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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2012
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
A treatment aid dispensing apparatus for an automatic treatment appliance includes a bulk treatment aid dispenser, a sensor coupled with the bulk treatment aid dispenser, and a controller coupled with the sensor and the bulk treatment aid dispenser. A quantity of an undiluted treatment aid can be determined by the controller prior to dispensing from the bulk treatment aid dispenser based upon information from the sensor indicative of a sensed concentration of the undiluted treatment aid. The controller can process the information from the sensor and control the operation of the bulk treatment aid dispenser.