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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2011
Ramesh B. Tirumala, Libertyville, IL (US);
Raymond R. Haack, Mishicot, WI (US);
William E. Smith, Jr., Sheboygan, WI (US);
Lee G. Mueller, Kewaunee, WI (US);
Ramesh B. Tirumala, Libertyville, IL (US);
Raymond R. Haack, Mishicot, WI (US);
William E. Smith, Jr., Sheboygan, WI (US);
Lee G. Mueller, Kewaunee, WI (US);
Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, LLC, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Abstract
A method that includes: (i) detecting an acoustic wave that is propagating through a body of water, as the body of water is being frozen on a structure, thus yielding a detected acoustic wave; (ii) extracting, from the detected acoustic wave, (a) a frequency component thereof, and (b) a magnitude of the frequency component; and (iii) removing the body of water from the structure when the magnitude exceeds a threshold value.