Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Reagan Murphy

Michael Goodman Schroeder

Ravi Patel

A multi-channel valve for a dishwashing appliance may define an axial direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. The multi-channel valve may include a cylindrical housing that may include a plurality of inlet nozzles and a plurality of outlet nozzles. The multi-channel valve also may include an inner cylinder positioned within the cylindrical housing. The inner cylinder may define a central axis approximately parallel to the axial direction. The inner cylinder may include a plurality of flow channels each extended through the inner cylinder approximately perpendicular to the central axis. The plurality of flow channels may be spaced apart approximately along the axial direction. Each flow channel may be oriented at a predetermined angle relative to an adjacent flow channel.

Multi-channel valve for a dishwashing appliance

A refrigerator appliance and a method of operating a refrigerator appliance to detect produce ripening. The refrigerator includes a camera assembly in a chilled chamber to obtain an image of a produce item and analyze the image for a ripeness value. Comparing the ripeness value of produce item to a predetermined value may be used to determine if the produce item has reached an optimal ripeness condition.

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Louisville, KY, United States of America

Reagan Murphy