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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
May. 17, 2011
Applicant:
Jonathan Duane King, Greenwood, MS (US);
Inventor:
Jonathan Duane King, Greenwood, MS (US);
Assignee:
Viking Range, LLC, Greenwood, MS (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fill protection algorithm for determining whether the water level in a dishwasher is sufficient to enable operation of the wash pump of the dishwasher without burn-out or other damage to the wash pump and/or heating element of the dishwasher due to insufficient water level. A change in water temperature TEMPis detected and is compared to a predetermined water temperature change level or amount, TEMP, and if the detected change in water temperature TEMPis greater than or equal to the minimum water temperature change TEMP, operation of the dishwasher is allowed to proceed.