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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Sukumar Arrojula, Louisville, KY (US);
Joseph Mark Brian, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 9/20 (2022.01); G05D 23/19 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 9/2021 (2013.01); G05D 23/1905 (2013.01); H04L 2012/2847 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of operating a water heater appliance are provided. The water heater appliance includes a tank, a cold water inlet conduit extending into the tank, a heating element within the tank, a hot water conduit extending from the tank to a mixing valve, a mixed water conduit downstream of the mixing valve, and a user interface. The method includes receiving a user input, determining a tank temperature setpoint value based on the received user input, and adjusting a tank temperature setpoint to the determined tank temperature setpoint value.