Patents by Inventor Ed Sowle

Ed Sowle 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: 7092793
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for configuring and administering control over operations of a utility device. The utility device is described herein as being a warewash machine, but other utility devices are contemplated. A warewash controller administers control over operations of the warewash machine based on operational settings defined by the process disclosed herein. The operational settings are derived based on environmental parameters (e.g., water type, soil level, selected chemical product, etc.) specified by a field service person through a graphical user interface. If an environmental parameter is changed during the operational life cycle of the warewash machine, the operational settings are modified to accommodate for such a change. Thus, the service performed by the warewash machine is maintained at a consistent quality regardless of changes in the environment. A method for selecting the specific chemical product that will be input as an environmental parameter is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc
    Inventors: Jeff Peterson, Robert May, Dan Flesher, John Rolando, Ed Sowle, Steven Lentsch, Ronald Howes, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20050096788
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for configuring and administering control over operations of a utility device. The utility device is described herein as being a warewash machine, but other utility devices are contemplated. A warewash controller administers control over operations of the warewash machine based on operational settings defined by the process disclosed herein. The operational settings are derived based on environmental parameters (e.g., water type, soil level, selected chemical product, etc.) specified by a field service person through a graphical user interface. If an environmental parameter is changed during the operational life cycle of the warewash machine, the operational settings are modified to accommodate for such a change. Thus, the service performed by the warewash machine is maintained at a consistent quality regardless of changes in the environment. A method for selecting the specific chemical product that will be input as an environmental parameter is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Jeff Peterson, Robert May, Dan Flesher, John Rolando, Ed Sowle, Steven Lentsch, Ronald Howes