US Patent Issued to The Procter & Gamble on Dec. 30 for "Methods and apparatuses for automatic dishwashing chemical distribution" (Belgian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,649, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).

"Methods and apparatuses for automatic dishwashing chemical distribution" was invented by Paulus Antonius Augustinus Hoefte (Astene, Belgium) and Vincent Hubert Monique De Wilde (Holsbeek, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A partitioned solution cartridge for automatic distribution of dishwashing chemicals includes a protective top film and a compartmentalized body including a plurality of contained solution sectors each including a fluid reservoir and a distribution chamber. The fluid reservoir is partially enclosed by a reservoir sidewall and the pr...