US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on Aug. 11 for "Warewash machine or other food equipment machine with contactor monitoring system" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,254, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Warewash machine or other food equipment machine with contactor monitoring system" was invented by Leszek P. Byczkowski (Fairborn, Ohio) and Alexander R. Anim-Mensah (Dayton, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A food equipment device, such as a warewasher, includes a powered component, the powered component being one of a heating element or a pump or a fan, and a power line path for delivering power to the powered component. A contactor is provided for controlling power delivery to the powered component, the contactor including main power contacts co...