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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2012
Applicants:
Laura Esther Flores, Nuevo Leon, MX;
Bruce A. Kopf, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Inventors:
Laura Esther Flores, Nuevo Leon, MX;
Bruce A. Kopf, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/00 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a refrigerator cabinet, at least one compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet, a door for providing access to one or more of the at least one compartment, an ice container at the door, an LED housing proximate the ice container, and at least one LED disposed within the LED housing for providing illumination of the ice container. In addition to providing lighting, the at least one LED may used to indicate status information associated with the refrigerator.