US 11,993,886 B2
Method for controlling a household washing machine
Thomas Benne, Schorndorf (DE); Matthew T. Doll, Stevensville, MI (US); Carolyn Y. Groppel, Stevensville, MI (US); Claudia Schuler, Schorndorf (DE); and Casey J. Tubman, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/098,931.
Application 13/751,383 is a division of application No. 11/745,257, filed on May 7, 2007, granted, now 8,393,183, issued on Mar. 12, 2013.
Application 17/098,931 is a continuation of application No. 15/643,513, filed on Jul. 7, 2017, granted, now 10,844,533.
Application 15/643,513 is a continuation of application No. 13/751,383, filed on Jan. 28, 2013, granted, now 9,732,460, issued on Aug. 15, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0062390 A1, Mar. 4, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 39/40 (2024.01); D06F 101/10 (2020.01); D06F 101/12 (2020.01); D06F 101/14 (2020.01); D06F 103/40 (2020.01); D06F 105/10 (2020.01); D06F 105/14 (2020.01); D06F 105/28 (2020.01); D06F 105/40 (2020.01); D06F 105/58 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 34/28 (2020.02) [D06F 39/40 (2024.01); D06F 2101/10 (2020.02); D06F 2101/12 (2020.02); D06F 2101/14 (2020.02); D06F 2103/40 (2020.02); D06F 2105/10 (2020.02); D06F 2105/14 (2020.02); D06F 2105/28 (2020.02); D06F 2105/40 (2020.02); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a household laundry treating appliance, the method comprising:
receiving, via a user interface, an input indicative of a user-selected steam sanitizing option;
displaying, on the user interface, a first indicator indicative of the received user-selected steam sanitizing option;
executing, by a controller, a cycle of operation with the user-selected steam sanitizing option based on the input; and
illuminating, by the controller, a sanitized indicator on the user interface indicating sanitization of laundry, during a step of the cycle of operation in which the laundry is sanitized, and wherein the sanitized indicator remains illuminated for a predetermined portion of the cycle of operation beyond the step of the cycle of operation in which the laundry is sanitized.