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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2003
Applicant:
William F Strutz, Racine, WI (US);
Inventor:
William F Strutz, Racine, WI (US);
Assignee:
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A touch pad control information system for a food waste disposer is disclosed. The touch pad is mountable to a wall or countertop near the food waste disposer. The touch pad preferably includes switches which allow the user to select from a plurality of disposer functions, and light emitting diodes (LEDs) or other graphic display to indicate one of a plurality of statuses for the disposer. The touch pad is coupled to the disposer by a wire bus or by wireless means.