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20090193678 | CLOTHES DRYER DRIVE AND BLOWER SYSTEM - An automatic clothes dryer having separately driven drum and blower. | 08-06-2009 |
20100000112 | DISPENSING DRYER DOSING SENSING - A method for controlling the operation of a dryer comprising dispensing a treating chemistry from a dispensing system into a treating chamber of the dryer based on an output from the environmental drying sensor. | 01-07-2010 |
20100205819 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH DRYING RACK DETECTION BASED ON IMAGING DATA - The invention relates to a method of determining the presence of a drying rack based on image data of the laundry located in a treating chamber of a laundry treating appliance. | 08-19-2010 |
20100205823 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH FLUFFING-STATE-BASED IMAGING CONTROL - The invention relates to a method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a rotatable drum defining a laundry treating chamber. The laundry in the laundry treating chamber may be imaged and a fluffing state of the laundry determined based on the imaging of the laundry. The operation of the laundry treating appliance may be based on the determined fluffing state. | 08-19-2010 |
20100205824 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH FLUFFING-STATE DETECTION - The invention relates to a method of determining a fluffing state of laundry based on a determined temperature indicative of the surface of the laundry. | 08-19-2010 |
20100205825 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH BULKY ITEM DETECTION - A laundry treating appliance and method for controlling the operation of a laundry treating appliance comprising a treating chamber by determining the presence of a bulky laundry item based on image data of the laundry. | 08-19-2010 |
20100205826 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH IMAGING CONTROL - A laundry treating appliance having a rotatable drum defining a laundry treating chamber, where the laundry in the laundry treating chamber may be imaged and a motion condition of the laundry determined based on the imaging of the laundry. The operation of the laundry treating appliance may be based on the determined motion condition. | 08-19-2010 |
20110083338 | DISPENSING DRYER DOSING SENSING - A method for controlling the operation of a dryer comprising dispensing a treating chemistry from a dispensing system into a treating chamber of the dryer based on an output from the environmental drying sensor. | 04-14-2011 |
20120096738 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH INLET TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION - A method for operating a laundry treating appliance, such as a clothes dryer, having a treating chamber, an air system for supplying and exiting air from the treating chamber, a heating element for heating the air to the treating chamber, and a controller determining an inlet temperature used as a control input for a cycle of operation. | 04-26-2012 |
20130276324 | METHOD FOR DETECTING THE CYCLE TERMINATION OF A HOUSEHOLD TUMBLE DRYER - Disclosed are methods for detecting the cycle termination of a household tumble dryer having sensors for measuring at least two different parameters related to the drying process. In a an example method for detecting the cycle termination of a household tumble dryer having sensors for measuring at least two different parameters related to a drying process, signals from the sensors are combined according to a predetermined algorithm in order to improve the accuracy of said detection. | 10-24-2013 |
20130276326 | METHOD FOR DRYING CLOTHES IN A HOUSEHOLD DRYER - A method for drying clothes in a household dryer having a drying chamber, a temperature sensor for monitoring temperature an air exhaust temperature from the chamber, and a control system for maintaining a temperature in the drying chamber close to a set point temperature by selecting the set point temperature on the basis of at least said based on the air exhaust temperature. | 10-24-2013 |
20130283633 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH BULKY ITEM DETECTION - A laundry treating appliance and method for controlling the operation of a laundry treating appliance having a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment in accordance with a treating cycle of operation by determining the presence of a bulky laundry item based on image data of the laundry within the treating chamber. | 10-31-2013 |
20140020260 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LAUNDRY DRYING MACHINE WITH HEAT PUMP SYSTEM AND LAUNDRY DRYING MACHINE CONTROLLED BY SUCH METHOD - A laundry drying machine with a heat pump system comprises a process air circuit including a rotating drum, a blower and a heater, a refrigerant circuit including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator, the condenser and evaporator being in heat exchange relationship with the process air circuit, an auxiliary condenser cooled by an air flow driven by a fan, and at least two temperature sensors placed in the process air circuit and/or in the refrigerant circuit. A method for controlling the laundry drying machine includes receiving an input indicating a desired behavior of the laundry drying machine selected from the group consisting of optimized use of energy, overall drying time and fabric care, and controlling components of the machine according to signals from the two temperature sensors and according to the desired behavior. | 01-23-2014 |
20140075773 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH DRYING RACK DETECTION BASED ON IMAGING DATA - The invention relates to a method of determining the presence of a drying rack based on image data of the laundry located in a treating chamber of a laundry treating appliance. | 03-20-2014 |
20140075775 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH IMAGING CONTROL - A laundry treating appliance having a rotatable drum defining a laundry treating chamber, where the laundry in the laundry treating chamber may be imaged and a motion condition of the laundry determined based on the imaging of the laundry. The operation of the laundry treating appliance may be based on the determined motion condition. | 03-20-2014 |
20140317953 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCES AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING THE SAME TO DETERMINE AN END-OF-CYCLE CONDITION - Laundry treating appliances and methods of controlling the same to determine an end-of-cycle condition are disclosed. An example method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber in which laundry is received for treatment, and a heated air system having a supply conduit coupled to the treating chamber and an exhaust conduit coupled to the treating chamber includes supplying heated air to the treating chamber via the supply conduit, exhausting air from the treating chamber via the exhaust conduit, repeatedly determining exhaust air temperatures of the air exhausted from the exhaust conduit, determining a windowed derivative of the exhaust air temperature values, determining a zero crossing of the windowed derivative, and initiating the termination of the supplying of heated air in response to the determination of the zero crossing. | 10-30-2014 |
20140350728 | METHOD OF OPERATING A HOME APPLIANCE - A method of operating a home appliance having a treating chamber for receiving an article for treatment according to an automatic cycle of operation stored in memory of a programmable controller operably controlling one or more actuators to implement the cycle of operation, the method includes implementing the cycle of operation, receiving sensor feedback, calculating gradients from the sensor feedback, and controlling an actuator based thereon. | 11-27-2014 |
20140366398 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH FLUFFING-STATE DETECTION - The invention relates to a method of determining a fluffing state of laundry based on a determined temperature indicative of the surface of the laundry. | 12-18-2014 |