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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2022
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Ryan Robert Bellinger, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Timothy Noah Blatchley, Stevensville, MI (US);
Mark Jason Christensen, Stevensville, MI (US);
Ryan Douglas Kuhn, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Nolan Robert Maryanski, Stevensville, MI (US);
Wesley Paul Traylor, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an opening. A drum is disposed within the cabinet and defines a processing space. A blower directs process air through an airflow path that includes the drum. A door is operably coupled to the cabinet. The door is operable to an open position that provides selective access through the opening and into the drum. A foreign particulate collector is operably coupled to the door. The foreign particulate collector includes a collection material configured to collect foreign particulates within the drum.