422 patents
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Utility
Dishwasher with image-based position sensor
26 Sep 23
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: 11 Oct 21
Utility
Microwave cooking appliance with user interface display
26 Sep 23
A microwave cooking appliance for increasing visibility into the cooking cavity.
Daniel J. Trice, Brian Langness, Pierce Woodling
Filed: 29 Sep 20
Utility
Method and apparatus for a manual gas valve
19 Sep 23
A method and apparatus for a manual gas valve.
Richard W. Cowan
Filed: 16 Sep 21
Utility
Trench gate IGBT and device
19 Sep 23
Provided are a trench gate IGBT and a device.
Hao Lan, Yuxiang Feng
Filed: 17 Dec 19
Utility
Microwave cooking appliance with leak detection
19 Sep 23
A microwave cooking appliance for increasing visibility into the cooking cavity.
Guo Jun Zhang, Brian Langness, Daniel J. Trice, Pierce Woodling
Filed: 29 Sep 20
Utility
Method and apparatus for scale calibration and optimization of a monocular visual-inertial localization system
12 Sep 23
The method and system disclosed herein presents a method and system for capturing, by a camera disposed on a device moving in an environment, a plurality of image frames recorded in a first coordinate reference frame at respective locations within a portion of the environment in a first time period; capturing, by an inertial measurement unit disposed on the device, sets of inertial odometry data recorded in a second coordinate reference frame; determining a rotational transformation matrix that corresponds to a relative rotation between the first reference frame and the second reference frame; and determining a scale factor from the matching pairs of image frames.
Yi Chen, Ke Huang, Wei Xi
Filed: 29 Jun 21
Utility
Modulating oven burner control for gas cooking appliance
12 Sep 23
A cooking appliance including an oven compartment, and first and second gas burners positioned to supply heat to the oven compartment.
Richard W. Cowan, Daniel J. Trice
Filed: 28 Sep 20
Utility
Water receiving tray and chassis assembly for window air conditioner, and window air conditioner
12 Sep 23
A water receiving tray for a window air conditioner includes a tray body and a wiring body.
Hui Yu, Zhigang Xing, Kangwen Zhang, Ali Zhao, Yu Liu, Wenjun Shen, Yuhang Tang
Filed: 29 Jun 20
Utility
Cooking appliance with unintentional control activation detection
5 Sep 23
A cooking appliance that includes: a gas cooking element; an igniter located next to the gas cooking element to ignite the gas cooking element; a gas valve for regulating gas flow to the gas cooking element; a burner control coupled to the gas valve to vary the gas flow to the gas cooking element; and a control circuit coupled to the burner control and for activating the igniter when the burner control is positioned within a predetermined range of positions, where the control circuit detects when the burner control has been moved through the predetermined range of positions in less than a predetermined time, and in response to determining that the burner control has been moved through the predetermined range of positions in less than the predetermined time, generate an alert to a user.
Richard W. Cowan, John Kenneth Hooker
Filed: 30 Sep 21
Utility
Ice machine, fault handling method and fault handling apparatus for ice machine, and refrigeration device
5 Sep 23
An ice machine, a fault handling method and fault handling apparatus of the ice machine, and a refrigeration device.
Jincai Wang, Yang Shao, Guangqing Yang, Zengqiang Si, Yabing Wu
Filed: 12 Dec 18
Utility
Cooking appliance gas oven burner control during oven warm-up operation
22 Aug 23
A cooking appliance and method of operating the same utilize a multi-level valve system that regulates an output power level of a gas burner for an oven between a maximum output power level and at least one reduced output power level to selectively reduce the output power level of the gas burner during at least a portion of an oven warm-up operation, e.g., to improve burner operating characteristics during the oven warm-up operation.
Richard W. Cowan, Cameron James Wyatt
Filed: 30 Sep 20
Utility
Spiral blade, grinding component and food processor
8 Aug 23
The present disclosure provides a spiral blade, a grinding component and a food processor.
Han Han, Weijie Chen, Yan Tang
Filed: 25 Dec 18
Utility
Dishwasher with rotary blister pack dispenser
8 Aug 23
A dishwasher with a rotary multiple use detergent dispenser is disclosed.
Joel Boyer, Bassam Fawaz
Filed: 30 Sep 20
Utility
Dishwasher with dock detection
8 Aug 23
A method and a dishwasher utilize a dock detection system to determine when a connector of a spray device is docked to a docking port provided on a manifold of the dishwasher.
Mark W. Wilson, Timothy Martin Wetzel
Filed: 6 Jan 20
Utility
Window air conditioner
1 Aug 23
A window air conditioner includes a casing and a positioning member provided at the casing and configured to be switchable between a storage state and a working state.
Kangwen Zhang, Zhigang Xing, Zhisheng Lei, Yu Liu, Hui Yu, Yuhang Tang, Wenjun Shen, Ali Zhao
Filed: 29 Jun 20
Utility
Determination method and apparatus for BLDC counter-electromotive force zero crossing point threshold, and storage medium
1 Aug 23
A determination method and apparatus for a brushless direct current counter-electromotive force zero crossing point threshold and a storage medium, the method includes detecting counter-electromotive force zero crossing point time intervals of two adjacent sectors of a brushless direct current electric motor to obtain at least two first time intervals; utilizing the obtained at least two first time intervals to determine errors of a counter-electromotive force zero crossing point; converging the determined errors of the counter-electromotive force zero crossing point to obtain a counter-electromotive force zero crossing point threshold correction increment; and utilizing the obtained counter-electromotive force zero crossing point threshold correction increment to determine a counter-electromotive force zero crossing point threshold.
Lei Yang, Ziqiang Zhu
Filed: 27 Dec 18
Utility
Refrigerator with multi-zone ice maker
25 Jul 23
A refrigerator includes a cabinet with one or more food compartments and one or more doors closing the food compartments and an ice maker located in the cabinet to produce ice.
Vinayak Naik, Mark W. Wilson, Eric Scalf
Filed: 30 Sep 20
Utility
Window air conditioner
18 Jul 23
Disclosed is a window air conditioner having a constant temperature dehumidification mode.
Junhua Zhou
Filed: 2 Jun 20
Utility
Commutation error compensation method and apparatus for electric motor, and storage medium
18 Jul 23
A commutation error compensation method for an electric motor includes: when a rotor, that has not been corrected, in an electric motor rotates in a set direction, collecting a position signal and a three-phase current signal of the rotor, wherein the position signal of the rotor represents the rotation angle of the rotor; filtering processing on the three-phase current signal to obtain a fundamental component of the three-phase current signal, and determining a position error compensation signal of the electric motor on the basis of the fundamental component of the three-phase current signal; determining an ideal phase interval of the rotor according to the position error compensation signal and the position signal of the rotor; and determining an adjustment method for the rotor of the electric motor according to the ideal phase interval of the rotor, and commutating the rotor of the electric motor according to the adjustment method.
Lu Wang, Ziqiang Zhu, Hong Bin
Filed: 11 Apr 22
Utility
Purification dehumidifier
11 Jul 23
A purification dehumidifier includes a housing, a fan, a dehumidifier assembly, and a purifier assembly.
Weiming Li
Filed: 15 Feb 20