Ice supplier
US7779641B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2400/361
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ice supplier includes an ice maker configured to make ice, a case configured to store ice made by the ice maker, a sensing unit configured to sense a quantity of ice stored in the case, and a controller configured to control the ice maker according to a result of sensing from the sensing unit.
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