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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Marco Cagliani, Fabriano, IT;
Karl David Mcallister, Stevensville, MI (US);
Omar R. Murad, Rio Claro, BR;
Sadasivam Narayanan, Pondicherry, IN;
Nicholas B. Vaive, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 35/00 (2006.01); C01B 13/10 (2006.01); D06F 34/14 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 35/001 (2013.01); C01B 13/10 (2013.01); D06F 34/14 (2020.02);
Abstract
A laundry washing appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a tub. A sanitization mechanism delivers ozone into a processing space defined within the drum for sanitizing laundry within the drum. An ozone generator of the sanitization mechanism generates ozone gas wherein the sanitization mechanism includes an injection device that injects the ozone into the drum during a specific rotational operation of the drum.