/Automated Range Hood For Ventilating A Cooking Surface
Abstract

An automated range hood includes a controller that selects a fan speed for one or more ventilation assemblies by identifying a minimum number of pixels that satisfy a threshold. The controller automatically turns on one or more light sources to illuminate a surface under the range hood when motion is detected or when the one or more ventilation assemblies are in use.

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What is claimed is:

An automated range hood includes a controller that selects a fan speed for one or more ventilation assemblies by identifying a minimum number of pixels that satisfy a threshold. The controller automatically turns on one or more light sources to illuminate a surface under the range hood when motion is detected or when the one or more ventilation assemblies are in use.
Timeline
Filed
06/02/2026
Published
09/24/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(2)
F24C 15/20:Removing cooking fumes (parts, details or accessories of cooking-vessels for withdrawing or condensing cooking vapours from such vessels A47J 36/38)
G05B 19/042:using digital processors (takes precedence G05B 19/05)