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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steven D. Ficke, Stevensville, MI (US);
Gregory T. Heine, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Gregory S. Lieto, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 33/00 (2020.01); D06F 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 33/00 (2013.01); D06F 25/00 (2013.01); D06F 2204/06 (2013.01); D06F 2204/10 (2013.01); D06F 2212/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
The souring of wet laundry in a laundry treating appliance may be retarded by sending an alert signal indicative of an ending of a cycle of operation from the laundry treating appliance to a remote electronic device. The appliance may receive an authorization signal from the electronic device indicative of an instruction to execute an anti-sour cycle. An anti-sour cycle comprising the energizing of a fan to flow air through a laundry treating chamber may be automatically initiated for the laundry treating appliance.