Whirlpool Corporation

Ameya S Kshirsagar

Mayuresh Prashant Arankalle

Gregory A Ferro

Mohsin Mahamadshafi Attar

Sagar Kumar

Vivek Mansing Patil

Manish Saha

An appliance includes a body, an interface panel, a scanning device, and a controller. The interface panel is coupled to the body. The scanning device is coupled to the interface panel and is configured to conduct a facial scan and gather a facial data set. The controller is communicatively coupled to the scanning device, wherein the controller is configured to receive the facial data set and compare the facial data set to a stored verification data set. The controller is configured to activate a routine based on the comparison of the facial data set and the stored verification data set.

Appliance having a customizable user profile

A contactless laundry treating apparatus may include a cabinet having a front panel defining an access opening configured to receive laundry items, door attached to the front panel via a hinge assembly, where the hinge assembly may include a hydraulic system arranged on an interior of the front panel within the cabinet configured to engage with a connecting hook arranged within the door to selectively apply an outward force on the connecting hook to open the door and an inward force on the connecting hook to close the door.

Hinge system for touchless commercial appliances

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Pune, India

Ameya S Kshirsagar