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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 1980
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas R Payne, Louisville, KY (US);
Alfred L Baker, Longmount, CO (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ; H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219490 ; 219492 ; 219486 ; 219506 ; 219464 ; 219483 ; 307 38 ; 307 41 ; 340711 ; 323 25 ;
Abstract
A power control method and system for a cooking appliance using a high inrush current element in which the instantaneous glow from the heater element is utilized to inform the operator of appliance turn-on. The power control includes a logic arrangement for detecting the transition of the appliance from an OFF condition to a selected one of a plurality of power level settings. Prior to energizing the heating element at the selected power level, the control energizes the element for a preselected transient time at a level to produce a visible glow.