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Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025

Filed:

May. 10, 2022
Applicants:

Bsh Home Appliances Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);

Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh, Munich, DE;

Inventors:

Garrett Bentley, Knoxville, TN (US);

Luc Lam, Irvine, CA (US);

Stefan Wrehde, Nußdorf, DE;

Assignees:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/042 (2006.01); F24C 14/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/042 (2013.01); F24C 14/02 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2643 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for cleaning an oven may include automatically scheduling a cleaning event to occur during a period of user inactivity, by an electronic controller of an oven, based on an estimated cumulative soiling level and a predicted period of user inactivity. In this context, the cleaning event includes one or more automatic activities configured to clean an interior cavity of the oven. A user is notified of the scheduled cleaning event, by the electronic controller, and the cleaning event is executed automatically. Other smart home components (e.g., ventilation, windows, and/or doors) may be repositioned automatically to facilitate the event.


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