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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2016
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) Llc, Asheville, NC (US);
Ralph Hegedus, Candler, NC (US);
Kathleen Danielle Snyder, Asheville, NC (US);
Vikram Raj Kamgar, Telangana, IN;
Jesse Shoup, Weaverville, NC (US);
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) LLC, Asheville, NC (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator for storing products includes a sensor container configured to position at least one temperature sensor within a refrigerated interior in a cabinet of the refrigerator. The sensor container includes a main body portion enclosing a hollow interior space configured to receive a ballast liquid, and a plurality of dry wells which each extend generally horizontally between a closed end within the hollow interior space and an open end. The temperature sensors positioned in the dry wells are surrounded by ballast liquid but are not in direct contact with refrigerated air within the cabinet or the ballast liquid. The temperature measurements therefore approximate the thermal response of products (such as blood) stored in the cabinet without necessitating submersible sensors or a risk of liquid leaks. The temperature measurements may be sent to elements such as a chart recorder, and a display and alarm device associated with the refrigerator.