Household cleaning appliance with a dispensing system operable between a single use dispensing system and a bulk dispensing system

A laundry treating appliance with a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treating and a liquid supply system fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The liquid supply system includes a water supply system and a dispensing system. The dispensing system includes a faucet, a support structure, one or more drawers, and one or more dispenser outlets for providing treating liquid and treating chemistries. Components of the dispensing system can be activated, e.g. for pretreating laundry items, for use as a utility sink, or during an automatic cycle of operation.

Dispensing system for a laundry treating appliance

A laundry treating appliance and method of operating a laundry treating appliance includes a treating chamber receiving laundry for treating, a dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber and a faucet. A water supply circuit includes a hot water inlet and a cold water inlet supplying hot water, cold water, or a mixture of hot and cold water to the faucet.

Water supply circuit for a laundry treating appliance

A household cleaning appliance having a rotatable drum located within the interior and defining a treating chamber for receiving an article for treating and wherein a rotational axis of the drum is vertical and a method for operating the household cleaning appliance. The household cleaning appliance includes a dispensing system that includes and can be operated as a non-bulk dispensing system or as a bulk dispensing system in a household cleaning appliance.

A laundry treating appliance, such as a clothes washer, either vertical or horizontal axis, can have a bulk dispenser capable of dispensing multiple doses of treating chemistry from a reservoir of treating chemistry. A housing fluidly couples a supply of water and the treating chemistry for supplying both to a treating chamber within the laundry treating appliance.

Laundry treating appliance with stain station

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Stevensville, MI, United States of America

Guy Stormo