Michael J Hendrickson

US Patent:

20190024286, Jan 24, 2019

Filed:

Aug 28, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/114626

Inventors:

- BENTON HARBOR MI, US
COLLEEN M. DOYLE - ANN ARBOR MI, US
MICHAEL S. HENDRICKSON - STEVENSVILLE MI, US
JOEL A. LUCKMAN - STEVENSVILLE MI, US
TIMOTHY N. AYKROYD - CARMEL IN, US
ROBERT D. RIEHLE - BOSTON MA, US

Assignee:

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - BENTON HARBOR MI

International Classification:

D06F 33/02
D06F 35/00
D06F 39/00
D06F 39/02

Abstract:

A washer and a control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle selected based upon a range of conditions of a fabric load to be washed. The control has a plurality of selectable stain type entrees, each with a particular dedicated wash cycle. The control also has dispensing control over at least two wash liquor additives, one being a detergent and the other being an oxidizing agent. The control operates the dedicated wash cycles, as selected, using both the detergent and the oxidizing agent; however, the detergent and the oxidizing agent may be dispensed differently, depending on the stain type selected.

US Patent:

20150368841, Dec 24, 2015

Filed:

Jul 9, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/794902

Inventors:

- BENTON HARBOR MI, US
COLLEEN M. DOYLE - ANN ARBOR MI, US
MICHAEL S. HENDRICKSON - STEVENSVILLE MI, US
JOEL A. LUCKMAN - STEVENSVILLE MI, US
TIMOTHY N. AYKROYD - CARMEL IN, US
ROBERT D. RIEHLE - BOSTON MA, US

Assignee:

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - BENTON HARBOR MI

International Classification:

D06F 33/02
D06F 39/02
D06F 39/00

Abstract:

A washer and a control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle selected based upon a range of conditions of a fabric load to be washed. The control has a plurality of selectable stain type entrees, each with a particular dedicated wash cycle. The control also has dispensing control over at least two wash liquor additives, one being a detergent and the other being an oxidizing agent. The control operates the dedicated wash cycles, as selected, using both the detergent and the oxidizing agent; however, the detergent and the oxidizing agent may be dispensed differently, depending on the stain type selected.

US Patent:

20080276965, Nov 13, 2008

Filed:

May 7, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/745088

Inventors:

TIMOTHY NICHOLAS AYKROYD - BROOKLINE MA, US
COLLEEN M. DOYLE - STEVENSVILLE MI, US
TREMITCHELL WRIGHT - ELKHART IN, US
JOEL ADAM LUCKMAN - BENTON HARBOR MI, US
JANICE M. KAEDING - LAWRENCE MI, US
MICHAEL STEPHEN HENDRICKSON - ST. JOSEPH MI, US

Assignee:

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - BENTON HARBOR MI

International Classification:

B08B 3/08

US Classification:

134 18, 134 56 R, 137571

Abstract:

A control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle determined based upon various soils and stains in the substrate load to be washed with a wash liquor in a wash zone of the washer. The control has a plurality of stain/soil type entrées, which can be at least one of selected and detected, and cleaned with a particular wash cycle. The control has dispensing control over at least one wash liquor additive. The control has a user input to permit the user to customize the operation of the control with regard to the dispensing of the various wash liquor additive and a timing mechanism. The control has operational control over the particular wash cycles using the dispensing control to dispense additives to the wash liquor at selected times during the wash cycle.