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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joel Fletty, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Eric A. Hill, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/00 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/50 (2006.01); A47L 15/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/0018 (2013.01); A47L 15/22 (2013.01); A47L 15/4225 (2013.01); A47L 15/4261 (2013.01); A47L 15/4285 (2013.01); A47L 15/4287 (2013.01); A47L 15/4293 (2013.01); A47L 15/4297 (2013.01); A47L 15/502 (2013.01); A47L 15/507 (2013.01); H05B 37/029 (2013.01); A47L 2301/04 (2013.01); A47L 2501/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a dish treating appliance includes a user interface disposed along the top edge of a door for selectively opening and closing access to a treating chamber. The user interface can be illuminated and operating the user interface can include operating a user input mode when the door is open and a status mode when the door is closed.