Embedded temperature sensors for monitoring temperature of articles and status of drying or cleaning cycles
US12098496B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F2105/58
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An embedded temperature sensor may be attached to or otherwise associated with a textile in order to measure one or more temperatures of the textile. Temperature information received from one or more embedded temperature sensor(s) throughout the course of a dryer cycle may be analyzed to determine dryness of one or more textiles in a dryer, determine whether one or more textiles in the dryer are overdry, generate an indication of the dryness of the one or more textiles in the dryer, and/or to control one or more dryer cycles of the dryer, such as by automatically turning-off the dryer when one or more of the textiles in the dryer are determined to be dry. The embedded temperature sensor may further be used to validate a cleaning process in a cleaning machine.
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