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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2011
Applicants:
James Quentin Pollett, Louisville, KY (US);
Matthew David Mersch, Louisville, KY (US);
Inventors:
James Quentin Pollett, Louisville, KY (US);
Matthew David Mersch, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/006 (2013.01); D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 35/006 (2013.01); D06F 39/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
The capture and reuse of the effluent, or grey water, from the rinse cycle of a washing machine appliance is provided. A determination is made regarding whether fabric softener is present in the effluent. If fabric softener is present, then the effluent can be reused during a rinse cycle of the washing machine so as to avoid undesirable interaction between the fabric softener in the effluent and the detergent of a rinse cycle.