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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark L. Herman, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Garry L. Peterman, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/26 (2006.01); F26B 3/347 (2006.01); H05B 6/54 (2006.01); H05B 6/62 (2006.01); F26B 3/34 (2006.01); F26B 3/28 (2006.01); D06F 58/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/266 (2013.01); F26B 3/28 (2013.01); F26B 3/34 (2013.01); F26B 3/347 (2013.01); H05B 6/54 (2013.01); H05B 6/62 (2013.01); D06F 58/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for drying an article with a radio frequency (RF) applicator having anode elements and cathode elements includes capacitively coupling the anode elements, capacitively coupling the cathode elements, capacitively coupling an anode element to a cathode element, and energizing the RF applicator to generate an RF field between anode and cathode elements wherein liquid residing within the field will be dielectrically heated.