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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2009
Errin Whitney Gnadinger, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark Douglas Wattley, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark A. Banta, Crestwood, KY (US);
James Christopher Roberts, Louisville, KY (US);
Errin Whitney Gnadinger, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark Douglas Wattley, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark A. Banta, Crestwood, KY (US);
James Christopher Roberts, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A detergent module for dispensing detergent during a wash-cycle is presented in which a sensor senses and indicates or a user via control input indicates whether the detergent in the module is a solid-type detergent or a liquid-type detergent, and the detergent-type indication is used by a dishwashing machine or a laundry washing machine to select a washing algorithm tailored to exploit the cleaning efficiency of the detergent.