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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:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2009
Applicants:
Douglas T. Allen, Goshen, IN (US);
Jonathan D. King, Greenwood, MS (US);
Brooke L. Lau, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Jacek Szostak, Namyslow, PL;
Inventors:
Douglas T. Allen, Goshen, IN (US);
Jonathan D. King, Greenwood, MS (US);
Brooke L. Lau, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Jacek Szostak, Namyslow, PL;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 7/04 (2006.01); B08B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dishwashing machine configured to detect the presence of rinse aid in fluid in a washing chamber of the dishwashing machine. An electronic controller selects the drying stage of the dishwashing cycle based on whether rinse aid is present.