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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
James Quentin Pollett, Louisville, KY (US);
Bryan James Beckley, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01); D06F 35/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 35/006 (2013.01); D06F 39/003 (2013.01); D06F 39/004 (2013.01); D06F 39/006 (2013.01); D06F 39/02 (2013.01); D06F 39/022 (2013.01); D06F 39/087 (2013.01); D06F 39/088 (2013.01); D06F 2202/02 (2013.01); D06F 2202/10 (2013.01); D06F 2202/12 (2013.01); D06F 2204/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining the amount of detergent in water used in a washing machine and to supplementing such water as needed for a wash load is provided. The amount of detergent present in grey water that is reused for washing, as well as the amount released from clothes or other articles to be washed, can also be determined.