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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2024
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Rodrigo Weissmann Borges, Rio Claro, BR;
Bhargav M. Jain, Pune, IN;
Blayne Christopher Smith, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Collin Andrew Stipe, West Unity, OH (US);
Seth Douglas Herndon, Osceola, IN (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A cooking appliance includes a body defining a cooking chamber and a door moveable between a closed position and an open position. A camera module is configured to capture images of the cooking chamber. A control system is configured to receive the images from the camera module, monitor the cooking appliance or a foodstuff within the cooking chamber for a presence of a condition, and, if the presence of the condition is detected, generate a signal to modify a frame rate of the camera module.