Whirlpool Corporation

Suraj Narendra Kadam

Vishal Shankar Marathe

Ankur Garg

Tushar Sopan Jadhav

Mahalingappa Chudamani Mulimani

Ravindra Balkrishna Salunkhe

Harichandra Prabhakar Lambate

Anna D'Angelo

Siddappa Yallappa Akkadi

Prem Dhanasekaran

Reshma Rishikesh Jadhav

Swapnil Anant Wadkar

Mohasin Nasir Mulla

Sujay Sampat Shelke

Vishal Shrimandhar Masutage

A cooking appliance includes an internal support defining a cooking cavity. An upper wrapper is disposed above the internal support. A separator plate is disposed adjacent to the upper wrapper. A venting channel is defined between the separator plate and the upper wrapper. A chimney is coupled to the internal support and the upper wrapper. The chimney fluidly couples the cooking cavity and the venting channel. A venting assembly is coupled to the upper wrapper and includes an actuator and a cover. A controller is configured to activate the actuator to at least one of vertically and rotationally adjust the cover relative to a vent opening in the upper wrapper to control an amount of steam in the cooking cavity in response to a sensed humidity.

Active venting control system

An oven includes a cooking chamber, a cabinet at least partially surrounding the cooking chamber, and a water reservoir having a reservoir inlet and a reservoir outlet. The oven further includes a water fill assembly including an opening, a water-receiving cavity and a fill outlet from the water-receiving cavity, the water fill assembly defining a fluid flow path in from the opening and out through the fill outlet, a check valve in fluid communication with the fill outlet downstream of the fluid flow path defined by the water fill assembly, the check valve configured in a closed state under a force of gravity on at least a portion thereof and opening by a flow force of fluid out of the fill outlet and through the check valve, and a conduit connecting the check valve with the water reservoir inlet downstream of the fill outlet.

Steam oven with check valve at water inlet for steam backflow prevention

A cooking appliance includes a body and a door assembly coupled to the body. The door assembly includes a frame and a door, which is operable between an opened position and a closed position. A first adjustment assembly is coupled to a first side of the door. A second adjustment assembly is coupled to a second side of the door. Each of the first and second adjustment assemblies includes a support structure coupled to the frame and which defines a slot. A link arm is coupled to an interior surface of the door and includes a projection that extends through the slot. A motor is operably coupled to the door. A controller is configured to activate at least one of the first and second adjustment assemblies to guide the door between the opened position and the closed position.

Automated door for countertop oven

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Pune, India

Suraj Narendra Kadam