US 12,392,497 B2
Oven door alert
Richard W. Cowan, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed by Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan (CN)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/851,784.
Prior Publication US 2023/0417418 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. F24C 7/08 (2006.01); F24C 3/12 (2006.01); F24C 15/02 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 7/085 (2013.01) [F24C 3/128 (2013.01); F24C 15/02 (2013.01); G08B 21/18 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cooking apparatus, comprising:
a housing;
an oven cavity disposed within the housing;
one or more cooking elements configured to heat the oven cavity;
a door coupled to the housing, wherein the door is movable from a closed position to an open position to provide external access to the oven cavity;
a sensor configured to sense movement of the door in relation to the housing;
a user interface configured to receive user input; and
a control circuit coupled to the sensor and the user interface, the control circuit configured to process user input received by the user interface and to detect movement of the door with the sensor, the control circuit further configured to immediately generate an alert in response to detecting movement of the door with the sensor prior to receiving user input through the user interface and configured to not generate the alert in response to detecting movement of the door with the sensor when user input is received prior to detecting the movement of the door.