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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kevin M. Chase, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Brian P. Janke, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Farhad Ashrafzadeh, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Shreecharan Kanchanavally, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/187 (2018.01); F25C 5/18 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/187 (2013.01); F25C 2400/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a sensing system for detecting multiple physical characteristics of ice cubes produced therein. The system includes a digital image capture device coupled to a digital image analyzing system which captures digital images of the ice in the refrigerator and analyzes the images to detect characteristics associated with the ice. A notification arrangement can be employed to convey information about the ice to a user of the refrigerator.