US Patent Issued to Whirlpool on June 24 for "Household appliance with luminary communication interface" (Michigan, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,564, issued on June 24, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Household appliance with luminary communication interface" was invented by Scott E. Carpenter (Wanatah, Ind.), Marcus R. Fischer (Stevensville, Mich.), Joli A. Fytczyk (Kalamazoo, Mich.) and Richard L. Hammond (Grand Haven, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A household appliance for performing a cycle of operation according to a cycle of operation. The household appliance includes a cabinet defining a treating chamber, a tub located within the cabinet interior and defining a tub interior and having an access opening, a rotatable drum located within th...