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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:
Mar. 07, 2023

Filed:

May. 26, 2017
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Dirk Kullwitz, Toenisvorst, DE;

Jeremy Nowak, Korschenbroich, DE;

Freek Schepers, Duesseldorf, DE;

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/44 (2006.01); A47L 15/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/0055 (2013.01); A47L 15/449 (2013.01); A47L 15/46 (2013.01); A47L 2401/023 (2013.01); A47L 2401/12 (2013.01); A47L 2401/30 (2013.01); A47L 2401/34 (2013.01); A47L 2501/36 (2013.01);
Abstract

A washing system for determining an operating state of a dishwasher comprises a dishwasher, in particular wherein the dishwasher comprises a dishwasher interface, a dispenser unit, in particular wherein the dispenser unit comprises a dispenser interface, wherein the dispenser unit is connected to the dishwasher for dosing a detergent to the dishwasher, a logic unit, in particular wherein the logic unit is connectable to the dishwasher interface and the dispenser interface, and a current sensor for measuring an electrical current consumed by the dishwasher, wherein the current sensor is connected to the logic unit. By replacing costly water meters by a current sensor, the cost efficiency of the washing system may be increased. In addition, the assembling and maintenance effort of the washing system may be reduced.


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