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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2010
Lee J. Monsrud, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Daniel F. Brady, High Point, NC (US);
Darryl C. Bowling, Madison, NC (US);
Eddie D. Sowle, Woodbury, MN (US);
Matthew C. Porter, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Lee J. Monsrud, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Daniel F. Brady, High Point, NC (US);
Darryl C. Bowling, Madison, NC (US);
Eddie D. Sowle, Woodbury, MN (US);
Matthew C. Porter, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Ecolab USA Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
In one aspect of the present invention, a combination dishwashing machine and sink that utilizes a first use solution includes a dishwashing machine, a sump, a pump, a sink, a first fluid passageway, and a controller. The sump is in fluid communication with the dishwashing machine and is configured and arranged to contain the first use solution utilized in the dishwashing machine. The pump is in fluid communication with the sump, and the first fluid passageway interconnects the pump and the sink. The controller is operatively connected to the pump and is programmed to signal the pump to direct the first use solution from the sump, through the first fluid passageway, and into the sink. The controller automates the filling of the sink with the first use solution from the sump.