Push button knob with illumination capabilities for a laundry treating appliance
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The ornamental design for a push button knob with illumination capabilities for a laundry treating appliance, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 22, 2017
Date of Patent: Oct 15, 2019
Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers (Saint Joseph, MI), Andrew C. Kubasiak (Saint Joseph, MI), Todd W. Lambkin (Stevensville, MI), Daniel Polonsky (Stevensville, MI), Anna C. Schelling (Stevensville, MI)
Primary Examiner: Selina Sikder
Application Number: 29/618,656