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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:
Mar. 21, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dieter Thumfart, Traun, AT;
Michael Kahlke, Bingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
126 / ; 126 / ; 126 / ; 431 66 ; 431 78 ; 431264 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for limiting the temperature of a cooking location of a type having an electrically conductive burner housing forming a heating chamber, includes a temperature sensor including an outer tube and an inner rod received within the tube, a switch base carrying at least one contact which is actuated by the temperature sensor, an electrode at least partially positioned in the heating chamber and secured to at least one element selected from the group consisting of temperature sensor and switch base, and a current measuring device having a first terminal connected to the electrode and a second terminal connected to the burner housing.