公开(公告)号：US10058225B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-28

申请号：US15363424

申请日：2016-11-29

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Josef A. Buser ,  Kristopher L. Delgado ,  Elliott V. Stowe

IPC: A47L15/42 ,  A47L15/14 ,  A47L15/00

CPC classification number: A47L15/0031 ,  A47L15/0057 ,  A47L15/0084 ,  A47L15/0086 ,  A47L15/14 ,  A47L15/4236 ,  A47L15/4285 ,  A47L15/4287 ,  A47L15/4291 ,  A47L15/4293 ,  A47L15/4297 ,  A47L2401/11 ,  A47L2401/18 ,  A47L2401/20 ,  A47L2501/02 ,  A47L2501/03 ,  Y02B40/46 ,  Y10T137/0324

Abstract: A method of operating a dishwasher having a wash tub and a reuse tank for storing liquid for subsequent reuse, wherein the condition of the water in the reuse tank may be monitored and/or acted upon to limit the likelihood of undesired effects associated with the growth of micro-organisms in the liquid.

公开(公告)号：US10736483B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-11

申请号：US15865844

申请日：2018-01-09

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Josef A. Buser ,  Kristopher L. Delgado ,  Scott D. Slabbekoorn ,  Cristian A. Soto ,  Elliott V. Stowe

IPC: A47L15/42 ,  A47L15/00

Abstract: A method of operating a dishwasher includes a tub that at least partially forms a treating chamber and a reuse tank fluidly coupled to the tub for storing liquid from the tub for subsequent reuse in the treating chamber. The method includes supplying liquid from the reuse tank to the tub, sanitizing liquid in the tub by heating the liquid to a sanitizing temperature by operating a heating element located in the tub and maintaining the liquid at or above the sanitizing temperature for a sanitizing time period sufficient to sanitize the liquid, and supplying the liquid in the tub to the reuse tank after sanitizing to sanitize the reuse tank.

公开(公告)号：US11779190B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US17693852

申请日：2022-03-14

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Josef A. Buser ,  Kristopher L. Delgado ,  Scott D. Slabbekoorn ,  Cristian A. Soto ,  Elliott V. Stowe

IPC: A47L15/42 ,  A47L15/00

CPC classification number: A47L15/4291 ,  A47L15/0057 ,  A47L15/4236 ,  A47L2401/11 ,  A47L2401/20 ,  A47L2501/02 ,  A47L2501/03 ,  A47L2501/06 ,  Y02B40/00

Abstract: A dishwasher comprising a tub, a reuse tank, and a controller for implementing a wash cycle in the tub, the controller comprising a clock, the controller operably coupled to a recirculation pump and a drain pump, the controller configured (a) to cause the recirculation pump to supply liquid used during the wash cycle to the reuse tank, (b) to monitor via a clock a period of time that the liquid is within the reuse tank, and (c) when the period of time is greater than a predetermined period of time, (i) to cause a control valve in an outlet conduit to open and allow the liquid to flow from the reuse tank to a sump and (ii) to cause a drain pump to drain the liquid from the sump and out of the dishwasher.

公开(公告)号：US09918611B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-20

申请号：US14880354

申请日：2015-10-12

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Josef A. Buser ,  Kristopher L. Delgado ,  Scott D. Slabbekoorn ,  Cristian A. Soto ,  Elliott V. Stowe

IPC: B08B7/04 ,  A47L15/42 ,  A47L15/00

CPC classification number: A47L15/4291 ,  A47L15/0057 ,  A47L15/4236 ,  A47L2401/11 ,  A47L2401/20 ,  A47L2501/02 ,  A47L2501/03 ,  A47L2501/06 ,  Y02B40/46

Abstract: A method of operating a dishwasher having a wash tub and a reuse tank for storing liquid for subsequent reuse, wherein the condition of the water in the reuse tank may be monitored and/or acted upon to limit the likelihood of undesired effects associated with the growth of micro-organisms in the liquid.