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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2007
Robert J. Pinkowski, Baroda, MI (US);
Alvaro Vallejo Noriega, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Markus Beck, Remseck, DE;
Karl Furderer, Stuttgart, DE;
Floyd G. Jackson, Baroda, MI (US);
Robert J. Pinkowski, Baroda, MI (US);
Alvaro Vallejo Noriega, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Markus Beck, Remseck, DE;
Karl Furderer, Stuttgart, DE;
Floyd G. Jackson, Baroda, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A steam generator according to one embodiment of the invention includes a steam generation chamber for converting the water to steam, and a heating element thermally coupled with the steam generation chamber and having a first portion below an operational water level of the steam generation chamber and a second portion above the operational water level, with the first portion having a greater thermal output than the second portion.