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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Benne, Schorndorf, DE;
Matthew T. Doll, Stevensville, MI (US);
Carolyn Y. Groppel, Stevensville, MI (US);
Claudia Schuler, Schorndorf, DE;
Casey J. Tubman, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/00 (2020.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 58/30 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/008 (2013.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 39/14 (2013.01); D06F 58/30 (2020.02);
Abstract
A method and appliance for controlling a household washing machine for washing laundry includes receiving, in a user interface, a user-selected steam sanitize cycle, displaying, on the user interface, a first indicator, and executing, by the controller, the sanitize cycle, and displaying a sanitized indicator, for example, on the user interface.