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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2006
Tim A. Hamel, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark W. Wilson, Simpsonville, KY (US);
Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich, Louisville, KY (US);
Sathi Bandaru, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Tim A. Hamel, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark W. Wilson, Simpsonville, KY (US);
Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich, Louisville, KY (US);
Sathi Bandaru, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A soft freeze assembly for a refrigerator including a freezer storage compartment having a first temperature includes a second storage compartment positioned within the freezer storage compartment. A heat source is positioned with respect to the second storage compartment and configured to heat air within the second storage compartment to a second temperature greater than the first temperature within the freezer storage compartment. A controller is in operational control communication with the heat source and configured to operate the heat source.