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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2020
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Richard A McCoy, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G16H 20/10 (2018.01); G16H 20/60 (2018.01); G06Q 50/22 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 50/22 (2013.01); G16H 20/10 (2018.01); G16H 20/60 (2018.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator is provided with a container for storing a substance and that has a sensing and reporting system configured to determine an amount of the substance within the container. The sensing and reporting system includes a sensor configured to sense the amount of the substance, a transmitter, and a processor in communication with the sensor and the transmitter.