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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:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
Applicants:
John M. Knight, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Richard A. Mccoy, Stevensville, MI (US);
Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Inventors:
John M. Knight, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Richard A. McCoy, Stevensville, MI (US);
Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/20 (2006.01); F25D 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An appliance having various mechanical components that can be replaced with a component that provides power or data to the appliance. The component being replaced includes handles, trim pieces, face plates, or the like. The source of power to the new mechanical component comes from an external source which can also provide data.