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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Paul Bryan Cadima, Crestwood, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 1/08 (2021.01); F24C 3/02 (2021.01); F24C 15/10 (2006.01); G01K 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 1/08 (2013.01); F24C 3/027 (2013.01); F24C 15/107 (2013.01); G01K 1/16 (2013.01); G01K 2207/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cooktop appliance includes a top panel with a gas burner disposed on the top panel. The cooktop appliance also includes a grate with a plurality of fingers. The grate is removably positioned above the gas burner. The plurality of fingers includes a sensor finger. The cooktop appliance also includes a hermetically sealed temperature sensor mounted to the sensor finger of the plurality of fingers of the grate. The hermetically sealed temperature sensor includes a base, a sheath extending from the base to a rounded tip, and a contact pad in the base.