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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2023
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Haitian Hu, Louisville, KY (US);
James Quentin Pollett, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/44 (2020.01); D06F 33/32 (2020.01); D06F 101/14 (2020.01); D06F 103/40 (2020.01); D06F 105/50 (2020.01); D06F 105/52 (2020.01); D06F 105/58 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/44 (2020.02); D06F 33/32 (2020.02); D06F 2101/14 (2020.02); D06F 2103/40 (2020.02); D06F 2105/50 (2020.02); D06F 2105/52 (2020.02); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02);
Abstract
A method of operating a washing machine appliance includes receiving a start input for an operation of the washing machine appliance. The method also includes estimating a hold time that is predicted to occur after the operation. The method further includes determining the estimated hold time is greater than a maximum hold time. In response to the estimated hold time greater than the maximum hold time, an operation start time may be delayed or a keep fresh cycle may be performed after the operation.