Whirlpool Corporation

Jason Randall Savage

James Phillips Carow

Joel Matthew Sells

Karen M Embury

Eduardo Abraham Lopez

Beau D Galloway

Jeffrey F Landrey

Dwain Francis Moore

Thomas N Robinson

A heater arrangement for a multi-compartment appliance comprises a first heater, a second heater, and a relay. The first heater is disposed within a first airflow path for a first dryer compartment. The second heater is disposed within a second airflow path for a second dryer compartment. The relay interconnects, via an electrical harness, the first and second heaters. The relay, responsive to a demand for heat to the first dryer compartment and the first heater having a temperature being less than a target temperature, diverts power to the first heater.

Heater and control scheme for multi-compartment dryer

A laundry appliance includes a blower that selectively delivers process air through an airflow path. A rotating drum defines a portion of the airflow path. The rotating drum is attached to a drive shaft that rotates the rotating drum about a rotational axis. The blower and the drive shaft are operated by a common motor. A heater selectively delivers heat to the airflow path. The heater defines an energizing state when a motor current delivered to the common motor is within a predetermined motor current range that is indicative of the common motor operating. The heater defines an idle state when the motor current is outside of the predetermined motor current range.

Laundry appliance utilizing a permanent split capacitor motor having a sensor for providing temperature control within the appliance

Heater and control scheme for multicompartment dryer

A method of operating a household oven to bake a casserole with the introduction of steam and controlling the steam to maintain a predetermined level of humidity to control the level of browning of the casserole.

Method for baking a casserole using steam

A method of operating a household oven to cook vegetables using steam during a cooking cycle.

Method for cooking vegetables using steam

A water conductivity monitoring circuit determines the status of an ion exchange filter in the water flow to a steam generator. A microprocessor sends a reference signal to a conductivity sensor circuit that converts it to an excite signal that is sent to a probe in the water flow. Any conductivity of the water alters the excite signal, and the modified signal is compared to the reference signal to establish a value indicative of the conductivity of the water. The microprocessor compares the value to at least two thresholds representative of the status of the filter.

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St. Joseph, MI, United States of America

Jason Randall Savage