Commercial laundry appliance system and method of tracking additive usage
US12421640B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2023 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F2105/58
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A laundry appliance system includes a main server, a plurality of laundry appliances operatively connected with the main server, and a controller configured to perform an operation. The operation includes receiving a plurality of signals from the plurality of laundry appliances, the plurality of signals including a first remaining quantity of laundry additive within the first laundry appliance and a second remaining quantity of laundry additive within the second laundry appliance; determining a total amount of laundry additive required to fill each of the plurality of laundry appliances to a predetermined maximum fill level; and generating a notification in response to determining the total amount of laundry additive required to fill each of the plurality of laundry appliances, the notification including the total amount of required laundry additive.
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