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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2022
Transform SR Brands Llc, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Puneet Shivam, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Angel Favila, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLC, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Abstract
A refrigeration device includes a refrigerated compartment, a door that seals the compartment, a dispenser opening in an exterior surface of the door, and a dispenser outlet in the opening. The refrigeration device also includes a reservoir configured to hold a substance and a conveyor configured to convey the substance from the reservoir to the dispenser outlet. Measurement sensors of the refrigeration device are configured to generate first measurement signals that are indicative a gesture of a hand in the dispenser opening. A control unit of the refrigeration device is configured to ascertain a requested fill height based upon the first measurement signals. The control unit is further configured to generate signals that cause the conveyor to convey the substance from the reservoir to a container placed under the dispenser outlet and cease conveying the substance upon the container attaining the requested fill level.