PERSONALIZED CLEANING COMPOSITION DISPENSING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A personalized cleaning composition dispensing device for an automatic dishwasher, the personalized cleaning composition dispensing device comprising:
- a. a plurality of sensors;
b. a data storage unit;
c. a release mechanism for retaining and dispensing cleaning composition; and
d. a microprocessor linked to the plurality of sensors, data storage unit and the release mechanism;
wherein the microprocessor controls the movement of the release mechanism during a wash cycle to dispense cleaning composition using data measured by the plurality of sensors during the wash cycle and data stored in the data storage unit and applying either a pre-programmed product release algorithm or a modified product release algorithm adjusted according to wash cycle data stored in the data storage unit.
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Abstract
A personalized cleaning composition dispensing device for use in an automatic dishwasher dispensing the right chemistry at the right time during a wash cycle to provide an improved cleaning performance compared to standard automatic dishwasher dispensers. The device includes wash cycle sensing system that controls the release of chemistry via temperature and water flow data measured during the current wash cycle and uses either a preprogrammed product release algorithm for new wash cycles or a modified product release algorithm based on wash cycle data previously stored in the data storage unit for repeated wash cycles.
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23 Claims
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1. A personalized cleaning composition dispensing device for an automatic dishwasher, the personalized cleaning composition dispensing device comprising:
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a. a plurality of sensors; b. a data storage unit; c. a release mechanism for retaining and dispensing cleaning composition; and d. a microprocessor linked to the plurality of sensors, data storage unit and the release mechanism; wherein the microprocessor controls the movement of the release mechanism during a wash cycle to dispense cleaning composition using data measured by the plurality of sensors during the wash cycle and data stored in the data storage unit and applying either a pre-programmed product release algorithm or a modified product release algorithm adjusted according to wash cycle data stored in the data storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A personalized cleaning composition dispensing device comprising an upper housing and a lower housing;
- the upper housing comprising a refill compartment and an upper electronics compartment, the lower housing comprising a dispensing compartment beneath the refill compartment and a lower electronics compartment, the personalized cleaning composition dispensing device comprising;
a. a printed circuit board disposed in the upper or the lower electronics compartment, the printed circuit board comprising a microprocessor and data storage unit linked to the microprocessor; b. a plurality of sensors disposed in the upper or the lower electronics compartment and linked to the microprocessor; c. a motor disposed in the upper or the lower electronics compartment and linked to the microprocessor; and d. a release mechanism disposed between the upper and lower housing separating the refill compartment from the dispensing compartment, the release mechanism is mechanically linked to the motor, wherein the microprocessor controls actuation of the release mechanism via the motor relative to readings from the plurality of sensors and either a pre-programmed product release algorithm or a modified product release algorithm based on wash cycle data stored in the data storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- the upper housing comprising a refill compartment and an upper electronics compartment, the lower housing comprising a dispensing compartment beneath the refill compartment and a lower electronics compartment, the personalized cleaning composition dispensing device comprising;
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