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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2005
Timothy Martin Wetzel, Louisville, KY (US);
Joseph Duane Tobbe, Taylorsville, KY (US);
Matthew David Mersch, Louisville, KY (US);
Gregory Owen Miller, Louisville, KY (US);
Timothy Martin Wetzel, Louisville, KY (US);
Joseph Duane Tobbe, Taylorsville, KY (US);
Matthew David Mersch, Louisville, KY (US);
Gregory Owen Miller, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A dishwasher includes a cabinet, an upper rack and a lower rack disposed within the cabinet. The upper and lower racks support articles to be cleaned. The dishwasher also includes a first spray arm and a second spray arm rotatably mounted within the cabinet. The first and second spray arms are operated based on a wash cycle. A controller is operatively coupled to the first and second spray arms for controlling the wash cycle. The controller is configured to operate the first and second spray arms independently of one another, and the controller is configured to control the wash cycle based on a usage condition of the water being washed.