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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2007
Sathish Andrea Sundaram, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Joseph Karl Sharkey, Niles, MI (US);
Luis Fernando Welin, Curitiba, BR;
Roger James Bertsch, Stevensville, MI (US);
Donald J. Wilson, Stevensville, MI (US);
Sathish Andrea Sundaram, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Joseph Karl Sharkey, Niles, MI (US);
Luis Fernando Welin, Curitiba, BR;
Roger James Bertsch, Stevensville, MI (US);
Donald J. Wilson, Stevensville, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An automatic dishwasher comprises a housing defining a wash chamber for holding utensils to be washed, a movable sprayer fluidly coupled with a source of liquid and having at least one directionally-controllable outlet for controllably spraying liquid into the wash chamber, and a controller operably coupled to the movable sprayer to control the direction of the directionally-controllable outlet to spray liquid in at least one preselected location within the wash chamber.