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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2009
Applicants:
Brent A. Deweerd, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Brooke L. Lau, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Robert J. Pinkowski, Baroda, MI (US);
Robert J. Rolek, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brent A. Deweerd, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Brooke L. Lau, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Robert J. Pinkowski, Baroda, MI (US);
Robert J. Rolek, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/46 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/4229 (2013.01); A47L 15/0026 (2013.01); A47L 15/0028 (2013.01); A47L 15/0034 (2013.01); A47L 15/0057 (2013.01); A47L 2401/023 (2013.01); A47L 2401/10 (2013.01); A47L 2501/11 (2013.01); A47L 2501/30 (2013.01); A47L 2501/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling the operation of an automatic dishwasher having at least one cycle of operation and a sensor that indicates a degree of turbidity of liquid in the dishwasher includes repeatedly determining a correction value for the sensor related to the scaling of the sensor and executing a de-scaling cycle of operation based thereon.