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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin E. Alexander, Stevensville, MI (US);
Brian A. Black, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Thomas A. Latack, Baroda, MI (US);
Matthew D. Rhodes, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/44 (2006.01); D06F 39/02 (2006.01); A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/04 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 58/02 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/28 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/006 (2013.01); A47L 15/0049 (2013.01); A47L 15/428 (2013.01); A47L 15/4219 (2013.01); A47L 15/4225 (2013.01); A47L 15/4285 (2013.01); A47L 15/4293 (2013.01); A47L 15/4409 (2013.01); A47L 15/449 (2013.01); A47L 15/4463 (2013.01); A47L 15/4472 (2013.01); D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 39/003 (2013.01); D06F 39/005 (2013.01); D06F 39/008 (2013.01); D06F 39/02 (2013.01); D06F 39/045 (2013.01); D06F 39/083 (2013.01); D06F 58/02 (2013.01); D06F 58/203 (2013.01); D06F 58/28 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2803 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2829 (2013.01);
Abstract
A household appliance having a treating chamber in which is received an article for treatment, a treating chemistry dispenser configured to receive a unit dose container for the treating chemistry, and a controller for executing at least one cycle of operation and a method of operating the household appliance to physically alter a unit dose container in conjunction with a cycle of operation and sensing same.