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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2005
Tim D. Worthington, Crestwood, KY (US);
Tim D. Worthington, Crestwood, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A control system for a home appliance includes a cabinet, a wash tub positioned within the cabinet and configured to receive laundry therein, and a fill device configured to deliver liquid into the tub. The control system includes a first detecting component configured to detect an amount of the liquid delivered into the wash tub, a second detecting component configured to detect a liquid level in the wash tub, and a controller operatively coupled with the detecting components. The controller is configured to receive signals from the detecting components and calculate an amount of the laundry positioned within the wash tub based on the received signals.