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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047024 | Control and wash cycle for activation and deactivation of chemistry in the wash bath of an automatic washer 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, w... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7516629 | Laundry appliance having automatic start feature based on selected stain A laundry appliance can be selectively operated in either manual or automatic modes of operation. In the automatic mode, a laundering operation is initiated upon receiving a single cycle input parameter from the user, preferably through a LCD touch screen display, w... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7434424 | Clothes washer agitation time and speed control apparatus A controller for a washing machine including an agitation element operable at a plurality of speeds during an agitation phase of a wash cycle is provided. The controller comprises a microcomputer configured to adjust an actuation of the agitation element in response... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430884 | Washing machine with ozone sensor A washing machine includes a washing volume for receiving laundry. The washing machine also includes an ozone inlet for providing ozone to the washing volume and an ozone outlet for receiving gaseous ozone from the washing volume. An ozone sensor is provided for mea... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421863 | Washer A washer enhances user convenience by scrolling on a display unit information indicative of the washer's operational state, according to a setup input via button and dial units. The washer includes an input unit for receiving setup items for the washing cycle such a... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7406842 | Washing machine A washing machine includes: a steam generator for generating steam; a circulation pump for pumping circulation water discharged from a tub and re-supplying it into a drum; a spray nozzle for spraying steam generated from the steam generator and the circulation water... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7340793 | Washing machine control method In a method of controlling to a water supplying step and a water draining step in a washing machine having no anti-siphoning device, an error state is determined when water supplying and water draining are simultaneously performed. The error state is determined for ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340792 | Process for eliminating foam in the lye container of a drum washing machine A sensor for determining the level of the liquid in the lye container for removing foam in the lye container of a drum washing machine with a lye discharge system arranged on the floor of the lye container with a lye pump during a program step, which is provided for... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322065 | Washing machine and method of controlling the same A disinfecting washing machine includes a disinfecting liquid dispenser, a drive unit and a control unit. The disinfecting liquid dispenser supplies a disinfecting liquid to disinfect laundry. The drive unit outputs first and second voltages to determine a concentra... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317272 | Rotor of motor A rotor for an electric motor includes a base plate (13) made of a magnetic material and coupled to a rotational shaft (12), a rotor core (18) provided on the base plate (13) and including a protrusion protruding axially relative to the b... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7305857 | Structure of driving unit in drum type washing machine Structure of driving unit in a drum type washing machine including a tub mounted inside of a cabinet, a drum mounted inside of the tub, a shaft connected to the drum mounted inside of the tub for transmission of a driving force from a motor to the drum, a front bear... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7263735 | Washing machine control method and washing machine using the same A washing machine control method includes executing a dewatering step. The method accelerates a motor to rotate a drum according to a predetermined rate in response to the dewatering execution step. The method detects if the predetermined rate exceeds a first value ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7250703 | Permanent magnet motor and washing machine provided therewith A permanent magnet motor includes a rotor core having magnetic pole faces including first to third faces. The first face is formed on a peripherally central part and has a peripherally uniform width of the gap. Each of the second and third faces is formed on both pe... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7216514 | Cloth washer, dish washer-dryer, and control system of the same The invention provides a cloth washer, a dish washer-dryer and a control system associated therewith, which facilitate establishing of a special operating program. The cloth washer comprises selector means for selecting one of a plurality of basic operating programs... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7171715 | Full automatic washing machine and method for controlling the same Full automatic washing machine, and method for controlling the same, the full automatic washing machine including a spinning tub 2 movably fitted in an outer tub 1, a pulsator 3 rotatably fitted in the spinning tub 2 to be rotatable indep... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7146671 | Method of controlling washing machine A method of controlling a washing machine having a wobbling device. The wobbling device is switched to a leveling position to operate a spin-drying tub and a washboard and to a wobbling position to operate the washboard. The control method of the washing machine inc... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146669 | Method of operating a domestic appliance A method of rinsing a wash load in a washing machine having a perforated drum which is rotatable about an axis and capable of receiving the wash load and having a water inlet which is capable of introducing water to the interior of the rotatable drum includes the st... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7114209 | Method for cleaning a soiled article A method for measuring soil in a wash liquor or other soil-containing liquid medium, the method comprising: a) a soil sensing step wherein the soil-containing liquid medium is contacted with a plurality of fuzzy-correlated soil-sen... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7095155 | Motor and drive control system thereof Provided is a motor having a magnetic polar unit in which a permanent magnetic polar array having arranged therein alternately a plurality of permanent magnetic polar elements in alternate opposite poles is made to face a plurality of electromagnetic coil arrays alt... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7049714 | Method for determining the condition of a rotary switch In a combination switch having both rotary and pushbutton momentary switches, a method for determining which switch has been selected by a user. The method also includes distinguishing between the selection of a rotary switch from a pushbutton switch. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7023351 | Apparatus and method of controlling water supply of washing machine An apparatus and a method of controlling a water supply of a washing machine, which naturally discharges the water within a detergent dissolving unit when the water level within the detergent dissolving unit is more than a designated water level so as to prevent the... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000278 | Method and apparatus for end of cycle signal for laundry appliance A method is disclosed for producing an end of cycle for a laundry appliance having a drive motor, a timer motor, and at least one water valve. The method includes determining that the drive motor was previously running and is presently turned off, determining that t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000437 | System and method for economically viable and environmentally friendly central processing of home laundry An economically viable process and system for centrally processing multiple loads of laundry with minimum environmental impact. A system and method of laundering whereby successive loads of laundry may be washed while continuously providing effective soil removal co... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6983628 | Washing machine and system data changing method of the same A washing machine and a method are provided for changing system data which allow a user to identify problems with the product itself, installation, problems due to regional characteristics, changes in use, and the like, and to change system operation data accordingl... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6978554 | Apparatus and methods for controlling operation of washing machines A method for extracting water from laundry articles between a wash cycle and a rinse cycle is provided. The method including performing a spin cycle between the wash cycle and the rinse cycle, the spin cycle including a first initial spin, a first rest period after ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6935142 | Washing machine water control Water temperature selection in a washing machine is accomplished by utilizing a single selector that is in communication with an associated processor. The single selector is preferably on the same board as the processor thereby defining a water temperature selection... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6914363 | Structure of driving unit in drum type washing machine Structure of driving unit in a drum type washing machine including a tub mounted inside of a cabinet, a drum mounted inside of the tub, a shaft connected to the drum mounted inside of the tub for transmission of a driving force from a motor to the drum, a front bear... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6868573 | Method for operating a programmable washing machine and corresponding washing machine The washing machine has a drum, which rotates inside a fixed suds container about an axis that rises toward the loading opening. Scooping devices mounted on the drum scoop suds onto the laundry with a scooping power that depends on the direction of rotation of the d... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6854299 | Rotary speed control for a universal motor, in particular for a washing machine drive In the context of a single-phase universal motor, which has proven its worth in particular as an agile washing machine drive, the novel control provides for a substantial reduction in the remagnetization losses, rotary speed dependency, level of efficiency, and the ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6845536 | Electronic labeling of hot and cold fluid supply lines for an appliance Methods and system consistent with the present invention provide an appliance having inlet valves connected to respective supply lines with a control system that senses a temperature of a fluid supplied by a first of the supply lines, associates the first inlet valv... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6792637 | Automatic detergent dispensing system for a warewasher An apparatus dispenses detergent into a warewasher from a reservoir wherein a flow control device controls the flow of the detergent. A sensor measures the electrical conductivity of water within the warewasher and produces a conductivity measurement. A controller o... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6763687 | Washing machine Disclosed is a washing machine capable of changing program and solving a fundamental problem of malfunction. The washing machine includes: a storage tank mounted vertically or horizontally for storing washing water; an inner tub mounted vertically or horizontally in... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6691359 | Washing machine and method of controlling the same A washing machine and a method of controlling the same by braking a spin-drying tub after interrupting the power of a motor for the spin-drying tub is disclosed. The washing machine comprises a mode selection unit for selecting a spin-drying mode, and a s... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6671915 | Method for the wet treatment of laundry Tunnel washing machines (10) are equipped with a rotary driven drum (12), through which the laundry to be subjected to wet treatment is conveyed longitudinally. For achieving the greatest possible performance in treatment, the goal is to drive the drum (1... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6665899 | Washing machine and its washing method A novel washing machine and a novel method for washing clothes. Depending on the type of cloth to be washed, one of four washing modes is selected. A pulsator and a spin-dry tub rotate in various directions and speeds depending on the wash mode selected. ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6634048 | Automatic temperature control for clothes washer An automatic temperature control system which limits the total number of valve cycles for the cold and hot water valves to, for example, a total of ten cycles yet also provides the desired temperature control of water supplied to the wash tub is described... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6609264 | Pump cycling control system for a washing machine A drain pump of a washing machine is cyclically activated during a drain operation conducted as part of a spin cycle in a manner which reduces the run time of the pump. At least one dynamic operating parameter of the washing machine is sensed and used to ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6594841 | Unbalance detection system for a washing machine An unbalance detection and control system senses an out-of-balance condition developed during a plaster speed portion of spin cycle in a washing machine, particularly a horizontal axis washing machine, through fluctuations in command signals sent from a m... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6578225 | Low-speed prebalancing for washing machines A horizontally oriented laundry washing machine which includes automatic balancers is operated at a speed below the stick speed for the laundry load to redistribute portions of the load in the wash basket. By monitoring a condition of the machine indicati... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6568018 | Washing machine speed sensor A washing machine (10) includes a one part sensor (60, 70) mounted to detect passage of a component normally associated with, and rotatable with, the drive shaft (25) of the machine (10) to detect speed of rotation of the shaft (25) and, in turn, speed of... | 05/27/2003 |
