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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2022
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Scott E. Carpenter, Wanatah, IN (US);
Marcus R. Fischer, Stevensville, MI (US);
Joli A. Fytczyk, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Richard L. Hammond, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A household appliance for performing a cycle of operation according to a cycle of operation. The household appliance includes a cabinet defining a treating chamber, a tub located within the cabinet interior and defining a tub interior and having an access opening, a rotatable drum located within the tub interior, a user interface carried by the cabinet and coupled to a controller to provide data communication between the controller and a user, a pedestal for supporting the cabinet and comprising a liquid recirculation system for recirculating liquid to the treating chamber, at least one consumable received in a dock positioned in the pedestal for use in performing the cycle of operation, and, a luminary communication interface physically separated from the user interface and configured to emit at least one of colored light motion or light intensity patterns to illustrate a status of the at least one consumable.