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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Byron Lee Boylston, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/022 (2013.01); D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 39/088 (2013.01); D06F 2202/02 (2013.01); D06F 2204/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A washing machine appliance and a method for operating a washing machine appliance are provided. The method includes monitoring a flow rate of fluid additive with a flow meter and measuring a volume of fluid additive dispensed after the flow rate of fluid additive substantially decreases. The method can assist with accurately and/or precisely dispensing fluid additive during operating of the washing machine appliance.