Patents by Inventor Shree Kumar
Shree Kumar 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).
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Patent number: 9996743Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for detecting gaze locking are provided. In some embodiments, methods for gaze locking are provided, the methods comprising: receiving an input image including a face; locating a pair of eyes in the face of the input image; generating a coordinate frame based on the pair of eyes; identifying an eye region in the coordinate frame; generating, using a hardware processor, a feature vector based on values of pixels in the eye region; and determining whether the face is gaze locking based on the feature vector.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkInventors: Brian Anthony Smith, Qi Yin, Shree Kumar Nayar
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Patent number: 9986888Abstract: A rack lifting assembly for a dishwasher appliance is provided. The rack lifting assembly includes frame having rotatably mounted wheels to enable the frame to be rolled in and out of the wash chamber of the dishwasher appliance. A lower rack may be operably coupled to the frame by a pulley system including a rope winding between a first set of pulleys mounted to the frame and a second set of pulleys mounted to the lower rack. A retracting means, such as a motor, may wind and unwind a rope of the pulley system to move the lower rack vertically within the frame. Linear slides are mounted on the left and right sides of the frame to guide the lower rack, thereby keeping it in a horizontal orientation while lifting.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Shree Kumar, Justin Tyler Brown
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Patent number: 9920469Abstract: A dryer appliance is provided. The dryer appliance includes a filter assembly with a filter medium. A first portion of the filter medium is disposed within an exhaust conduit when the filter medium is in a first position. A second portion of the filter medium is disposed within the exhaust conduit when the filter medium is in a second position. A method for operating a dryer appliance is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Lakkineni Venkat Ramprasad, Shree Kumar
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Patent number: 9854957Abstract: Dishwasher appliances and method for operating dishwasher appliances are provided. A method includes executing a wet cycle, wherein a heating unit and a fan of a desiccant assembly are active during the wet cycle. The desiccant assembly includes the heating unit, the fan, and a desiccant module and is in fluid communication with a wash chamber of the dishwasher appliance. The method further includes executing a delay period, the delay period occurring for a predetermined time period between the wet cycle and a dry cycle, wherein the heating unit and the fan are active during the delay period. The method further includes draining liquid from the wash chamber after the delay period, and executing a dry cycle, wherein the fan is active and the heating unit is inactive during the dry cycle.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Shree Kumar, Ronald Scott Tarr
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Publication number: 20170202423Abstract: Dishwasher appliances and method for operating dishwasher appliances are provided. A method includes executing a wet cycle, wherein a heating unit and a fan of a desiccant assembly are active during the wet cycle. The desiccant assembly includes the heating unit, the fan, and a desiccant module and is in fluid communication with a wash chamber of the dishwasher appliance. The method further includes executing a delay period, the delay period occurring for a predetermined time period between the wet cycle and a dry cycle, wherein the heating unit and the fan are active during the delay period. The method further includes draining liquid from the wash chamber after the delay period, and executing a dry cycle, wherein the fan is active and the heating unit is inactive during the dry cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2016Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Shree Kumar, Ronald Scott Tarr
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Publication number: 20170202424Abstract: Dishwasher appliances and method for operating dishwasher appliances are provided. A method includes executing a wet cycle, wherein a heating unit and a fan of a desiccant assembly are active during the wet cycle. The desiccant assembly includes the heating unit, the fan, and a desiccant module and is in fluid communication with a wash chamber of the dishwasher appliance. The method further includes executing a delay period, the delay period occurring for a predetermined time period between the wet cycle and a dry cycle, wherein the heating unit and the fan are inactive during the delay period. The method further includes draining liquid from the wash chamber after the delay period, and executing a dry cycle, wherein the fan is active and the heating unit is inactive during the dry cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2016Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Shree Kumar, Ronald Scott Tarr
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Publication number: 20170202428Abstract: A rack lifting assembly for a dishwasher appliance is provided. The rack lifting assembly includes frame having rotatably mounted wheels to enable the frame to be rolled in and out of the wash chamber of the dishwasher appliance. A lower rack may be operably coupled to the frame by a pulley system including a rope winding between a first set of pulleys mounted to the frame and a second set of pulleys mounted to the lower rack. A retracting means, such as a motor, may wind and unwind a rope of the pulley system to move the lower rack vertically within the frame. Linear slides are mounted on the left and right sides of the frame to guide the lower rack, thereby keeping it in a horizontal orientation while lifting.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2016Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Shree Kumar, Justin Tyler Brown
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Publication number: 20160192821Abstract: Dishwasher appliances are provided. A dishwasher appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior, and a tub disposed within the interior and defining a wash chamber for the receipt of articles for cleaning The dishwasher appliance further includes a sump and a fluid circulation conduit. The dishwasher appliance further includes a closed-loop adsorption assembly in fluid communication with the wash chamber. The closed-loop adsorption assembly includes an inlet defined in the tub, an outlet defined in the tub, and a desiccant assembly in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet. The desiccant assembly includes an inner passage for receiving fluid from the wash chamber, an intermediate passage surrounding the inner passage, an outer passage surrounding the intermediate passage, and a desiccant module disposed in the intermediate passage. Fluid received in the inner passage is flowable through the intermediate passage to the outer passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2015Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventors: Shree Kumar, Ronald Scott Tarr
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Publication number: 20150337483Abstract: A dryer appliance is provided. The dryer appliance includes a filter assembly with a filter medium. A first portion of the filter medium is disposed within an exhaust conduit when the filter medium is in a first position. A second portion of the filter medium is disposed within the exhaust conduit when the filter medium is in a second position. A method for operating a dryer appliance is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2014Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Lakkineni Venkat Ramprasad, Shree Kumar
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Patent number: 9167951Abstract: Dishwasher appliances are provided. A dishwasher appliance includes a tub defining a chamber for the receipt of articles for cleaning, a sump for collecting liquid from the chamber, a fluid circulation conduit for circulating liquid in the tub, and a first pump downstream of and in fluid communication with the sump. The dishwasher appliance further includes an adsorption assembly, the adsorption assembly including a desiccant module and an adsorption conduit extending through the desiccant module. The dishwasher appliance further includes a second pump downstream of and in fluid communication with the adsorption conduit, the second pump further upstream of the sump. The dishwasher appliance further includes a first heater spaced from the adsorption assembly, the first heater operable to heat liquid flowed therethrough from the first pump.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Shree Kumar, Ronald Scott Tarr
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Publication number: 20150302251Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for detecting gaze locking are provided. In some embodiments, methods for gaze locking are provided, the methods comprising: receiving an input image including a face; locating a pair of eyes in the face of the input image; generating a coordinate frame based on the pair of eyes; identifying an eye region in the coordinate frame; generating, using a hardware processor, a feature vector based on values of pixels in the eye region; and determining whether the face is gaze locking based on the feature vector.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Brian Anthony SMITH, Qi YIN, Shree Kumar NAYAR
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Publication number: 20150216390Abstract: Dishwasher appliances are provided. A dishwasher appliance includes a tub defining a chamber for the receipt of articles for cleaning, a sump for collecting liquid from the chamber, a fluid circulation conduit for circulating liquid in the tub, and a first pump downstream of and in fluid communication with the sump. The dishwasher appliance further includes an adsorption assembly, the adsorption assembly including a desiccant module and an adsorption conduit extending through the desiccant module. The dishwasher appliance further includes a second pump downstream of and in fluid communication with the adsorption conduit, the second pump further upstream of the sump. The dishwasher appliance further includes a first heater spaced from the adsorption assembly, the first heater operable to heat liquid flowed therethrough from the first pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Shree Kumar, Ronald Scott Tarr
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Patent number: 7802567Abstract: A gas burner assembly connected to a source of gas. The gas burner assembly has a burner body. The burner body has a generally enclosed chamber with a central axis and is configured with a generally circular wall. Ports are formed at the top of the wall and are in flow communication to an area external the burner body for combustion of the gas. A venturi directs the flow of gas from the source of gas into the chamber through an opening where the opening is offset from the central axis of the chamber. The burner body further has a stability chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2007Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Paul Bryan Cadima, Shree Kumar, Paul E. McCrorey
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Publication number: 20090288445Abstract: A modular household refrigeration system and method includes a refrigerated source of a primary coolant. The refrigerated source includes a tank for holding the primary coolant and a vapor compression refrigeration cycle system having a secondary coolant in thermal contact with the primary coolant for cooling thereof. At least one refrigerator module is remotely positioned relative to the refrigerated source and the tank. The at least one refrigerator module is fluidly connected to the refrigerated source and the tank by an inlet coolant line for delivery of the primary coolant and an exit coolant line for return of the primary coolant. The primary coolant is delivered to the at least one refrigerator module for cooling thereof to a predetermined temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2008Publication date: November 26, 2009Inventors: Sanjay Anikhindi, Martin Zentner, Shree Kumar
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Patent number: 7614877Abstract: A gas range having a cook top and a gas burner assembly connected to a source of gas having a variable flow rate. The burner assembly is positioned in the cook top. The gas burner assembly has a burner body with a gas input, the gas input is in a first flow communication with a first chamber and a second flow communication with a second chamber. Each chamber has at least one port in an exterior wall for flow communication to an area external of the burner body for combustion of the gas. The second flow communication has a tripping pin to deflect flow during high flow conditions and to not deflect flow during low flow conditions. A burner cap is positioned on the burner body.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Paul E. McCrorey, Paul Bryan Cadima, Shree Kumar
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Publication number: 20090165777Abstract: A gas range has a cook top and a gas burner assembly. The gas burner assembly includes a burner body positioned in the cook top and connected to a source of gas. The burner body has at least one substantially enclosed chamber. The chamber has an inner wall with at least one port, and an outer wall with at least one port. At least one gas conduit with a substantially round entry for receiving a gas flow, a throated region, and a non-round exit in flow communication with the at least one chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2007Publication date: July 2, 2009Inventors: Paul Bryan Cadima, Shree Kumar, Paul E. McCrorey
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Publication number: 20090162801Abstract: A gas range having a cook top and a gas burner assembly connected to a source of gas having a variable flow rate. The burner assembly is positioned in the cook top. The gas burner assembly has a burner body with a gas input, the gas input is in a first flow communication with a first chamber and a second flow communication with a second chamber. Each chamber has at least one port in an exterior wall for flow communication to an area external of the burner body for combustion of the gas. The second flow communication has a tripping pin to deflect flow during high flow conditions and to not deflect flow during low flow conditions. A burner cap is positioned on the burner body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2007Publication date: June 25, 2009Inventors: Paul E. McCrorey, Paul Bryan Cadima, Shree Kumar
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Publication number: 20090159071Abstract: A gas burner assembly connected to a source of gas. The gas burner assembly has a burner body. The burner body has a generally enclosed chamber with a central axis and is configured with a generally circular wall. Ports are formed at the top of the wall and are in flow communication to an area external the burner body for combustion of the gas. A venturi directs the flow of gas from the source of gas into the chamber through an opening where the opening is offset from the central axis of the chamber. The burner body further has a stability chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2007Publication date: June 25, 2009Inventors: Paul Bryan CADIMA, Shree Kumar, Paul E. McCrorey
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Patent number: 7291009Abstract: A cooktop burner assembly is described. The cooktop burner assembly includes a main burner, and a simmer burner located below the main burner, where a diameter of the simmer burner is greater than a diameter of the main burner. The closer placement of the main burner to a cooking vessel placed on top of the cooktop burner assembly as compared to the placement of the simmer burner from the cooking vessel increases thermal efficiency. Moreover, the farther placement of the simmer burner from the cooking vessel facilitates simmering of items in the cooking vessel and the larger diameter of the simmer burner reduces a possibility of overheating the main burner and the cooking vessel.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2004Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Azfar Kamal, Paul Bryan Cadima, Shree Kumar, Sudeep Pradhan Sadananda Rao
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Publication number: 20060051718Abstract: A cooktop burner assembly is described. The cooktop burner assembly includes a main burner, and a simmer burner located below the main burner, where a diameter of the simmer burner is greater than a diameter of the main burner. The closer placement of the main burner to a cooking vessel placed on top of the cooktop burner assembly as compared to the placement of the simmer burner from the cooking vessel increases thermal efficiency. Moreover, the farther placement of the simmer burner from the cooking vessel facilitates simmering of items in the cooking vessel and the larger diameter of the simmer burner reduces a possibility of overheating the main burner and the cooking vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2004Publication date: March 9, 2006Inventors: Azfar Kamal, Paul Cadima, Shree Kumar, Sudeep Sadananda Rao