ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIESILTLVFIROMKCYALTRBGCZEEHUPLSKBAHRIS..MTNORSMESM..................JJDIM360 Ver 1.28 (29 Oct 2014) - 1620000/02559800EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA320151028EP12179083.620120802enenen20111320947520110815US2015102820154420130220201308D06F 39/00 20060101AFI20150918BHEP D06F 33/02 20060101ALI20150918BHEP deVorrichtung und Verfahren zum Bestimmen der Wäschemenge in einer Wäschebehandlungsmaschine während der Beladung und zum Bereitstellen von ErzeugnisinformationenenApparatus and method for determining a load amount in a laundry treating appliance during loading and providing indications regarding the samefrAppareil et procédé pour déterminer la quantité de linge dans une machine de traitement de linge pendant le chargement et pour fournir des indications le concernant5WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION100254210WHU 201207 EP2000 N.M-63Benton Harbor Michigan 49022USBalinski, Barbara A.Whirlpool Europe s.r.l., Patent Dept. V.le G. Borghi 2721025 ComerioITLeitert, Andrew J.Whirlpool Europe s.r.l., Patent Dept. V.le G. Borghi 2721025 ComerioITMcAllister, Karl DavidWhirlpool Europe s.r.l., Patent Dept. V.le G. Borghi 2721025 ComerioITWilson, Jamal O.Whirlpool Europe s.r.l., Patent Dept. V.le G. Borghi 2721025 ComerioITGuerci, Alessandro100030564Whirlpool Europe S.r.l. Patent Department Viale G. Borghi 2721025 Comerio (VA)ITALATBEBGCHCYCZDEDKEEESFIFRGBGRHRHUIEISITLILTLULVMCMKMTNLNOPLPTRORSSESISKSMTRBAME20151028201544

An apparatus and method for operating a laundry treating appliance includes determining an amount of laundry load during loading of the laundry treating appliance and provides indications to a user regarding the monitored amount.

WHU 201207 EPEP12179083.6WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION5MN20150924D06FWO2011080074A1ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP [BE]; FAGSTAD KJELL [DE]; IUS NICOLA [IT]20110707X1-4,7-9,11,12,14* page 6, line 23 - page 8, line 15 *Y13* page 11, line 22 - page 11, line 26 ** page 15, line 5 - page 18, line 31 *EP1760186A2KANNEGIESSER H GMBH CO [DE]20070307Y13* paragraph [0030]; claim 3; figures 2,3 *EP1029964A2MIELE & CIE [DE]20000823A1,11* paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0015] *Fachin, FabianoMunich20150917WO2011080074A120110707AU2010338451A120120705CN102656308A20120905RU2012129876A20140127US2012312055A120121213WO2011080074A120110707EP1760186A220070307DE102005042381A120070308EP1760186A220070307US2007068032A120070329EP1029964A220000823AT279565T20041015DE10005991A120000824EP1029964A220000823ES2228314T320050416