Clean status indicator

A device having a clean status indicator system comprising:

• a frame with a base, a plurality of feet secured to the base, a washing compartment within the frame, a door adjacent the washing compartment, and at least one rack positioned within the washing compartment;
• at least one weight sensor secured to at least one of the plurality of feet;
• a tilt switch operable for indicating if the dishwasher is tilted;
• at least one temperature sensor in operative communication with the device;
• a housing in operative communication with a visual display, wherein the housing is adjacent the washing compartment;
• a controller having a control logic in operative communication with a power supply, the at least one weight sensor, the tilt switch, the at least one temperature sensor, and the visual display, wherein the controller is constructed and arranged to receive data from the at least one weight sensor, the tilt switch, and the at least one temperature sensor and analyze the data from the at least one weight sensor, the tilt switch, and the at least one temperature sensor;
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• wherein the tilt switch is mounted exterior to the dishwasher and configured to be activated or deactivated when the dishwasher is a tilted forward.

A clean status indicator for a dishwasher having a frame with a base and a washing compartment within the frame, the clean status indicator comprising:

• at least one temperature sensor configured to monitor the temperature within the washing compartment;
• at least one weight sensor configured to sense a weight differential of at least a portion of the washing compartment, the weight differential measuring a base weight of the at least the portion of the washing compartment when the portion is empty and a loaded weight of the portion when supporting one or more objects added to the compartment;
• a tilt switch operable for indicating if the dishwasher is tilted, wherein the tilt switch confirms to the weight sensor that the dishwasher is in a tilted configuration to provide a true weight;
• a visual display for conveying a dual purpose status of the one or more objects within the at least the portion of the washing compartment, the dual purpose status conveying a clean/dirty status of the one or more objects while simultaneously conveying a loading status of the one or more objects;
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• a controller in communication with the at least one temperature sensor, the at least one weight sensor, the tilt switch, and the visual display, the controller including a status logic configured to receive data from the at least one temperature sensor, the tilt switch, and the at least one weight sensor,
• wherein the integrated controller utilizes the data to determine and monitor the dual purpose status of the one or more objects within the at least the portion of the washing compartment;
• wherein the status logic selectively compares the data from the at least one temperature sensor to a preset operating temperature threshold,
• wherein if the current temperature exceeds the preset operating temperature threshold by a preset amount the visual display indicates a “clean” display status while the status logic determines whether the weight differential exceeds the base weight,
• wherein if the weight differential exceeds the base weight, the visual display continues to indicate the “clean” display status until the weight differential again approximately equals the base weight at which time the status logic communicates a “dirty” display status to the visual display, and
• wherein the “dirty” display status communicates that the one or more objects in the at least the portion of the washing compartment have all been removed or unloaded.