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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Ecolab Usa Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Conor Sylvester Smith, Saint Louis Park, MN (US);
Paul Dominic Christian, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab USA Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 13/04 (2006.01); G01M 99/00 (2011.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G08C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 13/048 (2013.01); G01M 99/005 (2013.01); G05B 13/0265 (2013.01); G08C 23/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computing device and/or computer-implemented method determines whether acoustic data associated with operation of a cleaning machine represents normal or anomalous operation of the cleaning machine. In some examples, upon determining that the acoustic data represents anomalous operation of the cleaning machine, the computing device further identifies a root cause(s) of the anomalous operation and/or one or more remedial actions that may be taken in response the root cause of the anomalous operation.