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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2012
Benjamin E. Alexander, Stevensville, MI (US);
Brian A. Black, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Thomas A. Latack, Baroda, MI (US);
Matthew D. Rhodes, Stevensville, MI (US);
Benjamin E. Alexander, Stevensville, MI (US);
Brian A. Black, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Thomas A. Latack, Baroda, MI (US);
Matthew D. Rhodes, Stevensville, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A household appliance for treating at least one item according to at least one cycle of operation, includes a treating chamber for receiving the at least one item for treatment according to the at least one cycle of operation, a treating chemistry dispenser receiving a unit dose container having an optically sensible element, a physical alteration element located proximate to the treating chemistry dispenser and operable to physically alter at least a portion of the optically sensible element, and a sensor to sense the physical alteration.