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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard D. Smith, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John F. Gerling, Modesto, CA (US);
Stephen D. Schultz, Modesto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 3/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 3/34 ;
Abstract
End of cycle detector and method for a microwave clothes dryer. The temperature of fabric in the dryer is monitored, an increase in the monitored temperature is detected when substantially all moisture has been removed from the fabric, and operation of the dryer is controlled in response to the increase in temperature.