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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
May. 28, 2020
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Mark J. Christensen, Stevensville, MI (US);
Donald Erickson, Stevensville, MI (US);
Jordan M. Grider, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Alexander Halbleib, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Christopher A. Hartnett, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Christopher A. Jones, St. Joseph, MI (US);
K. David McAllister, Stevensville, MI (US);
Rodney M. Welch, Eau Claire, MI (US);
Erica L. Roberts, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a rotating drum operably positioned therein for processing fabric. At least one transducer is positioned proximate the drum that provides an ultrasonic resonance that is directed into an interior chamber of the drum. The ultrasonic resonance is adapted to be directed into damp fabric being treated within the interior chamber. The ultrasonic resonance serves to modify water trapped within the damp fabric into a substantially gaseous form.