Monitoring and controlling processes at a vehicle wash facility

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8527372
APP PUB NO 20080046278A1
SERIAL NO

11906526

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Remote monitoring of vehicle washing facilities allows a facility operator to more efficiently manage each site, particularly when combined with environmental conditions that influence the rate at which individual chemicals are used. Accurate chemical exhaustion times can therefore be predicted and communicated to the operator, and wash sequences and parameters may be altered in accordance with such environmental parameters. For example, information related to the composition of soil on a car may be monitored and used to alter the chemicals used in the wash cycle for that car. Other environmental conditions may include without limitation weather conditions, road conditions, types of vehicles, mechanical system status, vehicle temperature, etc.

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ZEP IP HOLDING LLC1310 SEABOARD INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD ATLANTA GA 30318

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Howes,, Jr Ronald Bruce Minneapolis, US 6 45
Johansen, Scott Andrew Minneapolis, US 3 43
Sanville, Katherine M White Bear Lake, US 17 489

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