Patents by Inventor Christian Lundberg

Christian Lundberg 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).

  • Household appliance and method
    Patent number: 10219674
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of handling process water in a household appliance (1) and to a household appliance, for example a dish washer. The household appliance comprises a wash tub (3) for performing wash program cycles and a tank (5) for storing process water to be re-used in a following program cycle, the method comprising the steps of: determining (101) the type of detergent used in the household appliance with a sensor unit (7), measuring (102) the amount of detergent in the process water with the sensor unit, comparing (105) at least one sensor unit output value with a predetermined threshold value to define the quality of the process water, and storing (106) at least a part of the process water from a rinse cycle in the tank (5) when the sensor unit output value complies with the predetermined threshold value related to the quality of the process water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Christian Lundberg, Elisabetta Bari, Monica Celotto, Guiseppe Dreossi, Sarah Tempelmann, Bernd Krische
  • HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140366916
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of handling process water in a household appliance (1) and to a household appliance, for example a dish washer. The household appliance comprises a wash tub (3) for performing wash program cycles and a tank (5) for storing process water to be re-used in a following program cycle, the method comprising the steps of: determining (101) the type of detergent used in the household appliance with a sensor unit (7), measuring (102) the amount of detergent in the process water with the sensor unit, comparing (105) at least one sensor unit output value with a predetermined threshold value to define the quality of the process water, and storing (106) at least a part of the process water from a rinse cycle in the tank (5) when the sensor unit output value complies with the predetermined threshold value related to the quality of the process water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Christian Lundberg, Elisabetta Bari, Monica Celotto, Guiseppe Dreossi, Sarah Tempelmann, Bernd Krische