Beverage refrigerator with system and methods for weight detection, inventory monitoring, and overload condition notification
US11965771B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01G23/002
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining an exterior configured for resting on a surface and an interior and a plurality of feet coupled with the cabinet along a bottom surface thereof. The refrigerator also includes a plurality of load transducers disposed between and in opposing contact with the cabinet and respective ones of the feet. The refrigerator further includes electronic circuitry including a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to receive a signal corresponding with a gross weight of the cabinet from the plurality of load transducers and to determine the quantity of articles retained within the interior of the cabinet.
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