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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Douglas T. Allen, Goshen, IN (US);
Paul R. Johnson, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Blayne C. Smith, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/22 (2006.01); B08B 3/02 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/4289 (2013.01); A47L 15/0049 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a dishwasher having a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber and at least one rotating sprayer provided in the treating chamber to determine a standstill condition of the rotating sprayer during an automatic cycle of operation that includes a rotation of the spray arm.