MUMBAI, India, June 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411092205 A) filed by Lg Electronics Inc. on November 26, 2024, for A System And A Method Of Water Inlet Clogging Detection In A Washing Machine.

Inventors include Veeranjaneyulu Mallela; and De Amit Kumar.

The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.

Abstract: [0065] A water inlet clogging detection system (100) in a washing machine is provided. The water inlet clogging detection system (100) includes a water inlet valve (102) coupled on the cabinet of the washing machine to allow the flow of water inside a drum assembly of the washing machine, a sensor (104) provided inside the drum assembly of the washing machine for monitoring the flow rate of water flowing inside the drum assembly of the washing machine, a detecting module (106) configured to detect a type of water inlet error including at least one of: an empty state of the water tank and degree of clogging of the water inlet valve (102) based on the inputs received from the sensor (104).

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