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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2007
Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich, Louisville, KY (US);
Robert Catlett, Lexington, KY (US);
John Kenneth Hooker, Louisville, KY (US);
Toby Whitaker, Loveland, CO (US);
Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich, Louisville, KY (US);
Robert Catlett, Lexington, KY (US);
John Kenneth Hooker, Louisville, KY (US);
Toby Whitaker, Loveland, CO (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment of the invention, a refrigerator comprising an ice storage bucket and a cooling system in thermal communication with the ice storage bucket is shown. A first transmitter is configured in the ice storage bucket. A first pulse signal is transmitted from the first transmitter. A first receiver is configured in the ice storage bucket and is further configured to receive the first pulse signal. A first pre-signal response from the first receiver is generated before the first pulse signal. A first pulse signal response from the first receiver generated during the first pulse signal.