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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2013
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Gregory R. Fulmer, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Kaustav Ghosh, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Nicholas E. Leep, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
William L. Murch, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Matthew C. Parsons, Dowagiac, MI (US);
Robert J. Pinkowski, Baroda, MI (US);
Nicholas E. Righetti, Findlay, OH (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for operating a laundry treating appliance comprising a treating chamber for receiving a load of laundry for treatment according to at least one cycle of operation wherein a dye containing liquid is generated in the treating chamber during the operation, the method comprising backwashing the pre-filter to remove the non-dye material from the pre-filter.