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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Leo Edward Hodapp, Jr., Greenville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/0055 (2013.01); A47L 15/4259 (2013.01); A47L 15/44 (2013.01); A47L 2401/023 (2013.01); A47L 2401/26 (2013.01); A47L 2501/07 (2013.01); A47L 2501/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a dishwasher appliance, as provided herein, may include detecting a door of the dishwasher appliance in an open position and determining the door is maintained in the open position for a preset minimum continuous period. The method may further include detecting the door in a closed position following the preset minimum continuous period. The method may still further include measuring an additive volume of a wash additive in an additive compartment on the door while the door is in the closed position following the preset minimum continuous period.