Patents Examined by Amy E Carter
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Patent number: 12631343Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a muffle to define a cooking chamber in which a hot air system is arranged to form a receiving space the hot air system between a muffle rear wall and a front wall of the hot air system. Hot air flows from the receiving space into the cooking chamber through air passage openings in the front wall. A cooking chamber divider separates the cooking chamber into first and second cooking chamber regions in an end position in which the cooking chamber divider overlaps with the front wall, when viewed in a depth direction of the cooking appliance and/or in a height direction of the cooking appliance. The cooking chamber divider has a front-wall-facing side with an edge region adjacent to the front wall and formed with an uneven flow conducting structure to deflect hot air through the air passage openings into the first cooking chamber region.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2021Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Michael Bräuning, Peter Jell, Ragnar Somdalen, Jesus Vicente Tena Sanchez, Wolfgang Hörner
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Patent number: 12629733Abstract: An extractor hood includes a functional unit, a control unit designed to control the functional unit, a hood body, a flap pivotably fastened to the hood body, and a sensor arranged on the flap and designed to detect a state of the flap. The sensor is embodied as an acceleration sensor and connected to the control unit such that the functional unit is controlled by the control unit based on the detected state of the flap.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Marc Federmann, Axel Glasbrenner, Ilhan Güclü, Markus Hochmann, Stefan Schrumpf, Jochen Schuhmacher
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Patent number: 12631341Abstract: A cooking appliance according to a concept of the disclosure includes: a cooking room; and a door configured to open or close the cooking room, wherein the door includes: a door body forming an accommodating space in which a printed circuit board is accommodated; a front panel positioned in front of the door body to cover the accommodating space; and a panel bracket fixed to the front panel and configured to detachably couple the front panel with the door body, and the accommodating space is exposed to an outside of the cooking appliance upon separating of the front panel from the door body.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jiho Jeong, Sangjun Park
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Patent number: 12624838Abstract: An oven appliance may include a cabinet that defines a top side and a back side. In addition, the oven appliance may include a control assembly that may be positioned at the top side and the back side of the cabinet. Further, the oven appliance may include a rear wire cover connected to the control assembly. In addition, the oven appliance may include a control bracket attached to the control assembly, the control bracket comprising a brace.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2023Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventor: John Adam Yantis
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Patent number: 12601506Abstract: A door for a household cooking appliance includes an outer pane, a first door support connected to the outer pane, a second door support connected to the outer pane, and a shielding facility having at least one portion configured to shield the outer pane and at least one of the first and second door supports from thermal radiation. The shielding facility is arranged between the first door support and the second door support. At least one of the first and second door supports has at least one portion arranged between the outer pane and the shielding facility.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: April 14, 2026Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Maximilian Bernauer, Frederic Dubois, Maximilian Huber, David Marechal, Christine Thaller
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Patent number: 12595914Abstract: A griddle assembly and a cooktop appliance having a gas burner are provided. The griddle assembly is positioned above the gas burner and configured to receive heat therefrom. The griddle assembly includes a frame at which a griddle is positioned. The griddle assembly includes a heat shield positioned adjacent to a bottom surface of the griddle. The heat shield is positioned over the gas burner and along a vertical direction between the bottom surface of the griddle and the gas burner.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2023Date of Patent: April 7, 2026Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Paul Bryan Cadima
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Patent number: 12594814Abstract: An embodiment vehicle includes an air conditioner, a plurality of odor sensing modules provided in an interior of the vehicle or inside the air conditioner, each of the odor sensing modules including a plurality of gas sensors, and a controller configured to determine whether to initiate a process of determining an occurrence of a bad smell based on state information of the vehicle or state information of the air conditioner, in response to a determination to initiate the process of determining the occurrence of the bad smell, to determine odor data based on an output of at least one of the odor sensing modules, to determine whether the bad smell has occurred based on the odor data, and in response to a determination that the bad smell has occurred, to control to provide notice of or to remove the bad smell.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: April 7, 2026Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Tae Hee Lee, Dae Un Sung
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Patent number: 12593939Abstract: Disclosed herein is a portable direct-fired cooker including a lower case supporting a roasting plate mounted at an upper portion thereof and an upper case spaced apart from the lower case and including a heater module emitting a flame ignited upon receiving gas toward the lower case, wherein the upper case includes a plurality of heat dissipation grooves penetrating through the upper case, by which a burner structure of a top-down portable direct-fired cooker is protected from convection heat.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 7, 2026Assignee: FIBERTECH CO., LTDInventors: Seyoung Lee, Jonghun Woo, Daehee Kim, Hyojong Gil, Duckeuy Lee, Taekheon Lee
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Patent number: 12595913Abstract: A cooking appliance is provided that includes a cooktop and a double oven. A first oven may be a standard radiant or convection oven. A second oven comprises a combined toaster-oven and air fryer. The combined toaster-oven and air fryer can include a heat source that is the same as or different from the heat source of the first oven. The heat source of the second oven can include a plurality of graphite bake heating elements and a plurality of graphite broil elements. The second oven includes a fan disposed configured to provide targeted air flow directly onto a food load that is placed inside said second oven.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 7, 2026Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Felix Conde Zelocuatecatl, Richard W. Cowan, Vern A. Neal, Jody Anne Swann, Charles Cardwell, II
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Patent number: 12590706Abstract: A cooking device drainage system is provided. In one embodiment, a cooking device drainage system includes a seal positioned between a door and a housing of an appliance. The seal is configured to be attached to the door and at least partially define a seal channel configured to receive condensation from an interior surface of the door. The seal includes a channel opening therein. A catch is positioned between the housing and the door and includes a drain opening passing therethrough. The catch is configured to receive a flow of condensation from the channel opening. A collection channel is coupled to the housing below the door and is configured to receive and retain the flow of condensation from the drain opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2023Date of Patent: March 31, 2026Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Edward George Brown, Matilda Swanson
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Patent number: 12590714Abstract: An air conditioner indoor unit includes a housing, a panel, a fan assembly, a first air guide assembly, and a first driving assembly. The panel includes a first air outlet. The first air guide assembly is located on a side of the panel away from the housing, and a second air outlet is constituted between an edge of the first air guide assembly and an edge of the first air outlet. The first driving assembly is configured to drive the first air guide assembly to move relative to the panel, so as to change a size of the second air outlet to adjust a flow direction of air flowing out from the second air outlet. The first air guide assembly includes a flow direction changing structure, and the flow direction changing structure is configured to move in a direction different from a moving direction of the first air guide assembly.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2023Date of Patent: March 31, 2026Assignee: QINGDAO HISENSE HITACHI AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kun Xu, Luhua Yan, Zhichao Yuan, Yanfang Zhu, Hu Li, Tao Li, Jianjun Meng, Bao Qi, Xutong Song, Yanqiang Huan, Changquan Zhang
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Patent number: 12560382Abstract: A radiant element for heating an oven is disclosed. The radiant element comprises a first end; a second free end; a radiant structure between said first end and second end; a conduit for an energy feed inside said radiant structure; a first attachment leg for mechanically coupling the radiant structure to a support, a first coupling means comprising a first portion arranged to be stationary with respect to said support, and a second portion stationary relative to said first leg, the first portion and the second portion being mechanically coupled via a first interface so as to allow a relative displacement between the first portion and second portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 24, 2026Assignee: DREVER INTERNATIONALInventors: Van-Long Hoang, Alexandre Lhoest, Olivier Pensis
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Patent number: 12560352Abstract: A louver arrangement configured to be attached to an air-conditioner is provided. The louver arrangement comprises a, first, main louver, and a, second, crank louver. The main louver and the crank louver are rotatably connected to each other. Hereby the main louver and crank louver work in cooperation. The main louver is configured to direct a main air flow from an air-conditioner outlet when mounted on an air-conditioner, and the crank louver is configured to be located closer to a lower wall of the air-conditioner outlet when mounted on an air-conditioner and configured to, at least in some positions, to enable deflection of a fraction of air flow onto the main louver when in use on the air-conditioner.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: February 24, 2026Assignee: Electrolux Appliances AktiebolagInventor: Pedro Zemborain
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Patent number: 12553619Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a ventilation system having a duct in fluid communication with a vent opening defined in a cooking surface. A set of first louvers and a set of second louvers are disposed in the duct and selectively moveable between a respective first position and second position. A blower motor with a selectable speed of operation is in fluid communication with duct. A controller module is operative to receive a first signal indicative of a value of a first parameter from a user interface, receive a second signal indicative of a measured a value of a second parameter from a sensor, and to selectively trigger a change in the blower motor speed of operation, position of the set of first louvers, or the position of the set of second louvers, based on the value of the first parameter and the second parameter.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2022Date of Patent: February 17, 2026Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventor: David Vehslage
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Patent number: 12553641Abstract: An air conditioner including: a housing including a cylinder portion, an inlet, and an outlet formed in a lower portion of the cylinder portion and being in a shape of an arc; a heat exchanger positioned inside the cylinder portion and being in a shape of an arc; and a plurality of blades configured to selectively open or block the outlet, wherein the plurality of blades are arranged along a circumferential direction of the outlet and configured to move back and forth in a radial direction of the outlet to open or block the outlet, and each of the plurality of blades includes a plurality of holes configured to enable, upon blocking of the outlet by the blade, air entered the inlet to be discharged to outside of the housing through the blade.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2022Date of Patent: February 17, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Donghyun Kim, Jinwoo Hong, Gahyun Kim, Sungwoo Kim, Joonho Yoon, Mingu Jeon, Mingi Cho
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Patent number: 12535224Abstract: A door assembly for a cooking appliance includes an inner door assembly disposed adjacent a cooking cavity of the cooking appliance when the door assembly is in a closed position. An outer door assembly is coupled with the inner door assembly. The outer door assembly includes a panel. A skin bonds with the panel via an insulation arrangement disposed between the panel and the skin. The insulation arrangement includes a first adhesive that adheres the skin with a first surface of the insulation arrangement and a second adhesive that adheres the panel with a second surface of the insulation arrangement. A bonding feature extends from the skin to the panel to permanently bond the skin with the panel.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 27, 2026Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Rohan Gajananrao Gore, Sarang Hemant Lokaksha, Yogesh Vasant Sonone
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Patent number: 12529478Abstract: An oven including: (a) a door including (i) an external surface that faces an external environment and (ii) a mounting stud that projects from an interior of the door toward the external environment; and (b) a handle assembly comprising a handle, an attached state where the handle assembly is attached to the door through coupling with the mounting stud, a detachable state where the handle can be removed from the handle assembly, and a push-button mechanism that, when manipulated, transitions the handle assembly from the attached state to the detachable state.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2023Date of Patent: January 20, 2026Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Zachary J. Bruin-Slot, Rohan Gajananrao Gore, Sarang Hemant Lokaksha, Yogesh Vasant Sonone, Pradeep Shankar Thorat
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Patent number: 12516823Abstract: A two-step pocket handle latch mechanism for an oven is provided. A door is operable between open and closed positions with respect to an open front portion of an oven cavity defined by an oven housing. A pocket handle defines a recess extending into the side of the door opposite a pivotal connection of the door to the oven housing. A latch is controllable by a grip portion within the recess of the pocket handle, between a lower, locked position in which the latch prevents opening of the door, and a raised, unlocked position in which the latch allows the opening of the door.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2022Date of Patent: January 6, 2026Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Shao Ying Nong, Tingting Yu
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Patent number: 12516824Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a housing having a cooking chamber closeable by a door. The door is a folding door including a first door segment and a separate second door segment. A first hinge apparatus directly interconnects pivotably the first and second door segments. A guide apparatus is arranged on the housing, with the first door segment connected at a door segment end to the guide apparatus via a second hinge apparatus. The second door segment is connected at a door segment end to the housing via a third hinge apparatus. When the folding door is closed, a pivot axis of the first hinge apparatus is arranged closer to the cooking chamber than a pivot axis of the second hinge apparatus and is arranged closer to the cooking chamber than a pivot axis of the third hinge apparatus, with respect to a depth direction of the cooking appliance.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 6, 2026Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Boris Angele, Christoph Becke
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Patent number: 12510267Abstract: A nozzle for an air conditioning vent is disclosed. Specifically, the nozzle is a tube composed of a flexible material to allow the airflow from the nozzle outlet to be adjusted to flow in a desired direction. The nozzle includes an adjustment element to allow a user to adjust and set the output direction of the nozzle. The adjustment element attaches to each end of the nozzle and can be elongated or shortened as needed to achieve the desired output angle. The nozzle can further include reinforcements to help stabilize and maintain the opening throughout the nozzle. Additionally, the nozzle can include an airflow regulator that is configured to achieve a desired cross-sectional area of the nozzle outlet.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: December 30, 2025Inventor: Zdenek Prihoda