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Patent No.:

US 12601103 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 15, 2022

Foreign substrate collector for a laundry appliance

Applicant:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Inventors:

Grace K. Brown, Granger, IN (US);

Mark Jason Christensen, Stevensville, MI (US);

Heather Ann Hellmuth, St. Joseph, MI (US);

Michael Adam Ledford, St. Joseph, MI (US);

Meagan Kathleen Vandervelde, St. Joseph, MI (US);

Sander Brouwer, Comerio, IT;

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Attorney:

Price Heneveld LLP

Primary Examiner:

Deming Wan

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/08 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2022.01); B01D 46/24 (2006.01); B03C 3/04 (2006.01); B03C 3/28 (2006.01); D06F 23/02 (2006.01); D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 33/30 (2020.01); D06F 33/50 (2020.01); D06F 34/20 (2020.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 37/06 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/22 (2006.01); D06F 58/42 (2020.01); D06F 103/42 (2020.01); D06F 105/30 (2020.01); D06F 105/46 (2020.01); D06F 105/52 (2020.01); D06F 105/58 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/22 (2013.01); B01D 46/0002 (2013.01); B01D 46/0086 (2013.01); B01D 46/24 (2013.01); B03C 3/04 (2013.01); B03C 3/28 (2013.01); D06F 23/02 (2013.01); D06F 25/00 (2013.01); D06F 33/30 (2020.02); D06F 33/50 (2020.02); D06F 34/20 (2020.02); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 37/06 (2013.01); D06F 58/08 (2013.01); D06F 58/42 (2020.02); D06F 2103/42 (2020.02); D06F 2105/30 (2020.02); D06F 2105/46 (2020.02); D06F 2105/52 (2020.02); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02);
Abstract

A laundry appliance includes a cabinet. A drum disposed within the cabinet and has an inner circumferential wall. At least one lifter is operably coupled to the inner circumferential wall of the drum. A motor is operably coupled to the drum and is disposed within the cabinet. A controller is disposed within the cabinet and is communicatively coupled to the motor. A negatively-charged member selectively disposed within the drum. A negative charge is configured to attract oppositely-charged foreign substrates to the negatively-charged member. The negatively-charged member is selectively coupled to the at least one lifter.

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