The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 06, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1996
Reinhard Kersten, Aachen, DE;
Heinz Korver, Ubach-Palenberg, DE;
U.S. Phillips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A cooking apparatus comprises a glass-ceramic plate, at least one heat radiator arranged underneath the plate, at least one sensor arranged underneath the plate in an area which is shielded from the heat radiation, for measuring the temperature in this area, and a device for controlling the heating power in dependence upon signals supplied by the sensor. A simple and reliable method of measuring the temperature of the bottom of the cooking vessel can be obtained when, in the cooking apparatus the heat radiator is a halogen lamp system and the hotplate is a ceramic plate which is highly transparent to halogen-lamp radiation and has a degree of absorption of approximately .ltoreq.40%, the sensor engages against the underside of the ceramic plate, and the control device comprises an element for selecting a nominal.