Patents by Inventor Björn HIMMELSBACH

Björn HIMMELSBACH 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).

  • Conveyor dishwasher having a sensor device for detecting the concentration of disinfectant
    Patent number: 10555659
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a conveyor dishwasher—with at least one final rinse zone with at least one final rinse nozzle for spraying final rinse liquid onto washware, and wherein a metering device associated with the final rinse zone is provided for adding a disinfectant to the final rinse liquid in a metered manner. A sensor device is configured to detect the concentration of disinfectant in the final rinse liquid which is sprayed in the final rinse zone. Furthermore, a control device is configured to compare the value of the concentration of disinfectant which is detected by the sensor device with predefinable concentration values and, in the event of excessively high deviations of the concentration of disinfectant from the predefinable concentration values, to interrupt the dishwashing process or to output a warning signal to an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Björn Himmelsbach, Frank Zoller, Harald Disch, Klaus Padtberg
  • CONVEYOR DISHWASHER HAVING A SENSOR DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE CONCENTRATION OF DISINFECTANT
    Publication number: 20170065146
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a conveyor dishwasher—with at least one final rinse zone with at least one final rinse nozzle for spraying final rinse liquid onto washware, and wherein a metering device associated with the final rinse zone is provided for adding a disinfectant to the final rinse liquid in a metered manner. A sensor device is configured to detect the concentration of disinfectant in the final rinse liquid which is sprayed in the final rinse zone. Furthermore, a control device is configured to compare the value of the concentration of disinfectant which is detected by the sensor device with predefinable concentration values and, in the event of excessively high deviations of the concentration of disinfectant from the predefinable concentration values, to interrupt the dishwashing process or to output a warning signal to an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Björn HIMMELSBACH, Frank ZOLLER, Harald DISCH, Klaus PADTBERG