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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:
Dec. 08, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 02, 2017
Applicant:

Ecolab Usa Inc., Saint Paul, MN (US);

Inventors:

Henry Louis Carbone, II, St. Paul, MN (US);

Richard J. Mehus, Richfield, MN (US);

Kevin C. Tauer, Eagan, MN (US);

Anatoly Skirda, Hermantown, MN (US);

Eugene Tokhtuev, Duluth, MN (US);

William M. Christensen, Hibbing, MN (US);

Assignee:

ECOLAB USA INC., Saint Paul, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 25/00 (2006.01); G01F 15/06 (2006.01); G01F 3/10 (2006.01); G05D 11/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 25/0092 (2013.01); G01F 3/10 (2013.01); G01F 15/063 (2013.01); G01F 25/0007 (2013.01); G05D 11/132 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus, method and system providing for calibration and/or control of a liquid dispensing system is disclosed. The hand-held calibration auditing tool includes a flow meter (-) with inlets adapted for quick connection to one or more liquid inputs and/or liquid outputs of a liquid dispensing system (). A sensor (-) having a data output of liquid flow information for a liquid input to the dispensing system () is operably connected to a controller () to receive the liquid flow information for the liquid input. The controller () provides a dilution rate and other liquid flow information for a liquid product input to a dispenser. The tool may include any number of flow meters, and may also include a flow meter connected to an outlet of a dispenser () for providing flow information.


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