US 12,421,640 B2
Commercial laundry appliance system and method of tracking additive usage
Jose Efren Rodriguez Munoz, Louisville, KY (US); Anna Rudek, Gainesville, FL (US); Reese Rapin, Mason, OH (US); and Carrie Li, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Dec. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/529,696.
Prior Publication US 2025/0179712 A1, Jun. 5, 2025
Int. Cl. D06F 31/00 (2006.01); D06F 33/32 (2020.01); D06F 34/05 (2020.01); D06F 34/14 (2020.01); D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 103/00 (2020.01); D06F 103/60 (2020.01); D06F 105/58 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 34/14 (2020.02) [D06F 31/00 (2013.01); D06F 33/32 (2020.02); D06F 34/05 (2020.02); D06F 39/022 (2013.01); D06F 2103/00 (2020.02); D06F 2103/60 (2020.02); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry appliance system comprising:
a main server comprising a wireless connection module and a memory;
a plurality of laundry appliances operatively connected with the main server, the plurality of laundry appliances comprising:
a first laundry appliance; the first laundry appliance configured to store a laundry additive, the first laundry appliance being remotely connected with the main server; and
a second laundry appliance; the second laundry appliance configured to store the laundry additive, the second laundry appliance being remotely connected with the main server; and
a controller operably coupled with the first laundry appliance, the second laundry appliance, and the memory, the controller configured to perform an operation, the operation comprising:
receiving a plurality of signals from the plurality of laundry appliances, the plurality of signals comprising a first signal from the first laundry appliance and a second signal from the second laundry appliance, the first signal comprising a first remaining quantity of the laundry additive within the first laundry appliance and the second signal comprising a second remaining quantity of the 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 comprising the total amount of required laundry additive.