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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Rachel Maghas, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Thomas Alan Latack, Baroda, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01); C05F 17/02 (2006.01); C05F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C05F 17/027 (2013.01); C05F 17/0063 (2013.01); C05F 17/0205 (2013.01); C05F 17/0264 (2013.01); C05F 17/0282 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for operating a composter device includes a compost container, a condensate reservoir, a first fluid pathway fluidly coupling the composting chamber and the condensate reservoir, and a fan moving air from the composting chamber to the condensate reservoir along the first fluid pathway to define a first airflow.