Abstract: A laundry washing machine and method utilize a fluid property sensor to sense a fluid property of a fluid during a wash cycle to sense the level of detergent remaining in a load and control a rinse operation performed thereafter based upon the sensed fluid property. In some instances, the fluid property may be sensed while the load is being spun at a rate sufficient to cause fluid to be released from the load such that the sensed fluid property is based at least in part on fluid that was previously absorbed into the load. In addition, in some instances, the fluid property may be sensed during a spin phase of a wash cycle to selectively cause a wash cycle to selectively revert to an additional rinse phase when required, or otherwise proceed directly to the remainder of the spin phase to complete the wash cycle.

Abstract: A dehumidifier system is provided. The dehumidifier system may include a condensate tank and a dehumidifier. The dehumidifier may be positionable between at least one deployed position and at least one stowed position relative to the condensate tank. The condensate tank and the dehumidifier may telescope relative to each other. The dehumidifier system, or portions thereof, may include one or more stacking structures.

Abstract: Provided are a method and a system of network configuration for domestic appliances, an electronic device, and a computer storage medium. The method includes: receiving a network configuration request and determining a plurality of network configuration appliances, wherein the plurality of network configuration appliances comprise an appliance that is to be configured with a network and at least two appliances that have been configured with the network; obtaining environmental information of the appliances that have been configured with the network, allocating, based on the environmental information, the appliance that is to be configured with the network to a corresponding appliance that has been configured with the network; and performing network configuration on the appliance to be configured with the network based on a corresponding appliance that has been configured with the network and is allocated to the corresponding appliance.

Abstract: A bracket for mounting an over-the-range cooking appliance that can be secured to a wall and support a cooking appliance. The bracket including a bracket body with top and rear portions, where the rear portion is secured to the wall so that the top portion is proximate an upper cabinet. The bracket further including a vent opening to engage an exhaust of the cooking appliance, and an integrated drill guide on the top portion of the bracket to align a drill bit for drilling an opening through the upper cabinet.

Abstract: A method and system for capturing, by a camera a sequence of frames at respective locations within a portion of an environment; capturing, by an inertial measurement unit, a sequence of inertial odometry data corresponding to the sequence of frames at the respective locations; storing in a queue a data record includes information extracted from processing the respective frame and information from the inertial measurement unit; in accordance with a determination that the sequence of inertial odometry data satisfies a first criterion: calculating a first relative pose between the first frame and the second frame; and in accordance with a determination that a difference between the first relative pose and the information extracted from processing the respective frame satisfy a first threshold: generating an initial map of the portion of the environment based on the first data record and the second data record.

Abstract: A refrigerator utilizes a quick fill dispenser that incorporates a fluid storage receptacle that is easily removable for cleaning and/or dispensing independently of the refrigerator, and that is coupled to a dock through a combined inlet/outlet through which the receptacle is filled and fluid is dispensed through the receptacle. A dock closure may also be used to inhibit fluid flow through the combined inlet/outlet when the fluid storage receptacle is removed.

Abstract: A beverage container washing system may utilize a heated wash fluid circulation system to circulate wash fluid retained in a line between a tank and a sprayer to enable fluid that is supplied to the sprayer to be maintained at a suitable temperature for washing and/or sanitizing a beverage container, and in many instances regardless of the amount of time between wash cycles.

Abstract: A carrier for one or more straws of an appliance such as a dish washing appliance. The carrier and/or rack may be in fluid communication with one or more spray elements when in a stowed position within a dishwasher tub. The one or more carriers may route fluid from the one or more spray elements to wash an interior and/or an exterior of at least one straw. The carrier may include one or more bridges projecting inwardly towards the one or more straws defining one or more pathways for received fluid. The body of the carrier may include a lid and/or latch. The carrier may be adjustable to engage one or more straws of varying lengths. The carrier may include an adjustable end and a fixed end. The carrier may include a biasing mechanism.

Abstract: A mounting bracket assembly for an appliance, such as an over-the-range cooking appliance, for mounting to an underside of a wall cabinet, where the cooking appliance includes having at least a rear-facing side and a top-facing side. The assembly includes a wall bracket configured to be secured to the wall near the wall cabinet and configured to support the enclosure on a ledge. The assembly also includes a cam rotatably mounted to the housing to rotatably engage a surface of the ledge to raise the appliance.

Abstract: A leakage current compensation system may be used in an appliance such as a cooking appliance or another device utilizing a sheathed electrical heating element, and may sense a leakage current in one or more phases of a multi-phase power circuit that supplies the appliance or other device using a current transformer and generate a compensating current in a different phase of the multi-phase power circuit to compensate for the leakage current and thereby reduce the likelihood of a false GFCI trip in the multi-phase power circuit.

Abstract: A dishwasher and method utilize a cam-based position sensor that is configured to sense multiple rotational positions for a discretely directable tubular spray element driven by a tubular spray element drive.

Abstract: A cooking appliance includes: a gas cooking element; an igniter disposed adjacent 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 mechanically coupled to the gas valve to vary the gas flow to the gas cooking element; a sensor for detecting the positioning of the burner control in an ignition range of positions; and a control circuit coupled to the igniter and the sensor and to activate the igniter in response to detected movement of the burner control into the ignition range of positions, the control circuit further configured to maintain activation of the igniter for a predetermined minimum length of time once activated.

Abstract: A dispenser for a laundry washing machine. The dispenser includes one or more screens adjacent one or more detergent trays. The one or more screens reduce the splashing of fluid to adjacent detergent trays. The one or more screens, or portions thereof, may include a plurality of though openings in fluid communication between one or more sprayers and one or more detergent trays.

Abstract: A microwave cooking appliance allowing better access into the cooking cavity. The microwave cooking appliance may include a portion of the cooking cavity articulating to a deployed position from the housing. The appliance may include one or more linkage members connected to the articulating cavity portion. The appliance may include a linkage track member guiding the one or more linkage members and/or articulating cavity portion between positions.

Abstract: An appliance having at least a freezer compartment. The appliance may include a at least one freezer door accessing the freezer compartment. The freezer door may include one or more articulating feet positionable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The freezer door may include one or more handles. The appliance may include one or more freezer racks.

Abstract: A beverage container washing system may be used for rapid washing and/or sanitizing of beverage containers, e.g., for use in a retail environment to wash and/or sanitize customer-provided beverage containers prior to filling the beverage containers with purchased beverages, among other applications. The beverage container washing system may include a holder that utilizes a base that supports a beverage container in an inverted orientation and a retainer that supports a sidewall of the beverage container and includes a lateral opening through which the beverage container may be passed during insertion into and/or removal from the holder.

Abstract: A beverage container washing system may be used for rapid washing and/or sanitizing of beverage containers, e.g., for use in a retail environment to wash and/or sanitize customer-provided beverage containers prior to filling the beverage containers with purchased beverages, among other applications. The beverage container washing system may include multiple concentric housing members supported on a base, with each having one or more openings that may be selectively aligned through driven movement of at least one of the concentric housing members to provide access to a wash chamber.

Abstract: An anti-tip bracket assembly for a window air conditioning unit is disclosed, and more particularly, an anti-tip bracket assembly that pertains to securing a window air conditioning unit within a window assembly while allowing a user to open and close the window assembly in a safe and convenient manner is disclosed.

Abstract: A microwave cooking appliance allowing better access into the cooking cavity. The microwave cooking appliance may include a bottom articulating from the housing. The appliance may include an actuator. The appliance may include one or more linkage members connected to the actuator and bottom. The appliance may include a linkage track guiding the one or more linkage members and/or bottom between positions.