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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Edward Hettinger, Louisville, KY (US);
Ryan Ellis Leonard, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/36 (2020.01); D06F 33/34 (2020.01); D06F 33/44 (2020.01); D06F 103/20 (2020.01); D06F 105/02 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/36 (2020.02); D06F 33/34 (2020.02); D06F 33/44 (2020.02); D06F 2103/20 (2020.02); D06F 2105/02 (2020.02);
Abstract
A method for operating a laundry apparatus, the laundry apparatus including a tub and a detergent dispenser, the method including initiating a washing cycle of a washing load; supplying a first fill of heated water and a dose of detergent to the tub via the detergent dispenser; performing a first agitation phase of the washing cycle; determining that a two-phase heated water fill condition exists; supplying a second fill of heated water to the tub; and performing a second agitation phase of the washing cycle.