公开(公告)号：US11156970B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-26

申请号：US15896477

申请日：2018-02-14

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Joshua George Abdoo ,  Ariana M. Bruno ,  Kevin M. Chase ,  Rahul Dudhe ,  Neomar Giacomini ,  Aravind Nagarajan ,  Maria Paola Pirovano ,  Joel Matthew Sells ,  Aaron Edward Showers

IPC: G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  H04N7/18

Abstract: An appliance includes a temperature control system, a light source, and a spectrometer. The spectrometer works in conjunction with the light source to obtain a measured value of a foodstuff. The measured value is at least one of an absorbance value, a transmittance value, and a reflectance value. The measured value from the foodstuff is compared to a reference value for the foodstuff.

公开(公告)号：US20180239319A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-23

申请号：US15896477

申请日：2018-02-14

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Joshua George Abdoo ,  Ariana M. Bruno ,  Kevin M. Chase ,  Rahul Dudhe ,  Neomar Giacomini ,  Aravind Nagarajan ,  Maria Paola Pirovano ,  Joel Matthew Sells ,  Aaron Edward Showers

IPC: G05B15/02

CPC classification number: G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B2219/2654 ,  G05B2219/50333 ,  H04N7/183

Abstract: An appliance includes a temperature control system, a light source, and a spectrometer. The spectrometer works in conjunction with the light source to obtain a measured value of a foodstuff. The measured value is at least one of an absorbance value, a transmittance value, and a reflectance value. The measured value from the foodstuff is compared to a reference value for the foodstuff.

公开(公告)号：US11668037B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US16857329

申请日：2020-04-24

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Rahul Dudhe ,  Parul Goel ,  Mandar Kumbhare ,  Samir Nimkar ,  Satyanjay Sahoo ,  Anshu Shukla

IPC: D06F39/10 ,  D06F33/08 ,  B01D11/04 ,  D06F33/34 ,  B01D21/00 ,  D06F39/02

CPC classification number: D06F33/08 ,  B01D11/0473 ,  B01D21/0045 ,  D06F33/34 ,  D06F39/02 ,  D06F39/10

Abstract: A particulate separating mechanism for an appliance includes a fluid inlet that receives an inlet fluid. The inlet fluid includes particulate matter. A labyrinth separator is positioned to generate a first turbulence of the fluid. The first turbulence separates a first portion of the particulate matter into a particulate collection portion. A main filter is positioned downstream of the labyrinth separator and has a constricting portion and opposing turbulence chambers that are vertically oriented to produce a second turbulence of the fluid. The second turbulence separates a second portion of the particulate matter from the fluid. A fluid outlet delivers the fluid having the first and second portions of the particulate matter removed into a processing chamber for processing articles.

公开(公告)号：US20210332518A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-28

申请号：US16857329

申请日：2020-04-24

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Rahul Dudhe ,  Parul Goel ,  Mandar Kumbhare ,  Samir Nimkar ,  Satyanjay Sahoo ,  Anshu Shukla

IPC: D06F33/08 ,  D06F39/10 ,  D06F39/02 ,  D06F33/34 ,  B01D21/00 ,  B01D11/04

Abstract: A particulate separating mechanism for an appliance includes a fluid inlet that receives an inlet fluid. The inlet fluid includes particulate matter. A labyrinth separator is positioned to generate a first turbulence of the fluid. The first turbulence separates a first portion of the particulate matter into a particulate collection portion. A main filter is positioned downstream of the labyrinth separator and has a constricting portion and opposing turbulence chambers that are vertically oriented to produce a second turbulence of the fluid. The second turbulence separates a second portion of the particulate matter from the fluid. A fluid outlet delivers the fluid having the first and second portions of the particulate matter removed into a processing chamber for processing articles.

公开(公告)号：US20250116981A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-10

申请号：US18986152

申请日：2024-12-18

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Joshua George Abdoo ,  Ariana M. Bruno ,  Kevin M. Chase ,  Rahul Dudhe ,  Neomar Giacomini ,  Aravind Nagarajan ,  Maria Paola Pirovano ,  Joel Matthew Sells ,  Aaron Edward Showers

IPC: F25B49/00 ,  G06V10/74 ,  G06V20/68

Abstract: An appliance includes a cabinet, an interior cavity defined by the cabinet, a storage compartment positioned within the interior cavity that supports a temporarily stored item, a temperature control system, a gas detector, and a scanning apparatus that has at least one camera and is configured to record and store image data associated with a user's preference. The scanning apparatus conducts first and second data capturing phases. A difference between first and second data sets is analyzed to produce a current inventory manifest. The appliance also includes a weight scale and a controller. The controller evaluates a location of the temporarily stored item based on the image data and determines remaining contents of the temporarily stored item based on data from the weight scale. The controller determines a preferred air velocity for the storage compartment based upon data collected from the gas detector and the weight scale.

公开(公告)号：US12189351B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-07

申请号：US17470245

申请日：2021-09-09

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Joshua George Abdoo ,  Ariana M. Bruno ,  Kevin M. Chase ,  Rahul Dudhe ,  Neomar Giacomini ,  Aravind Nagarajan ,  Maria Paola Pirovano ,  Joel Matthew Sells ,  Aaron Edward Showers

IPC: G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  H04N7/18

Abstract: An appliance includes a temperature control system, a light source, and a spectrometer. The spectrometer works in conjunction with the light source to obtain a measured value of a foodstuff. The measured value is at least one of an absorbance value, a transmittance value, and a reflectance value. The measured value from the foodstuff is compared to a reference value for the foodstuff.

公开(公告)号：US20210405598A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US17470245

申请日：2021-09-09

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Joshua George Abdoo ,  Ariana M. Bruno ,  Kevin M. Chase ,  Rahul Dudhe ,  Neomar Giacomini ,  Aravind Nagarajan ,  Maria Paola Pirovano ,  Joel Matthew Sells ,  Aaron Edward Showers

IPC: G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/042

Abstract: An appliance includes a temperature control system, a light source, and a spectrometer. The spectrometer works in conjunction with the light source to obtain a measured value of a foodstuff. The measured value is at least one of an absorbance value, a transmittance value, and a reflectance value. The measured value from the foodstuff is compared to a reference value for the foodstuff.