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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2008
Applicants:
David C. Gill, North Providence, RI (US);
Eric K. Larson, Cumberland, RI (US);
Juan J. Barrena, Johnston, RI (US);
Mark A. Romo, Paw Paw, RI (US);
Inventors:
David C. Gill, North Providence, RI (US);
Eric K. Larson, Cumberland, RI (US);
Juan J. Barrena, Johnston, RI (US);
Mark A. Romo, Paw Paw, RI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A water level control for a washing machine provides an integrated unit that may replace standard mechanical water level controls with a microprocessor-based circuit that may provide for more sophisticated water management in a standard washing machine using a non-microprocessor cycle timer.