Patents
US 12241634 B2: Range hood ventilation system and control therefor
- Granted
- 2025-03-04
- Filed
- 2022-05-20 application 17749246
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a ventilation system includes at least one user directed component and a plurality of sensors configured to detect a plurality of control gestures within a gesture field designated for presentation of control gestures by a user. The ventilation system may further be configured such that a control gesture of the plurality of control gestures is presented within the gesture field for detection of said control gesture by the plurality of sensors, and the plurality of sensors recognizes the control gesture as corresponding to an operation of the at least one user directed component. The ventilation system may still further include a controller for polling the plurality of sensors and converting a recognized control gesture to a command signal for operating the at least one user directed component.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250304.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broan-NuTone LLC 190 patents | US company or organization | Hartford, WI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard R. Sinur | Hartford, WI | 39 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jason Asmus | Hartford, WI | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Elizabeth Egbers | Hartford, WI | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F24C | Domestic stoves or ranges ; details of domestic stoves or ranges, of general application | F24C15/2021 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F3/017 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02B | Climate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications | Y02B30/70 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ASMUS, JASON signed 2022-06-16 SINUR, RICHARD R. signed 2022-06-16 EGBERS, ELIZABETH signed 2022-09-21 | BROAN-NUTONE LLC HARTFORD, WI | 61176/143 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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