Abstract: A heat diffuser for a grill may include a rigid plate having a first side and a second side and is designed to be positioned between the grilling surface and the burner of a grill, where each the first and second side includes a plurality of diffusing surfaces that when facing the grilling surface are oriented to diffuse heat generated by the burner. The heat diffuser may also include first and second supports located at opposite ends of the rigid plate and configured to support the rigid plate between the grilling surface and the burner in each of first and second orientations, where in the first orientation the first side of the rigid plate faces the grilling surface and in the second orientation the second side of the rigid plate faces the grilling surface.

Abstract: A peanut butter mixer system including: a screw-mixer formed as a continuous rod member having sequential looped coils along a length of said continuous rod member and terminating with a cutting edge; wherein said screw-mixer is powered via a motor and a power source as manipulated by a user-operator to re-mix peanut butter in a provided container.. The screw-mixer is powered via the motor and power source as manipulated by a user-operator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a food processor (10). It is described to hold (110) a first food product in a food chamber, wherein food processing means are configured to process at least the first food product in the food chamber. An ingredient identification module determines (120) if either sucrose or fructose is the dominant sugar in the first food product to be processed. A processing unit determines (130) a processing protocol for processing the first food product, wherein determination of the processing protocol comprises utilization of the determined dominant sugar in the first food product. The food processing means processes (140) at least the first food product in the food chamber.

Abstract: A bowl assembly for a stand mixer includes a bowl with a skirt mounted to a lower end of the bowl. A plurality of radially-outwardly projecting nubs are mounted on the skirt and engage the stand mixer. The bowl assembly nubs may be spring-loaded and biased toward a radially-outward extended position.

Abstract: A food processor, and a power supply board assembly and a base for a food processor. The power supply board assembly includes: a mounting bracket; a power supply board and a filter board, and the power supply board and the filter board are mounted at two opposite sides of the mounting bracket respectively, and the power supply board and the filter board are electrically connected with wires.

Abstract: A rotary molding system configured to mold food products includes a fill plate through which food product is configured to pass, a cylindrical rotatable drum having mold cavities into which the food product is configured to be deposited, and a platen mounted within the drum. The platen has a plurality of passageways configured to be in communication with the mold cavities. Drum roller supports and rollers are provided on the platen. The extends partially outwardly from the platen and are in contact with the drum.

Abstract: A tray apparatus includes an elongated platform and a tray mechanism. The tray mechanism includes a plate disposed onto the platform and an arm assembly coupled to the plate and including a post and an arm. The post is coupled to the plate and extends upwardly therefrom. The arm is rotatably coupled to the post between a first position and a second position. The plate receives a box containing foodstuffs from a conveyance apparatus. The plate moves in a first direction when moving from a first state toward a second state. The arm is configured to contact the box and rotate from the first position toward the second position when the plate is moving in the first direction. The arm is configured to contact and move the box in a second direction opposite the first along the platform when the plate moves from the second state toward the first state.

Abstract: A cooking robot comprises an ingredient preparing housing, the ingredient preparing housing including an ingredient entry hole through which a food ingredient is put and a cutting chamber with a cutting means and an ingredient cooking housing including a heat cooking chamber configured to receive the processed food ingredient from the ingredient preparing housing, heat, and cook the food ingredient, the heat cooking chamber including a first heating panel and a second heating panel at a lower side thereof. The cutting means includes a cutting cylinder formed at an inner upper side of the cutting chamber, a cutting panel formed at a cutting shaft of the cutting cylinder, and cutting blades formed at the cutting panel and spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals.

Abstract: Technologies are generally described for preparation and delivery of configurable meal kits with the assistance of an augmented reality (AR) system. Modular food product preparation systems may receive food items and supplies and prepare food products such as configurable meal kits en route such that the food products are prepared by the time the system reaches a delivery destination. Food preparation process steps and timing may be determined based on travel information (e.g., delivery destination, routes, etc.), as well as, food item and food product information. An on-board AR system may provide a user with an augmented vision of the re-configurable preparation and storage environment in the delivery vehicle through a wearable AR device. The user may be provided with information and/or instructions to assist the autonomous or semi-autonomous (robotic) systems in the environment and to control preparation, packaging, and storage of the food products.

Abstract: An automatic cooking apparatus includes a storage module, at least one cooking module, a carrier module, and a collection box. The storage module is adapted to store at least one food material. The cooking module includes a cookware. The carrier module is arranged at the storage module and the cooking module. The collection box is configured to collect the food material from the storage module and transport the food material into the cookware of the cooking module by the carrying module.

Abstract: A kitchen cabinet knock down style pan and pot lid organizer rack holder, including a main frame; at least one first sub-frame, the at least one first sub-frame is disposed at intervals, the first sub-frame is mounted on one side of the main frame; the other side of the main frame is in contact with the support surface as a first use support structure; the second sub-frame, the second sub-frame and the first sub-frames are arranged in parallel intervals or non-parallel intervals, the second sub-frame is located on the edge side of the main frame, and the second sub-frame is provided with a protrusion portion; the protrusion portion and the edge side of the main frame can be in contact with the support surface to work as the second use support structure.

Abstract: In one aspect, a freestanding, portable raised tub for infants, toddlers and young children is provided herein which includes: a basin with a base and an upstanding side wall bounding the base; a plurality of legs secured to the basin; a rigid panel pivotably connected to the basin so as to be angularly adjustable relative thereto; and, an adjustable guard pivotably connected to the rigid panel so as to be angularly adjustable relative thereto, the guard extending continuously from a first location on the rigid panel to a second location on the rigid panel, the first and second locations being spaced apart.

Abstract: A personal sanitizer device for mounting to a toilet bowl. The personal sanitizer device includes a first compartment stacked above a second compartment. A rear side of the housing includes a fastener that can secure to the toilet bowl, wherein a front side of the housing comprises an aperture that can dispense a wipe disposed within an interior volume of the first compartment and an opening that provides access to an interior volume of the second compartment. The front side of the housing is oriented away from the toilet bowl when the housing is secured to the toilet bowl. The rear side of the second compartment extends away from the housing and to abut the toilet bowl such that the housing remains vertically oriented when secured thereto and to provide additional interior volume for storage therein. In some embodiments, the first compartment is removably secured to the second compartment.

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus has a fan comprising a fan blade. The fan is mounted on an axle and is positioned in the airflow path. A fan housing has an axle mounting hub, an outer frame member positioned radially outwardly of the fan blade and a plurality of ribs extending between the axle mounting hub and the outer frame member.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including a motor housing having a suction source, a suction opening, an exhaust opening, and an air passageway in fluid communication with the suction source and the exhaust opening. A filter receives the suction airflow between the suction opening and the exhaust opening and the filter is expandable in response to the suction airflow traveling through the filter. The vacuum further includes a container in which the filter is located and the container includes a wall and ribs. The ribs limit expansion of the filter to create a gap between the filter and the wall. The suction airflow travels from the filter through the gap towards the exhaust opening. The motor housing is releasably coupled to the container, and the gap between the filter and the container wall is in fluid communication with the motor housing air passageway.

Abstract: A waste collection device including a compartment for receiving pet waste or other waste. The device is attached to the end of a leaf blower, hand vacuum, or other device which provides suction. Accessories may be included which allow universal mounting to most or all types of vacuums and leaf blowers. A removable filter bag may be included for cleaner removal of waste.

Abstract: An embodiment relates to a method for controlling an autonomous mobile robot, comprising the following steps: controlling the robot in a treatment mode to treat a floor surface by means of a floor treatment module of the robot, detecting, by means of a dirt sensor mounted on the robot, a dirt sensor signal representing the soiling of the floor surface, and modifying the speed of the robot in response to the dirt sensor signal.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner of the present disclosure includes a cleaner body having a suction motor provided inside thereof and a handle provided outside thereof, and a suction nozzle connected to the cleaner body, wherein the suction nozzle includes a housing having at least part of a front portion opened, and a rotary cleaning unit disposed inside the housing, having at least part thereof exposed through the opening of the housing, and configured to clean a floor by a rotating operation, wherein the rotary cleaning unit includes a cylindrical nozzle body rotatably installed inside the housing, and fiber filaments and metal filaments disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the nozzle body.

Abstract: A robotic cleaning device configured to control operation of a cleaning program in progress is provided. The robotic cleaning device has a propulsion system configured to move the device, at least one battery configured to power the device, and a controller configured to receive an instruction to pause the cleaning program in progress, control, in response to the instruction to pause, the propulsion system to cause the device to travel to a charging station to recharge the device battery, receive a further instruction to resume the cleaning program that was in progress upon receiving the instruction to pause, and resume, in response to the further instruction, the cleaning program that was in progress upon receiving the instruction to pause.

Abstract: A cleaning assembly including a floor scrubber and a self-cleaning device matched with the floor scrubber is provided. The floor scrubber includes a housing connected to a handle. A motor is arranged in the housing. A scrubbing disc is arranged below the housing and is driven by the motor to rotate. The self-cleaning device includes a barrel connected to a support member used for supporting the floor scrubber. A wiper member is arranged in the barrel. When the floor scrubber is placed in the barrel to be dried, the support member supports the floor scrubber, and the wiper member abuts against the scrubbing disc; and when the scrubbing disc rotates or the wiper member moves, water and/or dirt on the scrubbing disc are/is wiped off by the wiper member.

Abstract: The invention provides an article of manufacture useful for simultaneously maintaining, cleaning and polishing hard surfaces comprising independently a driver element (non-woven web) having a central opening and one or more equidistant or non-equidistant openings therein and polishing inserts elements disposed in said equidistant or non-equidistant openings, wherein said article upon cleaning and polishing a surface provides a consistent and improved surface smoothness and reflected image quality. The invention also provides a kit for cleaning and polishing hard surfaces comprising: (a) a driver element having a central opening and one or more equidistant or non-equidistant openings; (b) polishing inserts elements for said driver element having equidistant or non-equidistant openings; and wherein said kit provides said hard surface with a consistent and improved surface smoothness and reflected image quality.

Abstract: A robot vacuum cleaner of the present invention comprises: a main body including a driving unit for moving the cleaner; an obstacle detection sensor disposed in the main body so as to detect an obstacle; a tilt measurement sensor for obtaining tilt information of the main body; a storage unit for storing a cleaning map produced on the basis of danger zones including the zone where an obstacle is located; and a control unit for allowing the cleaner to perform cleaning while the main body moves and avoids the danger zones contained in the cleaning map, wherein the control unit determines whether the main body can pass through an obstacle on the basis of the tilt information of the main body, and when the obstacle is determined as an obstacle which restricts the travel of the main body, records the zone in which the obstacle is located as the danger zone on the cleaning map.

Abstract: A cleaning hand mitt with a selectively invertible scrubbing pad that includes a mitt body having a relatively soft and non-abrasive cleaning surface covering the outer surface of the hand mitt, the hand mitt body having an enclosed cavity shaped and sized to receive a user's hand and a seam configuration defining a tight seam opening defined thereon. Inside of the hand mitt is an invertible pocket coupled to the seam configuration, wherein the invertible pocket is operably configured to be selectively concealed within the enclosed cavity of the hand mitt and selectively removed from the enclosed cavity to expose an abrasive outer surface of the invertible pocket for scrubbing debris and dirt off a user's vehicle.

Abstract: A cleaning hand mitt with a selectively invertible scrubbing pad that includes a mitt body having a relatively soft and non-abrasive cleaning surface covering the outer surface of the hand mitt, the hand mitt body having an enclosed cavity shaped and sized to receive a user's hand and a seam configuration defining a tight seam opening defined thereon. Inside of the hand mitt is an invertible pocket coupled to the seam configuration, wherein the invertible pocket is operably configured to be selectively concealed within the enclosed cavity of the hand mitt and selectively removed from the enclosed cavity to expose an abrasive outer surface of the invertible pocket for scrubbing debris and dirt off a user's vehicle.

Abstract: A dishwasher is proposed. The dishwasher includes a case accommodating a cleaning target therein, a sump connected to an interior of the case to collect wash water, a wash pump into which the wash water flows from the sump, and generating steam, a steam nozzle into which the steam flows from the wash pump, and spraying the steam into the case, and a bubble filter disposed on a steam path between the wash pump and the steam nozzle to remove a bubble in the steam path.

Abstract: Provided is a dish washer having an enhanced structure for usability. A dish washer may be installed in a built-in type in a system kitchen including a cabinet having a storage room and a counter arranged on the cabinet to have an opening. The dish washer includes a tub having a front opening, a front door provided to open or close the front opening, a cover frame mounted on the opening of the counter to be separated from the tub in a vertical direction of the dish washer, a top door installed on the cover frame to open or close the opening of the counter, and a coupling member coupling the cover frame to the tub to be expanded or contracted in the vertical direction of the dish washer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of household appliances, and provides a universal sink automatic dish washing machine. The universal sink automatic dish washing machine is characterized in that: a universal sink serves as a machine body, a matrix type self-spinning sprayer assembly is connected to a double-layer bowl basket which is placed in the sink, a raised type chamber sealing cover is provided, and other devices are combined, thereby automatically spraying and washing tableware; after washing is completed, a bowl basket assembly is taken out, and the sink still has the universal function, so as to realize the purposes that a special machine body is not required, a cabinet table top is not occupied additionally, a large space is not required, bowl and chopstick tableware can be easily cleaned, the machine is also suitable for a small-area kitchen, and the machine is convenient to use, and are high in efficiency and low in consumption.

Abstract: A dishwasher is proposed. The dishwasher includes a cabinet defining an appearance, and opened at a side thereof; a door configured to open or close an open front of the cabinet; a tub disposed in the cabinet, and defining a space in which dishes are washed; a dispenser disposed on a side of the door, and supplying detergent into the tub; and a spray arm having a plurality of spray nozzles in which spray holes opened in different directions are formed to spray wash water, a height of the spray arm being adjusted in at least two stages, wherein the plurality of spray nozzles comprises at least two dispenser spray nozzles to spray the wash water into the dispenser according to the adjusted height of the spray arm.

Abstract: A dishwasher includes a case, injection arms, a sump including an injection flow path coupling portion, a washing pump for supplying washing water stored in the sump to the injection arms, and a switching valve including a flow path distributor for distributing washing water to injection arms. The flow path distributor defines distribution holes. When the flow path distributor is in a reference position, the distribution holes are positioned so that all of the injection arm supply holes are opened, and, when the flow path distributor is rotated by a first angle from a reference position, the distribution holes are positioned so that any one of the injection arm supply holes is opened. The injection flow path coupling portion includes a plurality of support ribs protruded toward the flow path distributor and including a support rib corresponding to at least one of the distribution holes.

Abstract: A dishwasher is proposed. The dishwasher includes a case accommodating a cleaning target, a sump connected to an interior of the case to collect wash water, a wash pump into which the wash water collected in the sump flows and which generates steam, a steam nozzle spraying the steam, generated in the wash pump, into the case, and a steam valve disposed on a steam path connecting an outlet of the wash pump and the steam nozzle and including an actuator and a valve cap driven by the actuator to open or close the steam path.

Abstract: A dishwasher utilizes one or more sensors capable of detecting when a rack is at an operative position at which the rack is positioned within the wash tub during washing and/or an extended position at which at least a portion of the rack is extended beyond the wash tub for loading or unloading of utensils, thereby allowing image captures by a camera to be timed relative to the movement of the rack into, between and/or away from the operative and/or extended positions.

Abstract: A detergent dispenser may be positioned to dispense detergent into a wash tub of a household appliance. The detergent dispenser may include a detergent cartridge. The detergent cartridge may include a detergent strip having a plurality of detergents. One or more ejection mechanisms may be used to expel the detergent from the detergent strip through an outlet of the detergent cartridge.

Abstract: A detergent dispenser may be positioned to dispense detergent into a wash tub of a household appliance. The detergent dispenser may include a detergent cartridge. The detergent cartridge may include a detergent strip having a plurality of detergents. One or more ejection mechanisms may be used to expel the detergent from the detergent strip through an outlet of the detergent cartridge. One or more tablet ejection sensors may be used.

Abstract: A detergent dispenser may dispense detergent into a wash tub of a household appliance. The detergent dispenser may include a blister pack with a plurality of detergents. One or more rotating members may be used to expel the detergent from the blister pack through one or more outlets.

Abstract: A shoe support and attachment device including a base that has a pair of sidewalls rising therefrom. The sidewalls are angled inward such that they are closer together at a topside thereof. The base and the sidewalls frictionally engage a shoe therebetween. The base has a telescopic adjustment that is controlled by an adjustment screw. At least one fastener is placed on a bottom side of the base opposite the sidewalls. The fastener attaches the device to the interior of a drier.

Abstract: A debris capturing device includes a glove including an open end, a plurality of finger extensions including finger slots, and a thumb extension including a thumb slot. An adhesive pad is coupled to the glove. A removable pad cover is disposed on the adhesive pad. The removable pad cover is configured to expose an adhesive surface of the adhesive pad when removed. The adhesive surface faces away from the glove. The adhesive pad is dimensioned, shaped and positioned with respect to the glove to fold a distal end of the adhesive pad to contact a proximal end of the adhesive pad. The glove is dimensioned, shaped and positioned with respect to the adhesive pad to be inverted upon removal of the glove from a user's hand.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for fluorescence imaging in a light deficient environment are disclosed. A system includes an emitter for emitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation and an image sensor comprising a pixel array for sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation. The system includes a controller comprising a processor in electrical communication with the image sensor and the emitter. The system is such that the controller synchronizes timing of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation during a blanking period of the image sensor. The system is such that at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises one or more of electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength from about 770 nm to about 790 nm and/or electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength from about 795 nm to about 815 nm.

Abstract: Fluorescence imaging with reduced fixed pattern noise is disclosed. A method includes actuating an emitter to emit a plurality of pulses of electromagnetic radiation and sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation resulting from the plurality of pulses of electromagnetic radiation with a pixel array of an image sensor to generate a plurality of exposure frames. The method includes applying edge enhancement to edges within an exposure frame of the plurality of exposure frames. The method is such that at least a portion of the plurality of pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises one or more of electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength from about 770 nm to about 790 nm.

Abstract: A wireless endoscopic viewing device comprises a housing, a shaft and a camera mounted on the tip of the shaft. The housing contains a circuit board, a transmitter, and a power source.

Abstract: A medical handling device comprises an instrument holder for holding an observation instrument that is equipped with an image capturing unit for capturing an image section. The handling device further comprises a robotic handling unit that supports the instrument holder and a control device that comprises a handling control unit for controlling the robotic handling unit and an instrument control unit for controlling the observation instrument. An input device is coupled to the control device for selecting an image section to be reproduced. The control device is adapted to control the robotic handling unit in response to user inputs at the input device to change the captured image section. The control device is adapted to convert operating commands at the input device into movement instructions, depending on a present orientation of the image capturing unit.

Abstract: An external mechanism for endoscope includes a wheel configured to be engaged with a second bending operation up and down knob of a second bending operation apparatus provided in an operation portion of an endoscope, a motor configured to generate driving force for rotating the wheel, an operation switch configured to output a driving control signal for the motor, a container case that contains the wheel and the motor, a case attachment and detachment fixation member with which the container case can be attached to and detached from the operation portion, and a switch case attached to the container case and configured to be able to turn between a first position that covers a part of the operation portion and a second position away from the first position.

Abstract: An external mechanism for endoscope includes a bending wheel, a motor, a housing case, a case detachably fixing member, and a mounting restricting member obstructing mounting of a housing case on a sub operation section by interfering with a second bending upward and downward fixing lever in a state where the second bending upward and downward fixing lever is at a position other than a release position.

Abstract: The invention concerns a handle for a video endoscope for medical or industrial applications, comprising a housing and an interface portion, where the interface portion includes a first connector element at its distal end connected to an electric transmission element that is connectable to a connector element of an associated elongate shaft to form a detachable electrical and/or mechanical connection between the handle and the associated shaft. The includes an electrical connection assembly arranged at an exterior of the interface portion forming an electrical connection between the electric transmission element and a stationary electric and/or electronic component of the handle. The handle also includes at least a first bearing for rotatably supporting the interface portion in and/or at the housing, such that when the shaft and handle are connected the shaft is rotatable via the rotatably supported interface portion relative to the housing of the handle.

Abstract: A medical valve may comprise a valve stem and an operation portion. The operation portion may include a stationary portion, a movable portion which is movable relative to the stationary portion and fixed relative to the valve stem, a seal disposed between the stationary portion and the movable portion, and a biasing member. Movement of the movable portion in a first direction may cause deformation of the biasing member, such that a restorative force of the biasing member urges movement of the movable portion in a second direction opposite the first direction. A frictional force between the seal and one of the stationary portion and the movable portion resists the movement of the movable portion in the second direction.

Abstract: A catheter system for treating a treatment site within or adjacent to a blood vessel includes a power source, a light guide and a plasma target. In various embodiments, the light guide receives power from the power source. The light guide has a distal tip, and the light guide emits light energy in a direction away from the distal tip. The plasma target is spaced apart from the distal tip of the light guide by a target gap distance. The plasma target is configured to receive light energy from the light guide so that a plasma bubble is generated at the plasma target. The power source can be a laser and the light guide can be an optical fiber. In certain embodiments, the catheter system can also an inflatable balloon that encircles the distal tip of the light guide. The plasma target can be positioned within the inflatable balloon. The target gap distance can be greater than 1 ?m. The plasma target can have a target face that receives the light energy from the light guide.

Abstract: An endoscopic cap assembly may include a sleeve and a cap. The cap may include a cap channel extending along an external surface of the cap. The cap may also include an engagement feature extending radially outwardly from the external surface of the cap.

Abstract: A video endoscope that includes a handle with a housing and an interface portion rotatably mounted relative to the housing, and an elongate shaft with one or more electronic image sensors, wherein a proximal end section of the shaft is detachably connected to the interface portion of the handle, where the interface portion includes a first connector element electrically connected to an electric transmission element of the interface portion and the shaft includes a second connector element electrically connected to the one or more electronic image sensors, the first and second connector elements co-operating to form a detachable electrical connection, and where the handle includes an electrical connection assembly arranged at an exterior of the interface portion forming an electrical connection to at least one stationary electric and/or electronic component of the handle in a multiplicity of rotational positions of the interface portion relative to the housing.

Abstract: To provide an elevator or the like that facilitates cleaning of an endoscope by dismounting the endoscope after endoscopic examination. An elevator (80) which is capable of being attached to and detached from an endoscope (10) that includes a lever (60) provided rotatably at a distal tip of an insertion portion, and a rotating portion (24) that rotates the lever (60), includes a first elevation portion (831) that has a recessed portion (84) on one surface, a second elevation portion (832) that protrudes from an end of the first elevation portion (831), and a lever connection portion (81) that is provided at an end portion of the second elevation portion (832) and connected to the lever (60). The elevator (80) is formed of a material having a tensile yield stress of 40 megapascals or more.

Abstract: A medical handling device comprises an instrument holder for supporting an instrument and a robotic handling unit that supports the instrument holder, and a control device. The control device comprises a handling control unit for controlling the robotic handling unit and an instrument control unit for controlling the instrument. The control device comprises an interface for at least one input device. An input device is coupled to the interface. The input device is operable in a first operating mode for controlling the instrument and in a second operating mode for controlling the robotic handling unit. An enabling switch activates the second operating mode, in which the robotic handling unit is movable in response to input commands at the input device.

Abstract: Disclosed are an optical fiber probe and a method for manufacturing an optical fiber probe which can reduce astigmatism. The disclosed optical fiber probe comprises: an optical fiber configured to receive light inputted from a light source; a reflection part configured to reflect the inputted light in the direction of a cylindrical surface; and a transparent window comprising an incidence surface and an output surface, the incidence surface coupled to the cylindrical surface of the reflection part, the output surface comprising a curvature thereof different from a curvature of the cylindrical surface.