Patents by Inventor Nikhil Bhogal

Nikhil Bhogal 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).

  • Publication number: 20220015572
    Abstract: A method for foodstuff identification can include: detecting a trigger event; sampling a measurement set; optionally determining candidate measurements for subsequent analysis based on the measurement set; optionally determining a set of food parameter values from the measurements; optionally selecting a food parameter value for use; determining a cooking instruction based on the food parameter value; automatically operating the appliance based on the cooking instructions; optionally determining a foodstuff trajectory relative to the cook cavity; optionally training one or more modules; and/or any other suitable elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Cottrell, Jithendra Paruchuri, Nikhil Bhogal, Nishit Kumar, Wiley Wang
  • Publication number: 20220007885
    Abstract: A method for cavity state determination including: receiving a cook instruction; sampling a set of cavity measurements; determining a cavity state; and selectively operating the cook cavity based on the match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Robert Cottrell, Jithendra Paruchuri
  • Patent number: 11221145
    Abstract: A connected oven, including a set of in-cavity sensors and a processor configured to automatically identify foodstuff within the cooking cavity, based on the sensor measurements; and automatically operate the heating element based on the foodstuff identity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: June Life, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Matthew Van Horn, Seunghoon Park, Ravishankar Sivalingam, Christopher Russell Clark
  • Patent number: 11187417
    Abstract: A connected oven, including a set of in-cavity sensors and a processor configured to automatically identify foodstuff within the cooking cavity, based on the sensor measurements; and automatically operate the heating element based on the foodstuff identity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: June Life, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Matthew Van Horn, Seunghoon Park, Ravishankar Sivalingam, Christopher Russell Clark
  • Publication number: 20210368593
    Abstract: An imaging system for a high-heat cooking appliance, including a camera system including an optical sensor, a lens, and a set of light emitters; and a camera cooling mechanism thermally connected to the camera system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Matthew Van Horn, Nikko Lubinski, Mathias Watson Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11165963
    Abstract: While an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface is in a locked, passcode-protected state, the device displays a lock screen user interface on the display. The lock screen user interface includes a plurality of restricted application launch icons, each restricted application launch icon corresponding to an application. The device also detects user input to activate a respective restricted application launch icon; and, in response to detecting the user input to activate the respective restricted application launch icon, starts a restricted session for a respective application that corresponds to the respective restricted application launch icon, wherein the respective application is configured to generate one or more content items while in the restricted session, and maintains the device in the locked, passcode-protected state for applications in the device other than the respective application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Richard R. Dellinger, Nikhil Bhogal
  • Publication number: 20210303929
    Abstract: The method for classifying ambiguous objects, including: determining initial labels for an image set; determining N training sets from the initially-labelled image set; training M annotation models using the N training sets; determining secondary labels for each image of the image set using the M trained annotation models; and determining final labels for the image set based on the secondary labels. The method can optionally include training a runtime model using images from the image set labeled with the final labels; and optionally using the runtime model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Nishit Kumar, Jithendra Paruchuri
  • Publication number: 20210285653
    Abstract: The method for dirty camera detection including: detecting a first predetermined state change event; sampling a set of cavity measurements; optionally determining a set of features of the set of cavity measurements; determining a class label based on the cavity measurements; optionally verifying the classification; and facilitating use of the appliance based on the classification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Nishit Kumar, Robert Cottrell, Jithendra Paruchuri, Ryan Perry, Matthew Van Horn, Christopher Russell Clark, Eugenia Kuo
  • Patent number: 11116050
    Abstract: An imaging system for a high-heat cooking appliance, including a camera system including an optical sensor, a lens, and a set of light emitters; and a camera cooling mechanism thermally connected to the camera system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: June Life, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Matthew Van Horn, Nikko Lubinski, Mathias Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20210254834
    Abstract: The system is preferably used with a cooking appliance with a heating cavity and can include: a vessel and a temperature probe. The system can optionally include: a lid, a tray, and/or a circulator. However, the system can include any other suitable components. The system functions to monitor and/or control the temperature of a volume of working fluid in a cooking appliance with a heated cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Nicholas Beyrer, Mathias Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11079117
    Abstract: A connected oven, including a set of in-cavity sensors and a processor configured to automatically identify foodstuff within the cooking cavity, based on the sensor measurements; and automatically operate the heating element based on the foodstuff identity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: June Life, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Matthew Van Horn, Seunghoon Park, Ravishankar Sivalingam, Christopher Russell Clark
  • Patent number: 11060735
    Abstract: A connected oven, including a set of in-cavity sensors and a processor configured to automatically identify foodstuff within the cooking cavity, based on the sensor measurements; and automatically operate the heating element based on the foodstuff identity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: June Life, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Matthew Van Horn, Seunghoon Park, Ravishankar Sivalingam, Christopher Russell Clark
  • Publication number: 20210207812
    Abstract: The connected oven includes a cooking cavity defined by a back, a door opposing the bottom, a top adjacent the back and door, a bottom opposing the top, and opposing sidewalls adjacent the remainder of the walls, a user interface unit configured to receive instructions from the user, a sensor, and a thermal management system for minimizing or preventing thermal damage to heat-sensitive components arranged on the oven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Matthew Van Horn, Mathias Watson Schmidt, Drew Atkinson, Gabriel Risk
  • Publication number: 20210186260
    Abstract: The cooking coordination method includes: determining a menu S110; determining available resources S120; determining a cooking schedule based on the menu S130; and instructing the resources according to the cooking schedule S140. The method can optionally include: monitoring cooking progress S150; and determining instruction completion S160. The method functions to automatically coordinate a set of resources to cooperatively cook a menu (e.g., recipe set). In variants, the method functions to coordinate the set of resources such that cooking is completed at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: Nikhil Bhogal
  • Publication number: 20210180797
    Abstract: The system is preferably used with a cooking appliance with a heating cavity and can include: a vessel and a temperature probe. The system can optionally include: a lid, a tray, and/or a circulator. However, the system can include any other suitable components. The system functions to monitor and/or control the temperature of a volume of working fluid in a cooking appliance with a heated cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Nicholas Beyrer, Mathias Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11022321
    Abstract: The system is preferably used with a cooking appliance with a heating cavity and can include: a vessel and a temperature probe. The system can optionally include: a lid, a tray, and/or a circulator. However, the system can include any other suitable components. The system functions to monitor and/or control the temperature of a volume of working fluid in a cooking appliance with a heated cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: June Life, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Nicholas Beyrer, Mathias Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20210148577
    Abstract: A connected oven, including a set of in-cavity sensors and a processor configured to automatically identify foodstuff within the cooking cavity, based on the sensor measurements; and automatically operate the heating element based on the foodstuff identity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Matthew Van Horn, Seunghoon Park, Ravishankar Sivalingam, Christopher Russell Clark
  • Publication number: 20210131669
    Abstract: A connected oven, including a set of in-cavity sensors and a processor configured to automatically identify foodstuff within the cooking cavity, based on the sensor measurements; and automatically operate the heating element based on the foodstuff identity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Matthew Van Horn, Seunghoon Park, Ravishankar Sivalingam, Christopher Russell Clark
  • Publication number: 20210102708
    Abstract: A connected oven, including a set of in-cavity sensors and a processor configured to automatically identify foodstuff within the cooking cavity, based on the sensor measurements; and automatically operate the heating element based on the foodstuff identity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal, Matthew Van Horn, Seunghoon Park, Ravishankar Sivalingam, Christopher Russell Clark
  • Patent number: D926056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventors: Jonas Lagerstedt, Nikhil Bhogal, Kevin Glennon, Carmen Lira, Melanie Hill