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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2024
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan, CN;
Vinayak Naik, Barbourmeade, KY (US);
Eric L. Scalf, Louisville, KY (US);
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan, CN;
Abstract
A method for incrementally filling a water receptacle may include the steps of determining a fill-level of the liquid within the liquid storage receptacle and incrementally filling the liquid storage receptacle in response, wherein: if the fill-level of the of the liquid within the liquid storage receptacle is below the first predetermined threshold, filling the liquid storage receptacle until the volume of liquid is equal to a first predetermined threshold, then cooling the liquid within the liquid storage receptacle until the liquid reaches a predetermined temperature, then, if the fill-level of the liquid within the liquid storage receptacle is equal to or above the first predetermined threshold but below the second predetermined threshold, filling the liquid storage receptacle until the volume of liquid is equal to the second predetermined threshold, and then cooling the liquid within the liquid storage receptacle until the liquid reaches the predetermined temperature.
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