Patent ID: 9353475
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: D06F,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry in accordance with a treating cycle of operation, comprising: a treating chamber; a non-contact temperature sensor configured to repeatedly generate temperature data representative of at least a portion of the laundry in the treating chamber; and a controller operably coupled to the temperature sensor and configured to determine a fluffing state of the laundry, where a surface of the laundry is free of liquid, from the temperature data and continue the treating cycle of operation and take an action based on the determined fluffing state, the action comprising: setting at least one parameter of a treating cycle of operation, wherein the at least one parameter comprises a cycle step within a cycle of operation, a cycle temperature, a direction of drum rotation, an air flow rate of heated air flowing through the treating chamber, a direction of agitator rotation, an agitator rotational speed, a wash liquid fill level, a type of treating chemistry to dispense, a time to dispense a treating chemistry, an amount of treating chemistry to dispense, or combinations thereof; and wherein the controller is further configured to end the treating cycle of operation subsequent to the taking an action.