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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
David A Hassell, Anoka, MN (US);
Karl A Senghaas, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
IMI Cornelius Inc., Anoka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62 59 ; 62139 ;
Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus for electronically controlling the size of an ice bank, particularly as used in beverage dispensing equipment. A single pair of probes provide for both establishing a reference conductivity value of the water so that the present invention is adaptable to a wide variance in water qualities. In addition, the single pair of sensors also provide for sensing the physical size of the ice bank.