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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Zodiac Pool Care Europe, Bron, FR;
Inventors:
Philippe Pichon, Villeneuve de Riviere, FR;
E. Keith McQueen, Vista, CA (US);
Assignee:
ZODIAK POOL CARE EUROPE, Bron, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01H 1/05 (2006.01); E01H 1/04 (2006.01); E04H 4/16 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 4/1654 (2013.01); B01D 46/0086 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and techniques for indicating loading of filters are described. The apparatus and techniques are especially (although not necessarily exclusively) useful in connection with automatic pool cleaners with on-board filters and pumps. Indicators identifying clogging of the filters may be included in or on the cleaners or transmitted as information to users for further action.