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Utility
Configurable Control Selectors with Integrated Illuminated Displays
2 Sep 21
A system for controlling an appliance having a plurality of gas cooktop burners operated by a plurality of digital gas valves includes a plurality of control selectors that include illuminated displays on faces thereof for indicating to which gas cooktop burner each control selector is assigned.
Richard W. Cowan
Filed: 29 May 20
Utility
Appliance Burner Assignment Indication
2 Sep 21
A system for indicating the burner assignments of a plurality of burners operated by a plurality of digital gas valves to a plurality of control selectors that are configurably assigned to a specified burner or burners.
Richard W. Cowan
Filed: 28 Feb 20
Utility
Valve, coffee maker having same, and method for controlling coffee maker
31 Aug 21
A valve (100) comprises: a housing (110), an elastic cap (120) and a driving device (13); at least one group of ports (111) is provided in the housing, and each group of ports comprises an inlet (111a) and an outlet (111b); at least a portion of the elastic cap is provided in the housing; and the driving device is used to drive the elastic cap to undergo an elastic deformation so as to obstruct the inlet and the outlet.
Jian Kuang
Filed: 18 Dec 17
Utility
Ground brush for cleaning appliance and cleaning appliance
31 Aug 21
A ground brush for a cleaning appliance and a cleaning appliance with the same are provided.
Xiaokang Peng, Siyu Jin, Zhonghua Li
Filed: 27 Dec 18
Utility
Detergent cartridge for a dishwasher
31 Aug 21
A detergent dispenser may be positioned to dispense detergent into a wash tub of a household appliance.
Bassam Fawaz, Robert M. Digman, Joel Boyer, Russell Dietrich
Filed: 19 Jun 19
Utility
Method and system for controlling a flow curve of an electromechanical gas valve
31 Aug 21
A cooking appliance includes, a gas cooking element; an electromechanical valve fluidly coupled with the gas cooking element to regulate a flow of gas to the cooking element; a manually-actuated user control movable over a range of positions; and a controller coupled to the user control and the electromechanical valve, the controller configured to determine a position of the manually-actuated user control within the range of positions and to control the electromechanical valve based at least in part upon the determined position to provide a controlled flow curve for the gas cooking element over the range of positions of the user control.
Richard W. Cowan
Filed: 30 Mar 18
Utility
Air conditioner
31 Aug 21
An air conditioner includes a chassis, a face frame over the chassis, an electric control box mounted at the face frame and located at a front portion of the face frame, and a panel configured to openably cover the front portion of the face frame and the electric control box.
Wenjun Luo, Zhicai Cai, Kuifang Zou
Filed: 30 Aug 19
Utility
System and method for providing real-time product interaction assistance
31 Aug 21
A method for providing real-time virtual experience of user interactions includes rendering a 3-D virtual environment based on one or more images of a physical environment including one or more representations of physical objects, receiving a user input to place a first preset virtual object at a space in the 3-D virtual environment, rendering the first preset virtual object, detecting, by the one or more cameras, a user's hand gesture interacting with the first preset virtual object, translating the user's hand gesture into an interaction with the first preset virtual object, identifying a first part of the first preset virtual object that is subject to the interaction with the first preset virtual object, concurrently displaying in real time on the display a representation of the user's hand gesture and a movement of the first part of the first preset virtual object caused by the interaction in the 3-D virtual environment.
Suresh Mani, Yujie Zhu, Eyoha Girma, Chien-Hwa Hwang
Filed: 9 Jan 19
Utility
Method for controlling fresh air machine and fresh air machine
24 Aug 21
The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a fresh air machine.
Yongqiang Wan, Yongfeng Xu, Meibing Xiong, Bo Li, Wentao Shu, Xiaolong Qian, Rufeng Chen
Filed: 24 Sep 18
Utility
Electric radiator
24 Aug 21
An electric radiator is provided.
Xun Wang
Filed: 27 Dec 16
Utility
Multi-split system and liquid return prevention control method thereof
24 Aug 21
A multi-split air conditioning system and liquid return prevention control method thereof.
Changjing Tang
Filed: 15 Mar 19
Utility
Method for voice control on microwave oven, and microwave oven
24 Aug 21
A method for voice control on a microwave oven, and a microwave oven.
Nanjun Li, Junyang Zhou, Jianming Wu, Haishi Lin
Filed: 23 Aug 18
Utility
Drive assembly and food processor
24 Aug 21
The present disclosure provides a drive assembly and a food processor.
Han Han, Weijie Chen, Yan Tang
Filed: 25 Dec 18
Utility
Dishwasher with Wall-mounted Rotatable Conduit
19 Aug 21
A dishwasher, dishwasher sprayer, and method for assembling the same utilize a rotatable conduit that is supported in a cantilevered fashion on a wash tub wall of the dishwasher.
Joel Boyer
Filed: 19 Feb 20
Design
Pressure cooker
17 Aug 21
Haiying Wang, Bo Zhang
Filed: 5 Dec 19
Design
Air purifier
17 Aug 21
Wei Chen
Filed: 10 Dec 19
Utility
Dishwasher with detergent storage
17 Aug 21
An apparatus and method of a storage compartment for detergent items in a dish washing appliance.
Paul R. Staun
Filed: 21 Feb 18
Utility
Laundry washing machine incorporating distance sensor
17 Aug 21
A laundry washing machine and method may use a distance sensor to determine dry and wet distance values associated with a load disposed in a wash tub, and dynamically configure a wash cycle based upon the determined values.
Christopher G. Hoppe, Phillip C. Hombroek
Filed: 18 Mar 19
Utility
Electronic Transformer and a Microwave Cooking Appliance
5 Aug 21
An electronic transformer and a microwave cooking appliance.
Chengyong QIN, Qinghai LI, Nianzhong ZHENG, Shinichi MASUDA, Yunxiang ZHANG, Junliang AI
Filed: 14 Jun 18
Utility
Spray Arm Assembly and Washing Appliance Provided with Same
29 Jul 21
A spray arm assembly and a washing appliance provided with same.
Haoping XIONG, Liming ZHAO, Wangchun FEI, Jingyi ZHANG
Filed: 1 Jul 19