ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,067, issued on May 13, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).
"Inventory indication mechanism utilizing visual indicia" was invented by Victor Carlotto (Giengen an der Brenz, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigerating appliance includes a cabinet that defines an interior cavity. A temperature sensing network monitors a temperature stratification of the interior cavity. The temperature stratification includes a plurality of temperature levels that correspond to respective locations of the interior cavity. A controller is configured to receive an input related to an item to be stored. The controller is furt...