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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Applicants:
Kathleen M. LA Belle, Lawrence, MI (US);
Jenn-yeu Nieh, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Laura C. Oskins, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Bennett J. Cook, Watervliet, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kathleen M. La Belle, Lawrence, MI (US);
Jenn-Yeu Nieh, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Laura C. Oskins, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Bennett J. Cook, Watervliet, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a washing machine comprising a tub, an agitator, and a pressure sensor, a size of a fabric load may be determined and/or an operational water level may be set based on an amount of water supplied to reach a first level in the tub and on variation in an output from the pressure sensor during agitation of the water and fabric load with the water at a second level in the tub.