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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Riccardo Allera, Laveno Monbello, IT;
Maurizio Beghi, Daverio, IT;
Adriano Scaburri, Somma Lombardo, IT;
Andrea Corda, Luino, IT;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21B 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A21B 1/02 ;
Abstract
A pyrolytic self-cleaning oven having a catalytic composition positioned in the oven cavity or exhaust gas passage in order to complete the combustion and/or the oxidation of gases produced by a process carried out inside the oven. The catalytic composition is supported by a ceramic coating on a metal wire. The metal wire is electrically connected to a control system of the oven for controlling the cooking and/or pyrolytic cleaning process. The catalytic composition carried on the metal wire may be part of a net-shaped catalytic element.