Patents by Inventor Seth Douglas Herndon

Seth Douglas Herndon 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: 12089777
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a body defining a cooking cavity. A door is rotatably coupled to the body. An imager assembly is coupled to an interior surface of the door. The imager assembly includes an image sensor configured to obtain image data within a field of view, a first primary mirror positioned at a first angle proximate to the image sensor and within the field of view, and a second primary mirror positioned at a second angle proximate to the image sensor and within the field of view. A secondary mirror assembly includes multiple secondary mirrors coupled to the body within the cooking cavity. The secondary mirrors reflect image views within the cooking cavity to the first primary mirror and the second primary mirror which reflects the image views to the image sensor to be captured as the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Benjamin Daly, Blake William Ehrenbeck, Milica Gvozdjan, Seth Douglas Herndon, Bruce Wiatrak
  • Publication number: 20240257388
    Abstract: A method for processing images of an appliance includes capturing, via an imaging device, an image of a cavity of the appliance. The method further includes identifying a support member in the cavity based on the image via a processor in communication with the imaging device. The support member is configured to support an object thereon. The method further includes calculating a histogram of gradients based on the image via the processor. The method further includes receiving dimensional data of the appliance. The method further includes comparing the histogram of gradients to the dimensional data. The method further includes determining a position of the support member based on the comparison of the histogram of gradients to the dimensional data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mauro Bolognesi, Seth Douglas Herndon, Tolulope Adedapo Odetola, Mohammad Haghighat, Mohammad Nasir Uddin Laskar, Harshil Pareshbhai Shah, Saqib Nizam Shamsi, Bereket Ayalneh Sharew
  • Publication number: 20220400893
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a body defining a cooking cavity. A door is rotatably coupled to the body. An imager assembly is coupled to an interior surface of the door. The imager assembly includes an image sensor configured to obtain image data within a field of view, a first primary mirror positioned at a first angle proximate to the image sensor and within the field of view, and a second primary mirror positioned at a second angle proximate to the image sensor and within the field of view. A secondary mirror assembly includes multiple secondary mirrors coupled to the body within the cooking cavity. The secondary mirrors reflect image views within the cooking cavity to the first primary mirror and the second primary mirror which reflects the image views to the image sensor to be captured as the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Benjamin Daly, Blake William Ehrenbeck, Milica Gvozdjan, Seth Douglas Herndon, Bruce Wiatrak