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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2006
Applicants:
Farhad Ashrafzadeh, Stevensville, MI (US);
Kalyanakrishnan Vadakkeveedu, College Station, TX (US);
Raveendran Vaidhyanathan, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Inventors:
Farhad Ashrafzadeh, Stevensville, MI (US);
Kalyanakrishnan Vadakkeveedu, College Station, TX (US);
Raveendran Vaidhyanathan, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining the degree of tangling of fabric items during a wash process based on at least one of the motor speed or motor current.