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Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 24, 2022
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Yuen-Pik Ho, Louisville, KY (US);

Wei Zhou, Louisville, KY (US);

Robert John Zanelli, Louisville, KY (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 7/08 (2006.01); F24C 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 7/085 (2013.01); F24C 3/128 (2013.01); F24C 7/086 (2013.01);
Abstract

An oven appliance may include a cabinet, a heating element, and a controller. The cabinet may define a cooking chamber. The heating element may be in thermal communication with the cooking chamber to heat a cooking utensil therein. The controller may be in operable communication with the heating element. The controller may be configured to initiate a directed cooking operation. The directed cooking operation may include capturing a first image of the cooking chamber, identifying the cooking utensil within the cooking chamber based on the captured first image, capturing a second image of the cooking chamber following capturing the first image, detecting changes in the cooking utensil based on the captured second image, and directing oven operation based on the detected changes.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Ho, Yuen-Pik. (2026). Oven appliances and methods of monitoring cooking utensils therein (U.S. Patent No. 12560334). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12560334

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