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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Nelson J. Ferragut, Ii, Stevensville, MI (US);
David W. Jiral, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Paul R. Johnson, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Waldemar Romanowski, Wroclaw, PL;
Ryan K. Roth, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Inventors:
Nelson J. Ferragut, II, Stevensville, MI (US);
David W. Jiral, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Paul R. Johnson, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Waldemar Romanowski, Wroclaw, PL;
Ryan K. Roth, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/46 (2006.01); A47L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/46 (2013.01); A47L 15/0047 (2013.01); A47L 2301/08 (2013.01); A47L 2501/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dishwasher configured to perform a physical cycle of operation and having a power savings mode during which the dishwasher periodically monitors a key press by a user to determine if the dishwasher should be taken out of the power savings mode.