Abstract: Proposed is a cooking apparatus. The cooking apparatus may include: an inner portion in which a food is contained and heated; an outer portion installed in a shape that surrounds an outside of the inner portion; a heating portion configured to heat the inner portion by using electrical energy; a housing portion installed in a shape that surrounds both the heating portion and the outer portion; a first driving portion positioned between the outer portion and the housing portion, and configured to rotate the inner portion in a first direction; and a second driving portion positioned outside the housing portion and configured to rotate the housing portion in a second direction.

Abstract: An accessory for use in a food processing system having a processing chamber in a container with an interior surface and a rotatable blade assembly, the accessory including an accessory body receivable within the processing chamber of the attachment. The accessory body has an upper end, a lower end, and at least one sidewall extending between the first end and the second end to define an accessory interior. An opening to the accessory interior is arranged at the upper end and a filtering body extends from the accessory body. The filtering body is associable with the interior surface of the container to create an exit channel from the processing chamber.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a food preparation appliance comprising a food preparation pot and a rotatable tool for chopping and/or blending a food in the food preparation pot wherein the tool is detachably connected to a shaft, which is at least partially outside the food preparation pot in order to be coupled to a drive for rotation. Further, a locking mechanism is provided for connecting the tool to the shaft in a locked manner. The locking mechanism is arranged in such a way that, during operation, the tool can be driven by the shaft in both rotation directions for chopping and/or blending a food.

Abstract: The present technology provides a device, such as a food processor with interchangeable components to allow the device to serve as a juicer, pasta maker, slicer, grinder, and frozen dessert maker. The device driver receives components that attach to the outlet of the device driver via a screwed connection or other suitable connection. The device drives a central shaft connected to interchangeable components that mix pasta ingredients, drive an extrusion auger, drive a rotating slicer, or perform any other suitable functions. The components may extrude pasta, juiced pulp, frozen desserts, or ground meat. The components may receive food products and auger the food products via a tube or cylinder via a helical screwed surface of the auger. Other components drive a food slicer or a meat grinder. By changing the components connected to the drive motor of the device, five different food processing functions may be utilized.

Abstract: A blender includes a container body in which food is accommodated, a main body provided underneath the container body and supporting the container body, a container lid detachably mounted on an upper surface of the container body and opening and closing the top of the container body, and a blade assembly of which a blade chops the food inside the container body into small pieces. O more concave grooves in a shape of “” are formed in one end portion of the blade.

Abstract: A kitchen appliance has a control arrangement arranged to receive sound commands and to operate the appliance in response to the sound commands; a microphone arranged to receive sound comprising a sound command and to provide the sound to the control arrangement; and at least one acoustic filter configured to supress from the sound provided to the control arrangement background noise created by operation of the kitchen appliance.

Abstract: A meals preparation machine and a method for preparing meals, using a meals preparation machine, configured to: receive a meal package (MP) into the meals preparation machine, the MP having an identifier thereover; detect one or more characteristics of the identifier of the received MP, using at least one sensor, outputting sensor data indicative of the detected one or more characteristics; identity a meal preparation code of the respective MP, based on the sensor data; retrieve a meal preparation plan that is associated with the identified meal preparation code of the respective MP; and control preparation of a meal of the respective MP, based on the retrieved meal preparation plan.

Abstract: A placeable cooktop utensil includes: a handle for handling the placeable utensil; a controller; a transmitter unit for transmitting signals from the placeable utensil to the cooktop; and at least one input unit having at least one input area integrated in the handle for a user of the placeable utensil to input a user command, the transmitter unit and the at least one input unit being connected in signal communication with the controller, and the cooktop being controllable by the user command. The handle has a gripping portion for gripping and manually moving the placeable utensil and at least one input portion. The at least one input area is in the at least one input portion. At least one sensor for detecting the handle being approached and/or contacted by the user, is in the gripping portion.

Abstract: A metal cutting board is integrally formed by a metal plate body and includes a first plate body, a second plate body, and an inclined connecting portion. The second plate body is disposed around a periphery of the first plate body, the second plate body and the first plate body are parallel to each other, and the second plate body and the first plate body are positioned on planes of different heights. The inclined connecting portion is circumferentially disposed between the first plate body and the second plate body. The first plate body, the second plate body, and the inclined connecting portion are integrally formed from the metal plate body and are connected to form a shallow tray structure.

Abstract: A system for serving and collecting liquids includes a platter and a cutting board. The platter includes an upper surface, a lower surface, and an edge surrounding and joining the upper surface and the lower surface. The edge on the upper surface is higher than a center of the upper surface. The cutting board includes a top surface for receiving food items, a bottom surface resting on the upper surface of the platter, and multiple holes extending from the top surface to the bottom surface. The holes progressively widen after a specific depth from the top surface to the bottom surface.

Abstract: A system for collecting liquids includes a platter and two or more cutting boards. The platter includes an upper surface, a lower surface, and a platter edge surrounding and joining the upper surface and the lower surface. The platter edge on the upper surface is higher than two or more centers of the upper surface. The platter includes one or more ridges on the lower surface. The one or more ridges is contiguous with the platter edge on the upper surface. Each of the two or more cutting boards include a top surface for receiving food items, a bottom surface resting on the upper surface of the platter, and a board edge surrounding and joining the top surface and the bottom surface. Each cutting board is placed on a center of the upper surface.

Abstract: A mop washing bucket has a container with an interior volume defined by a bottom and a wall extending upwardly from the bottom, a fluid inlet affixed adjacent to the bottom of the container, and a fluid outlet formed on the container in a location above the fluid inlet. The fluid inlet is adapted to be connected to a water hose. The fluid inlet extends through the wall of the container so as to have one end in the interior volume of the container and another end exterior of the wall of the container. The fluid outlet is adapted to allow water from the interior volume of the container to flow outwardly of the container.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for determining product use by acoustically sensing actuations of product dispensers to determine how much product remains, and, optionally, alert a provider when low product states exist

Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for a commemorative sports towel. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: a first fabric configured in a shape of sporting equipment; a second fabric configured in the shape of the sporting equipment, wherein the first and the second fabric are coupled to create two sides of the sporting equipment; exfoliating material coupled to the first and second fabric, wherein the exfoliating material is configured to accent the shape of the sporting equipment; a pouch contained between the first and second fabric, wherein the pouch is configured to receive a cleansing material; one or more loops coupled to an exterior of the first and second fabric; and wherein the fabric comprises an area configured to receive letters, numbers, or images commemorating a sporting event.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a telescopic paper holder having a base member with a mounting plate for the mounting of the telescopic paper holder to a wall, floor or other article. On the opposing side of the telescopic paper holder, a primary holder having a proximal end and a distal end is designed to be positioned within a center of a roll of paper during use. Between the primary holder and the mounting plate, at least one telescopic member is positioned. During operation, a user may extend or collapse the at least one telescopic member to move the primary holder relative to the mounting plate.

Abstract: A multipurpose portable chair includes a seating portion pivotably coupled to front legs and back legs. The seating portion includes a base portion having a frame and an opening in the middle of the frame. A retaining ring for holding a waste receptacle is disposed within the opening in the base portion. A toilet seat is coupled to the base portion and configured to cover the retaining ring. A lid is coupled to the base portion and configured to cover the toilet seat. A user may sit on top of the lid when the chair is to be used as a sitting surface, or the user may lift the lid and sit on the toilet seat when the chair is to be used as a restroom facility or refuse container. The parts of the multipurpose portable chair are removably coupled together so that it is easy to remove and replace individual parts.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a toilet seat reinforcement adhesive pad kit. The adhesive pad kit includes a pair of adhesive pads shaped and dimensioned to conventional toilet seat mounting tabs. The adhesive pads are configured to adhere to a toilet for preventing a toilet seat from moving laterally. More specifically, each adhesive pad includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a bolt hole therethrough. The top surface, inner perimeter of the bolt hole, and the bottom surface can each include an adhesive layer or coating. Each adhesive pad is configured to be positioned on a toilet surface using the bottom surface and bolt hole aligned with a hole of the toilet surface. A mounting tab of a toilet seat is placed on the top surface of the adhesive pad such that a fastener can fasten the toilet seat to the adhesive pad using a mechanical fastener.

Abstract: An image recognition automatic flip-top smart toilet mainly includes an image recognition chip provided on one side of the toilet facing the front structure of the user, and a controller and two power packs arranged inside the toilet. The image recognition chip is electrically connected to the controller, and the controller is connected to two power packs to control their individual actions. The first power pack is used to control the automatic lifting and closing of the toilet lid, and the second power pack is used to control the automatic lifting and closing of the toilet seat ring. When the image recognition chip detects that the user in front of the toilet is a non-frontal image, it will send a signal to the controller to enable the controller to activate the first power pack to lift the toilet lid, allowing the user to sit on the seat ring for use.

Abstract: A cleaning device includes a host, a drag head assembly and a water spray assembly. The host includes a housing, a control device housed in the housing and a handle member fixedly connected to the housing. The housing contains a water inlet pipe for connecting to a water source. The drag head assembly is fixed on the housing and electrically connected to the control device. The control device is used to control the drag head assembly for cleaning operations. The drag head assembly includes a cleaning brush head. The water spray assembly is fixed in the drag head assembly and connected to the end of the water inlet pipe away from the water source. The water spray assembly has evenly set spray holes. The direction of the spray holes is towards the cleaning brush head.

Abstract: An autonomous cleaning robot includes a drive system to move the autonomous cleaning robot about a floor surface in a space, a cleaning system to clean a floor surface in the space as the drive system moves the autonomous cleaning robot about the floor surface, and a controller configured to execute instructions to perform one or more operations.

Abstract: A cyclone module for a vacuum cleaner includes a primary separator, a bulk collection chamber, at least one secondary separator, and a fines collection chamber. First and second doors are provided for closing debris outlets at the bottom ends of the bulk and fines collection chambers, respectively. The fines collection chamber is elevated within the bulk collection chamber, with the second door spaced above the first door.

Abstract: A portable vacuum cleaner includes a housing and a filter assembly. The housing includes a dust collecting cylinder, a dust blocking cover and a main body. The dust collecting cylinder is opened to form an air inlet port and a mating port. The dust blocking cover is rotatably connected to the air inlet port of the dust collecting cylinder. The main body is detachably connected to the mating port of the dust collecting cylinder. A two-way locking structure is provided between the dust blocking cover and the main body. The two-way locking structure is adapted to lock or unlock the dust blocking cover and the main body simultaneously with the dust collecting cylinder, so that when the two-way locking structure is in a locked state, the dust blocking cover cannot open the air inlet port, while the dust collecting cylinder and the main body cannot be separated.

Abstract: A dust collector is provided, which includes a housing, a filter screen, and a spiral air director. The housing is provided with an air inlet, an air inlet channel, an air outlet channel, an air outlet, and a dust collection chamber. The dust collection chamber is in communication with the air inlet and the air outlet through the air inlet channel and the air outlet channel, respectively. The filter screen is disposed in the air outlet channel. The spiral air director is disposed in the air outlet channel and located on at least one side of an air inlet side and an air outlet side of the filter screen. Air flow flowing through the air outlet channel is directed by the spiral air director to form a swirling air flow.

Abstract: The cleaning robot includes a chassis; a fluid applicator carried on the chassis and configured to distribute a cleaning fluid on at least part of a cleaning width; a fluid storage apparatus detachably connected to the chassis, wherein the fluid storage apparatus is in communication with the fluid applicator and configured to apply the cleaning fluid distributed by the fluid applicator to a ground; an in-position sensor disposed in a recess of chassis in which the fluid storage apparatus is mounted and configured to detect whether the fluid storage apparatus is in position and report an in-position state signal of the fluid storage apparatus to a control system; and the control system carried on the chassis and configured to plan a cleaning path according to in-position state signal of the fluid storage apparatus and control fluid applicator to distribute the cleaning fluid according to the cleaning path

Abstract: A surface cleaner is provided. The surface cleaner comprises: an operating component configured to perform a function of the surface cleaner; a base moveable along a surface; an accelerometer configured to generate a signal; and a controller in communication with the accelerometer and the operating component, wherein the controller is operable to control the operating component based on the signal, and wherein the operating component is selected from a group consisting of a suction motor operable to generate an airflow, a brushroll motor operable to drive a brushroll, an actuator operable to adjust a height of a brushroll from the surface, a pump operable to deliver a cleaning fluid, an actuator operable to control an airflow or fluid valve, and an indicator operable to indicate a parameter of the surface cleaner.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a triggerless extractor surface cleaning device for cleaning a surface in which a cleaning solution is distributed to the surface and extracted using suction along with dirt and/or debris on the surface in a continuous operation as the extractor moves along the surface. The extractor further comprises an encoder positioned adjacent a wheel of the extractor for detecting a rotational direction and speed of the wheel to generate a signal. Based on receiving the signal, a controller controls operation of a valve to situationally distribute the cleaning solution to the surface depending on a forward rotation of the wheel and independent of user actuation of a trigger positioned on a handle used to propel the extractor along the surface. Distribution of the cleaning solution can be further optimized based on the detected rotational speed of the wheel.

Abstract: A cleaning assembly configured for mounting on a main body of a cleaning robot includes a cleaning component, a first connecting rod with one end swingingly connected to the cleaning component and the other end swingingly connected to the main body, and a second connecting rod with one end swingingly connected to the cleaning component and the other end swingingly connected to the main body. The first connecting rod, the cleaning component, the second connecting rod, and the main body cooperatively form a link mechanism to lift or lower the cleaning member by a reciprocating movement of the link mechanism, and a driving device is configured to drive the link mechanism to perform the reciprocating movement. The adaptability of the cleaning robot using the cleaning assembly is improved since the cleaning component can be lifted or lowered.

Abstract: A wet-and-dry floor brush for a vacuum cleaner, including a floor brush body including at least one dust suction port at a bottom of the floor brush body, and a wet mopping device including a base plate for mounting a mop cloth, and a liquid supply tank located on an upper side of the base plate, the base plate including liquid discharge holes, and the liquid supply tank includes an air inlet in communication with the outside. The bottom of the liquid supply tank has a liquid outlet in fluid communication with liquid discharge holes. The liquid outlet includes a valve for opening and closing the liquid outlet, and the liquid supply tank includes an external action member, the action member and valve configured to allow the transmission of motion to open or close the liquid outlet by operating the action member.

Abstract: A method for cleaning the mop of a cleaning robot includes: obtaining mop usage information after the cleaning robot carries the mop to clean the floor, and selecting a target mop cleaning mode to clean the mop according to the mop usage information.

Abstract: The present application provides a cleaning base station, including a base, a cleaning tank for cleaning wipers, and a first sewage tank for storing sewage. The cleaning tank is arranged in the base, an entrance is arranged on the base for a cleaning robot to enter the cleaning tank, a side of the base is defined with an opening configured for allowing the cleaning tank to be taken out, and the first sewage tank is connected to the cleaning tank. In the cleaning base station, by connecting the first sewage tank to the cleaning tank, and defining an opening on the side of the base, when cleaning the first sewage tank and the cleaning tank and taking out the cleaning tank from the base, the first sewage tank is disassembled to take out the cleaning tank and the first sewage tank at one time.

Abstract: The cleaning base station includes a base, and an air supply device. The base is provided with a docking position for docking the cleaning robot and a working groove with a top opening. The mopping member of the cleaning robot is located above the working groove when the cleaning robot is docked at the docking position. The air supply device is arranged on the base. An output end of the air supply device is connected to at least one air outlet arranged in the working groove. The airflow is sent into the working groove from at least one direction and is conveyed to the top opening of the working groove to blow to the mopping member.

Abstract: A floor cleaning equipment, including: a cleaning head body having at least one suction port at the bottom; a base plate; a water supply tank mounted to the cleaning head body and located above the base plate; a water distributor mounted to the base plate; and a communicating tube. The water supply tank includes a venting hole in communication with the exterior. A first chamber is provided inside the water supply tank and a water outlet is provided at the bottom of the water supply tank. The water distributor includes a housing, a water inlet provided at the top of the housing, a second chamber formed inside the housing, and a water outlet hole provided at the bottom of the housing, the volume of the second chamber being smaller than that of the first chamber. The first chamber, the water outlet, the water inlet, and the second chamber are in communication sequentially. The communicating tube puts the first chamber and the second chamber in communication.

Abstract: A drainer having: a housing including a plurality of water discharge holes at the bottom, at least one water inlet at the top, and a cavity inside, the water inlet, cavity, and the water discharge holes in communication sequentially; and a plurality of absorbent cores partially exposed from a corresponding water discharge hole such that each of the absorbent cores is configured to guide water flowing into the cavity to the exterior of the housing through the water discharge holes. The drainer may be configured with a wet mopping device and wet and dry cleaning head.

Abstract: The cleaning device includes a water injection member and a mopping cloth cleaning member. The water injection member is configured to wet the mopping cloth of a cleaning robot. The mopping cloth cleaning member which reciprocates up and down to flap the mopping cloth of the cleaning robot, in order to clean the mopping cloth of the cleaning robot.

Abstract: An overhead tray conveyor system conveying tray movers holding trays carrying products to a workstation area for processing. Soiled trays are transferred from the tray movers to a wash system. Once sanitized, the trays are returned from the wash system to the tray movers advancing around a track circuit.

Abstract: A dishwashing appliance with a shrouded filtration assembly for removing dishwashing sediment from recirculated dishwashing fluid is provided. The dishwashing appliance may include a tub, a spray system, a recirculation pump, a drainage pump, and a shrouded filtration assembly in fluid communication with the spray system, the recirculation pump, and the drainage pump. The shrouded filtration assembly may include a lid, a filter frame, and a sump housing.

Abstract: A system and method for cleaning a dish, comprising: capturing at least one image of said dish using at least one camera; computing a bounding polygon for a dirty region in said image, wherein said dirty region is a region of said dish containing unwanted material that needs to be removed; computing a three dimensional representation of said bounding polygon by estimating three dimensional locations of multiple points within said bounding polygon; computing a spray pattern within said three dimensional representation of said bounding polygon such that the spray pattern substantially covers all regions of said three dimensional representation; and spraying a fluid on said dirty region of said dish with a nozzle, wherein said nozzle is reoriented or relocated such that said fluid reaches at least one location within said three dimensional representation of said bounding polygon according to said spray pattern, whereby dirty regions of said dish are targeted for a fast and efficient cleaning of said dish.

Abstract: An air tube of a shoe dryer is provided. A top of the air tube has at least one air outlet. An air passage is formed in the air tube. A top surface of the air tube is provided with at least one support rib. At least one guide passage is provided on an outer side wall of the air tube or inside the air tube. The guide passage is independent of the air passage of the air tube. The air tube of the shoe dryer can prevent the backflow of warm air when the air tube is in operation and improve the convective drying efficiency.

Abstract: A medical device configured to be actuated using a first hand may include a handle comprising a proximal handle portion and a distal handle portion, an elongate shaft extending distally from the distal handle portion, wherein the elongate shaft includes a distal tip that is deflectable using a first actuation mechanism secured to the proximal handle portion, wherein the handle includes a port in communication with the elongate shaft, and an actuatable medical instrument configured to be slidably disposed within the elongate shaft and the port. A proximal end of the actuatable medical instrument may be operably connected to a second actuation mechanism secured to the proximal handle portion. The first actuation mechanism may be configured to be actuated by a thumb of the first hand. The second actuation mechanism may be configured to be actuated by the thumb of the first hand.

Abstract: An endoscope includes a control body, an insertion tube, a bending section, and an angulation drive assembly. The control body includes a first body and a second body. The first body includes a first stepped interface having a first upper surface, a second upper surface, and a first intermediate surface. The second body is coupled to the first body and includes a second stepped interface having a first lower surface, a second lower surface, and a second intermediate surface. The bending section is secured to the insertion tube. The angulation drive assembly is coupled to the bending section and is operable to articulate the bending section. When the first body and the second body are connected to each other, the first lower surface abuts against the first upper surface, the second lower surface abuts against the second upper surface, and the first intermediate surface abuts against the second intermediate surface.

Abstract: An articulating flexible endoscope is provided. The endoscope comprises: a distal tip portion that is steerable via a driving mechanism; a bending section connected to the distal tip portion at a first end, and connected to a shaft portion at a transition interface, the bending section is articulated by one or more pull wires; and the shaft portion comprising one or more load transmission tubes for reducing at least a portion of the articulation force applied to the bending section by the one or more pull wires thereby improving stability of the shaft portion, the one or more load transmission tubes are anchored to the transition interface and have a length greater than the length of the shaft portion.

Abstract: An endoscope handpiece and system may include an angle of view selector, a depressible button, which may be connected to a lock disposed within a port of the endoscopic handpiece. The system may further provide an endoscope, which may be connected to the handpiece via the port and locked in place by the lock.

Abstract: There is provided an endoscope that allows treatment, which uses a treatment tool, to be performed accurately. An observation window is mainly disposed in a distal end surface region positioned above a horizontal axis, a first treatment tool outlet port is mainly disposed in a distal end surface region positioned below the horizontal axis, and a position of a center of a front water supply port in a direction of a vertical axis is disposed between a position of a center of the observation window and a position of a center of the first treatment tool outlet port in the direction of the vertical axis.

Abstract: There is provided an endoscope that allows treatment, which uses treatment tools, to be performed accurately. An observation window is mainly disposed in a nearby region, a first treatment tool outlet port is mainly disposed in a fourth quadrant, a second treatment tool outlet port is mainly disposed in a third quadrant, and an upper end position of the second treatment tool outlet port is disposed above an upper end position of the first treatment tool outlet port.

Abstract: There is provided an endoscope that allows treatment, which uses treatment tools, to be performed accurately.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of object enhancement in endoscopy images is presented. The computer-implemented method includes capturing an image of an object within a surgical operative site, by an imaging device. The image includes a plurality of pixels. Each of the plurality of pixels includes color information. The computer-implemented method further includes accessing the image, accessing data relating to depth information about each of the pixels in the image, inputting the depth information to a machine learning algorithm, emphasizing a feature of the image based on an output of the neural network, generating an augmented image based on the emphasized feature, and displaying the augmented image on a display.

Abstract: An elevator attachment attachable to and detachable from an endoscope including an inclined surface inclined relative to a longitudinal direction of an insertion part, an elevator recess having a first inner wall and a second inner wall that faces the first inner wall and being opened toward the inclined surface and a lever pivotally provided inside the elevator recess, and the elevator attachment comprises a holding body including an inclined surface plate covering a part of the inclined surface, a first plate raising from an edge of the inclined surface plate and located along the first inner wall and a second plate abutting against the second inner wall, and an elevator pivotally supported between the first plate and the second plate and including a lever connection part to be connected to the lever.

Abstract: An elevator attachment attachable to and detachable from an endoscope includes a holding body including an inclined surface plate covering a part of the inclined surface of the endoscope, a first plate raising from an edge of the inclined surface plate and located along the first inner wall and a second plate abutting against the second inner wall, and an elevator pivotally supported between the first and second plates and including a lever connection part to be connected to the lever, and the elevator attachment is to be attached to a first jig including a first abutting portion abutting against the inclined surface plate, an elastic plate projecting from the first abutting portion toward a space between the first and second plates, and a first retention projection projecting from an edge of the elastic plate toward the first plate and abutting against an end surface of the first plate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposal endoscope cannula, and more particularly, to a disposable endoscope cannula which can prevent infection caused by reuse by manufacturing a disposable cannula required for an endoscope for a joint, and provides a disposable endoscope cannula constituted by an intubation part formed in a predetermined length and inserted into a human body; a binding part connected in the rear of the intubation part and fastened to a trocar part or a scope part to be detachable; a fluid flow-in and out part mounted on an outer peripheral surface at a front side of the binding part in order to input or discharge a fluid through the insertion part; and the trocar part fastened to the binding part and inserted through the intubation part.

Abstract: A removable and replaceable sheath may be coupled to a medical instrument used during a procedure, and may enable one or more functional features of the medical instrument while maintaining a sterile barrier between the instrument itself and the treatment site. The sheath may be replaced prior to a subsequent use, and sterilization of the medical instrument is not required due to the sterile barrier. Sheaths may include an embedded memory that stores procedure configurations and procedure results, longitudinal channels for delivering power or irrigation, optical elements for providing procedure specific endoscopic views, and other features. One sheath may be fitted to an endoscope for imaging and tissue ablation. Another sheath includes a balloon usable during sinuplasty procedures. Yet another sheath may be fitted to a sonic ablation instrument to provide improved transmission of sonic power to tissue.