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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Josef A. Buser, Schoenenberg-Kuebelberg, DE;
Kristopher L. Delgado, Stevensville, MI (US);
Scott D. Slabbekoorn, Greensboro, NC (US);
Cristian A. Soto, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Elliott V. Stowe, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 7/04 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/4291 (2013.01); A47L 15/0057 (2013.01); A47L 15/4236 (2013.01); A47L 2401/11 (2013.01); A47L 2401/20 (2013.01); A47L 2501/02 (2013.01); A47L 2501/03 (2013.01); A47L 2501/06 (2013.01); Y02B 40/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a dishwasher having a wash tub and a reuse tank for storing liquid for subsequent reuse, wherein the condition of the water in the reuse tank may be monitored and/or acted upon to limit the likelihood of undesired effects associated with the growth of micro-organisms in the liquid.