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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2024
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Jason Fuchs, Louisville, KY (US);
Carrie Li, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a laundry appliance may include initiating a laundry cycle of the laundry appliance. The method may also include evaluating, with a sensor assembly, a classification of an object within an interior of the laundry appliance. The method may further include commencing a locked down operational state in response to evaluating the classification of the object within the interior of the laundry appliance. The method may also include providing a push notification on a remote user interface device based on commencing the locked down operational state. The push notification may include information indicative of the object.