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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Leitert, Eau Claire, MI (US);
Karl David McAllister, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 58/28 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01); D06F 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 35/006 (2013.01); D06F 39/003 (2013.01); D06F 39/005 (2013.01); D06F 58/28 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2861 (2013.01); D06F 2202/10 (2013.01); D06F 2202/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method of determining a laundry load size in a laundry treating appliance comprising a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment in accordance with a treating cycle of operation, an imaging device, and a controller having a processor, the method includes generating an image, detecting markings in the generated image, and determining, by the controller, a load size based thereon.