Whirlpool Corporation

Kristi R Lafrenz

Jeffrey T DeBord

Paul E Hsu

Michael T Kopczewski

Stephen D Schober

Kenneth C Boyle

Keith Hobart Gausmann

Robert Brueckner

Robert J Hayes

Gary Petersen

Brian L Ness

Doug Drenten

Nedra A Herr

Kimberly J Hood

Brett C Oleson

Sally A Stark

Gary Schmitz

Lashelle D Woods

Jan D Behrens

A laundry appliance can be selectively operated in either manual or automatic modes of operation. In the automatic mode, a laundering operation is initiated upon receiving a single cycle input parameter from the user, preferably through a LCD touch screen display, while relying on additional operating cycle parameters established by factory preset settings or prior consumer established preferences. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, a consumer need merely select a single cycle parameter, such as a type of stain adapted to be removed, and the appliance will start based on temperature and other setting parameters taken from memory. However, even with the automatic start feature activated, the user will still be able to adjust pre-established cycle parameters by changing default values after the cycle has started.

Laundry appliance having automatic start feature based on selected stain

A toaster is provided having a base which may be interchangeable or integral with the toaster unit. The toaster also contains an angled heating chamber having manually moveable heating element assemblies, a centering carriage, and a toast lift that optimize the distance between the heating elements and the bread product. Furthermore, an angled top for viewing the bread product within the heating chamber, and including a user control interface for controlling the actions of the toaster, located on the top surface thereof are provided.

Toaster

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Newton, IA, United States of America

Kristi R Lafrenz