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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 1983
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard E Hornung, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364900 ; 364141 ;
Abstract
A control circuit is disclosed for appliances such as dishwashers and clothes washers employing a microprocessor programmed to respond to user selected options to determine the operating sequence of the appliance. The control circuit includes a manually operable switch which when actuated generates a reset signal which interrupts or cancels appliance operation by resetting the microprocessor and additionally generates an initiating signal which when detected by the microprocessor following reset, causes the microprocessor to initiate a drain cycle to remove any water present in the appliance as part of the reset program routine.