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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2024
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Ronald Gary Foster, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet; at least one sensor positioned within the cabinet; and a controller operably coupled with the at least one sensor and configured to perform an operation including determining the refrigerator appliance is operating according to a predetermined operating mode; receiving a temperature signal from the at least one sensor; determining that a value of the temperature signal is outside of a predetermined threshold temperature range; determining that the temperature signal is received outside of a defrost phase during the predetermined operating mode; and emitting an alert in response to determining that the temperature signal is outside of the defrost phase and the value of the temperature signal is outside of the predetermined threshold temperature range, the alert including a value of the temperature signal and a date on which the temperature signal was received.