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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 06, 2012
Applicants:

Alexander Daniel James, Louisville, KY (US);

Stephen Bernard Froelicher, Shepherdsville, KY (US);

Richard Dustin Henderson, Louisville, KY (US);

Ionelia Silvia Prajescu, Louisville, KY (US);

Inventors:

Alexander Daniel James, Louisville, KY (US);

Stephen Bernard Froelicher, Shepherdsville, KY (US);

Richard Dustin Henderson, Louisville, KY (US);

Ionelia Silvia Prajescu, Louisville, KY (US);

Assignee:

Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/02 (2006.01); F24H 3/04 (2006.01); F24H 9/20 (2006.01); G01K 1/14 (2006.01); G01K 1/20 (2006.01); G01K 13/02 (2006.01); D06F 58/26 (2006.01); D06F 58/28 (2006.01); F24H 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/26 (2013.01); D06F 58/28 (2013.01); F24H 9/0063 (2013.01); H05B 1/0252 (2013.01); H05B 1/0272 (2013.01); D06F 2058/289 (2013.01); F24H 3/0405 (2013.01); F24H 3/0411 (2013.01); F24H 9/0057 (2013.01); G01K 2013/024 (2013.01); H05B 2203/022 (2013.01); H05B 2203/036 (2013.01);
Abstract

A heater assembly for an appliance is provided. The heater assembly includes a housing and a thermostat. The housing defines an aperture. The thermostat includes a probe that is positioned adjacent the aperture. The aperture can increase the accuracy of temperature measurements by the thermostat and hinder unnecessary tripping of the thermostat.


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