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Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012

Filed:

Sep. 19, 2008
Applicants:

John H. Wiker, Lockport, IL (US);

Mohan K. Panicker, Darien, IL (US);

Magdy A. Albert, Sleepy Hollow, IL (US);

William S. Schjerven, Sr., Schaumburg, IL (US);

Inventors:

John H. Wiker, Lockport, IL (US);

Mohan K. Panicker, Darien, IL (US);

Magdy A. Albert, Sleepy Hollow, IL (US);

William S. Schjerven, Sr., Schaumburg, IL (US);

Assignee:

Middleby Corporation, Elgin, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 15/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An oven according to some embodiments includes an oven chamber in which food is cooked, a heating element, a fan, a sensor for sensing the temperature of the oven chamber, a remote input device, and a controller configured to receive a signal from the remote input device and to change the fan or heating element based at least in part upon the signal received from the remote input device. In a method of operating the oven according to some embodiments, the oven enters an operating mode from an energy-savings mode responsive to receiving an signal from a remote device.


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