logo

For the Inventor, By the Inventor

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11982035 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 16, 2020

Method of using image recognition processes for improved operation of a laundry appliance

Applicant:

Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Inventor:

Khalid Jamal Mashal, Louisville, KY (US);

Assignee:

Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:

Dority & Manning, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Spencer E Bell

Assistant Examiner:

Omair Chaudhri

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/44 (2020.01); D06F 33/42 (2020.01); D06F 34/18 (2020.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 37/26 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 103/04 (2020.01); D06F 103/08 (2020.01); D06F 103/24 (2020.01); D06F 105/08 (2020.01); D06F 105/56 (2020.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06V 20/60 (2022.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); D06F 105/58 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 34/18 (2020.02); D06F 33/42 (2020.02); D06F 33/44 (2020.02); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 37/266 (2013.01); D06F 39/14 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06V 20/60 (2022.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); D06F 2103/04 (2020.02); D06F 2103/08 (2020.02); D06F 2103/24 (2020.02); D06F 2105/08 (2020.02); D06F 2105/56 (2020.02); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02);
Abstract

A washing machine appliance includes a wash basket that is rotatably mounted within a wash tub and that defines a wash chamber for receiving a load of clothes. A basket speed sensor monitors the speed of the wash basket and a camera assembly is mounted within the wash tub for taking images of the load of clothes during and/or after a wash or rinse cycle. A controller determines the basket speed, adjusts a frame rate of the camera assembly to match the basket speed, obtains a still image from the camera assembly, analyzes the image using a machine learning image recognition process to determine a remaining moisture content (RMC) of the load of clothes, and adjusts at least one operating parameter of the washing machine appliance based on the remaining moisture content, e.g., such as ending the drain cycle when a target RMC is reached.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…