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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
Brent M. Burgess, Edwardsburg, MI (US);
Josef Arnold Buser, Schoenenberg-Kuebelberg, DE;
Jordan Robert Fountain, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Sathish Andrea Sundaram, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Brent M. Burgess, Edwardsburg, MI (US);
Josef Arnold Buser, Schoenenberg-Kuebelberg, DE;
Jordan Robert Fountain, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Sathish Andrea Sundaram, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A dishwasher includes a steam-generating vessel positioned in the wash chamber of the dishwasher's tub. A heating element heats water contained in the vessel to generate steam. The heating element may be embodied as thick-film heating element. The steam-generating vessel may be formed in the dishwasher's tub or embodied as a separate component that is secured to the tub.