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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Richard L. Hammond, Mattawan, MI (US);
David Adrian Moelker, Zeeland, MI (US);
Luke John Paul, Jenison, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 34/18 (2020.01); D06F 33/44 (2020.01); D06F 93/00 (2006.01); D06F 103/02 (2020.01); D06F 105/56 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 34/18 (2020.02); D06F 33/44 (2020.02); D06F 93/005 (2013.01); D06F 2103/02 (2020.02); D06F 2105/56 (2020.02);
Abstract
A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to a cycle of operation includes a chassis defining an interior. A rotatable treating chamber is located within the interior. An antenna is configured to receive RFID data from RFID tags on the laundry items and outputs a signal indicative of the RFID data. A controller receives the signal from the antenna and is configured to process the signal and to suggest, alter, or implement the cycle of operation based on the signal.