Patents by Inventor Brock Mueggenborg

Brock Mueggenborg has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11958091
    Abstract: Fluid delivery devices (114), systems (100), and methods are disclosed. A fluid delivery device (114) includes a body (115), a solution flow path (144), and a flush flow path (166). The solution flow path and the flush flow path are defined at the body. The solution flow path extends from a solution inlet (116), defined at the body, to a solution outlet (146), also defined at the body. The solution flow path includes a cross channel (148), an inlet channel (150), and an outlet channel (152). The inlet channel extends from the solution inlet to the cross channel. The outlet channel extends from the cross channel to the solution outlet. The flush flow path extends from a flush inlet (118), defined at the body, to a flush outlet (120), also defined at the body. The solution outlet fluidly connects the solution flow path to the flush flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Katharina Horn, Heribert Lohwieser, Brock Mueggenborg
  • Publication number: 20240057845
    Abstract: A dishwashing apparatus may include a sump. The sump may include a sump pan configured to couple with a wash chamber of the dishwashing apparatus. The sump may include a sump well coupled to the sump pan and configured to collect the liquid from the sump pan. The sump well may include a well inlet in communication with the sump pan. The sump pan may convey the liquid to the well inlet. A recirculation port extending through a first wall of the sump well. A drain port may extend through a second wall of the sump well. The second wall defines a bottom of the sump well. The dishwashing apparatus may include a controller. The controller may monitor electrical characteristics of a pump. The controller may provide a notification if fluid is not flowing through the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Brock Mueggenborg, Jason Heintz, Marvin Harris York, Nathan Evans
  • Patent number: 11903545
    Abstract: A dishwashing apparatus may include a sump. The sump may include a sump pan configured to couple with a wash chamber of the dishwashing apparatus. The sump may include a sump well coupled to the sump pan and configured to collect the liquid from the sump pan. The sump well may include a well inlet in communication with the sump pan. The sump pan may convey the liquid to the well inlet. A recirculation port extending through a first wall of the sump well. A drain port may extend through a second wall of the sump well. The second wall defines a bottom of the sump well. The dishwashing apparatus may include a controller. The controller may monitor electrical characteristics of a pump. The controller may provide a notification if fluid is not flowing through the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Brock Mueggenborg, Jason Heintz, Marvin Harris York, Nathan Evans
  • Publication number: 20230083778
    Abstract: A water reuse system and controller for controlling water levels, temperature, and quality in the rinse water reuse system and methods of using the same, in order to optimize water usage. More particularly, the application pertains to a controller and methods of using the controller to regulate water levels and water quality in a water reuse system. As part of detailing the controller and methods of using the same, an apparatus for a water reuse system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Lee Monsrud, Kaustav Ghosh, Barry R. Taylor, Loan Paulson-Vu, Brock Mueggenborg
  • Patent number: 11525200
    Abstract: A water reuse system and controller for controlling water levels, temperature, and quality in the rinse water reuse system and methods of using the same, in order to optimize water usage. More particularly, the application pertains to a controller and methods of using the controller to regulate water levels and water quality in a water reuse system. As part of detailing the controller and methods of using the same, an apparatus for a water reuse system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Lee Monsrud, Kaustav Ghosh, Barry R. Taylor, Loan Paulson-Vu, Brock Mueggenborg
  • Patent number: 11433360
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a dock configured to be fixed in place at a use device and a solid product holder configured to be removably secured to the dock. The dock has a first portion including a fixation element that is configured to fix the dock in place at the use device and a second portion including a receiving structure. The solid product holder includes a retaining structure, a base, and a support structure. The retaining structure is configured to removably secure the solid product holder to the receiving structure at the second portion of the dock. The base defines a plurality of apertures that form an open area at which the liquid is received at the solid product holder. The support structure extends from the base and defines an internal volume for holding the solid product at the solid product holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Max Gelderman, Daniel D. Anderson, Senta Riley, Richard P. Oliphant, Maxwell M. Johnson, Brock Mueggenborg, Sonya S. Sharpe
  • Publication number: 20210162472
    Abstract: Fluid delivery devices (114), systems (100), and methods are disclosed. A fluid delivery device (114) includes a body (115), a solution flow path (144), and a flush flow path (166). The solution flow path and the flush flow path are defined at the body. The solution flow path extends from a solution inlet (116), defined at the body, to a solution outlet (146), also defined at the body. The solution flow path includes a cross channel (148), an inlet channel (150), and an outlet channel (152). The inlet channel extends from the solution inlet to the cross channel. The outlet channel extends from the cross channel to the solution outlet. The flush flow path extends from a flush inlet (118), defined at the body, to a flush outlet (120), also defined at the body. The solution outlet fluidly connects the solution flow path to the flush flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Katharina Horn, Heribert Lohwieser, Brock Mueggenborg
  • Publication number: 20200375430
    Abstract: A dishwashing apparatus may include a sump. The sump may include a sump pan configured to couple with a wash chamber of the dishwashing apparatus. The sump may include a sump well coupled to the sump pan and configured to collect the liquid from the sump pan. The sump well may include a well inlet in communication with the sump pan. The sump pan may convey the liquid to the well inlet. A recirculation port extending through a first wall of the sump well. A drain port may extend through a second wall of the sump well. The second wall defines a bottom of the sump well. The dishwashing apparatus may include a controller. The controller may monitor electrical characteristics of a pump. The controller may provide a notification if fluid is not flowing through the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Brock Mueggenborg, Jason Heintz, Marvin Harris York, Nathan Evans
  • Publication number: 20200248351
    Abstract: A water reuse system and controller for controlling water levels, temperature, and quality in the rinse water reuse system and methods of using the same, in order to optimize water usage. More particularly, the application pertains to a controller and methods of using the controller to regulate water levels and water quality in a water reuse system. As part of detailing the controller and methods of using the same, an apparatus for a water reuse system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Lee Monsrud, Kaustav Ghosh, Barry R. Taylor, Loan Paulson-Vu, Brock Mueggenborg
  • Publication number: 20190336921
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a dock configured to be fixed in place at a use device and a solid product holder configured to be removably secured to the dock. The dock has a first portion including a fixation element that is configured to fix the dock in place at the use device and a second portion including a receiving structure. The solid product holder includes a retaining structure, a base, and a support structure. The retaining structure is configured to removably secure the solid product holder to the receiving structure at the second portion of the dock. The base defines a plurality of apertures that form an open area at which the liquid is received at the solid product holder. The support structure extends from the base and defines an internal volume for holding the solid product at the solid product holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Max Gelderman, Daniel D. Anderson, Senta Riley, Richard P. Oliphant, Maxwell M. Johnson, Brock Mueggenborg, Sonya S. Sharpe