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Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2012
Applicants:

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);

Inventors:

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);

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/02 (2006.01); A47L 15/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/02 (2013.01); A47L 15/449 (2013.01); A47L 15/4463 (2013.01); A47L 15/4472 (2013.01);
Abstract

A household appliance having a treating chamber in which is received an article for treatment, a treating chemistry dispenser configured to receive a unit dose container for the treating chemistry, and a controller for executing at least one cycle of operation and a method of operating the household appliance to physically alter a unit dose container in conjunction with a at least one cycle of operation and sensing same.


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