Method of determining fabric type of a laundry load in a laundry treating appliance

US9243987B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Hirak Chanda · Troy, US
• Kaustav Ghosh · Saint Paul, US
• Andrew Leitert · Eau Claire, US
• Karl David McAllister · Stevensville, US
• Amy L. Rapson · Holland, US
• Jon D. Strait · Carbondale, US
• Yingqin Yuan · Saint Joseph, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 1, 2013
• Grant date: Jan 26, 2016
• Expiry date: Jul 30, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC D): Textiles; Paper
• CPC primary: D06F2105/58
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method of determining a fabric type for a laundry load can include comparing the density of the laundry load in a first wetted state, which may be a dry state or a partially saturated state, to the density of the laundry load in a second wetted state, which may be a partially saturated, fully saturated, or beyond fully saturated state, and determining a fabric type based on the comparison.