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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 05, 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 and method for operation include a cooled compartment having a plurality of zones including an articulatable feature. A sensor is configured to determine a change in position of the articulatable feature. A computing device is configured to perform operations, including obtaining a user signal corresponding to one or more of the plurality of zones as a restricted zone; obtaining, from the sensor, a sensor signal corresponding to a position of the articulatable feature at the restricted zone; generating a position marker corresponding to the position of the articulatable feature at the restricted zone; comparing the sensor signal to the position marker to determine a change in the position of the articulatable feature at the restricted zone; and transmitting a communications signal corresponding to the change in the position of the articulatable feature at the restricted zone.
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