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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Farhad Ashrafzadeh, Bowling Green, KY (US);
James P. Carow, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Layne E. Heilman, Osceola, IN (US);
Shreecharan Kanchanavally, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 3/02 (2006.01); D06F 58/28 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/55 (2014.01); D06F 58/02 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/28 (2013.01); D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 39/003 (2013.01); D06F 58/02 (2013.01); D06F 58/203 (2013.01); G01N 21/55 (2013.01); D06F 2058/289 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2829 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2841 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2861 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2896 (2013.01); D06F 2204/065 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of determining a fluffing state of laundry based on a determined temperature indicative of the surface of the laundry.