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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
James Lee Armstrong, Louisville, KY (US);
Joshua Stephen Wiseman, Elizabethtown, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier U.S. Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 27/00 (2006.01); F24C 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 15/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides for operation of a sensor directed toward a cooking surface positioned beneath the sensor. If a cooking utensil is detected on the cooking surface, a fan is operated to direct a flow of air over the sensing end of the sensor to protect or shield it during cooking operations.