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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2008
Michael Stephen Hendrickson, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Dennis L. Kehl, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Ayomide Fawole, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael Stephen Hendrickson, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Dennis L. Kehl, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Ayomide Fawole, Chicago, IL (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An automatic treatment machine includes a treatment chamber, a bulk treatment aid dispenser fluidly coupled with the treatment chamber, and optionally a water supply fluidly coupled with at least one of the dispenser and the treatment chamber. A method for dispensing a treatment aid from the bulk treatment aid dispenser into the automatic treatment machine in accordance with a selected treatment cycle includes selecting a treatment cycle, determining a concentration of the treatment aid, determining a volume of the treatment aid to be dispensed based upon the determined concentration, dispensing the determined volume of the treatment aid from the bulk treatment aid dispenser, and initiating the selected treatment cycle.