Method and apparatus for detecting an energized e-field

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11519130
APP PUB NO 20210041489A1
SERIAL NO

17077448

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A method for indicating a cycle of operation in a laundry treating appliance having a space that includes at least one electrically conductive element disposed in the space and coupled with a controller, the method includes producing in the at least one electrically conductive element the voltage or the current in reaction to the energized e-field apart from the article. Receiving in the controller a signal from the at least one electrically conductive element indicative of a value of a parameter associated with the voltage or the current of the at least one electrically conductive element. And, generating an indication, by the controller, indicative of a cycle of operation and wherein the indication increases or decreases in intensity proportional to the value of the parameter associated with the voltage or the current.

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WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION2000 NORTH M-63 BENTON HARBOR MI 49022

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Herman, Mark L Saint Joseph, US 30 417
Peterman, Garry L Stevensville, US 23 274
Putnam, Daniel M Holland, US 13 365

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