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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas J. Cottrell, Berrien Springs, MI (US);
Jason R. Gries, Southbend, IN (US);
Vince A. Ireland, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Gregory S. Lieto, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Daniel Plach, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Robert E. Porter, Newburgh, IN (US);
Blayne C. Smith, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/46 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/0018 (2013.01); A47L 15/0063 (2013.01); A47L 15/46 (2013.01); D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 2210/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A household appliance for treating an item according to at least one automatic cycle of operation includes multiple antennas for transmitting and receiving data with an external network. The multiple antennas can be coupled with a radio also located within the appliance.