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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2023
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Fikreadam Abebe Damtew, Louisville, KY (US);
James Quentin Pollett, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A washing machine appliance includes a wash tub, a wash basket rotatable mounted within the tub, and a heating element in thermal communication with the wash tub such that the heating element is positioned and configured to generate steam within the wash tub. A method of operating the washing machine appliance includes receiving a cycle selection and a steam option selection from the same input selector. The method also includes activating the heating element during a wash cycle of the washing machine appliance in response to the received steam option selection.