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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2022
Applicant:
The Vollrath Company, L.l.c., Sheboygan, WI (US);
Inventors:
Jeremiah Kopiness, Saukville, WI (US);
Andrew Amrhein, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Assignee:
The Vollrath Company, L.L.C., Sheboygan, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/10 (2006.01); A47J 36/24 (2006.01); A47J 36/32 (2006.01); H05B 6/06 (2006.01); H05B 6/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/10 (2013.01); A47J 36/2483 (2013.01); A47J 36/32 (2013.01); H05B 6/062 (2013.01); H05B 6/1209 (2013.01); H05B 2206/023 (2013.01); H05B 2213/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
An induction warmer station includes a housing, a cooktop coupled to the housing, an induction coil positioned in the housing adjacent the cooktop, and a controller configured to adjust the frequency of a current input to the induction coil based on an indication of a response of an output current from the induction coil to a change in surface area of load material placed on the cooktop.