US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on Nov. 3 for "Methods for power level transitioning in appliances" (Kentucky Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,985, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Methods for power level transitioning in appliances" was invented by Omar Santana (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of operating a cooking appliance includes initiating, at a controller, a cooking operation at a first duty cycle. Determining, by the controller, a power level change. Comparing, at the controller, the first duty cycle to a second duty cycle of the power level change. Determining, by the controller, a state of the first duty cycle that comprises one of an on semi-cycle and an off semi-cycle, a passed time ...