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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2022
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Josef A. Buser, Schoenenberg-Kuebelberg, DE;
Kristopher L. Delgado, Stevensville, MI (US);
Scott D. Slabbekoorn, Greensboro, NC (US);
Cristian A. Soto, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Elliott V. Stowe, Stevensville, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A dishwasher comprising a tub, a reuse tank, and a controller for implementing a wash cycle in the tub, the controller comprising a clock, the controller operably coupled to a recirculation pump and a drain pump, the controller configured (a) to cause the recirculation pump to supply liquid used during the wash cycle to the reuse tank, (b) to monitor via a clock a period of time that the liquid is within the reuse tank, and (c) when the period of time is greater than a predetermined period of time, (i) to cause a control valve in an outlet conduit to open and allow the liquid to flow from the reuse tank to a sump and (ii) to cause a drain pump to drain the liquid from the sump and out of the dishwasher.