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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:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Heather M. Jones-Lawlor, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Holmes Group, Inc., Milford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/02 ; F27D 1/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/02 ; F27D 1/102 ;
Abstract
A programmable slow-cooker add-on accessory, in which a user plugs a slow-cooker appliance into the accessory, and plugs the accessory into a wall socket or other source of power. The user sets a time and temperature for cooking a food item. The programmable accessory controls the time and temperature of the slow-cooker and enables the slow-cooker to cook at a desired time and temperature, and afterwards to keep the food warm.