Whirlpool Corporation

Ryan Kevin Roth

Mark S Feddema

Joseph T Ferencevich

Frederick Thomas Roderick

David Jason Brightbill

William J Snell

Steven B Balinski

Michelle L Oakes

Barry E Tuller

Anthony B Welsh

David H Chen

Sujit S Naik

Julio C Moreira

Demetrius J Schaaf

Mohan Takale

Ralph E Christman

Brooke L Lau

Edward L Thies

Ginger Elayne Patera

Larry D Marks

Wilbur W Jarvis

David Wayne Mundy

Robert H Ashton

John M DeBoer

Kevin Miller

Kevin J Fitzpatrick

Justin D McIver

Nelson J Ferragut

Theodore F Meyers

Benjamin Nicholas Fulbright

Gary M Lindgren

Sujay Sunil Dabade

Rayburn L Cox

Paul R Johnson

Brian W May

Stephen M Groppel

Waldemar Romanowski

Charles P Deming

David W Jiral

Scott A Rayon

Alan G Outcalt

Kathryn A Stady

Nic Kesterke

Logan S Thompson

Brian T Etzkorn

Eugene P Krausz

A dishwasher can include a tub defining a treating chamber receiving dishes for treatment, a spray system providing treating liquid to the treating chamber, a first dish rack located in the tub and having a bottom wall with inclined portions configured to cradle a glass therebetween and prevent the glass from rolling.

Glasses rack for dishwasher

A dishwasher for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation can include a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber receiving dishes for treatment and a spray system providing treating liquid to the treating chamber. A dish rack is located in the tub and has a bottom wall and at least a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall. A depending portion extends downwardly from the bottom wall and is oriented at an angle to the bottom wall to define an incline angle. At least one spray tube is carried by the dish rack.

Dish rack and wash assembly for dishwasher

A dishwasher for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation can include a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber receiving dishes for treatment, a spray system providing treating liquid to the treating chamber, a low profile dish rack located in the tub and having a bottom wall and at least a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, with a depending portion extending downwardly from the bottom wall and oriented at an angle to the bottom wall to define an incline angle, and at least one spray tube carried by the dish rack and located below the bottom wall, the spray tube having nozzles emitting spray into the depending portion.

Low profile rack and wash assembly for dishwasher

A dishwasher can include a tub defining a treating chamber receiving dishes for treatment, a spray system providing treating liquid to the treating chamber, a first dish rack located in the tub and having a bottom wall tiered to form multiple levels defining an effective inclination angle for the bottom wall, and a second dish rack located below the first dish rack and having an inclined non-tiered bottom wall.

A dish treating appliance for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation and including a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, multiple sprayers emitting a liquid into the treating chamber, and a diverter valve having a rotatable valve body, which can be rotated to discrete rotational positions to selectively fluidly couple with the multiple sprayers. A rotary drive is located exteriorly of the tub and comprises a housing defining an interior with a liquid leak reservoir, a motor carried by the housing, an output shaft rotationally driven by the motor, extending through the housing and the tub, and operably coupled to the valve body, and a printed circuit board (PCB) located within the housing.

Dish treating appliance with leak detection

A dishwasher includes a tub with walls that at least partially define a treating chamber with an access opening, a door that selectively closes the access opening, a dish rack located within the tub, and a utensil caddy that comprises a wire frame and is mounted to the dish rack.

Dishwasher utensil caddies

A printed circuit board to which corresponding wiring connectors such as power wiring connectors, may be connected to couple electrical components and a power supply to the printed circuit board and a control housing, which may be used for operably storing such a printed circuit board.

Circuit board having arc tracking protection

In one aspect, a dishwasher having sidewalls at least partially defining a treating chamber and defining an access opening, a rack rail mount, and a rack rail coupled to the tub mount slidably mounting a dishrack. The tub mount includes at least a light source and an electrical connection configured to provide electrical connection from the light source to a wiring harness adjacent the sidewall.

Dishwasher illuminating system

Dishwasher utensil caddies are disclosed. A disclosed example utensil caddy for a dishwasher having a tub and a door at least partially defining a treating chamber, and dish rack in the treating chamber, includes an attachment member configured to attach the utensil caddy to a side of the dish rack in a space between the dish rack and the tub or the door, and a slot oriented at an angle relative to the dish rack, and configured to receive a handle of a cooking utensil.

A dishwasher for treating dishes according to at least one automatic cycle of operation comprises a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a chassis supporting the tub and defining a space below the tub a junction box located within the space. The junction box includes a base and a cover configured to receive an electrical connection for the dishwasher.

Dishwasher

An appliance having a control housing assembly for operably storing a printed circuit board to which corresponding wiring connectors may be connected to couple electrical components to the printed circuit board.

Appliance having a control housing with a connector brace

A steam purge method for a dishwasher includes a washing cycle, a steam purge cycle and a rinse cycle. During the steam purge cycle, a dishwasher tub is filled with fluid to a level below a heating element in a wash chamber, heated and at least partially converted to steam in the wash chamber. After the steam purge cycle, the dishwasher is drained and the rinse cycle commences. Optionally, a heated drying cycle may be performed upon termination of the rinse cycle. A single heating element arranged in the wash chamber is utilized for heating washing fluid during each of washing, purging and steam generation cycles, as well as for the heated drying cycle.

Dishwasher steam purge method

A dishwasher configured to perform a physical cycle of operation and having a power savings mode during which the dishwasher periodically monitors a key press by a user to determine if the dishwasher should be taken out of the power savings mode.

Method and apparatus for an appliance with a power saving mode

A dishwasher includes a door assembly that has an outer door panel with a vent. At the end of a wash cycle, the outer door panel tips outwardly to expose the vent. Steam is evacuated from the dishwasher through the vent via a duct extending through the door assembly.

Vented door assembly for a dishwasher

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Saint Joseph, MI, United States of America

Ryan Kevin Roth