Domestic appliance including piezoelectric components

• US 9,890,991 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2014
• Issued: 02/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
• Original Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
• Inventors: Gomes, Alberto R., Lin, Yen-Hsi, Tenbarge, Andrew M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rosenau, Derek
• Application Number:
  US14/211,816
• Publication Number:
  US 20140268648A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,432 Days
• Field of Search: 310338, 310339, 3405451, 3405456, 200 6162, 200 6176
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 34/10 Power supply arrangements, e.g. stand-by circuits
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 34/20 Parameters relating to constructional components, e.g. door sensors
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 39/14 Doors or covers; Securing means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0442 activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0044 Household appliances, e.g. washing machines or vacuum cleaners
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 27/00 Machines, plants or systems, using particular sources of energy F25B30/06 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 23/028 Details
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 27/005 combined with control means

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