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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2002
Brian D. Wylie, Verona, WI (US);
Mark Straub, Janesville, WI (US);
Shawn O. Barrett, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Curtis L. Cruver, Iv, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Raymond Bambule, Naperville, IL (US);
Jim Johncock, Shelbyville, MI (US);
Todd Kercher, Holland, MI (US);
Brian D. Wylie, Verona, WI (US);
Mark Straub, Janesville, WI (US);
Shawn O. Barrett, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Curtis L. Cruver, IV, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Raymond Bambule, Naperville, IL (US);
Jim Johncock, Shelbyville, MI (US);
Todd Kercher, Holland, MI (US);
Wolf Appliance Company, Inc., Fitchburg, WI (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for an appliance control knob incorporating a microprocessor and a status display built into the control knob housing. Such a control knob gives the appliance a clean and uncluttered appearance, and allows a user of the appliance both to control the appliance, for example by adjusting the oven temperature setpoint, and to be informed of the status of the appliance, for example the actual oven temperature, in a way that is easy to understand and to use.