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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 1994
Filed:
May. 01, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barbara D Molnar, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Donald T McGrath, Scotia, NY (US);
Mark E Dausch, Schenectady, NY (US);
Vivek V Badami, Schenectady, NY (US);
Walter Whipple, III, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F / ; A47L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
8158 ; 68 1202 ; 134 / ; 356339 ;
Abstract
A machine for cleansing articles, such as a dishwasher, incorporates a device for measuring the turbidity of an at least partially transparent liquid. The device includes a sensor for detecting scattered electromagnetic radiation, regardless of polarization, and a sensor for detecting transmitted electromagnetic radiation, regardless of polarization.