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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Joseph Halbleib, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Gregory Samuel Lieto, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Matthew MacLean, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C05F 17/02 (2006.01); G01B 5/00 (2006.01); C05F 17/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C05F 17/0258 (2013.01); C05F 17/0054 (2013.01); C05F 17/0063 (2013.01); C05F 17/0072 (2013.01); C05F 17/02 (2013.01); C05F 17/027 (2013.01); C05F 17/0282 (2013.01); G01B 5/0021 (2013.01); Y02P 20/145 (2015.11); Y02W 30/43 (2015.05);
Abstract
A method of determining the volume of organic material in a composting device includes rotating a mixing paddle in a composting bin that stores the organic material; monitoring the torque from a motor that rotates the mixing paddle as the mixing paddle rotates; and determining the height of the organic material in the composting bin based on the motor torque and the angular displacement of the mixing paddle. The resulting height can be used to determine the volume of the organic material.