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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Keith Wesley Wait, Louisville, KY (US);
William Everette Gardner, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 3/12 (2006.01); F25D 31/00 (2006.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01); B67D 1/08 (2006.01); F25D 23/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 31/005 (2013.01); B67D 1/0014 (2013.01); B67D 1/0858 (2013.01); B67D 1/0888 (2013.01); F25D 23/126 (2013.01); F25D 2700/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Refrigerator appliances and methods for operating refrigerator appliances are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a user's presence, associating the user's presence with a heated beverage preference, and initiating heating of a liquid stored in the refrigerator appliance. The detecting step, the associating step and the initiating step are performed by a controller of the refrigerator appliance.