Henkel Ag & Company, Kgaa

Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien (Henkel Kgaa)

Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien

Wolfgang Wick

Arnd Kessler

Christian Nitsch

Lars Zuechner

Peter Schmiedel

Rolf Bayersdoerfer

Robert Ruiz Hernandez

Thomas Juckel

Sven Mueller

Johannes Zipfel

Thomas Weber

Thorsten Bastigkeit

Matthias Schweinsberg

Georg Wawer

Alexander Mueller

Ingo Hardacker

Nadine Franke

Haitao Rong

Rainer Sorg

Sven Müller

Dorota Sendor-Müller

Melanie Baumann

Rayko Enz

Volker Hoppe

Karl-Heinz Hohenadel

Lars ZÜCHNER

Alexander MÜLLER

Among other things, a method is disclosed which includes the following: acquiring at least one set of acceleration data indicative of a progression of measured acceleration values; determining status data indicative of a process step within a cleaning program performed by a dishwasher; outputting or causing the output of the determined status data. Further revealed is a device for executing and/or controlling this method, a system with one or more devices for executing and/or controlling this method and a computer program for executing and/or controlling this method by employing a processor.

Monitoring of a washing program of a dishwasher machine

Among other things, a method is disclosed which comprises the following: acquiring at least one set of acceleration data indicative of a progression of measured acceleration values; determining at least one set of evaluation data at least partially based on the acquired acceleration data, wherein determining the evaluation data comprises determining whether one or more characteristic actions have been performed by a user, and if so, performing the following: storing an action data representing the one or more actions that is included in the determined evaluation data or is at least a part of the determined evaluation data; and outputting or causing the output of the determined evaluation data. A device for executing and/or controlling this method, a system with one or more devices for executing and/or controlling this method and a computer program for executing and/or controlling this method by a processor are further disclosed.

Monitoring of loading and/or unloading of dishwasher machines

A method for setting a time of a release of a cleaning agent during a cleaning cycle in a household appliance includes obtaining an evolution over time of a local parameter inside the appliance, the local parameter comprising an acceleration induced by the cycle or a temperature inside the appliance; obtaining reference patterns of evolutions of the local parameter during a cycle comprising different cleaning steps including a step adapted for releasing the cleaning agent at a predetermined adapted time; comparing the evolution of the local parameter to the reference patterns and identifying a cleaning step within the cycle when a similarity between a reference pattern and the evolution is above a predetermined threshold, and setting the release of the agent at the predetermined adapted time within the identified cleaning step when the identified step corresponds to a step adapted for releasing the agent.

Method for setting a time of a release of a cleaning agent during a cleaning cycle in a household appliance

A method for fragrancing and/or deodorizing a cleaning appliance is disclosed. The method involves capturing first information or obtaining captured first information indicative of an odor load in the interior of the cleaning appliance, producing fragrancing and/or deodorizing information based at least in part on the captured or obtained first information or outputting the captured first information in order to produce fragrancing and/or deodorizing information of this type, and initiating fragrancing and/or deodorization by employing at least one actuator for releasing a fragrancing and/or deodorizing agent based on the fragrancing and/or deodorizing information produced. A corresponding dosing device, a device for carrying out and/or controlling the method, and a system with one or more devices for carrying out and/or controlling the method are also disclosed.

Fragrancing and/or deodorizing a cleaning appliance

Liquid washing or cleaning agent preparations includes

Cleaning agent

The invention relates to low-alkaline and bleach-free dishwasher detergents having a pH value (20&#xb0; C.) between 8 and 12, comprising

Automatic dishwashing agent

Multi-armed silyl polyalkoxylates of the formula (I), (H-A)-Z-[A-B&#x2014;Si(OR)(R)](I), where Z is an (m+n)-valent radical having at least three carbon atoms, A is a divalent polyoxyalkylene radical, B is a chemical bond or a divalent organic radical having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, ORis a hydrolysable group, Rand Rindependently of one another are a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and r is an integer from 1 to 3, and m is an integer &#x2248;1 and n is 0 or an integer &#x2248;1, and m+n has a value from 3 to 100, for reducing glass corrosion and/or for improving the drying performance during mechanical cleaning of a glass surface. Also compositions, in particular for the cleaning of glass surfaces, which compositions contain compounds of the formula (I).

Cleaning compositions for glass surfaces

A dishwasher detergent containing a builder and one or more magnesium and/or zinc salt(s) of at least one monomeric and/or polymeric organic acid, excluding zinc ricinoleate, zinc abietate, and zinc oxalate. A method of inhibiting glass corrosion by treatment with one or more salts of magnesium and/or zinc with organic acids, excluding formic acid, acetic acid, gluconic acid, and oxalic acid.

Dishwasher detergent with improved protection against glass corrosion

Machine dishwashing detergents comprising builder(s), surfactant(s), and optionally further ingredients, and furthermore 0.1 to 50% by weight of one or more nonionic surfactants which, in 80% strength by weight solution in distilled water, have a viscosity (Brookfield, spindle 31, 30 rpm, 20&#xb0; C.) of less than 450 mPas.

Dishwasher machine detergents with low viscosity surfactants

Machine dishwashing detergents which contain builder(s), surfactant(s), and optionally further ingredients, which comprise 0.1 to 50% by weight of one or more nonionic surfactants which, at a concentration of 0.01 g/l in distilled water, have a diffusion coefficient of at least 9&#xb7;10ms.

Machine dishwashing detergents containing surfactants with specific diffusion coefficients

Machine dishwashing detergents containing builder(s), surfactant(s), and optionally further ingredients which comprise 0.1 to 50% by weight of one or more nonionic surfactants which, at a concentration of 0.1 g/l in distilled water, have a dynamic surface tension of less than 60 mNmat a frequency of 1 Hz.

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Dormagen, Germany

Wolfgang Wick