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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jason A. Green, Stevensville, MI (US);
Alexander Halbleib, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Roy E. Masters, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Arun Rajendran, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Wesley P. Traylor, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/28 (2006.01); D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 58/02 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/28 (2013.01); D06F 25/00 (2013.01); D06F 58/02 (2013.01); D06F 58/04 (2013.01); D06F 58/203 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2803 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2829 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2835 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2838 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2861 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method towards a laundry treating appliance for drying laundry comprising a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber and having a front and a rear where at least one conductivity sensor is located within the treating chamber, and a motor rotating the drum tumbles laundry within the treating chamber to ensure contact of the laundry with the conductivity sensor.