公开(公告)号：US12050662B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US17468506

申请日：2021-09-07

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Mohammad Haghighat ,  Seth Herndon ,  Padmanabha C. Jakkahalli ,  Mohammad Laskar ,  Harshil Shah ,  Saqib N. Shamsi ,  Bereket Sharew

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  F24C7/08 ,  G06F18/21 ,  G06F18/2413 ,  G06N3/045

CPC classification number: G06F18/2413 ,  F24C7/08 ,  G06F18/2178 ,  G06N3/045

Abstract: Controlling a heating process is provided. An image of a raw food item is captured. Using a generative model, synthesized images of the cooked food are generated at different levels of doneness based on the raw image. A selection of one of the synthesized cooked images is received. The food item is cooked to the levels of doneness corresponding to the one of the synthesized cooked images.

公开(公告)号：US11686477B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-27

申请号：US17675240

申请日：2022-02-18

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Alexander L. Clayton ,  Brandon Satanek ,  Michael Tsai ,  Christopher Cullen ,  Heng Tong Pit ,  Donald John Gilmore ,  Cristiano Vito Pastore ,  Matthew P. Ebrom ,  Pallavi Manjrekar ,  Bruce Wiatrak ,  John Doyle ,  Joshua Abdoo ,  Ariana Bruno ,  Neomar Giacomini ,  Tamara Distaso ,  Gianpiero Santacatterina ,  Seth Herndon

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  F24C7/08 ,  F24C3/12 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06V20/20 ,  G06V40/20

CPC classification number: F24C7/086 ,  F24C3/124 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06V20/20 ,  G06V40/20

Abstract: A cooking appliance can include a cooking chamber and an imaging device for capturing an image of a food item inside the chamber. The appliance can include a transparent, touchscreen display for displaying the interior contents of the cooking appliance to a user without requiring the user to open the cooking appliance, as well as providing for the user controlling, operating, and interacting with the cooking appliance.

公开(公告)号：US11047578B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US16240224

申请日：2019-01-04

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Alexander L. Clayton ,  Vince Huang ,  Xiangxu Li ,  Ken Lei ,  Hanks Hu ,  Juan Chen ,  Tracy Yu ,  Jack Li ,  Roy Qiu ,  Seth Herndon ,  Donald John Gilmore ,  Cristiano Vito Pastore ,  Dick Ge ,  Pallavi Manjrekar ,  Bruce M. Wiatrak ,  Andrea Ferrise ,  Blake Cartwright ,  Richard J. Hughes ,  Joel Fletty ,  Wyndham F. Gary, Jr. ,  Joshua G. Abdoo ,  Collin A. Stipe ,  Nicholas Brenn ,  Casey L. McCuan ,  Christopher L. Carpenter

IPC: F24C15/20 ,  A21B1/24 ,  A21B3/04 ,  F24C7/08 ,  A21B1/06 ,  A21B1/40 ,  A21B3/02

Abstract: An automatic oven having a controller and a sensor assembly for automatically determining a food type for a food item placed in a cooking chamber of the automatic oven, and cooks the automatically determined food item according to a cooking profile selected based on the determined food type, while optionally accommodating a user input on the determining of the food type, and the cooking profile, including an optional degree of doneness.

公开(公告)号：US11767983B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US17319727

申请日：2021-05-13

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Alexander L. Clayton ,  Vince Huang ,  Xiangxu Liu ,  Ken Lei ,  Hanks Hu ,  Juan Chen ,  Tracy Yu ,  Jack Li ,  Roy Qiu ,  Seth Herndon ,  Donald John Gilmore ,  Cristiano Vito Pastore ,  Dick Ge ,  Pallavi Manjrekar ,  Bruce M. Wiatrak ,  Andrea Ferrise ,  Blake Cartwright ,  Richard J. Hughes ,  Joel Fletty ,  Wyndham F. Gary, Jr. ,  Joshua G. Abdoo ,  Collin A. Stipe ,  Nicholas Brenn ,  Casey L. McCuan ,  Christopher L. Carpenter

IPC: F24C7/08 ,  A21B1/06 ,  A21B1/40 ,  A21B3/02

CPC classification number: F24C7/085 ,  A21B1/06 ,  A21B1/40 ,  A21B3/02

Abstract: An automatic oven having a controller and a sensor assembly for automatically determining a food type for a food item placed in a cooking chamber of the automatic oven, and cooks the automatically determined food item according to a cooking profile selected based on the determined food type, while optionally accommodating a user input on the determining of the food type, and the cooking profile, including an optional degree of doneness.

公开(公告)号：US11287140B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US16728426

申请日：2019-12-27

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Alexander L. Clayton ,  Brandon Satanek ,  Michael Tsai ,  Christopher Cullen ,  Heng Tong Pit ,  Donald John Gilmore ,  Cristiano Vito Pastore ,  Matthew P. Ebrom ,  Pallavi Manjrekar ,  Bruce Wiatrak ,  John Doyle ,  Joshua Abdoo ,  Ariana Bruno ,  Neomar Giacomini ,  Tamara Distaso ,  Gianpiero Santacatterina ,  Seth Herndon

IPC: G06F3/045 ,  F24C7/08 ,  F24C3/12 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: A cooking appliance can include a cooking chamber and an imaging device for capturing an image of a food item inside the chamber. The appliance can include a transparent, touchscreen display for displaying the interior contents of the cooking appliance to a user without requiring the user to open the cooking appliance, as well as providing for the user controlling, operating, and interacting with the cooking appliance.

公开(公告)号：US11022322B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US16728386

申请日：2019-12-27

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Alexander L. Clayton ,  Brandon Satanek ,  Michael Tsai ,  Christopher Cullen ,  Heng Tong Pit ,  Donald John Gilmore ,  Cristiano Vito Pastore ,  Matthew P. Ebrom ,  Pallavi Manjrekar ,  Bruce Wiatrak ,  John Doyle ,  Joshua Abdoo ,  Ariana Bruno ,  Neomar Giacomini ,  Tamara Distaso ,  Gianpiero Santacatterina ,  Seth Herndon

IPC: F24C7/08 ,  F24C3/12 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: A cooking appliance can include a cooking chamber and an imaging device for capturing an image of a food item inside the chamber. The appliance can include a transparent, touchscreen display for displaying the interior contents of the cooking appliance to a user without requiring the user to open the cooking appliance, as well as providing for the user controlling, operating, and interacting with the cooking appliance.