Whirlpool Corporation

Jordan M Grider

Rodney Michael Welch

Christopher A Jones

Alexander Joseph Halbleib

Erica L Roberts

Donald E Erickson

Christopher A Hartnett

Mark J Christensen

K David McAllister

Anthony B Welsh

Roy E Masters

Thomas Kessler

A laundry appliance includes a drum for processing laundry. A blower delivers process air through an airflow path that includes the drum. A lint filter is positioned within the airflow path that separates particulate matter from the process air. A lint disposal mechanism removes entrapped lint particles from a surface of the lint filter.

Laundry appliance having a maintenance free lint removal system

A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a rotating drum operably positioned therein for processing fabric. At least one transducer is positioned proximate the drum that provides an ultrasonic resonance that is directed into an interior chamber of the drum. The ultrasonic resonance is adapted to be directed into damp fabric being treated within the interior chamber. The ultrasonic resonance serves to modify water trapped within the damp fabric into a substantially gaseous form.

Laundry appliance having an ultrasonic drying mechanism

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Farmington Hills, MI, United States of America

Jordan M Grider