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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
May. 22, 2012
Applicants:
Joseph Anthony Tobbe, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeffrey Martin Wood, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael Thomas Chezem, Georgetown, IN (US);
Juan David Payares, Louisville, KY (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Anthony Tobbe, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeffrey Martin Wood, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael Thomas Chezem, Georgetown, IN (US);
Juan David Payares, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 1/30 (2006.01); F25B 49/00 (2006.01); B67D 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/1236 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance is provided with a dispenser for directing a flow of ice and/or water to a dispenser recess of the dispenser. A camera is directed towards the dispenser recess, and a display is also provided for displaying an image from the camera. The image can assist a user in positioning a container within the dispenser recess.