Refrigeration – Automatic control – By congealed removable product condition
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-27
2010-11-30
Tapolcai, William E (Department: 3744)
Refrigeration
Automatic control
By congealed removable product condition
C062S344000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07841192
ABSTRACT:
In an embodiment of the invention, a refrigerator comprising an ice storage bucket and a cooling system in thermal communication with the ice storage bucket is shown. A first transmitter is configured in the ice storage bucket. A first pulse signal is transmitted from the first transmitter. A first receiver is configured in the ice storage bucket and is further configured to receive the first pulse signal. A first pre-signal response from the first receiver is generated before the first pulse signal. A first pulse signal response from the first receiver generated during the first pulse signal.
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Catlett Robert
Hooker John Kenneth
Rafalovich Alexander Pinkus
Whitaker Toby
General Electric Company
Global Patent Operation
Tapolcai William E
Zhang Douglas D.
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