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Patent No.:

US 10126045 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 15, 2016

Interactive lighting in a refrigerator

Applicant:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Inventors:

Richard L. Hammond, Grand Haven, MI (US);

Michael T. Moore, Paw Paw, MI (US);

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Attorney:

Nyemaster Goode, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Karabi Guharay

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 27/00 (2006.01); F25D 25/02 (2006.01); F21V 7/00 (2006.01); F21V 17/02 (2006.01); F21K 9/20 (2016.01); F21V 5/04 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01); F21K 9/68 (2016.01); F21W 131/305 (2006.01); F21Y 101/00 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); F21V 14/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 27/005 (2013.01); F21K 9/20 (2016.08); F21K 9/68 (2016.08); F21V 5/04 (2013.01); F21V 7/00 (2013.01); F21V 17/02 (2013.01); F21V 23/04 (2013.01); F21V 33/0044 (2013.01); F25D 11/02 (2013.01); F25D 25/025 (2013.01); F25D 27/00 (2013.01); F25D 29/005 (2013.01); F21V 14/04 (2013.01); F21W 2131/305 (2013.01); F21Y 2101/00 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08);
Abstract

A refrigerator includes a refrigerator cabinet, a light system associated within an interior of the refrigerator cabinet, the light system including a light source, a reflector having a first position wherein light from the light source is directed in a first direction and a second position wherein the light from the light source is directed in a second direction, and wherein the refrigerator is configured to move the reflector between the first position and the second position based on interactions between a user of the refrigerator and the refrigerator.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Hammond, Richard. (2018). Interactive lighting in a refrigerator (U.S. Patent No. 10126045). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10126045

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