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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2023
Ecolab Usa Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Conor Sylvester Smith, Saint Louis Park, MN (US);
Paul Dominic Christian, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Elizabeth Minhee Han, St. Paul, MN (US);
Paul R. Kraus, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Rachel Marie Mcginness, Rosemount, MN (US);
Ecolab USA Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Image classification is used to dynamically control one or more wash parameters in an automated cleaning machine. An imaging device installed in the wash chamber of the cleaning machine captures one or more image(s) of articles to be cleaned at various times throughout a cleaning process. A computing device analyzes the captured image(s) to classify the images as to an article type and a rack volume. Based on the article type classification and the rack volume, the computing device dynamically controls one or more parameters of the cleaning process to achieve a satisfactory cleaning and/or sanitizing result.