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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2007
Filed:
May. 02, 2005
Applicants:
Howard Wayne Kaney, West Bend, WI (US);
Alistair Hugh Tatham Mackay, Melbourne, AU;
Inventors:
Howard Wayne Kaney, West Bend, WI (US);
Alistair Hugh Tatham Mackay, Melbourne, AU;
Assignee:
Focus Products Group, LLC, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 27/00 (2006.01); A47J 36/00 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cooking appliance configured with a programmable controller within a heating unit. The programmable controller is configured to control a plurality of functions of the cooking appliance. The controller is located in the base of the appliance and is in communication with a control panel that transmits a plurality of signals to the controller indicative of a user input. The control panel can be arranged nearly flush with an outer surface of the cooking appliance.