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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Alan Joseph Mitchell, Louisville, KY (US);
Joel Erik Hitzelberger, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/56 (2006.01); C02F 1/32 (2006.01); A47J 31/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/56 (2013.01); A47J 31/407 (2013.01); C02F 1/325 (2013.01); C02F 2201/326 (2013.01); C02F 2201/3222 (2013.01); C02F 2209/42 (2013.01); C02F 2307/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A docking station for a beverage dispenser having a reservoir is provided. The docking station includes a base and an ultraviolet light emitter. The ultraviolet light emitter is positioned and/or configured to direct ultraviolet light into the reservoir of the beverage dispenser. Ultraviolet light from the ultraviolet light emitter may assist with treating water within the reservoir of the beverage dispenser.