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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2022
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Neomar Giacomini, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); F25D 29/00 (2013.01); F25D 29/008 (2013.01); F25D 2700/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerating or food storage appliance for receiving containers within the appliance for storing a substance, the appliance including a cabinet at least partially defining an interior with an access opening, a door movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively open/close the access opening and at least partially defining the interior when the door selectively closes the access opening, at least one thermal imaging device for obtaining thermal image data of at least one container within the interior, and a control unit receiving the thermal image data.