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Post# 993147   5/5/2018 at 08:45 (2,180 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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Hello everybody. I've noticed that the lg and whirlpool dryers' drums look identical. Do you think lg should face a lawsuit? I do. You'd think that lg would created their own design. What are your thoughts? |
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Post# 993150 , Reply# 1   5/5/2018 at 09:39 (2,180 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 993154 , Reply# 2   5/5/2018 at 10:02 (2,180 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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gelaundry4ever, whirlpool and lg are 2 different brands see the pics I am posting from google and you will see that lg and whirlpool are 2 different brands. Not every brands of washer dryer are the same unless the company subcontract another company to build there washer dryer line like for exemple sears Kenmore who has ask whirlpool to build there washer dryer lines for year before redesigning there line of washer dryer like in the case of Kenmore washer dryer some of there front line models might be made by lg but they put there brand name on the washer dryer a few years back as an exemple had a Kenmore elite dishwasher before going with a now own ge dishwasher the Kenmore elite I had was made by kitchenaid for sears as an exemple so when going shoping if you pass by the appliance department open up an lg dryer and a whirlpool dryer and look closely at the inside of the dryer drum.
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Post# 993218 , Reply# 4   5/5/2018 at 19:41 (2,179 days old) by Lorainfurniture (Cleveland )   |   | |
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If you compare the 27” dott dryer to the LG, they are shockingly similar. However, Every part is slightly different, and no parts are interchangeable. I imagine this is to skirt trademarks |
Post# 993236 , Reply# 5   5/5/2018 at 22:12 (2,179 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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I wonder what sets the 27 inch whirlpool dryer apart from the lg other than the exterior design. What is the cfm rate of the two? How are the parts different? |
Post# 993343 , Reply# 6   5/6/2018 at 23:44 (2,178 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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Trust me, they look exactly the same if you compare the whirlpool duet dryer drum to the lg. I guarantee you. |
Post# 993344 , Reply# 7   5/6/2018 at 23:47 (2,178 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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GE copied the same design too back in 2012 on their higher models too. |
Post# 993373 , Reply# 8   5/7/2018 at 06:57 (2,178 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 993379 , Reply# 9   5/7/2018 at 08:23 (2,178 days old) by man114 (Buffalo)   |   | |
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It’s not even that dissimilar from my Frigidaire Gallery dryer. Now if they went back to a big galvanized drum with tons of air holes like my dad’s old Hamilton then we might have something to talk about if people started copying it. |
Post# 993386 , Reply# 10   5/7/2018 at 09:39 (2,178 days old) by whitetub (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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If you look at this Whirlpool interior, it is similar, but still different. It's like saying a dishwasher brand copied another brand, because it has two racks, and a wash arm under each rack...
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Post# 993392 , Reply# 11   5/7/2018 at 10:13 (2,178 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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At this time, there is far too much "prior art" to patent the simple look of a dryer interior.
What IS patent-able, if there's no prior art, or the features are not too generic, are functional improvements. Such as, WP has been adding 4 fins instead of 3 to many of their dryers. I haven't done any searches, but if WP can make a credible claim that 4 baffles has a specific unique improvement to dryer performance, THAT can be patented. Preventing other makes from using 4 baffles for the next 20 years. Everyone's got steam now, so that's not really patent-able. But if there's a unique, improved "steam system" that can be patent-able. And someone copies it for infringement, then yeah, a lawsuit could ensue. OR....a lot of times, companies (like my own) will settle out of court and allow certain "Design Swapping" to skirt lawsuits. Basically, "you steal this pile of my stuff, so I can steal that pile of yours." I can't fathom inlet/outlet location, screen visual design, lights, drum rib locations etc, being patent-able. |
Post# 993395 , Reply# 12   5/7/2018 at 10:50 (2,178 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 993405 , Reply# 13   5/7/2018 at 11:34 (2,177 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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What makes whirlpool's duet dryer different from the lg other than the 4 baffle design? |
Post# 993422 , Reply# 14   5/7/2018 at 14:45 (2,177 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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gelaundry4ever if you look closely my duet dryer is a 2005 model but its the 3 baffle model maybe the newer models are now 4 baffle but mine isa generation 1 modelas you will see in the screen shot
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Post# 993426 , Reply# 15   5/7/2018 at 15:55 (2,177 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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GELaundry4ever: What makes whirlpool's duet dryer different from the lg other than the 4 baffle design?"Whirlpool's brand name and a product model number on it, aesthetic and layout differences of the control panel, cycle selections, moisture sensor algorithms, different door and cabinet shape, and other such details. |
Post# 993452 , Reply# 16   5/7/2018 at 19:08 (2,177 days old) by Whitetub (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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My Samsung dryer has a similar design.
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Post# 993471 , Reply# 17   5/7/2018 at 23:43 (2,177 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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What is the motor design of the two like? I've noticed that they both start up, you hear the drum rollers even out, starting with thumping. |
Post# 995757 , Reply# 18   5/30/2018 at 22:01 (2,154 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA)   |   | |
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Whirlpool has been using that same basic design since the 1960s. Whatever patents covered it have almost certainly expired by now. |
Post# 996952 , Reply# 19   6/12/2018 at 11:08 (2,141 days old) by wft2800 (Leatherhead, Surrey)   |   | |
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Why is it that American dryers almost always have a fixed-back drum? European designs always have a rotating drum-back fixed to the sides... |
Post# 997007 , Reply# 20   6/12/2018 at 19:55 (2,141 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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How many cfm's does the lg dryer blow air? How hot does the default normal cycle get? |
Post# 997082 , Reply# 22   6/13/2018 at 19:30 (2,140 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 997086 , Reply# 23   6/13/2018 at 21:18 (2,140 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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What is the temperature of the normal cycle? |
Post# 997088 , Reply# 24   6/13/2018 at 21:28 (2,140 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida)   |   | |
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