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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Farhad Ashrafzadeh, Bowling Green, KY (US);
James P. Carow, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Shreecharan Kanchanavally, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 21/06 (2006.01); F26B 11/02 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01); D06F 58/28 (2006.01); F26B 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 58/02 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 11/02 (2013.01); D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 39/003 (2013.01); D06F 58/02 (2013.01); D06F 58/203 (2013.01); D06F 58/28 (2013.01); F26B 25/00 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2861 (2013.01); D06F 2204/065 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laundry treating appliance and method for controlling the operation of a laundry treating appliance having a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment in accordance with a treating cycle of operation by determining the presence of a bulky laundry item based on image data of the laundry within the treating chamber.