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US 10,006,160 B2Granted
Method for dispensing an enzyme in a laundry treating appliance
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsIrene M. Brockman, Kaustav Ghosh
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Abstract
A method for treating laundry in a laundry treating appliance including the application of an enzyme solution to the laundry during a cycle of operation.
Claims15
A method of treating laundry in a laundry treating appliance having an air supply system and a heating system both operably coupled to and controlled by a controller to supply heated air to a treating chamber, the method comprising:
- pre-treating by adding moisture to the laundry in the treating chamber until a sensed moisture content of the laundry satisfies a first predetermined moisture content threshold;
- after the satisfying of the first predetermined moisture content threshold, applying an enzyme solution to the laundry in the treating chamber until the sensed moisture content of the laundry is greater than a second predetermined moisture content threshold, which is greater than the first predetermined moisture content threshold;
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- after the application of the enzyme solution, supplying the heated air to the treating chamber to reduce the sensed moisture content of the laundry.
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