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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2010
Applicants:
Leo Edward Hodapp, Jr., Louisville, KY (US);
Michael Bernard Hitchcock, Louisville, KY (US);
William Lee Holbrook, Louisville, KY (US);
Inventors:
Leo Edward Hodapp, Jr., Louisville, KY (US);
Michael Bernard Hitchcock, Louisville, KY (US);
William Lee Holbrook, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lockout control system for a cooktop appliance having a surface heating unit includes a controller coupled to the cooktop, a lockout device coupled to the controller, a surface burner state switch coupled between the controller and the lockout device, the surface burner state switch configured to prevent operation of the lockout device when the surface heating unit is enabled.