Ecolab USA Inc.

Zep IP Holding LLC

Mark Lorenz

Paul R Kraus

Eugene Tokhtuev

Christopher J Owen

Anatoly Skirda

Viktor Slobodyan

William Martin Christensen

Paul Simon Schilling

Richard O Ruhr

David J Falbaum

Darren M Jahnke

Richard Ruhr

At least one single link of a conveyor chain is configured to support a tension load cell. A main body portion of the link includes a central cavity sized to contain the load cell, which has been inserted therein through an opening of the main body portion, and at least one auxiliary cavity to contain at least one battery cell and circuitry. A cap portion of the link closes off the opening into the cavity to enclose the load cell therein. One or both of the main body and cap portions may include a bore to receive a fastener for attaching to an end of the inserted load cell, and both portions include a bore oriented to receive a pin of a mating dual link of the conveyor chain. The cap portion may also include anti-rotation surfaces to mate with one or both of: the load cell and the opening.

Conveyor chain tension monitor

A tire dressing system includes an imaging device that captures an image of a vehicle tire or portion thereof and at least one application device that applies tire dressing to the tire based on the captured image. The system determines one or more tire parameters based on the captured image. The tire dressing system configures the at least one application device based on the tire parameter(s) such that the application device substantially restricts application of tire dressing to within the boundaries of the tire sidewalls. By determining the tire parameters, the tire dressing system may apply the tire dressing to the tire sidewalls while reducing or minimizing application of tire dressing to the body or rims of the vehicle.

Configurable application of a tire dressing

Determination of tire parameters for configurable application of a tire dressing

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Mark Lorenz