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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Reagan Murphy, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael Goodman Schroeder, Crestwood, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 29/00 (2006.01); F25D 25/02 (2006.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G06V 20/68 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 29/008 (2013.01); F25D 25/025 (2013.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G06V 20/68 (2022.01); F25D 2700/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance and a method of operating a refrigerator appliance to detect produce ripening. The refrigerator includes a camera assembly in a chilled chamber to obtain an image of a produce item and analyze the image for a ripeness value. Comparing the ripeness value of produce item to a predetermined value may be used to determine if the produce item has reached an optimal ripeness condition.