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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2023
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Marco Cammarata, Besozzo, IT;
Priscilla Rosaria Conforti, Montalto Uffugo, IT;
Andrea Gallivanoni, Casorate Sempione, IT;
Andrea Gasparoni, Comerio, IT;
Annalisa Pacioni, Bresso, IT;
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A user interface having a multi-function slider control of a cooktop is provided. The slider control includes an array of individually controllable light elements defining a scale and is configured to be touch sensitive to receive selection of a value along the scale. A numeric display is provided complementary to the slider control. In a first mode, the value is displayed along the scale using the array of individually controllable light elements to provide visual feedback of the selection. In a second mode, a progress bar is displayed indicating progress from a first value to a second value using the array of individually controllable light elements In a third mode, up and down controls are displayed using the array of individually controllable light elements to provide fine-tune adjustment to the value.