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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
May. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin E. Alexander, Stevensville, MI (US);
Robert J. Pinkowski, Baroda, MI (US);
Ricardo N. Schiesser, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 35/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06M 13/395 (2006.01); D06M 13/402 (2006.01); C11D 3/00 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); C11D 1/835 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01); C11D 1/62 (2006.01); C11D 1/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 35/006 (2013.01); C11D 1/835 (2013.01); C11D 3/0021 (2013.01); D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 35/005 (2013.01); D06F 39/02 (2013.01); D06F 39/088 (2013.01); D06M 13/395 (2013.01); D06M 13/402 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); C11D 1/62 (2013.01); C11D 1/72 (2013.01); D06F 39/004 (2013.01); D06F 39/007 (2013.01); D06F 39/022 (2013.01); D06F 2202/02 (2013.01); D06F 2202/065 (2013.01); D06F 2202/10 (2013.01); D06F 2204/02 (2013.01); D06F 2204/088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laundry treating appliance having a rotatable treating chamber in which laundry is received for treatment, and a controller programmed to execute an automatic cycle of operation that includes spraying a pre-wash mixture comprising water and a color care agent onto the laundry to cover the laundry with the color care agent to protect the laundry from dyes released from the laundry during the wash phase.