US Patent Issued to HTI Technology and Industries on Oct. 27 for "Appliance dosing pump with an integrated reservoir liquid level sensing feature" (Tennessee Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,546, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to HTI Technology and Industries Inc. (La Vergne, Tenn.).

"Appliance dosing pump with an integrated reservoir liquid level sensing feature" was invented by Roger L. DeYoung (Franklin, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An appliance dosing pump with an integrated reservoir liquid level sensing feature includes a dosing pump head, a capacitive sensor, a motor housing, and a liquid reservoir. The dosing pump head has a vertical tube, an inlet port, and an outlet port. The capacitive sensor may include a plurality of sensing pads, and the liquid reservoir may have an outlet port. Together, the liqui...