Whirlpool Corporation

Aaron Edward Showers

Neomar Giacomini

Joshua George Abdoo

Kevin Michael Chase

Collin Andrew Stipe

Rahul Dudhe

Matthew Peter Ebrom

Cristiano Vito Pastore

Joel Matthew Sells

Donald John Gilmore

Brian N Radford

Ariana Bruno

Gregory Edward Bauman

Christopher D Cullen

Maria Paola Pirovano

Natalie Anne Hillmann

Aravind Nagarajan

Scott E Carpenter

Kent D Pilcher

Brent M Burgess

Kyle A Walters

Andrea Gallivanoni

Tushar Ashok Kalbande

Rahul R Pandey

Andrea Ferrise

Ajit Janardan Manohar

Sugosh Venkataraman

Josh Abdoo

Larissa Ducci De Araujo

Rahul S Dudhe

An appliance includes a temperature control system, a light source, and a spectrometer. The spectrometer works in conjunction with the light source to obtain a measured value of a foodstuff. The measured value is at least one of an absorbance value, a transmittance value, and a reflectance value. The measured value from the foodstuff is compared to a reference value for the foodstuff.

Foodstuff sensing appliance

A cooking assistance appliance can include a body, at least one camera, at least one sensor, and an imaging device for capturing an image of a cooking appliance. The cooking appliance can provide for monitoring use of the cooking appliance, as well as assisting the user in operating the cooking appliance. Additionally, the cooking assistance appliance can be integrated into a hood or a microwave oven and vent combination above a stovetop.

Cooking assistance appliance

A food storage system is disclosed. The can system comprises an appliance having a cabinet defining an interior, the interior comprising at least one of a shelf, compartment, or drawer configured to store at least one food item, a vision system comprising at least one imager configured to record image data related to the at least one food item stored within the interior, and a controller in communication with the vision system. The controller can be operable to generate an augmented reality representation of the interior.

Augmented reality feedback of inventory for an appliance

An object tracking system is disclosed. The system comprises an appliance comprising at least one operating volume and an access region through which the operating volume is accessed. The system further comprises at least one imager and a controller. The controller is operable to detect at least one part of a person's body in the access region based on the image data and identify the object in connection with the part of the person's body. Based on the detection of the object in connection with the person's body, the controller is configured to identify the object. An action is determined for the object based on one or more characteristics of the physical object indicated in the image data.

Interaction recognition and analysis system

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St. Joseph, MI, United States of America

Aaron Edward Showers