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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Wyndham F. Gary, Jr., Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Jonathan D. Gephart, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
John Howard Lanham, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 11/01 (2006.01); A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/006 (2013.01); A47L 15/4295 (2013.01); A47L 15/4297 (2013.01); A47L 2401/10 (2013.01); A47L 2401/12 (2013.01); A47L 2401/19 (2013.01);
Abstract
A household appliance includes a selectively mountable wireless communication module. The selectively mountable wireless communication module can be selectively mounted in a toe kick area of the household appliance. The household appliance can be, but is not limited to, a dishwasher, an oven, a refrigerator, a freezer, a microwave, a washing machine, a dryer, or a combo washer-dryer.