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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael S. Hendrickson, Owasso, OK (US);
Colleen M. Doyle, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Frank Nekic, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Dennis L. Kehl, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Joel A. Luckman, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Ayomide Fawole, Festac Town, NG;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/00 (2006.01); D06F 35/00 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/06 (2006.01); D06F 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 35/006 (2013.01); D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 39/003 (2013.01); D06F 39/004 (2013.01); D06F 39/005 (2013.01); D06F 39/02 (2013.01); D06F 39/06 (2013.01); D06F 2202/02 (2013.01); D06F 2204/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automatic washing machine can be operated in accordance with a selected wash cycle by receiving an input indicative of a concentration of a wash aid prior to a dispensing of the wash aid into at least one of a tub and a drum, and selecting an operating parameter of the automatic washing machine in response to the determined concentration.