Range hood ventilation system and control therefor

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12241634
APP PUB NO 20230031687A1
SERIAL NO

17749246

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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.

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  • BROAN-NUTONE LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Asmus, Jason Hartford, US 13 12
Egbers, Elizabeth Hartford, US 1 0
Sinur, Richard R Hartford, US 68 689

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