Whirlpool Corporation

Peter N Howes

Richard L Hammond

Scott E Carpenter

Lindsey Ann Wohlgamuth

Nicholas E Leep

Christopher A Hartnett

Michael J Bauman

Eric Monville

Mohsin Mahamadshafi Attar

Eric J Walsh

Jalindar S Dawange

Gobi Krishnan Mallikarjunan

Marcus Roland Fischer

Sayer J Murphy

Elliott V Stowe

Anne Wessel

Brent M Burgess

Michael Jon Vriezema

Demetrius J Schaaf

Jonathan D Gephart

Akshay Sanjay Tondwal

Joseph Allen Gregory

Chloe P Condon

Sann M Naing

Tristan James VanFossen

Mario Togawa Aparicio

Bianca Marie Harris

Phillip Daniel Swanson

Moshin Attar

Natasha Paulinski

Laundry treatment appliances for use in a typical household include a tub that has an opening to provide access to the interior and at least partially defines a treating chamber into which fabric items such as clothes, towels, or linens can be placed to undergo a washing operation. A system can be provided for recirculating wash liquid through the tub to reduce water consumption. At least one tank or reservoir and a coagulant dosing system can be included for the chemical treatment of wash water as part of the wash liquid recirculation system. The tank can also serve to separate coagulated solids from the wash water.

Household appliance with coagulant dosing system

A cartridge for a laundry appliance includes an outer housing having an interior chamber therein. The outer housing includes a primary axis and a secondary axis that is perpendicular to the primary axis. A pump is contained within the outer housing that selectively delivers a laundry chemistry from the interior chamber to a dispensing outlet of the outer housing. The dispensing outlet is defined within a contoured edge of the outer housing and orients the dispensing outlet at an oblique angle with respect to the primary and secondary axes. A rotational drive is operated by an external actuator. The rotational drive is positioned within the outer housing and in operable communication with the pump. The rotational drive aligns with a drive aperture defined within a wall of the outer housing for receiving the external actuator.

Chemistry dispensing system for a laundry appliance having removable chemistry cartridges

A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an open face. A cover is movable between an opened and a closed condition to selectively open and close the open face, respectively. The cover has an inner surface confronting the open face in the closed condition. A treating chemistry dispenser is carried by the cover and includes a housing defining a cartridge chamber with a cartridge opening and a lid assembly selectively opening and closing the cartridge opening.

Dishwasher and dispenser

Lifter for a laundry treating appliance

A laundry treating appliance having a tub with a tub interior that defines a liquid chamber, a rotatable drum located within the liquid chamber and rotatable about a rotational axis that at least partially defines a treating chamber, and a lifter housing carried by the drum and located within the treating chamber.

Laundry treating appliance lifter

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Saint Joseph, MI, United States of America

Peter N Howes