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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Vincent A. Ireland, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Traci L. Kachorek, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Brooke L. Lau, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/0021 (2013.01); A47L 2301/04 (2013.01); A47L 2501/26 (2013.01); A47L 2501/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a dishwasher includes receiving a user-input signal indicative of a hidden operating mode, selecting the hidden operating mode of a dishwasher based on the user-input signal, accessing a plurality of pre-programmed dishwashing cycles associated with the selected hidden operating mode, and operating the dishwasher in accordance with one of the plurality of pre-programmed dishwashing cycles.