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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Zachary J. Bruin-Slot, Baroda, MI (US);
Robert S. Donarski, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Karen M. Embury, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
John P. Levandowski, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 7/085 (2013.01); F24C 7/08 (2013.01); F24C 7/086 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cooking appliance is provided herein. A heating element is configured to generate heat for cooking a food item. A user interface is configured to allow selection of a cooking program for cooking the food item and includes a sear feature that is selectable while a selected cooking program is underway. Selection of the sear feature increases a cooking temperature to a maximum cooking temperature without otherwise interrupting the selected cooking program that is underway.