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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2006
Applicants:
Nyik Siong Wong, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Raveendran Vaidhyanathan, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Anthony H. Hardaway, Stevensville, MI (US);
Joel A. Luckman, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Nyik Siong Wong, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Raveendran Vaidhyanathan, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Anthony H. Hardaway, Stevensville, MI (US);
Joel A. Luckman, Benton Harbor, 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 for operating a horizontal axis washing machine having a tub with a drum rotatably mounted in the tub and configured to hold a fabric load comprises introducing liquid into the drum to wet the fabric load and spinning the drum to distribute the fabric load about the drum prior to the introducing of the liquid.