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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
May. 18, 2011
Satish Kumar Raju Buddharaju, Louisville, KY (US);
Joel Charles Boyer, Louisville, KY (US);
Errin Gnadinger, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark Thomas Fryman, Louisville, KY (US);
John Dries, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael Goodman Schroeder, Louisville, KY (US);
Eric B. Devins, Louisville, KY (US);
Nicholas Clancy Schooley, Lansing, MI (US);
Satish Kumar Raju Buddharaju, Louisville, KY (US);
Joel Charles Boyer, Louisville, KY (US);
Errin Gnadinger, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark Thomas Fryman, Louisville, KY (US);
John Dries, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael Goodman Schroeder, Louisville, KY (US);
Eric B. Devins, Louisville, KY (US);
Nicholas Clancy Schooley, Lansing, MI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A fluid filtration assembly for a dishwasher system is described. The dishwasher system includes a tub defining a wash chamber configured to receive dishwasher contents. The fluid filtration assembly includes a filter assembly having a filter material, a filter fluid inlet, and a filter fluid outlet. The filter fluid inlet is in flow communication with the wash chamber and the filter material. The filter assembly further includes a cleaning fluid inlet that is configured to backflush the filter material. The filter fluid outlet is in flow communication with both the cleaning fluid inlet and the filter fluid inlet. The fluid filtration assembly further includes a valve assembly in flow communication with the cleaning fluid inlet through a first flow path.