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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:
Oct. 06, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald E Knoop, Royalton Township, Berrien County, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
8158 ; 8159 ; 68 1 / ; 68207 ; 137387 ;
Abstract
A liquid control system is provided for an automatic washer which responds to a user's input of fabric type to introduce into the tub of the washer an optimum volume of liquid to wash a clothes load in the tub based on sensed pressure wave changes as the tub is filled and agitated simultaneously.