Patent ID: 8533881
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A method of treating laundry in a laundry treating appliance having an air supply system and a heating system both operably coupled to and controlled by a controller to supply heated air to a treating chamber, the method comprising: pre-treating by adding moisture to the laundry in the treating chamber until a sensed moisture content of the laundry satisfies a first predetermined moisture content threshold; after the satisfying of the first predetermined moisture content threshold, applying a lipase solution to the laundry in the treating chamber until the sensed moisture content of the laundry is greater than a second predetermined moisture content threshold, which is greater than the first predetermined moisture content threshold; and after the application of the lipase solution, supplying the heated air to the treating chamber to reduce the sensed moisture content of the laundry.