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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 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
Dishwasher with rack-mounted conduit return mechanism
27 Jul 21
A dishwasher and method for operating the same utilize a rack-mounted rotatable conduit with a return mechanism that positions the rotatable conduit to a predetermined rotational position when the conduit is disconnected from a docking arrangement on a wall of a wash tub.
Robert M. Digman, Joel Boyer
Filed: 14 Sep 18
Utility
Floor brush for cleaning appliance and cleaning appliance having same
27 Jul 21
Disclosed are a floor brush of a dust collector and a dust collector having same, the floor brush of a dust collector comprising: a main body, the main body defining an air channel therein and being provided with, on a lower surface at the front end thereof, a suction port in communication with the air channel, when the main body covers a surface to be cleaned, an air-tight space being formed between the air channel and the surface to be cleaned, and the front end of the main body being provided with a front air inlet port in communication with the air channel; and a flow guiding portion, the flow guiding portion being provided at the front end of the main body and being provided adjacent to the front air inlet port, and the flow guiding portion being provided with a flow guiding face so that the external air passes through the flow guiding face and the front air inlet port into the air channel.
Xiaokang Peng, Siyu Jin, Zhonghua Li
Filed: 27 Dec 18
Utility
Laundry washing machine with automatic rinse operation type selection
27 Jul 21
A laundry washing machine and method utilize a fluid property sensor to dynamically select between different types of rinse operations, e.g., fill rinse operations or spin rinse operations, performed during a wash cycle.
Phillip C. Hombroek, Christopher G. Hoppe
Filed: 23 Jul 19
Utility
Air conditioner defrosting control method and device thereof
27 Jul 21
Provided are an air conditioner defrosting control method and a device thereof.
Jun Li
Filed: 27 Dec 18
Utility
Dishwasher with discretely directable tubular spray elements
13 Jul 21
A method and dishwasher utilize one or more tubular spray elements that are both rotatable about longitudinal axes thereof and discretely directable by one or more tubular spray element drives between a plurality of rotational positions about the longitudinal axes thereof.
Robert M. Digman, Mark W. Wilson, Timothy Martin Wetzel
Filed: 9 Dec 19
Utility
Dishwasher including rack position sensor to control capture of rack images by a camera
13 Jul 21
A dishwasher utilizes one or more sensors capable of detecting when a rack is at an operative position at which the rack is positioned within the wash tub during washing and/or an extended position at which at least a portion of the rack is extended beyond the wash tub for loading or unloading of utensils, thereby allowing image captures by a camera to be timed relative to the movement of the rack into, between and/or away from the operative and/or extended positions.
Bassam Fawaz, Robert M. Digman
Filed: 20 Jun 19
Utility
Refrigerator with ice dispenser closure
13 Jul 21
A refrigerator utilizes an ice dispenser closure that is actuated in response to separation of a separable portion of a passageway that communicates ice from an ice dispensing mechanism to a dispenser outlet to restrict external access to the ice dispensing mechanism.
Eric Scalf
Filed: 26 Jun 19
Utility
Indoor unit for air conditioner
6 Jul 21
An indoor unit (1000) for an air conditioner is provided.
Xiaofeng Bai, Dacheng Li, Xing Liu, Xinzhou Zhang, Jianjian Zhang
Filed: 31 Mar 15
Utility
Dishwasher with keyed coupling to rack-mounted conduit
29 Jun 21
A dishwasher and method for operating the same utilize a rack-mounted rotatable conduit incorporating a keyed connector disposed at an end thereof and configured to mate with a rotatable docking port disposed on a wall of a wash tub at a predetermined angular relationship when the rack is in the washing position such that rotation of the rotatable docking port causes rotation of the rotatable conduit.
Bassam Fawaz, Joel Boyer, Robert M. Digman
Filed: 11 Mar 19
Utility
Method and system for controlling machines based on object recognition
29 Jun 21
A method includes: capturing one or more images of an unorganized collection of items inside a first machine; determining one or more item types of the unorganized collection of items from the one or more images, comprising: dividing a respective image in the one or more images into a respective plurality of sub-regions; performing feature detection on the respective plurality of sub-regions to obtain a respective plurality of regional feature vectors, wherein a regional feature vector for a sub-region indicates characteristics for a plurality of predefined local item features for the sub-region; generating an integrated feature vector by combining the respective plurality of regional feature vectors; and applying a plurality of binary classifiers to the integrated feature vector; and selecting a machine setting for the first machine based on the determined one or more clothes type in the unorganized collection of items.
Yunke Tian, Thanh Huy Ha, Zhicai Ou
Filed: 11 Nov 19
Utility
Method and device for driving motors
15 Jun 21
A method and device for driving a motor by synchronous calculation of sampled phase current and phase voltage, including: sampling three-phase current of a motor to obtain a current sampling value, and obtaining an instruction voltage or a sample voltage as a voltage sampling value; and performing synchronous conversion on the current sampling value and the voltage sampling value to obtain a fundamental wave voltage at a current sampling time to keep a current vector and a voltage vector input into a flux observer synchronous.
Yi Liu, Jie Sun
Filed: 12 May 20
Utility
Dishwasher with image-based fluid condition sensing
8 Jun 21
An image-based fluid condition sensor is configured to sense turbidity or another condition of fluid in the sump of a dishwasher using an image device positioned outside of the sump.
Joel Boyer
Filed: 30 Sep 19
Utility
Multiple use detergent dispenser
1 Jun 21
A detergent dispenser may be positioned to dispense detergent into a wash tub of a household appliance, and may include: a detergent carrier with a plurality of detergent units, each of the detergent units including one or more walls defining a cavity with a dispensing opening, and a door movable between an open and closed position; a housing for receiving the detergent carrier, the housing including a dispensing outlet; a carrier driver for moving the detergent carrier between a plurality of positions, each position orienting one of the dispensing units proximate the dispensing outlet, where when one of the dispensing units is proximate the dispensing outlet the door of the one of the plurality of dispensing units is open, otherwise the door is closed.
Joel Boyer, Greg Buth, Bassam Fawaz
Filed: 10 Dec 18