422 patents
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Utility
Window air conditioner
7 Sep 20
An air conditioner includes a base including a first fixation member, a front panel including a second fixation member, and a filter.
Hui Yu, Yuanshun Huang
Filed: 4 Dec 19
Utility
Inverter air conditioner control device, terminal, system and method based on thermolator
31 Aug 20
The present disclosure provides an inverter air conditioner control device based on a thermolator, which includes: a first controller, and an input interface, an outdoor unit communicating interface and a detecting interface all connected with the first controller, and an indoor unit controlled by a second controller, wherein, the input interface is connected with the thermolator, receives a control signal sent by the thermolator; the detecting interface is connected with a temperature detector, receives an indoor temperature signal; the first controller connects with a inverter air conditioner outdoor unit, controls an operation of the inverter air conditioner outdoor unit; the first controller sets a target reference temperature which is used for adjusting an operation frequency of a compressor of the inverter air conditioner outdoor unit.
Dafa Gui
Filed: 26 Jan 16
Utility
Appliance with high capacity capacitor
31 Aug 20
A high capacity capacitor is used in an appliance to enable a power circuit of the appliance to power a heating element or other electrical load concurrently with powering one or more additional electrical loads in the appliance using power from both a powerline source and power from the high capacity capacitor such that a combined power consumption in the appliance may be at least temporarily at a level above the power rating of the powerline source.
Robert M. Digman
Filed: 14 Dec 17
Utility
Heating control method, device and ice maker
31 Aug 20
A heating control method, a heating control device, and an ice maker are provided.
Jingyu Zhang, Yu Li, Deming Wei
Filed: 8 Dec 19
Utility
Voice-based user interface with dynamically switchable endpoints
24 Aug 20
A method and system of controlling a digital assistant with dynamically switchable endpoint devices, comprising: dynamically selecting a respective input endpoint device and a respective controlled device for each of a plurality of voice-based requests from a user to the computing system, including: at a first point in time, acquiring respective instances of a first voice input from a first set of two or more input endpoint devices; obtaining a representative copy of the first voice input based on the respective instances of the first voice input that have been acquired from the first set of two or more input endpoint devices; determining a first actionable intent based on the representative copy of the first voice input; and dispatching a first encoded instruction to a first controlled endpoint device selected from the plurality of controlled endpoint devices in accordance with the first actionable intent.
Haibin Huang, Chi Zhang, Xiaofeng Xu, Chen Zhang, Dongyan Wang
Filed: 25 Mar 18
Utility
Restocking method and system
24 Aug 20
A restocking system includes a first compartment for storing consumable items; a restocking suggestion unit configured to receive restocking suggestions from a remotely located server; an output interface configured to output the restocking suggestions to a user; and a first hardware button located in an interior of the first compartment.
Yingbiao Huang, Tian Tang
Filed: 23 Feb 20
Utility
Cooking appliance, and cooking control method and device thereof
17 Aug 20
A cooking control method of a cooking appliance comprises the following steps: acquiring a rice species identifier of rice to be cooked (S1); receiving cooking preference information of a user (S2); acquiring a corresponding rice species type according to the rice species identifier (S3); acquiring a corresponding cooking curve according to the cooking preference information and the rice species type (S4); and controlling the cooking appliance according to the cooking curve (S5).
Nanjun Li
Filed: 23 Jun 15
Utility
Beverage machine, brewing method for beverage machine, and method for controlling beverage machine
17 Aug 20
Provided are a beverage machine and a method for controlling the beverage machine.
Jian Kuang, Bingchao Liao
Filed: 26 Feb 18
Utility
Water softener
17 Aug 20
Disclosed is a water softener that includes a water softener valve and an ion exchange tank.
Guohua Liu, Zhifeng He
Filed: 4 Nov 18
Utility
Cooking appliance
17 Aug 20
The present disclosure provides a cooking appliance that includes a cooking cavity body, in which a cooking cavity is formed; a heating plate, movably mounted in the cooking cavity; and an adjusting device, mounted to the heating plate and used for driving the heating plate to continuously reciprocate in the cooking cavity.
Mingbo An, Ming Zhang
Filed: 30 Dec 17
Utility
Method and apparatus for distributing heat from a burner
10 Aug 20
A method and apparatus for a gas burner head with one or more rotating burners.
Richard W. Cowan, Mark W. Wilson, Vern Neal
Filed: 13 Dec 17
Utility
Retracting and extending control selectors
10 Aug 20
A system for inhibiting and providing access to appliance control knobs includes a support structure for mounting individual control knobs or groups thereof, and an actuator assembly for extending and retracting control knobs either individually or collectively.
Richard W. Cowan, Felix Conde Zelocuatecatl, John Hooker, Vern A. Neal, Nathan E. Nelson, Daniel J. Trice
Filed: 18 Sep 18
Utility
Indoor unit for air conditioner
10 Aug 20
An indoor unit for an air conditioner is provided.
Xing Liu, Xiaofeng Bai, Xinzhou Zhang, Dacheng Li
Filed: 30 Mar 15
Utility
Split-type microwave oven
10 Aug 20
A split-type microwave oven comprises a first housing assembly, a second housing assembly, a microwave source module, a microwave shielding and choking member, and a detection device that is used for detecting whether a wave leakage occurs in a microwave heating resonant cavity.
Xiangwei Tang, Chun Luan, Shengbin Fu, Xiantao Du, Feina Zhang, Minyong Liu
Filed: 24 Sep 17
Utility
Rear grill assembly for box fan
3 Aug 20
Disclosed is a rear grill assembly for a box fan including a rear grill, an electric motor support positioned on the rear grill by a positioning structure, and a frame arranged on the periphery of the rear grill by a snap structure.
Runming Guo, Weiliang Liu, Fengxi Yan, Xusheng Zhang, Meihua Deng
Filed: 28 Nov 16
Utility
Refrigerator with door-mounted icemaking system
3 Aug 20
A refrigerator and method utilize a door-mounted icemaking system including an icemaking mold, an ice storage bin and a cold wall evaporator disposed proximate the ice storage bin along an interior wall of the door to provide cooling proximate the ice storage bin.
Eric Scalf
Filed: 3 Dec 17
Utility
Water softener valve and water softener
3 Aug 20
The present disclosure discloses a water softener valve and a water softener, the water softener valve includes a valve body, including a valve cavity, a water inlet passage that is communicated with the valve cavity, a forward washing passage, a backwashing passage, an ejecting passage, a softening inlet passage, a softening outlet passage, a waste water passage, and a saline solution suction passage; a valve core assembly is provided with a forward washing position and a backwashing washing position, at the forward washing position; and a switching unit, the switching unit is defined to communicate the forward washing passage with the ejecting passage, when the valve core assembly is at the forward washing position; and to communicate the backwashing passage with the ejecting passage, when the valve core assembly is at the backwashing position.
Guohua Liu, Zhifeng He
Filed: 2 Nov 18
Utility
Cooking appliance
3 Aug 20
The present disclosure provides a cooking appliance, comprising a base and an oven door articulated with the base, wherein the cooking appliance further comprises a cooking platform and a microwave shield, the cooking platform comprises a frame and a carrier plate mounted on the frame, the carrier plate is made of a non-microwave shielding material, the frame is detachably mounted on a top plate of the base, an abutting supporting surface is formed between the lower surface of the frame and the upper surface of the top plate, a magnetron is mounted at the bottom of the top plate, the magnetron is used for emitting microwaves from the inner side of the supporting surface to the carrier plate, and the microwave shield is mounted on the top plate, surrounds the outer side of the supporting surface and is used for shielding the microwaves leaked from the supporting surface.
Mingbo An, Qihong Ling
Filed: 17 Dec 17
Utility
Methods and system for improved quality inspection
3 Aug 20
A method of performing automated object inspection includes obtaining a plurality of test images.
Liang Diao, Haisong Gu
Filed: 21 May 18
Utility
Fan, and control system and method therefor
3 Aug 20
A fan, and a control system and method therefor, wherein the system comprises a wearable device (100) and a fan (200).
Jinquan Liu, Xinyun Pan
Filed: 28 Aug 18