Patents by Inventor Jirong WU

Jirong WU has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11816467
    Abstract: A refrigerator production line and a method for upgrading a refrigerator software of an assembled refrigerator on the refrigerator production line are provided. The refrigerator production line includes a conveying device for conveying an assembled refrigerator; a scanning device for scanning and confirming an identification code of the assembled refrigerator and an address code of a communication module in the assembled refrigerator; and a local server for saving the identification code of the assembled refrigerator and the address code of the communication module and further acquiring, in response to a firmware upgrade request, a firmware upgrading package for the assembled refrigerator that corresponds to the identification code. After the assembled refrigerator is powered on, the communication module receives the firmware upgrade package, and a control module upgrades a public version software program according to the firmware upgrade package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: HEFEI HUALING CO., LTD., HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zongke Wu, Zhen Li, Jirong Wu, Zhi Li, Xibing Cheng, Zhiguang Liu, Yuejin Gao, Zhenwei Li
  • Publication number: 20220235989
    Abstract: The present application relates to the field of ice making control for a refrigerator. Disclosed is a control method for ice making of a refrigerator, the method comprising: when an ice maker finishes ice making, detecting whether an ice storage box of the ice maker is in an ice-full state; when it is detected that the ice storage box is not in the ice-full state, controlling the ice maker to complete a first instance of ice turning; detecting again whether the ice storage box of the ice maker is in the ice-full state; and when it is detected that the ice storage box is in the ice-full state, controlling the ice maker to make ice again. In this way, the utilization rate of an ice maker can be effectively improved, the ice making amount is improved, the time during which a user waits for ice making is reduced, and the user experience is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Jun WANG, Aimei KAN, Jirong WU, Long YAO, Yunfei ZHU, Zhi ZHANG, Haiyan LIU, Xiang FANG, Sizhi GUO, Wei CHEN, Quanshui LI, Wenqing KAN
  • Publication number: 20220035618
    Abstract: A refrigerator production line and a method for upgrading a refrigerator software of an assembled refrigerator on the refrigerator production line are provided. The refrigerator production line includes a conveying device for conveying an assembled refrigerator; a scanning device for scanning and confirming an identification code of the assembled refrigerator and an address code of a communication module in the assembled refrigerator; and a local server for saving the identification code of the assembled refrigerator and the address code of the communication module and further acquiring, in response to a firmware upgrade request, a firmware upgrading package for the assembled refrigerator that corresponds to the identification code. After the assembled refrigerator is powered on, the communication module receives the firmware upgrade package, and a control module upgrades a public version software program according to the firmware upgrade package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Zongke WU, Zhen LI, Jirong WU, Zhi LI, Xibing CHENG, Zhiguang LIU, Yuejin GAO, Zhenwei LI