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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
May. 01, 2013
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Hirak Chanda, Troy, MI (US);
Kaustav Ghosh, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Andrew J. Leitert, Eau Claire, MI (US);
Karl David McAllister, Stevensville, MI (US);
Amy L. Rapson, Holland, MI (US);
Jon D. Strait, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Yingqin Yuan, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of determining a fabric type for a laundry load can include comparing the density of the laundry load in a first wetted state, which may be a dry state or a partially saturated state, to the density of the laundry load in a second wetted state, which may be a partially saturated, fully saturated, or beyond fully saturated state, and determining a fabric type based on the comparison.