Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090071508 | DISHWASHER WITH TARGETED SENSING AND WASHING - An automatic dishwasher comprises a housing defining a wash chamber for holding utensils to be washed, a movable sprayer fluidly coupled with a source of liquid and having at least one directionally-controllable outlet for controllably spraying liquid into the wash chamber, and a controller operably coupled to the movable sprayer to control the direction of the directionally-controllable outlet to spray liquid in at least one preselected location within the wash chamber. | 03-19-2009 |
20100108102 | DISHWASHER WITH MIST CLEANING - A dishwasher having a liquid spraying system operable in a first mode to spray a focused stream of liquid within the wash chamber, and operable in a second mode to spray a diffused stream of liquid within the wash chamber. | 05-06-2010 |
20100139699 | STEAM ACTIVATION OR DEACTIVATION OF CHEMISTRY IN AN APPLIANCE - A method for treating a consumer article wherein a treating chemistry is activated or deactivated by the introduction of steam. | 06-10-2010 |
20100154842 | STEAM GENERATOR FOR A DISHWASHER - A dishwasher includes a steam-generating vessel positioned in the wash chamber of the dishwasher's tub. A heating element heats water contained in the vessel to generate steam. The heating element may be embodied as thick-film heating element. The steam-generating vessel may be formed in the dishwasher's tub or embodied as a separate component that is secured to the tub. | 06-24-2010 |
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 |
20100212692 | OBSTACLE SENSING SPRAY ARM FOR A DISHWASHING MACHINE - A dishwashing machine includes a washing chamber, a spray arm, and a sensor. The sensor provides data regarding the rotation of the spray arm. The direction of rotation of the spray arm is reversed in response to a control signal generated when a load on the spray arm exceeds a predetermined limit. | 08-26-2010 |
20100275957 | DISHWASHER WITH ROTATING ZONE WASH SPRAYERS - An automatic dishwasher having a rotatable spray arm and at least one rotatable sprayer, with a drive for directly driving at least one of the spray arm and sprayer. | 11-04-2010 |
20120174950 | OBSTACLE SENSING SPRAY ARM FOR A DISHWASHING MACHINE - A method of controlling the rotation of a spray arm for a dishwasher having a washing chamber, in which the spray arm is located, by rotating the spray arm with of a motor operably coupled to the spray arm. | 07-12-2012 |
20120325276 | DISHWASHER WITH ROTATING ZONE WASH SPRAYERS - An automatic dishwasher has a rotatable spray arm and at least one rotatable sprayer, a drive link coupling the rotation of the rotatable spray arm and the at least one rotatable sprayer, and a drive for directly driving at least one of the rotatable spray arm and the at least one rotatable sprayer. | 12-27-2012 |
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 |