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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 05, 2016
Applicant:

Echostar Technologies L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);

Inventor:

William Michael Beals, Englewood, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/02 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/02 (2013.01); H04L 12/2803 (2013.01); D06F 2202/12 (2013.01); D06F 2210/00 (2013.01); D06F 2212/02 (2013.01); D06F 2216/00 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Discussed herein is a system for detecting an operating condition of a clothes washing machine or a clothes drying machine, which can include a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensor, the MEMS sensor being physically attached to the clothes washing or drying machine and a computerized controller, such as a home automation controller, can be in communication with the MEMS sensor. The computerized controller can receive signals from the MEMS sensor that indicate the state of the clothes washing or drying machine. After receiving signals indicating the state of the clothes washing or drying machine, the computerized controller can use the signals to determine the operating condition of the clothes washing or drying machine and send a notification to a user device about the clothes washing or drying machine including the operating condition of the clothes washing or drying machine.


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