Whirlpool Corporation

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Sathish Andrea Sundaram

Paul E Beshears, Jr

Kristopher Lee Delgado

Farhad Ashrafzadeh

Jordan Robert Fountain

James Phillips Carow

Shreecharan Kanchanavally

Janice M Kaeding

Tremitchel Wright

Boma M Brown-West

Jamie M McQueen

Bryan E Wagenknecht

Karl David McAllister

Dennis L Kehl

Roger James Bertsch

Michael T Dalton

Brent M Burgess

Donald Joseph Wilson

Josef Arnold Buser

Robert J Rolek

Luis Fernando Welin

Brent A DeWeerd

Brent Allen Deweerd

Joseph Karl Sharkey

A dispensing assembly including at least one treating chemistry container configured to store a treating chemistry and selectively fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, a sensor configured to detect a characteristic of the dispensing assembly and output a first signal based thereon, an illumination detector outputting a second signal indicative of ambient illumination and an indicator outputting a human-detectable signal.

Non-integrated bulk dispenser and method of operating a dishwasher having same

A dishwasher having a tub having an open face and at least partially defining a treating chamber for holding dishes during an automatic cycle of operation, a door moveably mounted between an opened position, wherein a user the treating chamber is accessible, and a closed position, wherein the door closes the open face of the tub and dispensing assembly configured to activate an indicator to emit a human-detectable signal in response to a first signal indicating a predetermined amount of treating chemistry and a second signal indicating a predetermined amount of illumination.

Dishwasher and dispensing assembly

A removable non-integrated treating chemistry dispensing cartridge assembly may emit a signal in response to a predetermined amount of treating chemistry being detected and in response to a predetermined amount of illumination being detected.

A dishwasher having a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber and in which is provided a rotating sprayer for emitting liquid into the treating chamber. The rotation of the spray arm may be controlled such that rotation of the spray arm is responsive to a determination that the spray arm has contacted an obstacle within the treating chamber.

Obstacle sensing spray arm for a dishwashing machine

A household appliance for performing a useful cycle of operation on a physical article may have a treating chamber for holding the physical article during performance of the useful cycle of operation. The household appliance may include a temporary controllable device located within the treating chamber where the temporary controllable device may be communicated with via a signal relay.

Household appliance having a signal relay

The invention relates to a method of determining the presence of a drying rack based on image data of the laundry located in a treating chamber of a laundry treating appliance.

Laundry treating appliance with drying rack detection based on imaging data

A method for treating a consumer article wherein a treating chemistry is activated or deactivated by the introduction of steam.

Steam activation or deactivation of chemistry in an appliance

A dishwasher includes a main sump that holds the main wash fluid supply, and a separate sump formed in the bottom wall of the tub away from the main sump. The separate sump holds a concentrated wash fluid supply. The separate sump supplies wash fluid for washing periods in which a highly concentrated chemistry mixture is desired.

Dishwasher with separate sump for concentrated fluid supply

A dishwasher includes a spray assembly positioned in the wash chamber of the dishwasher's tub. The spray assembly includes a spray arm that is driven by an input shaft. The input shaft is operable to both drive the spray arm and selectively divert wash fluid to the fluid nozzles associated with the wings of the spray arm.

Spray assembly for a dishwasher

An automatic dishwasher and a method for controlling the operation of the automatic dishwasher including an imaging device that repeatedly captures images of a sub-portion of a wash chamber as a dish rack is moved from a load position to a use position. The repeated capturing of images is synchronized with the movement of the dish rack, and areas of the dish rack in which dishes are present are determined from the repeatedly captured images.

Dishwasher with imaging device for measuring load characteristics and a method for controlling same

The invention relates to a method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a rotatable drum defining a laundry treating chamber. The laundry in the laundry treating chamber may be imaged and a state of dryness of the laundry determined based on the imaging of the laundry. The operation of the laundry treating appliance may be based on the determined state of dryness.

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Benton Harbor, MI, United States of America

Sathish Andrea Sundaram