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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan, CN;
Inventor:
Richard W. Cowan, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Guangdong, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 7/08 (2006.01); F24C 3/12 (2006.01); F24C 15/02 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 7/085 (2013.01); F24C 3/128 (2013.01); F24C 15/02 (2013.01); G08B 21/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cooking apparatus includes a control circuit configured to generate an alert in response to sensed movement of an oven door. In some instances, the alert may be audible, and in some instances, the alert may be generated in response to movement of the oven door prior to receiving any user input through a user interface of the cooking apparatus. In some instances, the alert may be generated in response to movement of the oven door away from a closed position without returning to the closed position within a preset period of time.