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).
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Patent number: 11958091Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Katharina Horn, Heribert Lohwieser, Brock Mueggenborg
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Publication number: 20240057845Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Brock Mueggenborg, Jason Heintz, Marvin Harris York, Nathan Evans
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Patent number: 11903545Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Brock Mueggenborg, Jason Heintz, Marvin Harris York, Nathan Evans
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Publication number: 20230083778Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Lee Monsrud, Kaustav Ghosh, Barry R. Taylor, Loan Paulson-Vu, Brock Mueggenborg
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Patent number: 11525200Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Lee Monsrud, Kaustav Ghosh, Barry R. Taylor, Loan Paulson-Vu, Brock Mueggenborg
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Patent number: 11433360Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Max Gelderman, Daniel D. Anderson, Senta Riley, Richard P. Oliphant, Maxwell M. Johnson, Brock Mueggenborg, Sonya S. Sharpe
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Publication number: 20210162472Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2019Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Katharina Horn, Heribert Lohwieser, Brock Mueggenborg
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Publication number: 20200375430Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Brock Mueggenborg, Jason Heintz, Marvin Harris York, Nathan Evans
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Publication number: 20200248351Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Lee Monsrud, Kaustav Ghosh, Barry R. Taylor, Loan Paulson-Vu, Brock Mueggenborg
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Publication number: 20190336921Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Max Gelderman, Daniel D. Anderson, Senta Riley, Richard P. Oliphant, Maxwell M. Johnson, Brock Mueggenborg, Sonya S. Sharpe