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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11686032 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 09, 2020

User-interface system for a laundry appliance

Applicant:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Inventors:

William Gregory, St. Petersburg, FL (US);

Alexander Halbleib, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Barry Steven Hazell, Ottawa, CA;

Christopher A. Jones, St. Joseph, MI (US);

James Mann, St. Petersburg, FL (US);

Dennis Scott Prows, Lutz, FL (US);

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Attorney:

Price Heneveld LLP

Primary Examiner:

Thang V Tran

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/00 (2006.01); D06F 34/00 (2020.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); D06F 34/34 (2020.01); D06F 34/32 (2020.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01); H04R 1/04 (2006.01); H04R 1/08 (2006.01); D06F 105/58 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 34/34 (2020.02); D06F 34/32 (2020.02); D06F 39/14 (2013.01); G06F 3/162 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); H04R 1/04 (2013.01); H04R 1/08 (2013.01); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01);
Abstract

A laundry appliance includes a cabinet. A door is coupled to the cabinet. The door is operable between a closed position and an opened position. A microphone assembly is coupled to the door. The microphone assembly is configured to receive a voice command. A microcontroller is coupled to the door. The microcontroller is operably coupled to the microphone assembly and the microcontroller. A proximity sensor is coupled to the microphone assembly. The proximity sensor defines a sensor field that extends outward from the door.

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