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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2024
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Mark Banta, Pewee Valley, KY (US);
James Quentin Pollett, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 34/22 (2020.01); D06F 23/04 (2006.01); D06F 33/37 (2020.01); D06F 33/38 (2020.01); D06F 34/04 (2020.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 103/22 (2020.01); D06F 105/42 (2020.01); D06F 105/52 (2020.01); D06F 105/58 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 34/22 (2020.02); D06F 23/04 (2013.01); D06F 33/37 (2020.02); D06F 33/38 (2020.02); D06F 34/04 (2020.02); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 39/022 (2013.01); D06F 2103/22 (2020.02); D06F 2105/42 (2020.02); D06F 2105/52 (2020.02); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02);
Abstract
A method for operating a washing machine appliance includes initiating a rinse cycle of the washing machine appliance, operating a dispensing assembly to dispense wash fluid into the wash tub, obtaining a wash fluid turbidity of the wash fluid using the turbidity sensor, determining that a target volume of wash additive was added to the wash fluid based at least in part on the wash fluid turbidity, and implementing a responsive action in response to determining that the target volume of the wash additive was added to the wash fluid.