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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jacquelyn R. Geda, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Antony M. Rappette, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/42 (2006.01); B01D 24/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/4208 (2013.01); B01D 24/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a dishwasher having a pump and filter assembly including an impeller adapted to recirculate liquid, a housing defining an interior and exterior, a rotating filter to effect a filtering of the liquid, and a granular agent supply with granular agent cleaning the filter by scouring the filter.