MUMBAI, India, Sept. 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617083982 A) filed by Gea Refrigeration Technologies Gmbh on July 08, 2026, for Method, Computer Program And Control Unit For Determining Whether To Initiate A Defrosting Process Of A Cooling Device.

Inventors include Augustynowicz, Michal; Malski, Adam; Galkowski, Rafal; and Milian, Michal.

The application for the patent was published on September 04, 2026, under issue no. 36/2026.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for determining whether to initiate a defrosting process of a cooling device usable in an industrial environment, the method comprising: determining that the defrosting process is to be initiated, comprising one or more of the following steps: determining that a predetermined minimum duration of time that the cooling device is actively cooling is reached; determining that a cooling intensity is larger than or equal to a predetermined cooling intensity value; and/or determining that a predetermined maximum duration of time the cooling device is actively cooling is reached; if it has been determined that the defrosting process is to be initiated: initiating the defrosting process of the cooling device. The present disclosure further relates to a corresponding computer program, control unit, cooling device and system.

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