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Patent No.:

US 12359359 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 19, 2023

Method for performing a self-clean cycle in a washing machine appliance

Applicant:

Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Inventors:

Jinmo Chong, Seoul, KR;

MyungGeon Chung, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:

Dority & Manning, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Michael E Barr

Assistant Examiner:

Richard Z Zhang

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/43 (2020.01); D06F 33/42 (2020.01); D06F 34/22 (2020.01); D06F 35/00 (2006.01); D06F 103/20 (2020.01); D06F 103/70 (2020.01); D06F 105/08 (2020.01); D06F 105/54 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/43 (2020.02); D06F 34/22 (2020.02); D06F 35/008 (2013.01); D06F 33/42 (2020.02); D06F 2103/20 (2020.02); D06F 2103/70 (2020.02); D06F 2105/08 (2020.02); D06F 2105/54 (2020.02);
Abstract

A washing machine appliance includes a wash tub positioned within a cabinet, a water supply configured to selectively dispense wash fluid into the wash tub, and a conductivity sensor for measuring an electrical conductivity of the wash fluid collected in the wash tub. A controller is configured to receive a request to perform a self-clean cycle, supply a predetermined amount of wash fluid into the wash tub using the water supply, measure an initial conductivity of the wash fluid in the wash tub using the conductivity sensor, measure a final conductivity of the wash fluid in the wash tub a predetermined amount of time after measuring the initial conductivity using the conductivity sensor, determine that the self-clean cycle is needed based at least in part on the initial conductivity and the final conductivity, and perform the self-clean cycle.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Chong, Jinmo. (2025). Method for performing a self-clean cycle in a washing machine appliance (U.S. Patent No. 12359359). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12359359

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