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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventor:
Simon Kurt Johnston, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/02 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01); F25D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/0063 (2013.01); F25D 11/00 (2013.01); F25D 29/005 (2013.01); F25D 29/008 (2013.01); G01N 33/02 (2013.01); G08B 21/18 (2013.01); F25D 2323/021 (2013.01); F25D 2500/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for determining whether food in a refrigerator has spoiled. In one embodiment, a refrigerator includes a compartment that has an interior space configured to contain a food item. A chemical sensor can be mounted within an interior of the refrigerator. The chemical sensor can be configured to at least measure an amount of a chemical related to spoilage of the food item in the compartment.