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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2020
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Kevin M. Chase, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Brian P. Janke, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Farhad Ashrafzadeh, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Shreecharan Kanchanavally, Naperville, IL (US);
James Kerner, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A dispensing system includes one or more digital image capture devices for capturing images in a dispenser well and a digital image analyzer operatively coupled to the digital image capture device(s) for analyzing the images for use in regulating a dispensing operation. The digital image analyzer evaluates digital images captured by the digital image capture device(s) to determine various characteristics of a container placed in the dispensing well, such as the height and position of the container.