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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:
Sep. 05, 2017
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 US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 27/00 (2006.01); A47J 36/32 (2006.01); F24C 15/20 (2006.01); A47J 27/62 (2006.01); H05B 6/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 15/2042 (2013.01); A47J 27/62 (2013.01); F24C 15/2021 (2013.01); H05B 6/6447 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides an appliance with a sensor directed toward a cooking surface positioned beneath the sensor. One or more features are provided for directing a flow of air across the sensing end of the sensor to protect or shield it during cooking operations.