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Refrigerator appliance with features for assisted dispensing

국가/구분 United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판) B65B-001/30    F25B-049/00    B67D-001/12   
미국특허분류(USC) 141/094; 141/095; 141/198; 141/351; 062/389; 062/125; 062/126
출원번호 US-0477486 (2012-05-22)
등록번호 US-8746296 (2014-06-10)
발명자 / 주소
출원인 / 주소
대리인 / 주소
    Dority & Manning PA
인용정보 피인용 횟수 : 2  인용 특허 : 28
초록

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.

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1. A refrigerator appliance comprising: a cabinet defining a chilled chamber for receipt of food articles;a door mounted to said cabinet, said door configured for permitting selective access to the chilled chamber of said cabinet;a dispenser mounted to said door, said dispenser defining a dispensing recess;a camera directed towards the dispensing recess of said dispenser; anda display in communication with said camera such that an image of said dispenser recess from said camera is displayed on said display when a. container is inserted into said dispense...

이 특허에 인용된 특허 (28)

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  2. Sawyer ; III Miles G. (P.O. Box 578 Carrboro NC 27510). Bottled-water dispenser with ice maker and cooler. USP1995045405052.
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  4. Strohmeyer Darwin L. (Bulverde TX) Brown Samuel E. (San Antonio TX). Complete system self-contained drink and ice dispensing. USP1993075230448.
  5. Ellis Annie T. (Smyrna GA). Cup locator for beverage dispenser. USP1987044658872.
  6. Ozanne, Matthieu; Kollep, Alexandre; Piguet, Ralph; Terrien, Grégoire; Greppin, Xavier. Device and method for controlling the filling of a cup by a vending machine. USP2011057950424.
  7. Cooper, Anthony A.. Dispensing apparatus and method for determining the location of a container. USP2011108028728.
  8. Skell Daniel G. (Cedarburg WI) Skell Eric D. (Cedarburg WI) Manthei Michael A. (Cedarburg WI). Dispensing method and apparatus that detects the presence and size of a cup and provides automatic fill control. USP1996025491333.
  9. Nowak,David R.. Dispensing unit lighting system. USP2006057040110.
  10. McCoy, Richard A.; Knight, John M.; Weinkauf, David A.. Door with a service interface on an edge. USP2011108040666.
  11. Boust Dale (P.O. Box 3486 Pinedale CA 93650). Funnel-adapter for use in dispensing water and ice from a refrigerator water and ice dispenser. USP1992095148842.
  12. Ashrafzadeh, Farhad; Chase, Kevin M.; Janke, Brian P.; Kanchanavally, Shreecharan. Hands free, controlled autofill for a dispenser. USP2012128327889.
  13. Hibino Takashi (Toyoake JPX) Ito Yoshinori (Toyoake JPX). Ice-making and fresh water dispensing apparatus. USP1984054448032.
  14. Hibino Takashi (Toyoake JPX) Ito Yoshinori (Toyoake JPX). Ice-making and fresh water dispensing apparatus. USP1983024370865.
  15. Denise, Jason Adam. Illuminated refrigerator dispenser system with sensors. USP2012028109301.
  16. Hooker,John Kenneth. Method and apparatus for dispensing ice and water. USP2006047028725.
  17. Fox Paul G. ; Fox Louis H.. Portable ice resurfacing device. USP2000106138387.
  18. Harris, Teresa L.. Refrigerator and appliance system with ice and water dispensing assemblies accessible from multiple sides. USP2010057712328.
  19. Kim, Seong Wook. Refrigerator and method for controlling the same. USP2013058443614.
  20. Katterhenry Glenn E. (Evansville IN) Simons Raymond G. (Evansville IN) Keil John P. (Ohio Township ; Warrick County IN). Refrigerator cabinet and door construction. USP1990044912942.
  21. Crisp, III,Harry Lee. Refrigerator that displays beverage images, reads beverage data files and produces beverages. USP2006047032780.
  22. An, Gyu-hwan; Lee, Gi-hyeong; Kim, Kyoung-whan. Refrigerator, monitoring system having refrigerator and control method thereof. USP2010117836709.
  23. Ashrafzadeh, Farhad; Chase, Kevin M.; Janke, Brian P.; Kanchanavally, Shreecharan; Voglewede, Ronald L.. Select-fill dispensing system. USP2012128322384.
  24. Chase, Kevin M.; Jeffery, Randell L.; Nibbelink, Matthew J.; Wendling, Brian; Mehta, Rahul; Kadchhud, Vashishtha; Hatch, Greg; Fatunde, Morounkeji. Sensor system for a refrigerator dispenser. USP2010037673661.
  25. Heims, Doug A.; Bergmann, Tim; Stauffer, David A.; Eveland, Michael J.; Kniffen, Todd E.; Sawhney, Ravi Kumar; Zinni, John Frank; Nugent, Timothy Mark. Water bottle fill button for refrigerators. USP2003116651449.
  26. Burrows Bruce D. (Valencia CA). Water carbonator system. USP1992025085810.
  27. Sciortino George J. (New Orleans LA). Water dispensing system. USP1984064456149.
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이 특허를 인용한 특허 피인용횟수: 2

  1. Deng, Ting; Hu, Ruguo. Beverage preparation machine capable of determining a beverage volume of receptacles and corresponding method. USP2017109796575.
  2. Carlotto, Victor Henrique Sfoggia; Moore, Michael Todd; Purandhar, Sushanth; Post, Ryan Michael; Richards, Michael S.. Refrigerators having internal content cameras, and methods of operating the same. USP20180710027866.

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