422 patents
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Utility
Gas burner lighting via rotation
28 Dec 21
A method and apparatus for a gas burner head with at least a first burner region and a second burner region, an ignitor located near the gas burner, and a burner drive that is configured to generate relative rotation between the first and second burner regions of the gas burner to transfer a flame between the first and second burner regions during the relative rotation.
Richard W. Cowan
Filed: 30 Jun 20
Utility
Dishwasher thermal imaging system
21 Dec 21
A dishwasher and method utilize a thermal imaging system in a dishwasher to configure a wash cycle and/or perform other operations in the dishwasher.
Russell Dietrich, Bassam Fawaz, Robert M. Digman, Joel Boyer
Filed: 20 Nov 19
Utility
Seven burner digital cooktop with re-configurable wok and griddle burner
21 Dec 21
A digital cooktop system with six regular burners and a wok burner, allowing use of a reconfigurable control knob to control the cooktop burners for a wok mode, a griddle mode, and a six-burner mode.
Daniel J. Trice, Richard W. Cowan
Filed: 30 Sep 19
Utility
Configurable control selectors
21 Dec 21
A system for an appliance having a plurality of burners operated by a plurality of gas valves includes a plurality of selector buttons to assign a single control selector to a specified burner and a plurality of dedicated off buttons, assigned to the burners.
Richard W. Cowan, Daniel J. Trice
Filed: 30 Sep 19
Utility
System and method for generating pressure point maps based on remote-controlled haptic-interactions
14 Dec 21
System and method for providing remotely guided physical treatment are disclosed.
Yuan Tian, Suresh Mani
Filed: 12 Mar 19
Utility
Device for self-adaptive regulation of air volume and refrigerator having same
14 Dec 21
Provided are a device (100) for self-adaptive regulation of air volume and a refrigerator (200) having the same.
Jun Li, Xiuhua Geng, Haichao Zhang
Filed: 31 Mar 17
Utility
Dishwasher with image-based position sensor
7 Dec 21
A dishwasher and method utilize an image-based position sensor that is positioned to sense the rotational position of a discretely directable tubular spray element driven by a tubular spray element drive.
Bassam Fawaz, Robert M. Digman, Joel Boyer
Filed: 30 Sep 19
Utility
Dishwasher with cloud connected cameras
7 Dec 21
Systems and methods for monitoring dish ware position and modifying the wash and dry cycle of a dishwasher by capturing and analyzing image data utilizing a plurality of cloud-connected cameras.
Bassam Fawaz, Robert M. Digman, Qiang Liu
Filed: 20 Oct 20
Utility
Dishwasher steam generator
30 Nov 21
A dishwasher and method utilize one or more sprayers to generate steam within a wash tub of a dishwasher by directing one or more sprays of fluid onto a heating element disposed in the wash tub of the dishwasher.
Bassam Fawaz
Filed: 20 Nov 19
Utility
Service panel for a cooking appliance
30 Nov 21
A method and apparatus for one or more service panels for a cooking appliance.
Felix Conde Zelocuatecatl
Filed: 15 Dec 17
Utility
Indoor unit of air conditioner and air conditioner
23 Nov 21
An indoor unit of an air conditioner and an air conditioner are provided.
Xiansong Wang, Qiang Qin
Filed: 13 Mar 20
Utility
Air duct assemblys, and fan heaters
16 Nov 21
Disclosed are an air duct assembly and a fan heater applying in the air duct assembly, which includes a volute tongue positioned in the volute forms an air duct with the volute.
Qing Wang, Lie Ma, Chengbo Tan
Filed: 20 Apr 18
Utility
Switching device for multi-split air conditioner and multi-split air conditioner having same
16 Nov 21
A switching device for a multi-split air conditioner and a multi-split air conditioner having same.
Rujiang Zhong, Zibao Zhuang, Wenjie Zhou
Filed: 21 Feb 19
Utility
System and method for providing real-time product interaction assistance
16 Nov 21
A method for providing virtual aid templates includes capturing images of a physical environment including a physical object at a first location, rendering a 3-D virtual environment including a representation of the physical object, capturing a first hand gesture in the physical environment, translating the first hand gesture into a first operation of displaying a virtual aid template associated with the physical object, rendering the virtual aid template associated with the physical object adjacent to the location of the representation of the physical object, capturing a second hand gesture in the physical environment, translating the second hand gesture into a first interaction with the representation of the physical object, determining a second operation on the virtual aid template associated with the physical object in accordance with the first interaction, and rendering the second operation on the virtual aid template associated with the physical object.
Suresh Mani, Yujie Zhu, Mingyi Yang, Shan Tao
Filed: 9 Jan 19
Utility
Running control method, resource sharing apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium
9 Nov 21
A running control method includes determining a remaining running space of a first household appliance, receiving a remaining running space sent by a second household appliance connected with the first household appliance in an Internet of Things, and determining one of the second household appliance and the first household appliance having the remaining running space meeting a preset remaining running space condition as a control-side household appliance.
Weiming Huo, Jingchun Liu, Tianyu Zhang, Jin Huang
Filed: 26 Mar 20
Utility
Air conditioner, and control method and apparatus therefor
9 Nov 21
A method for controlling an air conditioner includes obtaining initial indoor ambient temperature and humidity, obtaining an initial dew point temperature according to the initial indoor ambient temperature and humidity, controlling a temperature of an indoor heat exchanger coil to be equal to the initial dew point temperature and maintaining a current operating frequency of a compressor unchanged, obtaining a current indoor ambient temperature, judging whether the current indoor ambient temperature is lower than or equal to a set temperature, if so, obtaining a current indoor ambient humidity and obtaining a current moisture content and a current dew point temperature according to the current indoor ambient temperature and the current indoor ambient humidity, and controlling the air conditioner to perform humidification or dehumidification according to the temperature of the indoor heat exchanger coil, the current moisture content, and the current dew point temperature.
Zhanli Xi, Jinbo Li, Bobo Zhang
Filed: 21 Dec 17
Utility
Air conditioner, control method thereof, control device thereof, and computer-readable storage medium
9 Nov 21
A control method of an air conditioner includes detecting an indoor ambient temperature value under a rapid cooling operation mode, judging whether the indoor ambient temperature value is greater than a preset temperature value, and in response to the indoor ambient temperature value being greater than the present temperature value, determining an operation temperature interval including the indoor ambient temperature value, determining a rapid cooling rotating speed value of an indoor fan of the air conditioner corresponding to the operation temperature interval, and controlling the indoor fan to operate according to the rapid cooling rotating speed value.
Zhanli Xi, Wenduan Qi, Bobo Zhang, Meng Chen, Jun Liu
Filed: 2 Mar 20
Utility
Window air conditioning unit anti-tip bracket assembly
9 Nov 21
An anti-tip bracket assembly for a window air conditioning unit is disclosed, and more particularly, an anti-tip bracket assembly that pertains to securing a window air conditioning unit within a window assembly while allowing a user to open and close the window assembly in a safe and convenient manner is disclosed.
David Leezer, Adam Schultz, Brian Langness
Filed: 30 Apr 20
Utility
Fluid treatment device and temperature regulation apparatus
9 Nov 21
A fluid treatment device includes a throttling part; a three-way pipe detachably connected to the throttling part; a drainage part detachably connected to the three-way pipe, with one end of the drainage part being provided with an expansion portion, and the throttling part and the drainage part being coaxial; and a separation part, the expansion portion extending into a space enclosed by side walls of the separation part, a fluid flowing in from a first fluid inlet and a fluid flowing in from a second fluid inlet flowing into the separation part through the expansion portion, and the separation part separating the fluids into a gas phase fluid and a liquid phase fluid.
Chen Lin, Bao Yue, Hiroshi Omori, Jianhui Deng
Filed: 5 Feb 20
Utility
Dishwasher including rack corner sprayers
19 Oct 21
A dishwasher utilizes multiple rack-mounted corner sprayers disposed in corners defined between a side wall and front and rear walls of a dishwasher rack to direct fluid inwardly from the corners to wash utensils supported by the rack.
Mark W. Wilson, Robert M. Digman, Joel Boyer
Filed: 27 Mar 19