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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2023
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Joshua Reeves, Louisville, KY (US);
Stannard Nathan Phelps, Cadiz, KY (US);
Kelsey King, Fisherville, KY (US);
Mary Joy Cardilino Gentry, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A method for indicating a wash operation of a wash cycle of an appliance is provided. The wash operation is indicated on a user interface of the appliance. The method includes initiating the wash cycle of the appliance via the user interface. During the wash cycle, the method includes operating an arrangement of light-emitting devices on the user interface of the appliance to animate the wash operation. One or more of the light-emitting devices are turned on and off in a manner that corresponds to the wash operation during the wash cycle.