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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark L. Herman, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Garry L. Peterman, Stevensville, MI (US);
Daniel M. Putnam, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 11/00 (2006.01); G01R 29/08 (2006.01); G01R 29/12 (2006.01); H05B 6/62 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); G08B 7/06 (2006.01); D06F 58/26 (2006.01); D06F 58/02 (2006.01); G05F 1/00 (2006.01); G01Q 10/00 (2010.01); G01R 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 29/0857 (2013.01); D06F 58/266 (2013.01); G01R 29/12 (2013.01); G08B 7/06 (2013.01); G08B 21/18 (2013.01); H05B 6/62 (2013.01); D06F 58/02 (2013.01); G01Q 10/00 (2013.01); G01R 1/00 (2013.01); G05F 1/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting the presence of an energized e-field in a space, wherein the space includes at least one electrically conductive element disposed in the space and coupled with a controller, the method including receiving in the controller a signal from the at least one electrically conductive element, determining that an energized e-field occupies the space, and sending a signal from the controller indicative of the presence of the energized e-field in the space.