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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
May. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Peter Murray, Leeds, GB;
Joseph G Marcinkiewicz, St. Peters, MO (US);
Michael I Henderson, Huby, GB;
Inventors:
Peter Murray, Leeds, GB;
Joseph G Marcinkiewicz, St. Peters, MO (US);
Michael I Henderson, Huby, GB;
Assignee:
Emerson Electric Co.,, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A clothes washing machine system and control methods. The washing machine system includes a cabinet having a drum rotatably mounted therein. A motor is coupled to the drum for rotating the drum within the cabinet. A memory device is accessible by a processor, such as a digital signal processor (DSP). The memory contains program code for implementing a method that includes determining the end of the washing machine's spin cycle by monitoring a parameter of the washing machine.