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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2006
John L. Etheredge, Ooltewah, TN (US);
Philip A. Barber, Louisville, KY (US);
Brian Henninger, LaGrange, KY (US);
Timothy Scott Shaffer, LaGrange, KY (US);
John L. Etheredge, Ooltewah, TN (US);
Philip A. Barber, Louisville, KY (US);
Brian Henninger, LaGrange, KY (US);
Timothy Scott Shaffer, LaGrange, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An electric cooking appliance is provided. The electric cooking appliance includes a plurality of surface heating elements and a plurality of sensors configured to monitor an operational status of a corresponding surface heating element. The electric cooking appliance also includes a first cooking unit, a second cooking unit and an electronic control to facilitate sharing power between the first cooking unit and the second cooking unit based on the operational status of the plurality of surface heating elements.